Workshops
Call for Workshop Proposals
We are now inviting invites proposals and contributions in a variety of formats from colleagues at all Universities and collaborative partners, from practitioners, professional services staff, researchers and students. Workshops provide a forum for attendees with common interests and are a great opportunity for community building. They can be one or two days in length, and vary in size and format depending on their objectives. All workshops will be held on Mar. 29th and Mar. 30th, 2024 before the main conference.
We are soliciting workshop proposals on any topic of relevance to Intelligent Robotics and Industrial Automation. There are many ways in which workshops can enrich a conference, and we are aiming to accommodate diverse opportunities for the community to engage. This includes, but is not limited to:
Workshops that provide a forum to share advances in an area of special interest to the community. Such workshops would typically solicit original research contributions and involve a peer-review process for submitted papers, but would be open to wider attendance. All accepted workshop papers can be included in the supplemental proceedings.
Workshops that aim to gather a group of researchers for a focused activity, such as hands-on prototyping, or joint development of a cross-disciplinary research agenda. Such workshops typically involve a selection process for attendance, but not necessarily a solicitation of material for publication.
Pre-proposal Submission Inquiries
Should you wish to discuss ideas for a workshop proposal prior to the submission deadline, feel free to contact the Chairs of the Workshops Program at secretary@iairias.com.
Workshop Proposal Content
The proposal should be prepared as a document of no more than 4 pages in paper's format, and must in addition include a CFP (Call for Papers, or Call for Participation as text). It must describe the topic, rationale and objectives for the workshop, the organizers' backgrounds, an estimate of expected attendance (and whether participation will be limited), and a detailed plan for conducting the workshop (including any plans for pre-workshop preparation and/or post-workshop follow up). Some guiding questions:
What is the objective of the workshop and how is it achieved?
Why is it topic timely and why is it relevant?
Why should this workshop be a part of AIRIA 2024?
How will it make an impact for the community?
What types of submissions are you looking for and how will participants be selected?
What activities are planned during the workshop?
What is the planned schedule?
Upon acceptance, the workshop description is expected to be revised and adapted for inclusion in the supplemental proceedings.
Workshop Selection Process
Workshops will be reviewed by a jury of experts who will evaluate the work based on how compelling they expect it to be to attendees. The jury will consider several factors during the selection process, including:
The potential for the topic of the workshop to generate stimulating discussions and useful results.
The expected interest level in the topic in the community.
The relevance and timeliness of the topic suggested.
The organizers' ability to demonstrate in the proposal a well-organized process and plan for the workshop.
The feasibility of the planned activities and schedule.
The overall balance of topics in the Workshops program. If multiple submissions are received on the same or similar topics, the organizers may be encouraged to merge them.
Submitting Your Proposal
Please submit your proposal via secretary@iairias.com. The deadline for submission is Jun. 1, 2023. The submission should be a single PDF file in the extended abstract format that includes the proposal (max. 4 pages) and an appended CFP. Please download and use the required templates to prepare the proposal.
Important Dates
Submission deadline for Workshop proposals: Jun. 1st, 2023
Notification of acceptance: Jun. 8th, 2023
Distribution of all accepted workshop CFPs: Jul. 5th, 2023 (latest)
Suggested submission deadline for workshop papers: Oct. 10th, 2023
Deadline for the camera ready version of the workshop description (which was the proposal) for inclusion in the DL: Nov. 7th, 2023
Latest dates for workshops to send out notifications: Jun. 28th, 2023