Call for Workshops, Tutorials and Competitions: Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet-of-Things Week

Call for Workshops, Tutorials and Competitions

Researchers from academia and industry are invited to submit proposals for workshops, tutorials, and competitions to be held as part of CPS-IoT Week 2024 in Hong Kong, China on May 13-16, 2024.

Important Dates:

  • Proposal submission deadline: November 7th, 2023­­
  • Notification of acceptance: November 14th, 2023

1. Workshop Proposals

Workshop proposals should include:

  • The workshop's name and duration (half or full day).
  • A brief description, motivation, and rationale, emphasizing its relevance to the CPS/IoT community.
  • A draft version of the CFP, inclusive of workshop deadlines.
  • Organizer details: names, affiliations, contact information, and short bios. The complete organizing committee should be listed; post-submission changes aren't permitted.
  • A tentative list of prospective TPC members and their affiliations, specifying confirmed participation.
  • The workshop's planned format, including expected paper presentations, talks, panels, posters, demonstrations, and discussion methods.
  • Expected submission and participant numbers, and plans for publicity.
  • For recurring workshops: a history, including submission, acceptance, and attendance stats, and changes compared to prior editions.

2. Tutorial Proposals

Tutorial proposals should feature:

  • Tutorial title and its duration (half or full day).
  • A brief description, motivation, and rationale, emphasizing its relevance to the CPS/IoT community and the potential audience.
  • Organizer details: names, affiliations, contact information, and short bios. The full organizing team must be listed; later changes are prohibited.
  • A detailed plan of the tutorial's format and technical needs.
  • All tutorials should cater to a broad CPS and IoT audience, providing instruction, tool usage, or background to understand key advances. Accepted proposals require a beta website with tutorial materials linked, available one month prior to the event.

3. Competition Proposals

Competitions bridge researchers and practitioners across communities. Proposals must include:

  • Title and a brief description, explaining the task and its relevance to the CPS-IoT community.
  • Detailed competition format, including its duration.
  • Eligibility criteria and competition categories (if any).
  • Draft rules and assessment methods.
  • Organizing Committee facility needs: space area and height, power, networking, audio-visual, etc.
  • For existing competitions: a summary of previous runs, attendee numbers, and improvements. Include links to past competition websites/videos.
  • Organizer details: names, affiliations, contact information, and short bios, detailing experience in organizing similar events.
  • (Optional) A potential participant list and follow-up dissemination plans post-competition.

Proposal Submission

Proposals should be submitted in a single PDF file, not exceeding 2 pages, to https://cpsiot24proposals.hotcrp.com/ with the title:

  • "Workshop Proposal: [Your Proposal Title]" for workshop proposals.
  • "Tutorial Proposal: [Your Proposal Title]" for tutorial proposals.
  • "Competition Proposal: [Your Proposal Title]" for competition proposals.

    All submitted proposals will be thoroughly evaluated. Kindly note that the CPS-IoT Week organizers reserve the right to cancel workshops, tutorials, or competitions if insufficient participants register.