Call for Workshop Proposals

IJCNN 2025 invites proposals for organizing half- or full-day workshops, which can be submitted to the IJCNN 2025 Organizing Committee. Workshops may focus on traditional IJCNN topics or explore emerging, multidisciplinary, and high-impact areas.

• Participation: Workshop organizers should actively foster participation, effective communication, and meaningful impact. Organizers are also responsible for promoting the event, coordinating agreements with speakers, securing sponsorships (if needed), and managing event logistics.
• Format: Workshop organizers can select either a half-day or full-day format. Each workshop offers flexibility in structure and may include elements such as keynote presentations, invited speakers, regular paper sessions, poster sessions, roundtables, and panel discussions.
• Papers on IEEE Proceedings: Workshops may accept full paper submissions (up to 8 pages), which, after review, will be considered for publication in the IJCNN 2025 proceedings on the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Papers must be submitted through the IJCNN 2025 CMT System and will undergo the same rigorous evaluation process as regular papers.
• Short papers: Workshops may also accept short paper submissions (up to 4 pages) for consideration as poster presentations at the conference; however, these will not be included in the proceedings. Short papers must be submitted through the IJCNN 2025 CMT System.
• Any other papers: Optionally, workshop organizers may choose alternative publication venues outside of the IEEE Proceedings, such as special journal issues or volume series. These papers can be collected and managed independently by the workshop organizers.
• Webpage: A detailed description of the workshop should be provided on a dedicated webpage, which must remain accessible at least until the conclusion of the IJCNN 2025 conference.
• Attendance fee: Workshop attendance is free for participants registered for the main conference, while workshop-only attendees will be charged a reduced registration fee. Some workshops may require an additional fee to cover independent publication costs; however, organizers are encouraged to seek sponsorships to cover these expenses, minimizing additional charges for attendees.
• Timeline: The workshop timeline is determined by the workshop organizers, keeping in mind that the final deadline for paper submissions is March 20, 2025.

Prospective Workshop organizers are expected to submit a proposal document (please limit it to 3 pages), including the following information:

• Tentative title for the Workshop
• Full list of organizers (including names, affiliations and short bios)
• Relevance to the IJCNN community and motivation on why the workshop can enrich the conference; if similar events have been organized in the past, please motivate the novelty
• Organization of the workshop (duration, expected number of attendees, agenda). If you plan to have keynotes or invited speakers, clarify in the proposal which of them already accepted the invitation
• Organizing team’s experience: Information that supports the organizers’ ability to run a workshop (e.g. previous experiences on events’ organization).
• Whether proceedings will go through IEEE Xplore Digital Library or not
• List of potential reviewers for Workshop papers (mandatory after acceptance of the proposal)

All proposals will be evaluated according to their relevance for IJCNN 2025, novelty, impact to the community, and the organizers’ credentials. Organizers are expected to take into particular consideration diversity, inclusivity, and potential ethical issues.

Workshop proposals must be submitted as pdf files via the IJCNN 2025 CMT System.

• Workshop Proposal Submission Deadline – December 15, 2024
• Workshop Proposal Acceptance Notification – January 15, 2025
• Workshop Papers Submission Deadline – March 20, 2025
• Workshop Paper Acceptance Notification – April 15, 2025

• Simone Scardapane – Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
• Elisa Ricci – Università di Trento, Italy