Call for Workshop Proposals

Note: Please find the accepted Workshops listed here.

The organizing committee of Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction (ACII) 2024 is now inviting proposals for workshops and challenges. ACII is the flagship conference for research in Affective Computing, covering topics related to the study of intelligent systems that perceive, express, or otherwise use affect.

Workshops at ACII provide opportunities for researchers to get together to connect and exchange ideas on a specific topic in detail. Examples of past workshops include Social and Affective Intelligence, Addressing Context in Affective Computing, Affective Human-Robot Interaction, Emotion Physiology and Experience, Affective Computing for Mental Well-being, or Moral Imagination in Affective Computing. Example workshops from the previous years are available here: https://acii-conf.net/2023/program/workshops/

We encourage workshop proposals that draw together interdisciplinary perspectives on topics in affective computing. We also welcome Challenge-led workshops, where workshop participants would work on a shared task. This year, in line with our theme, Human and Beyond, we particularly welcome workshops on topics spanning affect beyond humans (e.g., animals, robots).  

Workshop organizers will be responsible for soliciting and reviewing papers and putting together an exciting schedule, including time for networking and discussion. 

Papers accepted by workshops will be published in the conference’s adjunct proceedings. 

Process

Please email your proposal to the workshop chairs: workshop-chairs@acii-conf.net (max. 3 pages, PDF format). Your mail must use (mandatory) a subject line in the following format: “WS-ACII 2024 | [Your Workshop Title]”.

Please address the following points in your proposal:  

  1. Title
  2. Organizers and affiliations, and the main contact person
  3. Extended abstract making the scientific case for the workshop/challenge (why, why now, why at ACII, expected outcomes, impact)
  4. List of tentative and confirmed PC members (mention this status per PC member)
  5. Expected number of submissions, paper length, review process, and format
  6. Tentative/confirmed keynote speaker(s).
  7. Length of the workshop (day or half-day).
  8. List of related and previous workshops/challenges
  9. Publication plan (e.g., Special Issue, whether contact was made with the publisher already

Proposals will be reviewed in a confidential manner, and acceptance will be decided by the ACII 2024 Workshop and Program Chairs. Decisions about acceptance are final.

Important Dates

  • Submission deadline for workshop proposals:  26 January 2024 9 February 2024
  • Notification for workshop proposals: 15 February 2024 28 February 2024
  • Paper submission deadline for workshops: 12 June 2024 19 June 2024
  • Workshop papers decision notification: 14 July 2024
  • Workshop camera-ready deadline: 1 August 2024
  • Workshops, tutorials, and DC:  Sunday, 15 September 2024

Please refer to the Important Dates page for other dates.

Workshop Chairs

  • Tanaya Guha, University of Glasgow, UK
  • Hatice Gunes, University of Cambridge, UK
  • Zerrin Yumak, Utrecht University, Netherlands