CALL FOR SPECIAL SESSIONS

FUZZ-IEEE 2025 solicits proposals for special sessions, which are most welcome, in respect to the conference themes. The special session organizer(s) should submit their special session proposal to the special session chairs as detailed below.

IMPORTANT DATES

  • November 1, 2024: Special session proposal deadline
  • December 1, 2024: Proposal notification

SPECIAL SESSION DETAILS

A special session will generally include at least 4 and a maximum of 6 papers. It is expected that Special Session Chairs engage with their research community to promote their special session and thus support an appropriate number of quality submissions to ensure sufficent coverage of the Sepcial Session topic in the conference to warrant inclusion in the program.

For a special session with less than 6 accepted papers, regular submission papers may be identified according to the organizers to complete the special session. Alternatively, papers associated with the special session may be placed in the regular program.

Special session paper submissions are reviewed via the same exact process as submissions to the regular program, and papers are expected to meet the same quality standards.

If you are interested in proposing a special session, would like to recommend someone who might be interested, or have questions about special sessions, please contact the Special Session Co-Chairs: Dipti Srinivisan and Horst Schulte.

Please submit proposals by email to fuzz-ieee2025.specialsessions@univ-reims.fr. When submitting your proposals, please include in your subject line: “FUZZ-IEEE 2025 Special Session Proposal – “ followed by your special session title.

WHAT TO SUBMIT AS PART OF A SPECIAL SESSION PROPOSAL

Special Session proposals should clearly outline the research domain of the special session, highlighting its importance, impact, and relevance to the conference and community at large. As a minimum, proposals should include:

  • The special session title,
  • Organisers’ names, affiliations, email addresses and links to their webpages,
  • A short biography of the organizers,
  • A concise and accessible session description (this will be published on the website for accepted proposals).

The conference puts strong emphasis on diversity and we encourage special session proposals from diverse teams.

Open Discussion Slot (ODS): We recognise that the traditional session format focusing on paper presentations and Q&A may not provide sufficient scope for research communities to engage in broader discussion of the specific research area of the special session. To support such discussion, we invite special session proposers to optionally request an ODS. If awarded as part of the proposal review, special sessions will be allocated a dedicated timeslot for open discussion and small activities (e.g. mini-panel) during their session. If proposers would like to request an ODS, please include key information (1 paragraph) on what activities they foresee for the ODS, why it is needed and who will lead the activity on the day.