Call for Special Sessions

Special Sessions provide a focused discussion of new and innovative topics. Special Session proposers should download the special session proposal template and submit the completed proposal to the Special Sessions Chairs. Special Session organizers should collect at least six papers. All submitted special session papers undergo the same review process as regular papers, and submission to proposed session is not a guarantee of acceptance.

Special Sessions are expected to be related to the conference theme or especially hot topics within the conference scope, provide a focused discussion of new and innovative topics. All submitted papers undergo the same review process, and submission to proposed sessions is not a guarantee of acceptance. Special Session organizers should collect at least six papers.

Active participation and/or endorsement from one or more IEEE SMC Technical Committees (TC) is encouraged.

The Special Session Chairs will evaluate proposals based on the following main criteria:

• Importance of the topic and timeliness of the proposed special session,
• Complementarity to the main conference topics,
• Experience of the organizers.

Contributions to theory and practice, including but not limited to, the following technical areas, are invited:

• Cybernetics (CYB)
• Human-Machine Systems (HMS)
• Systems Science & Engineering (SSE)

Special Session proposals should include the following points:

• Title of the special session
• Organizers of the special session and society affiliations. Main organizer will be the official point of contact
• Corresponding keywords
• Brief session description with 2-3 paragraphs, explaining the goal of the special session and the overarching themes of the submitted papers
• A list of potential paper titles, contributing authors with affiliations, corresponding authors with email

For special session submission, please use the template below and submit the contribution via the PaperCept system: Submission