Call for Workshop Proposals

CONTEXT & SCOPE

Proposals for workshops should be submitted in PDF format, must not exceed 4 pages (font 11pt) in length and contain the following information:

• The name and acronym of the workshop.
• An abstract of the workshop and how it is aligned with/complements the topics of BDCAT.
• A brief description of why and to whom the workshop is of interest.
• The names, affiliations, email, and short bio (up to 10 lines) of the workshop organizers.
• A list of potential program committee members, program committee chairs, and their prior experience with organizing workshops/conferences. This international committee should comprise at least 10 people knowledgeable about the technical issues to be addressed, with a balanced background, and preferably with no more than 2 members from the same institution.
• A description of the expected structure of the workshop (papers, invited talks, panel discussions, etc.) specifying the desired/planned length of the workshop (half day or full day).
• Estimation of the audience size.
• History of previous occurrences of the workshop, including attendance, the numbers of papers or presentations submitted and accepted, and the links to the corresponding websites (if any).
• A publicity plan for attracting submissions and attendees. Please also include the expected number of submissions, accepted papers, and attendees that you anticipate for a successful workshop.
• Possible related special issues of indexed journals.
• A preliminary call for papers with deadlines (see “Important Dates” sections) Submit your workshop proposal by e-mail to the chairs: guillaume.rosinosky@imt-atlantique.fr , silvina.caino-lores@inria.fr , thanhle@nict.go.jp

IMPORTANT DATES

• Workshop Proposals Due: July 2, 2025

• Notification of Acceptance: July 9, 2025

• URL of Workshop: July 16, 2025

• Camera-ready & Registration: October 2025

• Workshops: 1-5 December 2025

Note: Workshops may be approved and announced early based on the quality of the proposal and track record of previous editions.

TOPICS OF INTEREST

We encourage workshops on both established research topics to promote newly developed ideas as well as workshops on emerging topics with a sufficient body of research being carried out cross-cutting into utility and cloud research. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

• Machine Learning and Data Mining
  • Data Science Models and Approaches
  • Supervised, Unsupervised, Semi-supervised and Reinforcement Learning
  • Neural Networks, Convolution Neural Networks and Recurrent Neural Networks
  • Autoencoders, Transformer, Large Language Model
  • Natural Language Understanding, Natural Language Processing
  • Swarm Intelligence and Evolutionary Strategy
  • Computational Efficient Model Training, Inference and Serving
  • Distributed, Federated and Parallel Learning Algorithms
  • Fairness, Interpretability and Explainability
• Data Processing and Infrastructures/Platforms
  • Data Acquisition, Integration, Cleaning and Best Practices
  • Scalable Computing Models, Theories and Algorithms
  • Mapreduce: Hadoop and Spark
  • Privacy and Security over the Data Life Cycle
  • Data Search and Information Retrieval Techniques
  • Extract/Transform/Load (ETL) or ETL Pipelines
  • In-Memory Systems and Platforms
  • Performance Evaluation Reports
  • Storage Systems (including file systems, NoSQL, and RDBMS)
  • Resource Management Approaches
  • Data Analytics on Edge Devices
  • Fault Tolerance and Reliability
  • Energy-Efficiency and Sustainability
  • Data Archival and Preservation
  • Testing, Debugging and Monitoring
  • Specialized Hardware for Scaling
• Applications Domains
  • Internet of Things, Mobile Applications and Cyber-Physical Systems
  • Healthcare and Life Science (e.g., Genome Processing)
  • Physical Science and Engineering
  • Business and Enterprise Applications
  • Social Network Analysis
  • Scientific Case Studies and Workflows
  • Risk Analysis and Management
  • Cloud-Edge Continuum
  • Data Streaming and Batch Applications
  • Data Trends and Challenges
• Data Visualization and Analytics
  • Visual Analytics Algorithms and Foundations
  • Graph and Context Models for Visualization
  • Analytics Reasoning and Sense-making
  • Visual Representation and Interaction
  • Data Transformation and Presentation

The page limit for accepted regular workshop papers is 6 pages, including all figures, tables, and references. Each paper should be presented in person at the workshop.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Workshop organizers will be responsible for:

• Setting up the submission system of their choice.

• Inviting TPC members.

• Produce a website and a “Call for Papers/Participation” for their workshop. The URL should be sent to the BDCAT Workshops chairs. The call must make it clear that the workshop is open to all members of the big data, data analytics and ML/AI communities. It should be mentioned that at least one author of each accepted submission must attend the workshop in person and that all workshop participants must register under the BDCAT 2024 workshop day registration fee or the conference fee. The CfP should make it clear that the registration of at least one author requires the full (non-student, non-workshop) rate.

• Ensure that all workshop papers are a maximum of 6 pages in length, following the main conference format. It is the responsibility of the workshop organizers to ensure that this page limit has been adhered to. Additional pages may be purchased (in some circumstances) subject to approval by the proceedings chair.

• Providing a brief description of the workshop for the conference web page and program.

• Selecting the participants and the format of the workshop.

• Advertising the workshop beyond the conference web page.

• Assisting in producing a camera-ready version of the workshop proceedings.

• Ensuring that at least one workshop organizer attends the conference in person to manage the workshop sessions.

The BDCAT 2025 Conference Organizing Committee will be responsible for:

• Providing a link to the workshop’s website on the main conference site.

• Providing logistics support and a meeting place for the workshop.

• Determining the workshop date and time in conjunction with the organizers.

• Providing copies of the workshop proceedings to attendees. Workshop proceedings will be published by IEEE, following the BDCAT conference proceedings for the current year.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

1. If the workshop does not attract enough submissions, the BDCAT 2025 Organizing Committee may merge it with another workshop or cancel it.

2. Workshop organizers must ensure high-quality reviews with at least 3 reviews per paper and an acceptance rate no higher than 50%.

3. Workshops are not automatically endorsed by IEEE or ACM and should not use these organizations’ names in their titles.