Call for Special Sessions
Special sessions provide the opportunity to focus in detail on emerging topics that may not be fully reflected in the main technical tracks, and to create a focused forum for discussion of recent advances and breakthrough innovations.
Important Dates
Please refer to the Submission Guide for detailed instructions and required documents.
About Special Sessions
Special Sessions (SS) broaden the knowledge base of attendees by providing high-focus technical programs in specialized or emerging areas. Sessions may help create new communities, attract new contributors, and accelerate knowledge dissemination in industrial electronics.
Proposal Content
The special session proposal should include the following information (as indicated in the template):
Organization & Policies
Organization of Special Sessions
- Organizers publicize the session and attract submissions.
- Papers undergo the same review process as regular papers.
- Organizers manage the review process and ensure at least three reviews per paper.
- Once a Special Session (SS) is accepted, the SS organizers will serve as Session Chairs during the conference.
Free Conference Registration
A complimentary full registration will be provided to successful Special Sessions, subject to the conference policy (e.g., sufficient number of accepted papers and compliance conditions).
Conflict of Interest
Before starting the review process, Special Session organizers must explicitly declare any conflicts of interest. Conflicted papers should be handled independently as directed by the Special Session Co-Chairs.
Restrictions
- The lead organizer must hold a Ph.D. degree.
- Organizers should be from at least two institutions and preferably from more than one country.
- Papers authored/co-authored by organizers must not exceed 60% of the session content.
- An individual should not be (co-)author of more than two papers submitted to the same Special Session.
- At least one organizer must register and attend the conference to ensure session coordination onsite.
Special Session Co-Chairs
- Makoto Iwasaki
Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan - Atif Iqbal
Qatar University, Qatar - Dmitri Vinnikov
Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia - Hani Vahedi
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands - Valeriy Vyatkin
Aalto University, Finland - Mohamed Trabelsi
Kuwait College of Science and Technology, Kuwait - Huang Hu
Jilin University, China - Shady Khalil
University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK