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Proposal Submission Deadline: February 14, 2025

We are pleased to announce the Student Challenge Track as part of IEEE MetaCom 2025. This program aims to provide a platform for students to tackle real-world problems by leveraging cutting-edge technologies in the Metaverse, digital twins, and artificial intelligence (AI).

We invite organizations, research teams, or institutions to submit competition proposals that make use of real-world datasets and align with the interests of the MetaCom community. Proposals should focus on enabling participants to utilize the data for innovative problem-solving, including but not limited to:

• Creating AI models by training within Metaverse virtual spaces to improve the performance of real-world devices.
• Developing algorithms that enhance energy efficiency through the use of digital twin data.
• Solving challenges that involve real-time device control and optimization in Metaverse environments.

Guidelines for Proposal Submission

1. Purpose and Participation

• Proposals must clearly define the purpose of the competition, including the target problem, objectives, and desired outcomes.
• Clear and detailed guidelines for participation, eligibility, and submission requirements must be provided.

2. Data and Resources

• Proposing organizations must make real-world datasets available for participants.
• Provide adequate documentation and resources, including explanations of any Open APIs required for data access and utilization.

3. Support for Participants

• Outline the tools, platforms, or simulation environments that participants can use.
• Include any recommendations for hardware or software requirements.

Proposal Submission

Proposals for student challenge programs at IEEE MetaCom must be submitted to the following website:

https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=metacom2025

To reduce reviewers’ workload, we will accept only 3-page submissions.

Additional Comments

Competition organizers should propose a timeline for running the competition to ensure participants have enough time to contribute high-quality entries.