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Second International Workshop on Cyber-Physical-Social Infrastructure Systems (CPSIS)

Cyber-physical systems (CPS) have radically transformed engineering solutions over the last decade and garnered considerable attention, improving infrastructure performance through the combination of sensing, computing, and control. CPS has even expanded to include human-in-the-loop control, where humans serve as operators or supervisors. While these paradigms have been wildly successful for the design and operation of physical systems decoupled from—or weakly coupled to—human social contexts, it is limiting to study physical systems in a vacuum, that is, without explicitly accounting for their interactions with the social systems they are designed to serve. This traditional approach has left many promising applications of CPS to human-oriented systems—or cyber-physical-social infrastructure systems (CPSIS)—completely untouched and exacerbated inequities in community infrastructure. There are entirely unexplored social benefits derived from the built environment that have yet to be scientifically understood and exploited. This workshop focuses on showcasing advances in the theory and tools used to support CPSIS, which promise the design, management, and control of physical spaces and the built environment in ways that explicitly and measurably account for human interaction, contribute to social objectives (e.g., productivity, sociability, co-design and collaboration, well-being, accessibility), and determine whether social capital develops.

Seventh International Workshop on Data Acquisition & Analysis in the Era of AI (DATA)

As the enthusiasm for and success of the Internet of Things (IoT), Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), and Smart Buildings grows, so does the volume and variety of data collected by these systems. How do we ensure that this data is of high quality, and how do we maximize the utility of collected data such that many projects can benefit from the time, cost, and effort of deployments? With the development of large AI models such as Large Language Models (LLMs), how can we incorporate the sensor data with these powerful tools, especially when a large amount of data is required? This workshop aims to look broadly at interesting data from interesting sensing systems and/or how such data can be adopted to large models. It considers problems, solutions, and results from all across the real-world data pipeline.

Second International Workshop on Human-Centered Sensing, Networking, and Multi-Device Systems (HumanSys)

With the growing urbanization and aging population worldwide, there is an increasing emphasis on human health, behaviors, and experience in daily living spaces, calling for the development of human-centered sensing, networking, and intelligent systems. Many important tasks, such as sensing multi-modal interaction between humans and environments, developing novel human-centered AI models, and integrating user needs into the design of intelligent systems, etc., have not yet been well understood and fully taken into consideration in current system developments. This workshop thus focuses on fundamental problems in this area, involving human activities and interactions with future intelligent systems. We will bring together researchers, developers, and practitioners in related fields from academia, industry, and service providers, to share ideas and experiences related to human-centered technologies and applications.

Fourth International Workshop on Big Data and Machine Learning for Smart Buildings and Cities (BALANCES)

The proliferation of urban sensing, IoT, and big data in buildings, cities, and urban areas provides unprecedented opportunities to better understand and optimize transportation, energy, and water networks, as well as the impact of human behavior on these systems (and vice versa). Historically, however, challenges have arisen due to poor-quality data, limitations in algorithms, and computational bottlenecks. These issues have made it difficult to model urban-scale occupant behavior and its interactions with energy and transportation demand. Consequently, progress in developing data-driven techniques that can handle the vast amounts of data available today is essential to unlocking their full potential. To realize this potential, this workshop focuses on innovative data-driven methodologies for modeling and optimizing buildings and cities.

Third International Workshop on Advancements in Building Performance Simulation and Benchmarking Systems (BenchSys)

Benchmarking at various scales (e.g. buildings and communities) is an emerging best practice in many cities across the world. In particular, building energy benchmarking is a proven energy management strategy that can positively quantify - and relatively quickly provide objective and reliable information on building energy use and the benefits of improvements. However, there remains a gap in the widespread adoption of benchmarking methodologies in terms of their scalability and standardization (data acquisition, analytics, validation, reporting, and automation) due to availability of data, lack of financial incentives, data ownership, data privacy and reputational concern due to data disclosure or sharing. This workshop brings together researchers and practitioners working on advanced data acquisition, analytical systems and data sharing policies in the domain of building energy management and benchmarking. It further sheds light on the existing challenges on data acquisition as well as the challenges of adopting established benchmarking techniques to newer, developing countries and built-environments of several forms and functions.

BuildSys 2024 Call for Workshop/Tutorial Proposals

Call for Workshop/Tutorial Proposals

The ACM International Conference on Systems for Energy-Efficient Built Environments, Cities, and Transportation (BuildSys) features co-located workshops and tutorials on new trends or emerging topics of interest to the BuildSys community. Workshops are opportunities for exploring in-depth topics related to the areas of the built environment, cities, and transportation systems, broadly defined. Tutorials provide either a fundamental introduction to a specific topic in the form of lectures, or hands-on training on cutting edge systems and tools of relevance to the BuildSys community.

We invite you to submit proposals to organize high-quality, half-day or full-day workshops or tutorials on any topic related to the broad set of research and application areas covered by the BuildSys conference — see the BuildSys Call for Papers: https://buildsys.acm.org/2024/cfp/.

Proceedings of the workshop program will be published by ACM Digital Library along with the conference proceedings. The BuildSys 2024 Workshops will be held on Wednesday, November 6th, and the ACM SenSys 2024 Workshops will be held on Monday, November 4th.

Proposal

Workshop and tutorial proposals should be submitted in PDF format (not exceeding two pages in length) to the workshop and tutorial chairs. The proposals should include:

  1. The title of the workshop or tutorial,
  2. Name and contact information of the organizers,
  3. The main theme or topics of the workshop or tutorial and the motivation for organizing it,
  4. A tentative schedule over a half-day or full-day,
  5. A brief description of the history of the event with references to the previous iterations along with the number of attendees and paper submissions (if applicable),
  6. The expected number of participants and paper submissions (if applicable),
  7. Whether there will be artifacts (slides, video recordings, Jupyter notebooks, VMs, etc.) that can be posted publicly on the conference website (for tutorials only), and
  8. Any specific requirements or resources that will be needed to run the workshop or tutorial (in addition to room and standard audio-visual equipment).

Note that workshops and tutorials will be organized as in-person events this year. Exceptions will be granted only on a case-by-case basis for individual participants, and workshop chairs would have to coordinate with such participants to accommodate them via Zoom calls or recorded videos.

It is recommended to list at least two organizers for a workshop. Tutorials are expected to have at least two speakers.

Selection Criteria

Proposals will be reviewed by BuildSys Workshop/Tutorial Co-Chairs and decisions will be made in consultation with the conference organizing committee. Specifically, the accept reject decision will be made based on the overall quality of the proposal, timeliness and relevance of the topic, and projections and historical data.

Notes

  1. The organizers of accepted workshops and tutorials will be responsible for publicizing their event (e.g. making a website and distributing their call for papers/participation) as well as leading the paper review and selection process (if applicable). BuildSys publicity chairs will send out a call for papers and participation across all workshops.
  2. For the papers to be included in the proceedings, they must comply with publication guidelines and timing of the main conference.
  3. Monetary compensation to workshop/tutorial organizers or speakers will not be provided.
  4. Workshop registrations will be made via the Conference registration system, and payments to the venue will thus be handled by the BuildSys organizing committee. Upon acceptance of a workshop/tutorial proposal, the organizers will be required to work closely with the Workshop and Tutorial Chairs and local organizers of the ACM BuildSys 2024 to finalize all organizational details, including space, timetable, and catering.
  5. If there is clear evidence indicating low attendance, the organizers can request a cancellation by the early registration deadline.

Important Dates

Submission Instruction

Email a PDF of your proposal to both chairs:

Please include ACM BuildSys 2024 Workshop/Tutorial Proposal in the subject line.