Call for Tutorials

 

ACM Multimedia is the premier international conference in the area of multimedia within the field of computer science. The 2025 ACM Multimedia Conference takes place in Dublin, Ireland, from 27 October – 31 October 2025. Multimedia research focuses on technologies that enable the use and exchange of content integrating the multiple perspectives of different digital modalities, including images, text, video, audio, speech, music, and sensor data.

Tutorials are an important part of a quality conference program. We are soliciting high-quality proposals for tutorials to be held in conjunction with ACM Multimedia 2025. Tutorials will address the state-of-the-art of research and development and provide a comprehensive overview of specific topics in multimedia. Tutorials can come in different focuses, depending on the area covered. A good tutorial should be educational and instructive to provide an in-depth introduction to particular pieces of work rather than just a cursory survey of techniques. It should also be of sufficient relevance and importance to attract significant interest from a wide audience in the multimedia community.

Most tutorials are quarter or half-day offerings (2-4 hours), however, we may also accept proposals for full-day tutorials (5-7 hours) provided that the topic merits the additional time and can be anticipated to generate sufficient interest from our community.

The tutorial description must not exceed three A4 pages (font size 10, all-inclusive) including the following information:

  • Short course/tutorial title.
  • Proposers’ names, titles, affiliations and primary contact email.
  • Name of speakers if different from the proposers.
  • Short bio (max 3 paragraphs) for each organizer, including pointers to relevant publications and experiences.
  • Preference for a quarter – or – half- or full-day events and indicative breakdown of the tutorial plan.
  • Motivation for having a tutorial on the proposed topic and explanations of why the proposed tutorial would be beneficial to the multimedia community and of high impact.
  • Course description that includes topics that will be covered, along with a brief outline and work distribution in case of multiple presenters.
  • Anticipated target audience (introductory, intermediate, and advanced) as well as expected number of attendees.
  • Description of materials: Slides and other materials to be distributed to the attendees. Materials must be released after the tutorial.

Review Process:

Tutorial proposals will be evaluated by the tutorial chairs on the basis of their estimated benefit to the community and their fit within the tutorial program as a whole. Factors to be considered include: relevance, timeliness, importance, and audience appeal; suitability for presentation in the proposed format; past experience and qualifications of the instructors. Selection will also be based on the overall distribution of topics, expected attendance, and specialities of the intended audiences.

Advertisement and registration:

Tutorial speakers are responsible for the scientific organisation and promotion of the event and the definition of the program of their tutorial. ACM Multimedia local arrangements will provide the tutorial rooms and standard AV equipment. All tutorials will be physical in nature, so it is expected that tutorial presenters will be available to travel to Dublin for the event. Note that the tutorial speakers need to cover their own workshop/tutorial registration, but will be paid a stipend (shared among speakers) for the tutorial. The organisers will provide one complimentary main conference registration per tutorial (cannot be used to cover publications).

Important Dates:

The following are the important dates for this call:

  • 14th February 2025 – Deadline for submission of workshop/tutorial/grand challenge proposals
  • 28th February 2025 – Notification for workshop/tutorial/grand challenge proposals

Submission:

Please submit by email to tutorials@acmmm2025.org by the due date.

Contacts:

For any questions, please contact the Tutorial Chairs: Liting Zhou, Frank Hopfgartner, Heng Lay <tutorials@acmmm2025.org>