Participation

Participation: The challenge is open to both students and working individuals.

1. Registration Requirements

2. Team Composition

3. Code and Data Sharing

4. Challenge Completion

Paper Submission

Participation 

The challenge is open to both students and working individuals.

A. Registration Requirements

• Mandatory Registration
  All participants, including solo challengers, must complete and submit the Team Registration Form prior to joining the competition. 

• In the form, fill in the following fields:

  • Title: Enter your team name.

  • Abstract: This field may be left blank.

  • Track Selection: Choose the specific challenge track your team is participating in.

• Team Size
  There is no restriction on the number of team members, but every team member is expected to contribute actively.

Challenge Registration

Register your team to participate in this challenge by filling out the registration form on the following link

B. Team Composition

• Team Members

  • There is no limit to team size.

  • Only supervisors can participate in multiple teams within the same challenge.

• Special Considerations

  • If creating multiple teams from the same lab, ensure compliance with the No Private Sharing rule.

  • For team mergers, participants must contact the organizers via email.

• Participation Across Challenges

  • Students are allowed to join multiple ABC challenges.

However, students affiliated with the host or organizing laboratories are not eligible to participate.

C. Code and Data Sharing

Private sharing of code or data outside your team is strictly prohibited. Teams must maintain confidentiality to ensure fair competition.

D. Challenge Completion Requirements

To complete the challenge, participants must:

1. Deliverables

   • Accomplish the defined challenge goal.

   • Submit all required files for evaluation (the form link will be released later)

2. Paper Submission

   • Provide a paper detailing your methodology in alignment with the challenge objectives.

   • By default, accepted papers will be published under IJABC (International Journal of Activity Behavior and Computing) under Jstage. For paper format, please check the ABC Main website.

At least one team member is required to present the per in the workshop.

Evaluation Guidelines

To determine the winners, we will assess both the resulting data generated and the quality of the submitted paper. The paper will be evaluated based on its completeness in addressing the challenge, the novelty of its contributions, the methodological rigour of the approach, and the clarity of writing.

Paper Submission

The paper should be written in English, following the ABC formatting guidelines. The paper should be 8-12 pages including references. The expected contents of the paper are:

• Abstract: A concise summary of the team’s proposed method and the results.

• Methodology: A detailed description of the methodology, including the dataset, preprocessing, model development, and evaluation metrics.

• Results and Discussion: A presentation and analysis of the results and a discussion of the strengths and limitations of the proposed method.

• Conclusion: A summary of the team’s main findings, implications, and suggestions for future work.

• References: A list of references, including the three main papers of the challenge (under Published papers about the dataset)

For information regarding the Registration for the ABC conference, visit the main ABC2025 website.

Submission Guidelines

1. Paper Submission

As discussed in the tutorial, we’ve provided a Challenge Paper Checklist to help structure your writing.

Action Required:

• Make a copy of the checklist document.

• Complete the checklist as a guide for your paper.

• Submit BOTH the completed checklist and your challenge paper via the CMT platform.

2. Results Submission

Please fill out the Virtual Data Generation Challenge Results Submission Form. This form captures key details about your implementation and results.

Action Required:

• Prepare a shareable link to your code (with README and necessary documentation).

• Complete and submit the form provided above within the deadline.

Prizes

• The winning team will be awarded  ¥ 100,000.

• Each of the participating teams will be awarded with participation certificate.