The 1st Workshop on Pervasive AI and Network Intelligence for Metaverse Advancements (PANIMA'24) at IEEE PerCom 2024, to be held from March 11-15, 2024 in Biarritz, France, aims to explore and foster research in the domain of pervasive artificial intelligence (AI) and network intelligence for the advancement of the metaverse. The workshop seeks to examine how the pervasive integration of AI technologies and intelligent network infrastructures can enable transformative experiences within the metaverse, a virtual reality space that combines physical and virtual worlds.
Specific technical topics covered in a workshop include, but are not limited to:
Embedding Pervasive AI into the Metaverse: Discussions may focus on how to integrate AI technologies, such as natural language processing, computer vision, and machine learning, into the metaverse. AI may enhance the user experience, enable intelligent virtual agents, or enhance content creation through artificial intelligence.
Intelligent and Pervasive Network Infrastructure and Scalability for Metaverse: This relates to the technical challenges involved in building a scalable and robust network infrastructure for the metaverse. Discussions may include distributed systems, decentralized networks, edge computing, and data management to support the seamless integration of artificial intelligence and network intelligence.
Privacy, Security, and Trust for Pervasive Metaverse: Due to the large amount of data generated and shared within the metaverse, ensuring privacy, security, and trust becomes increasingly important. The workshop might address issues related to data protection, authentication, encryption, identity management, and combating potential threats like hacking, fraud, and misinformation.
Ubiquitous AR/VR/XR Technologies: The workshop could focus on the technical aspects of integrating VR, AR, and XR technologies to realize a ubiquitous metaverse. Among the topics that may be covered are state-of-the-art real-time rendering, 3D modeling, tracking and localization, user interfaces, and haptic feedback.
Spatial Audio and Sound Design in Metaverse: Techniques for creating immersive audio experiences in the metaverse. Topics could include 3D audio rendering, spatialization, sound effects, and music composition for virtual environments.
Standards and Interoperability for Metaverse: The metaverse will likely have multiple platforms, devices, and applications, making interoperability an important consideration. A number of standards, protocols, and frameworks may be developed as a result of the discussions in order to facilitate seamless communications and interactions between various aspects of the metaverse.
The Metaverse and Ethical Considerations: The workshop addresses the ethical considerations surrounding AI use in the metaverse. Examining ethical issues related to the metaverse, such as inclusivity, representation, data privacy, and the potential impact on real-world societies. Discussions may revolve around issues like algorithmic bias, data ethics, content moderation, and ensuring inclusivity and diversity within virtual environments.
User Experience and Human-Computer Interaction in Metaverse: The workshop explores how AI and network intelligence can enhance user experiences. This might involve discussions of natural language interfaces, gesture recognition, emotion detection, personalized recommendations, and adaptive interfaces.
Submission guidelines: Paper submission must be done for this workshop via EDAS. If you do not have an EDAS account, please, register first (it’s free) via the following link: register. Submitted papers will undergo a rigorous review process handled by the Technical Program Committee. Only electronic submissions in PDF format will be considered.
The IEEE LaTeX and Microsoft Word templates, as well as formatting instructions, can be found here. Papers must be at most 6 pages of technical content (10pt font, 2-column format), including text, figures, and tables.
Submission Guidelines