SHREC2024 - 3D Shape Retrieval Challenge 2024 Call for Papers

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

SHREC2024 - 3D Shape Retrieval Challenge 2024
http://www.shrec.net/

At Eurographics 2024 Symposium on 3D Object Retrieval, 26-27 August 2024

Nota bene: Full paper submissions will follow a two-stage review
process and will be published in the international journal Computes &
Graphics upon acceptance.

We strongly encourage to consider the graphics replicability stamp
initiative, http://www.replicabilitystamp.org/, and to apply for this
additional sign of recognition.

Introduction

The general objective of the 3D Shape Retrieval Challenge is to
evaluate the effectiveness of 3D-shape retrieval algorithms. SHREC2024
is the nineteenth edition of the challenge. Like previous years, it is
organized in conjunction with the Eurographics Symposium on 3D Object
Retrieval, where the results will be reviewed and presented at the
symposium.

Thanks to the efforts of previous track organizers, SHREC already
provides many resources to compare and evaluate 3D retrieval
methods. For this year's contest, we aim to explore new and updated
tracks. Therefore, the participants are invited to have an active role
in the organization of the event. This includes proposing track
themes, building or acquiring a training and test collection, and
deciding upon the queries, relevance assessment, and performance
measures.

The participants of each track will collectively write a paper, which
will be peer reviewed, and published in Computers & Graphics upon
acceptance. At least one author per track must register for the
symposium, and present the results. The registration must be unique
for the paper, multiple papers on one registration does not count. We
also cordially invite all other participants of a track to register
and attend the workshop.

Tracks

The tracks organized in the past years have covered different aspects
and tasks of 3D shape retrieval, for example: rigid or non-rigid
models; partial (e.g. range scan) or complete models; sketch-based 3D
retrieval; generic or domain specific models (e.g. CAD, biometrics,
architectural and molecular), and various aspects such as metric
learning, outlier detection, correspondence, robustness, stability,
registration, classification, recognition, pose estimation, and
machine learning, and change detection.

Now we solicit again proposals for tracks. You may opt for one of the
above themes, or propose new ones. Track organizers are responsible
for all aspects of organizing the track, such as: the task, the data
collection (copyright issues, etc.), the queries, the ground truth,
the experimental design, the evaluation method, the procedural
aspects, writing the final paper in collaboration with the
collaborators, and submitting it. See below for examples of previous
SHREC editions. We strongly encourage to consider the graphics
replicability stamp initiative, http://www.replicabilitystamp.org/, to
apply for this additional sign of recognition, and to include this in
your track proposal.

Procedure

The following list is a step-by-step description of the activities:

    Potential track organizers send their proposal to shrec@cs.uu.nl,
    describing the envisioned task, collection, queries, ground truth,
    evaluation method, expected number of participants, and plans to
    apply for the graphics replicability stamp.

    Promising tracks and their organizers will be listed at the SHREC
    web page, the track organizers start working out the details and
    recruite participants.

    Participants register for the tracks they want to participate in.

    Each track is performed according to its own schedule, compliant
    with the worskop submission and reviewing schedule.

    The track organizers collect the results.

    The track results are combined into a joint paper. Papers are
    subject to peer review, accepted journal papers are published in
    Computers & Graphics.

    The description of the tracks and their results are presented at
    Eurographics 2024 Symposium on 3D Object Retrieval, 26-27 August
    2024.

SHREC Time Schedule

Important dates

    January 30, 2024: Submission deadline for track proposals.
    January 31, 2024: Notification of acceptance of track proposals.
    January 31 to March 29, 2024: Each track has its own time line.
    March 29, 2024: Submission deadline for full papers for review.
    April 22, 2024: First review done, first stage decision on acceptance or rejection.
    May 20, 2024: First revision due.
    June 17, 2024: Second stage of reviews complete, decision on acceptance, rejection, or acceptance as short paper.
    July 1, 2024: Final version submission.
    July 5, 2024: Final decision on acceptance or rejection.
    August 2024: Publication online in Computers & Graphics journal.
    August 26-27, 2024: Presentation at the Eurographics 2024 Symposium on 3D Object Retrieval, 26-27 August 2024 

The individual tracks will have their own time schedule for
registration of participants, release of queries or submission of
executables, and submission of results, etc.

Organization

For information about the contest, the results, etc. of previous years, see past events:
SHREC 2023 SHREC 2022 SHREC 2021 SHREC 2020 SHREC 2019 SHREC 2018,
SHREC 2017, SHREC 2016, SHREC 2015, SHREC 2014, SHREC 2013

For more information, please contact shrec@cs.uu.nl.