International Conference on Advanced Visual and Signal-Based Systems Challenges

The 22th International Conference on Advanced Visual and Signal-Based Systems
(AVSS 2026)
invites proposals for 
Challenges to be held in conjunction with the main conference.

Challenges are what make a conference truly come alive, adding energy,
excitement, and plenty of conversation throughout the conference. They
turn great ideas into real-world tests, where methods are compared,
results are shared, and progress happens together.

By working on shared datasets with clear tasks and evaluation rules,
challenges support reproducible research, fair benchmarking, and
hands-on experimentation. They also bring academia, industry, and
public institutions to the same table—collaborating on concrete
problems inspired by real needs.

AVSS 2026 is looking for bold and engaging challenges that showcase
cutting-edge research while tackling important surveillance, safety,
and security topics. Help us make AVSS 2026 more dynamic, interactive,
and fun than ever!. Got an idea? Let's challenge the community!

* Scope and Topics of Interest

We welcome challenge proposals aligned with (but not limited to) the following AVSS 2026 themes:

    Image and Video Analytics

    Model Security, Privacy, Fairness, and Robustness

    Multimodal Sensor Fusion and AI-driven Situational Awareness

    IoT and Signal Analytics

    Environmental and Ecological Surveillance

    Systems and Applications

    Medical Imaging for Safety, Monitoring, and Security

    Healthcare and Assisted Living Environments

    Smart Cities and Infrastructure Monitoring

    Retail Analytics

* Why Challenges Matter at AVSS

Challenges are more than competitions — they are engines of community building and scientific progress:

    * Promote reproducibility through shared datasets and evaluation
    protocols

    * Enable fair and transparent comparison of methods

    * Accelerate innovation by focusing efforts on well-defined,
    impactful problems

    * Bridge academia and industry, often leveraging real-world data
    and constraints

    * Engage students and early-career researchers, making AVSS more
    inclusive and dynamic

By hosting challenges, AVSS 2026 aims to energize the conference,
attract broader participation, and stimulate meaningful discussions
that extend well beyond the event itself.

Challenge Proposal Guidelines

Challenge proposals should include:

    Title and short description of the challenge

    Motivation and relevance to AVSS topics and community

    Task definition and expected outcomes

    Dataset description (existing or to be released, including access conditions)

    Evaluation protocol and metrics

    Organizing team (with brief bios and affiliations)

    Planned format (online phase, leaderboard, workshop session, etc.)

    Expected number of participants and outreach plan

Important Dates and Submission

    Challenge proposal submission deadline: 15/02/2025

    Notification of acceptance: 28/02/2025

    Challenge launch: 04/03/2025

    Final results & presentations at AVSS 2026

Challenge proposals should be submitted via  email at challenges@avss2026.org

Contact
For inquiries, please contact the AVSS 2026 Challenge Chairs at:
challenges@avss2026.org