Submission Guidelines
Submission Portal
All submissions are made through the AirBalloon conference management system and evaluated through a unified process.
Submission Types
| Type | Description | Total Length (including references) |
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| Full Paper | Complete work with thorough evaluation. | 8–10 pages |
| Short Paper | Focused contributions, early results, or position papers. | 5–7 pages |
| Poster | Work in progress and emerging ideas for discussion. | 3–4 pages |
| Demo | Systems, prototypes, and tools shown in action. | 2–3 pages + 2-minute demo video |
| Lightning Talk | Bold ideas and emerging directions. | 1-page extended abstract (500-800 words) |
Archival Status
Authors may choose archival or non-archival status for eligible submissions.
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Archival submissions are formally published in the conference proceedings and become part of the permanent scholarly record.
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Non-archival submissions may be presented at the conference but are not published in the proceedings.
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Full and Short Papers must be archival.
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Posters, Demos, and Lightning Talks may be archival or non-archival.
Submission Requirements
Unpublished and Unreviewed Papers
Submissions should follow the IEEE conference manuscript template, use US Letter format, be written in English, and be submitted as PDF files. All submissions are subject to double-blind review.
Previously Reviewed but Not Yet Published Papers
For papers previously submitted to major AI/ML/NLP/Computer Vision/Robotics/Signal Processing/Graphics conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, CVPR, ECCV, AAAI, ICRA, IROS, CoRL, SIGGRAPH, ACM MM, ICASSP, HCI, KDD), authors may include the original reviews as supplementary material. Please clearly indicate the conference and provide a separate document summarizing the revisions made in response to the reviewers’ comments. This information may help expedite the review process.
Non-Archival Submissions
Non-archival submissions may include previously published journal or conference papers, as well as works in progress seeking feedback. For previously published non-archival submissions, authors need only provide an abstract and the original DOI link. All non-archival submissions are welcome for presentation at Cross-AI events.
Presentation Materials
Accepted submissions may be asked to provide presentation materials, including pre-recorded presentation videos, e-posters, and/or demo videos. Authors may indicate whether these materials may be archived and made publicly available online during and after the conference.
E-Posters and Demo Videos
E-posters and demo videos are optional for all submission types, including Full Papers, Short Papers, Posters, Demos, Lightning Talks, and Non-Archival submissions.
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| E-Poster | 1-page electronic poster (PDF) |
| Demo Video | up to 2-minute demo video |
Pre-Recorded Presentation Videos
Accepted submissions must provide a pre-recorded presentation video according to the following guidelines:
| Category | Presentation | Live Q&A |
|---|---|---|
| Full paper | 10 minutes | 3 minutes |
| Short paper | 6 minutes | 2 minutes |
| Poster | 5 minutes | 2 minutes |
| Demo | 3 minutes (system description + showcase) | 2 minutes |
| Lightning Talk | 3 minutes | 2 minutes |
Please note that Live Q&A is available only for selected oral presentations.