Call for Industry Submissions
Share practical insight, new trends, and real-world case studies from practice.
The Industry Program brings experts from industry and practice to share practical insight, new trends, and real-world case studies of AI. We welcome contributions from companies, startups, government, nonprofits, and practitioners on any of the Cross-AI Topics. No paper is required. Examples include:
- Real-world case studies and deployments of AI systems in production.
- Practical insight into engineering, scaling, safety, or reliability challenges and how they were addressed.
- New trends in technology, products, and adoption seen from practice.
- Failures, surprises, and lessons learned.
- Open problems from industry that would benefit from research collaboration.
Submission Types
The Industry Program welcomes abstracts in four forms:
- Lightning Talk: Practical insight, new trends, or real-world case studies.
- Demo-Only: A working product, prototype, or tool.
- Poster-Only: Work in progress or emerging ideas for discussion.
- Previously Published Work: Peer-reviewed work already published elsewhere, for presentation only.
Industry Participation Formats
Choose the format that best fits what you want to share. Panels, workshops, and tutorials are submitted through their own calls.
| Format | Best for | Submit via |
|---|---|---|
| Lightning Talk | Practical insight, new trends, or real-world case studies | This program |
| Demo-Only | Showing a working product, prototype, or tool | This program |
| Poster-Only | Presenting work in progress or emerging ideas for discussion | This program |
| Previously Published Work | Presenting peer-reviewed work already published elsewhere | This program |
| Panel Discussion | A moderated conversation among several speakers around one open question | Call for Panel Proposals |
| Workshop | A focused program on an emerging area or methods | Call for Workshop Proposals |
| Tutorial | A hands-on program on a method or tool | Call for Tutorial Proposals |
The same work should be submitted to only one format.
Submission
All Industry Program submissions are abstract submissions: each consists of an abstract only, with no accompanying paper.
| Lightning Talk | Demo-Only | Poster-Only | Previously Published Work | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission | Abstract (up to 300 words) | Revised abstract (up to 300 words) + original DOI link | ||
| Pre-recorded video | 3 minutes | 3 minutes + 2-minute demo video | 3 minutes + 1-page e-poster | 4 minutes |
| Live presentation | 1–2 minute live Q&A if selected for oral presentation | |||
| Proceedings | Non-archival; see Publication Options | |||
| Media hosting | Presentation video | |||
| Dates | See Abstract Deadlines | |||
Each submission includes:
- Title and abstract. Up to 300 words on the problem, the context in which it arose, and what the audience will learn.
- Authors (speakers). Names, roles, and affiliations.
- Topics. One or more Cross-AI Topics.
- Links (optional). Company, product, or project page.
Important Dates
See Important Dates for all abstract submission deadlines.
Criteria
Industry Program submissions are evaluated on:
- Insight. Shares concrete lessons, evidence, or perspectives from practice.
- Novelty. Addresses a problem, setting, or approach not widely discussed.
- Relevance. Connects to one or more Cross-AI Topics and articulates its significance.
- Value to the community. Offers takeaways that researchers and practitioners can learn from or build on.
Insight, Not Promotion
Industry Program submissions should focus on insight and lessons that are useful to the wider community, not on marketing a product or service. Submissions that are primarily promotional may be declined. Companies wishing to promote products are welcome to exhibit at Cross-AI Expo.
Submission Guidelines
Submissions are made through the AirBalloon conference management system.
Before submitting, read the Author Guidelines, the Submission Guidelines, the Publication and Media Hosting guidelines, and all policies, then complete the Checklist for Initial Submission. Submissions that do not follow the guidelines and policies are desk-rejected under the Desk Rejection Policy.