IROS 2025 Workshops and Tutorials will be held on October 20th and October 24th, 2025, the day before and after the main conference. We ask proposers to plan a program geared for in-person participation and to consider their event’s support needs
(e.g., the maximum number of posters, space needs, etc.) while preparing their proposals. Proposers are asked to ensure a diversity of thought and background in their event.
Proposals for half-day workshops and tutorials with topics related to the conference scope are all welcome:
§Workshops should focus on encouraging interactions between invited speakers, organizers, and attendees.
§Tutorials should contain pedagogical material (i.e., akin to a short course) to present and explain recent methods to attendees of diverse backgrounds.
All proposals for workshops/tutorials will be submitted in PDF format through PaperPlaza by 15 March 2025, 23:59 PST (FIRM DEADLINE) using the Workshop option on the submission site. Submitted proposals are limited to 10 pages.
Note: Workshop/tutorial organizers are not allowed to submit TC support letters. If a full-day workshop or tutorial is necessary to achieve the desired outcome, the organizers must explain why the event requires the entire day.
Proposals should follow the template below
Use the template provided and follow these instructions when submitting your proposal.
Important dates
§PaperPlaza submission site opens for workshop and tutorial proposals: January 15, 2025
§Workshop/Tutorial proposal submission deadline: March 15, 2025
§Notification of acceptance: May 10, 2025
§Finalizing event format and schedule: September 15, 2025
§Workshops and Tutorials: October 20th and October 24th, 2025
Evaluation criteria of the workshop/tutorial proposals
The primary goals of Workshops/Tutorials at IROS 2025 are to (1) identify emerging research directions for addressing key robotics challenges, (2) foster interactions between established and young researchers among various robotics fields, and (3) encourage participation in broader robotics audience with diverse background and expertise. The Workshops and Tutorials Committee will evaluate proposals based on the following criteria:
§The importance, relevance, and novelty of the proposed topics with respect to the conference scope. We encourage workshops and tutorials that cover emerging areas and timely topics. The proposal should identify critical challenges in one or more robotics subfields, provide insight into new directions, and foster discussions on new approaches and solutions. If the Workshop/Tutorial title repeats past events, please describe the new concepts or contents and explain why they are important and exciting.
§The soundness of the plans to engage and foster active participation of the attendees throughout the event. We encourage all invited talks to be held in person followed by panel and/or poster sessions for in-depth discussion. Describe detailed plans of how junior researchers will interact with senior researchers beyond attending talks and coffee breaks.
§We encourage co-organizers and speakers to participate in the entire (half-day or full-day) event. We strongly encourage invited speakers NOT to give more than two talks on the same day. Include a statement on the number of invited speakers who plan to stay for the entirety of the event.
§The inclusiveness and diversity (gender, geography, career stage, experience, etc.) of the workshop organizers, invited speakers, and targeted audience. We strongly encourage proposals from teams that include junior researchers who have NOT organized Workshops/Tutorials before.
§We strongly encourage participation of junior researchers through new activities such as lightning talk sessions for PhD student participants. Describe plans to solicit participation among and beyond the broader robotics community.
§Describe a dissemination plan for contributed talks, abstracts/papers, and tutorial materials. We strongly encourage the creation of an online archive of talks, discussions, and articles presented in the workshop.
Note:
§At the time of submission, the organizers will be required to provide an event title, an abstract, and a dedicated website for their workshop/tutorial. If accepted, these contents will be shown on the official IROS website for advertisement. The organizers can update the format and schedule on their workshop/tutorial website.
§IEEE RAS Technical Committee support letters are not allowed in the submission.
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact the Workshop and Tutorials Co-chairs: workshop@iros25.org.
Workshops/Tutorials Co-Chairs: Herman Castañeda Cuevas, Huayan Pu, Yufeng Chen, Biyun Xie
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