1st Workshop on Computer Vision for Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation (CVBMC 2026)

Held in conjunction with ICPR 2026
in Lyon, France, August 21, 2026.

https://cvbmc.github.io

Scope of the workshop

The CVBMC workshop aims to bridge the gap between pattern recognition and ecological preservation. We address the challenges of deploying computer vision in natural environments, such as camouflage, occlusion, and fine-grained categorization. We invite research on robust architectures capable of handling unstructured data for species identification, behavioral tracking, and holistic ecosystem monitoring. Topics of interest include:
- Fine-grained species identification and classification
- Behavioral analysis and spatiotemporal tracking
- Habitat monitoring and remote sensing
- Biodiversity metrics and population estimation
- Deep learning for "long-tail" ecological distributions
- Case studies in terrestrial and underwater conservation

Submission guidelines

Papers must be submitted through CMT: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/CVBMC2026
Please see our website for formatting details: https://cvbmc.github.io

Proceedings

Accepted papers will be published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS), Springer.

Important dates

Paper submission deadline: April 30, 2026,
Notification to authors: June 5, 2026,
Camera-ready deadline: June 15, 2026,
Workshop date: August 21, 2026.

We look forward to receiving your contributions and welcoming you to Lyon. Please feel free to circulate this call for papers to interested colleagues, and visit the workshop website for further details.

Sincerely,

The CVBMC 2026 Organizing Committee

Contacts:
Simone Palazzo: simone.palazzo@unict.it
Isaak Kavasidis: ikavasidis@uth.gr
John Atanbori: jatanbori@lincoln.ac.uk