We call for papers for the international session on the 35th Annual Conference of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence, 2021.

We receive and review papers in artificial intelligence and related fields, and papers on case reports. Papers should be written in English, and presentations should be held in English. All presentations in the international session will be available on demand. There will also be live online sessions.

***** Method of application *****

At the time of submission, please select the session of presentation (Work-in-progress session or Regular session) and the relevant category of topics below and further specify the keyword that shows the contents of the paper. Select one to five of the applicable categories and keywords from the list. Please include (1) the objective and (2) the outline of your conclusions of results in the abstract under the author information. Also, please state the outline of your method as necessary in the abstract. Submissions without any description about (1) or (2) in the abstract may not be considered for presentation or publication.

Note that the Work-in-progress session provides an opportunity to present, get feedback and discuss new ideas and research that is still in the exploration phase. A paper in this category must be an Extended Abstract (a one-page PDF file that follows the format specified on the national conference website). The Regular session provides an opportunity to present unpublished research findings.

***** Policy of awards and post proceedings *****

Particularly outstanding Regular category papers will be recommended for submission to an English journal (New Generation Computing) (although acceptance is not guaranteed). Also, particularly excellent Regular category papers are planned for selection and publication as refereed papers in the Post Proceedings. Particularly excellent Regular category papers are planned for selection and publication as Post Proceedings. If the paper selected for the award is multi-authored and the first author is a member of JSAI, we will honor all the authors of the JSAI membership as to the paper.

***** Presentation *****

All presentations at the international session will be available on demand (a service that allows participants to watch videos whenever they want). Questions can be asked in advance on Slack or directly to the presenter during the live session. The live session will consist of presentations (live presentation or video) and Q&A. The live sessions will be recorded and made available to the public for a limited time.

***** Important dates *****

February 10, 2021 Submission deadline (abstract submission)
March 2, 2021 Paper submission deadline
March 23, 2021 Notification of accepted papers
May 7, 2021 Submission deadline of presentation videos