Dear Colleagues,

This session aims to forge pathways for ethically grounded innovation in extended reality (XR) and brain-computer interface (BCI) ecosystems, focusing on privacy, fairness, and accountability with Artificial Intelligence (AI). We will explore innovative privacy-enhancing technologies tailored to biometric platforms, confidential computing paradigms in XR systems, and AI/ML algorithmic fairness, accountability, and transparency frameworks. Particular emphasis will be placed on tools and practices essential for auditing AI systems, alongside ethical standards and regulatory compliance. Discussions will also cover cloud-based architectures for AI-XR systems, workloads, reliability challenges, and the integration of large language model (LLM) architectures in XR environments. Through a lens of innovation and emerging trends, we plan to delve into experimental prototyping, testbeds for AI-XR integration, and the critical role of transparency and user agency. The session will highlight decentralized and collaborative architectures, underscoring the importance of community-driven approaches to ethical standards in immersive technology research. By bridging diverse research domains, this session seeks to provide comprehensive insights into the responsible advancement of AI and XR-BCI systems, prioritizing the well-being and protection of stakeholders across the spectrum.

The main topics are related, but not limited to:

Privacy-enhancing technologies in Biometric Platforms;
Confidential Computing in XR Systems;
Algorithmic Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency;
Tools and practices for auditing AI systems, ethical standards, and regulations;
Cloud-based architecture, workloads, and reliability in AI-XR systems;
Integrating LLM Architectures in XR;
Innovations and Emerging Trends in XR Technologies and Applications;
Experimental Prototyping and Testbeds in AI-XR;
Transparency and User Agency in XR-AI Systems;
Decentralized and Collaborative Architectures in XR-AI.

For any questions related to the special session, please feel free to contact via email - pthanth2@gmail.com

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CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

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All contributions will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on quality, originality, and relevance. Accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into the IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

Extended versions of presented papers are eligible for post-publication; more information will be provided soon.


Special sessions have the main aim of creating a mini-workshop on a specific topic, where researchers working on the same argument can make knowledge, familiarize, exchange ideas, create cooperation.

Special Sessions are being developed by designated chairs.

If you, as an author, have a paper that could be included in one of these sessions, you may submit an extended abstract selecting your favourite session. If the abstract is not selected for the session, it may be included in another part of the technical program.

To submit extended abstracts to the special session, follow the submission instructions for regular sessions, but remind to specify the special session to which the paper is directed.


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IMPORTANT DATES
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Abstract Submission Deadline: March 15, 2024.
Final Paper Submission Deadline: April 30, 2024.
Full Paper Acceptance Notification: June 15, 2024
Final Paper Submission Deadline: July 31, 2024


SUBMISSION AND DECISIONS
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Authors should prepare an Abstract (1 - 2 pages) that clearly indicates the originality of the contribution and the relevance of the work. The Abstract should include the title of the paper, names and affiliations of the authors, an abstract, keywords, an introduction describing the nature of the problem, a description of the contribution, the results achieved and their applicability.

As an alternative to the traditional abstract, it is possible to submit a Graphical Abstract. For further information, please see here: https://metroxraine.org/initial-author-instructions.

When the first review process has been completed, authors receive a notification of either acceptance or rejection of the submission. If the abstract has been accepted, the authors can prepare a full paper.
The format for the full paper is identical to the format for the abstract except for the number of pages: the full paper has a required minimum length of five (5) pages and a maximum of six (6) pages.
Full Papers will be reviewed by the Technical Program Committee. Authors of accepted full papers must submit the final paper version according to the deadline, register for the workshop, and attend to present their papers. The maximum length for final papers is 6 pages.
All contributions will be peer-reviewed and acceptance will be based on quality, originality and relevance. Accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

Submissions must be written in English and prepared according to the IEEE Conference Proceedings template. LaTeX and Word templates and an Overleaf sample project can be found at: https://metroxraine.org/initial-author-instructions.

The papers must be submitted in PDF format electronically via EDAS online submission and review system: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=30746.
To submit abstracts or draft papers to the special session, please follow the submission instructions for regular sessions, but remind to specify the special session to which the paper is directed.

The special session organizers and other external reviewers will review all submissions.

More information can be found here: https://metroxraine.org/initial-author-instructions