Call for Tutorials

The Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM) provides an international forum for the presentation and discussion of research on information and knowledge management, as well as recent advances in data and knowledge bases. The purpose of the conference is to identify challenging problems facing the development of future knowledge and information systems, and to shape future directions of research by soliciting and reviewing high-quality, applied and theoretical research findings.

CIKM 2024 solicits proposals for both half and full-day tutorials from active and experienced researchers and practitioners covering topics relevant to CIKM. Areas of interest include information retrieval, knowledge management, data science, artificial intelligence, and other related areas of relevance to the CIKM community.

We invite proposals for tutorials that target various levels of expertise and interests. We also welcome the submission of hands-on tutorials, for instance using notebooks that combine theoretical concepts with practical exercises. We encourage the submission of cutting-edge tutorials that cover advances in newly emerging areas.

Each tutorial should cover a specific topic of interest in depth. The goal is to provide a self-contained overview of a topic, and then connect to state-of-the- art research and developments in the associated area of interest. For example, tutorials may cover an established sub-topic, introduce an emerging application in the area, or update the CIKM community on recent advances in related fields.

Tutorials are expected to be presented in person.

Important Dates

All deadlines are at 11:59pm in the Anywhere on Earth time zone. 

• Tutorial proposal due: June 14, 2024
• Tutorials notification: July 05, 2024 
• Camera-ready due: August 8, 2024 
• Tutorial day: Monday, Oct. 21, 2024

Submission Details

Each tutorial proposal must include the following information: 

• Title of the tutorial
• Length (either half-day, i.e., 3 hours plus breaks; or full-day, i.e., 6 hours plus breaks)
• Abstract of up to 150 words.
• Target audience, prerequisites, and benefits. Proposals must clearly identify the intended audience for the tutorial (e.g., novice users of statistical techniques, versus expert researchers in text mining). What background will be required of the audience? Why is this topic important and interesting to the CIKM community? What is the benefit to participants?
• Outline of the tutorial. Enough material should be included to provide a sense of both the scope of material to be covered and the depth to which it will be covered. The more details provided, the better (up to and including links to the actual slides). Presenters should not focus exclusively on their own research results – a CIKM tutorial is not meant to be a forum for promoting one’s own research or product.
• A list of the most important references that will be covered in the tutorial.
• A list of forums, dates, and locations where this or a closely related tutorial has been presented before. Please highlight the similarities and differences between previous related tutorials, and the one proposed for CIKM 2023, using up to 150 words for each.
• A short bio for each presenter, including their expertise related to the tutorial. Please do not exceed 200 words per presenter.
• (Optional) URLs of the slides/notes of the previous presentations of this tutorial by the current set of authors.
• Any specific audio, video, or computer requirements for presenting the tutorial.

The length of the whole proposal should be limited to 4 pages in the ACM proceedings template (double column). Instructions and suitable LATEX, Microsoft Word, and Overleaf templates are available from the ACM Website (use the “sigconf” proceedings template): ACM Primary Article Template.

Please submit your tutorial proposal as a PDF file, choosing the “tutorial track” on the CIKM 2024 online submission system. 

Please note that the organizers of accepted tutorials will be invited to submit a camera-ready summary of the tutorial, to be included in the CIKM 2024 conference proceedings.

Selection Procedure

The selection process will prioritize:

• The ability of the tutorial to contribute to strengthening the foundations of CIKM-related research or to broaden the field to look at important new challenges and techniques.
• Likely audience interest
• The experience and skill of the presenters
• The value of any materials released with the tutorial for the community.

ACM Conflict of Interest Policy

All authors must adhere to the ACM Conflict of Interest policy. For full details, please visit this site: https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/conflict-of-interest

Contact

For further information, please contact the CIKM2024 Tutorial Co-Chairs by email to: CIKM2024-tutorial@easychair.org

• Dafna Shahaf, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Isreal
• Mahantesh Halappanavar, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA