Innovations in Data Analytics for
Smart Agriculture (iDASA) is a workshop cohosted by the CPS-IoT Week 2023

San Antonio, Texas USA, May 9-12, 2023

What is it?

A scientific workshop to bring together educators from multiple institutions across the nation with the ultimate goal of identifying research, education/training, and extension needs in data science with applications in IoT-enabled agriculture to devise the data-driven agricultural systems of the future. iDASA will focus on the application of secure Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), IoT-based data analytics, Machine Learning (ML), and cloud/edge computing to unlock the true power of data to model, design, and optimize smart agricultural systems.

Travel stipends are available for students and faculty for up to $700. Please fill out the attached form and send us an email to Texas.Energy@utsa.edu including the filled form.

Come and join us

Topics

The agenda consists of leadership talks to shape the future of data-driven and smart connected agriculture, technical panels to identify priority areas in research, a student professional development series of best practices in workforce development, and a student research poster competition. The three main panels we proposed are as follows:

Session on Big Data Analytics and Cloud Computing Enabling Data-driven Agriculture:
A discussion among experts whose research aligns with the implementation of data analytics and cloud computing to create smart agricultural systems will be sought. This panel aims to emphasize the key areas of agriculture where these scientific practices are currently used, and which areas are still lacking involvement. This session will discuss the future research agenda and share with a broader community the idea of multidisciplinary collaboration to generate knowledge and devise the next generation of agricultural solutions.
Session on Computational Modeling and Optimization Methods Enabling Robust Agricultural Systems:
This session will allow researchers, educators, and industry members to discuss obstacles faced by the agricultural industry in regard to achieving data-driven, sustainable agricultural processes. Panelists may address questions such as: What are the difficulties of attempting to implement computational models in agricultural systems? How can you implement computation prediction models with the drastic changes in weather seen in the last years? What are the urgent changes needed in curricula to develop data-literate students? This panel will discuss a wide range of areas including the effects of big data in the design and optimization of food production in response to the needs of end users, the higher demand for quality food, and the need to create advanced optimization tools to design agricultural systems while reducing costs/waste/emissions and increasing sustainability.
Session on Machine Learning and Robotics Enabling Smart Agriculture:
The panelists will share their current research and industry knowledge along with their experiences designing technology for the agricultural sector and how communities received new technology. The panel will emphasize the specific needs of the U.S. agricultural sector and agree upon the main research questions to move forward with these efforts. The panel will answer questions such as: is the implementation of robotics always necessary in processes regarding agriculture? What are the positive/negative impacts of robotics/machine learning in the agricultural industry? How should we involve farmers in robotics applications?

Don’t miss the opportunity to get your research published in the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) proceedings

We encourage you to participate in the submission of your 6-page paper for the conference proceedings. Take note of the following deadlines:

Submit

Wait for notification of acceptance

Camara-Ready submission for ACM

Deadline for submission:
Feb. 27, 2023

Notification of acceptance:
Mar. 08, 2023

Camera-Ready submission for ACM:
Mar. 15, 2023
(See ACM Proceedings Guideline)

Paper Submission Guidelines

Workshop papers should be within 6 pages following the CAM format. The acronyms in the rights strips on the title pages in a publication are always consistent and should include “CPS-IoT 2023 Workshops”.

“By submitting your article to an ACM Publication, you are hereby acknowledging that you and your co-authors are subject to all ACM Publications Policies, including ACM’s new Publications Policy on Research Involving Human Participants and Subjects. Alleged violations of this policy or any ACM Publications Policy will be investigated by ACM and may result in a full retraction of your paper, in addition to other potential penalties, as per ACM Publications Policy.” (https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/research-involving-human-participants-and-subjects)

“Please ensure that you and your co-authors obtain an ORCID ID, so you can complete the publishing process for your accepted paper. ACM has been involved in ORCID from the start and we have recently made a commitment to collect ORCID IDs from all of our published authors. The collection process has started and will roll out as a requirement throughout 2022. We are committed to improve author discoverability, ensure proper attribution and contribute to ongoing community efforts around name normalization; your ORCID ID will help in these efforts.”

For more information, we encourage you to review the ACM’s publications policies.

Registration

Registration for CPS-IoT Week 2023 will open SOON!

We urge the international participants to register early, as the visa support letters will only be issued by ACM with a registration.

Fees

Registration fees are in U.S. Dollars.

In-Person FULL CPS-IoT Week*1

Fee Categories	Early Bird Rate By March 27, 2023	Regular Rate By May 5, 2023	On-Site Rate
ACM/IEEE Member	$800	$950	$1,150
Non-Member	$950	$1,150	$1,450
ACM/IEEE Student Member	$550	$650	$850
Student Non-Member	$660	$800	$1,000

In-Person Main Conferences ONLY*2

Fee Categories	Early Bird Rate By March 27, 2023	Regular Rate By May 5, 2023	On-Site Rate
ACM/IEEE Member	$600	$700	$850
Non-Member	$700	$850	$1,000
ACM/IEEE Student Member	$400	$450	$600
Student Non-Member	$480	$550	$700

In-Person Workshops/Tutorial ONLY*3

Fee Categories	Early Bird Rate By March 27, 2023	Regular Rate By May 5, 2023	On-Site Rate
ACM/IEEE Member	$200	$250	$300
Non-Member	$250	$300	$450
ACM/IEEE Student Member	$150	$200	$250
Student Non-Member	$180	$250	$300

In-Person Competitions (both Participants and Observers) ONLY*4

Fee Categories	Early Bird Rate By March 27, 2023	Regular Rate By May 5, 2023	On-Site Rate
ACM-IEEE Member and Stuudent Member	$50	$100	$150
Non-Member and Student Non-Member	$60	$120	$180

In-Person Virtual Main Conferences ONLY*5

Fee Categories	Early Bird Rate By March 27, 2023	Regular Rate By May 5, 2023	On-Site Rate
ACM/IEEE Member	$175	$175	$225
Non-Member	$225	$225	$275
ACM/IEEE Student Member	$100	$100	$150
Student Non-Member	$125	$125	$175

*1: This registration covers in-person participation of ALL events in CPS-IoT Week 2023.
*2: This registration is for in-person attendees of the main conferences ONLY.
*3: This registration is for in-person attendees of workshops/tutorial ONLY.
*4: This registration is for in-person participants and observers of the two competitions ONLY.
*5: This registration is for virtual participants of the main conferences ONLY. There will be NO hybrid model support for workshops/tutorials and competitions.

Refund Policies

Registration canceled on/before March 27, 2023 (the cutoff date for Early Bird Rate) is subject to $100 charge for processing fee.
Registration may NOT be canceled after March 27, 2023.

Notes

Every accepted paper of the five main conferences requires at least one corresponding full registration of In-Person Main Conferences ONLY (or In-Person FULL CPS-IoT Week) even if it will be presented by a student.
Every accepted paper of any workshops/tutorial requires at least one corresponding full registration of In-Person Workshops/Tutorial ONLY (or In-Person FULL CPS-IoT Week) even if it will be presented by a student.
Every accepted paper for work-in-progress, brief presentation, poster, demo and PhD Forum sessions of Conferences and Workshops/Tutorials requires at least one corresponding in-person registration options of ANY (full or student) type associated to main conferences and/or workshops/tutorial.
The In-Person FULL CPS-IoT Week registration can cover one accepted conference paper AND one accepted workshop paper, in case you plan to attend both main conferences and any workshop/tutorial/competition.
Registration for virtual participants may only choose one of the five main conferences.

What is included?

Workshops, Tutorials and Competition (May 9, 2023)

A registration for in-person workshops/tutorials includes, on the day of the event, access to the workshop/tutorial session of the choice, breakfast, luncheon, coffee-breaks, competitions (as an observer), and access to workshop proceedings and/or tutorial notes.

For competition ONLY registration, on the day of the event, it includes access to any competition, luncheon, and coffee-breaks. Attending any other event (such as workshop or tutorial) is strictly prohibited, unless a special permission is granted by the organizers.

Note that the F1/10 Competition spans over two days (May 8^th and 9^th, 2023). The first day is for preparation/testing/qualification (no public event is scheduled), and the actual tournament races, presentations and award ceremony will be on May 9, 2023.

Main Conferences (May 10-12, 2023)

On the days of the event, an in-person registration includes access to all keynotes, any conference sessions, breakfast, luncheons, coffee-breaks, social events, and access to conference proceedings.

Registration for virtual participation includes access to all keynotes and the paper sessions of the selected conference through a virtual platform, and access to conference proceedings.

About Us

The University of Texas at San Antonio created the Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute to partner with our community and contribute to a new energy future that builds on a diverse resource base to position San Antonio as a significant contributor to the 21st century global energy economy.

The Institute integrates scientific discovery, engineering innovation and policy deliberations with pragmatic implementation and a commitment to our multicultural traditions to realize the promise of tomorrow’s America as a global energy leader. The Institute also serves as a center of intellectual creativity that promotes socio-economic development regionally, nationally and globally.

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