Call for Special Session Proposals
The CogSIMA 2026 Organizing Committee is welcoming proposals for Special Sessions on complex heterogeneous dynamical systems - of interacting humans, machines, and computer agents - whose collective behavior depends on their cognitive capabilities to comprehend, explain, predict, and act upon the surrounding operational situations.
The purpose of special sessions is to stimulate a focused discussion on new or innovative topics. Of particular interest are proposals that address "breaking news" research or topics different from traditional situation understanding and management related topics. Organizers of accepted special sessions will be asked to chair the session and will be consulted when finalizing the list of papers in the session.
Proposal Requirements
Each special session proposal should include an overview of the topic that identifies its relevance and introduces the papers to be presented. This description will be made available in the proceedings. Each proposal should also include a list of committed papers.
The following information must be included in a special session proposal:
- Title of the proposed special session
- Names and affiliations of the organizers
- including brief bio and contact information
- Session abstract (less than 250 words)
- including the significance of the topic and the rationale for the proposed session
- List of committed papers
- including a tentative title, author list, and a short abstract for each paper. At least 5 papers are expected.
Evaluation Criteria
Special session proposals will be evaluated based on the importance of the topic, relevance to the cognitive and computational aspects of situation management, number of potential papers (assessed from the list of committed papers), and the qualification of the organizers. Once the proposal has been approved, it will be included among the sessions available for authors to submit their papers to. All papers submitted to a special session will be reviewed through the same review process as the regular papers of the conference to ensure that contributions are of high quality. If a special session has more papers accepted than the schedule can accommodate, some papers might be moved to other relevant sessions.
Important Dates
- Submission of special session proposals: October 1, 2025
- Notification of acceptance: October 10, 2025
