The ICAIF’25 invites proposals for Workshops from academia, government, regulatory agencies, financial institutions, NGOs, and other researchers and practitioners in the AI and Finance community. We particularly encourage proposals from women and individuals from underrepresented minorities. Organizers of workshops are responsible for the full execution and planning of their respective events. Workshop topics should focus on AI and Finance.
ICAIF Workshops provide a platform for bringing together people with common interests to form communities. Good workshops can help evaluate and contrast competing perspectives. ICAIF Workshops aim to tackle emerging topics, explore industry-wide challenges, strategic opportunities, novel tools, and techniques, and start industry-wide conversations.
ICAIF Workshop formats and schedules should encourage lively debates, stimulate the production of new ideas and the discussion of controversial issues. Preference will be given to proposals that include organizers from several organizations, and multiple constituencies (e.g., industry and academia, or industry and government).
Dates
All deadlines are according to Anywhere on Earth (AoE).
- Workshop Proposal Submission Deadline:
July 21 2025August 03, 2025 - Workshop Proposal Acceptance Notification:
August 04, 2025August 15, 2025 - Workshop Paper Submission Deadline: October 01, 2025
- Suggested Accept/Reject notification Date for Workshop Papers: October 15, 2025
- Workshop Date: November 15-16, 2025
Duration
All ICAIF Workshops will be half-day events (including all paper presentations, talks and other events).
Proposal Submission
ICAIF Workshop proposals should be at most 5 pages long in 12 point font and include:
- Workshop Topic and Title: Describe the specific topic(s) the workshop will focus on. Only the workshops on AI in financial services will be considered.
- Motivation: Discussion on why the topic is of importance for AI in finance. If applicable, please include discussion on prior workshops in the area.
- Organizing Committee: Brief biographies for the organizing committee – focusing on the relevant experience, highlights, and expertise in the field of the workshop. If applicable, please highlight prior workshops organized by the organizers. The names and contact information of the organizing committee members. Identify primary contact (email/phone number) to coordinate with the ICAIF Organizing Committee.
- Tentative Program Committee and Invited Speakers of the Workshop: The proposals are expected to include a tentative list of invited and keynote speakers as well as a list of program committee members. Workshops may include keynotes, invited talks, paper presentations and poster sessions.
- Schedule and Format: Describe the workshop tentative schedule and format ,including but not limited to the invited talks, panels, poster sessions, paper presentations and other activities, such as (panel) discussions.
- Comparable Workshops: Please discuss comparable or similar workshops organized at prior ICAIF and/or AI conferences. Please specify if the workshop is a continuation of a series of events in other venues. This information will be used to assess the novelty and context of the workshop, as well as the contents concerning comparable events.
Submit your workshop proposal via the link: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ICAIFWTC2025 by choosing “Workshop Proposals” in the drop-down menu. Proposals must be submitted as a single PDF file.
Organization
ICAIF workshops will be run by the organizing committees independently, in coordination with the ICAIF Organizing Committee.
Proposal Evaluations
ICAIF Workshop proposals will be evaluated by a committee of experts from AI in Finance, consisting of industry, academia, and government contacts. The program committee for proposals and accepted workshops will be announced on the ICAIF website. The committee will seek to offer a diversity of topics, so multiple proposals on the same topic will likely not be accepted.
Main selection criteria:
- The novelty, timeliness, and relevance to the AI in Finance community.
- The degree to which it is expected that the community will find the workshop interesting, engaging, and valuable
- Quality of proposed invited speakers
- Organizational experience and ability of the team
Call for Workshop Papers
Workshop organizers will be responsible for creating and publicizing a Call for Papers for their respective events. Call for submissions deadlines are required to be aligned with the dates and deadlines, as specified above. Accepted papers should include AI and Finance, instead of just AI or Finance.
Workshop Attendance
Workshop organizers are expected to attend in person and presentations of submitted material must be given in person. Workshop organizers should ensure that this restriction is clearly communicated to the authors.
Workshop organizers will make decisions on accepted papers and workshop attendance. Accepted papers should be announced in accordance with the ICAIF general guidelines as specified above.
Workshop organizers are responsible for the paper review process, as well as the acceptance communication. They are expected to propose a program committee for the review process.
Website and Proceedings
Workshops are not archival, and associate papers will not be part of the ACM ICAIF proceedings. Workshop organizers are responsible for creating and maintaining their own associated websites. It is permissible to include accepted papers on these websites.
Quality and Content Criteria
ICAIF workshops are expected to meet the quality and content standards similar to the main conference. The workshop topics should be broadly within the field of AI in finance. Workshops on topics outside of the scope will not be considered. Workshop organizations are expected to follow common scholarly quality and conflict of interest criteria. Papers accepted to the ICAIF’ 25 main program cannot be part of the Workshop programs. ICAIF’ 25 Workshop organizers are encouraged to ask for novel contributions in the call for papers, limiting publications of papers in prior venues to a minimum.
Dates and Schedule
Workshop dates and start/end times will be determined by the ICAIF organizing committee. However, the Workshop organizers are responsible for the event program, including but not limited to the detailed schedule of the workshop itself. The Workshop program and other relevant information should be included on the workshop website.
Workshop Chairs
- Ke-Wei Huang (National University of Singapore)
- Stevan Rudinac (University of Amsterdam)
Contact: workshopchairs@icaif25.org
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