1st Workshop on
Small-Scale Testbeds for Connected and Automated Vehicles and Robot Swarms

The workshop structure has been designed to encourage participant interaction and allow ongoing and open-ended discussion. The workshop is structured in three themes, including senior and junior researchers. With the focused Q&A and discussion session following each session, we encourage interaction between established experts and early-career researchers. Additionally, we provide discussion prompts or questions for each topic to help guide the discussion and encourage open-ended conversation. These prompts encourage critical thinking, debate, and idea generation.

We will also actively target contributions from PhD students and postdocs in the call for participation to allow them to share and discuss their work with peers from a similar research area. Providing the opportunity to present their work in our workshop will lead to discussions and collaboration that may help to shape their early career. The video session will be structured as an interactive demonstration where participants can see videos of multi-agent systems maneuvering through complex environments. Additionally, at the end of the workshop, we will also discuss with participants how they can be involved in this research.

The speakers participating in this workshop are diverse in terms of representation of different scientific communities and seniority levels. We hope that the diversity in our speakers will aim at attracting a diverse audience. Our hope for the live demo session for students is to be diverse and inclusive for women and students from the underrepresented population. For this, we will cooperate with the  IEEE ITSS Ad Hoc Committee on Women and Underrepresented Groups.

We invite researchers in the field of Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) and robot swarms to submit papers targeting the topics of interest listed below to our workshop at the IEEE IV 2024.

• Visibility: Your submission will undergo the same review process as the conference papers submitted to the IEEE IV 2024 and will be published in the same proceedings, ensuring visibility within the academic community.
• Networking: Once accepted, you will have the opportunity to present your work at our workshop, a platform tailored specifically for testbeds in CAVs and robot swarms. Presenting here means engaging deeply with both established experts and early-career researchers in your field, providing a unique opportunity for networking beyond the broader conference’s scope.
• Best Paper Award: This award aims to encourage high-quality submissions and recognize outstanding research. Winners will be selected based on all submitted papers to our workshop and will be honored with a certificate to commemorate their achievement.

All papers must be submitted through  its.papercept.net. Please first choose “Submit a contribution to IEEE IV 2024”  and then choose “Workshop paper” under “ Type of submission” and use our workshop code Small-scaleTestbeds  during the submission process.

Topics related to testbeds for CAVs or Robot Swarms, specially:

• Accessibility, reproducibility, best practices, or sustainability
• Perception, motion planning, or control
• Benchmarks for perception, motion planning, or control
• Human-autonomy interaction
• Software architectures
• Digital twins
• Connectivity
• Cybersecurity
• Education

Below is a copy of the important dates from the  IEEE IV 2024 website. However, we highly suggest visiting it on your own, as unexpected changes may happen.

We look forward to your innovative contributions and seeing you at our workshop during the IEEE IV 2024!
Note that the IEEE IV 2024 requires presenters who have submitted papers to attend the workshop  in person.

Below is the list of accepted papers (sorted alphabetically).

We summarized our workshop outcomes in this report.

For inquiries about the workshop, feel free to contact the  organizers.