[See also the Call for the 3rd IEEE International Workshop on Networked Immersive Audio (IEEE IWNIA 2025) and calls for other upcoming conferences on Music Technology. –Matthew]

Call for Submissions:

2nd IEEE International Workshop on the Musical Metaverse (IEEE IWMM 2025)
October 30, 2025
L’Aquila, Italy
https://internetofsounds2025.ieee-is2.org/workshops/2nd-ieee-international-workshop-musical-metaverse

Deadline for submissions: July 1, 2025

IEEE IWMM 2025 is a satellite event of the IEEE 6th International Symposium on the Internet of Sounds (IEEE IS² 2025) in L’Aquila, Italy, which will take place in the Centro Congressi “Luigi Zordan”.

The metaverse relates to a vision where each of us interacts through an avatar in a virtual, digital world. Music is one of the possible activities that can be conducted in such a space. The “Musical Metaverse”, the metaverse part dedicated to musical activities, is a concept that is evolving and progressing at a steady pace. The Musical Metaverse is an emerging topic in communications as well as in human-computer interaction. To date, scarce research has been conducted on how to integrate networking systems with Musical XR systems.

The aim of IEEE IWMM 2025 is to bring together academics and industry to investigate and advance the development of systems at the confluence of Musical XR and networking, as well as the understanding of human perception in immersive, networked contexts.

TOPICS OF INTEREST INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:

• Musical XR systems for networked interactions
• Multisensory systems for the Musical Metaverse
• WebXR-based musical systems
• Networking for the Musical Metaverse
• Digital twins for musical applications
• Multiuser interactions in Musical XR
• Hardware systems for the Musical Metaverse
• Performance, composition and pedagogy in the Musical Metaverse
• Virtual/augmented reality musical instruments
• Design frameworks for the Musical Metaverse
• Experimental results of prototype/testbed for Musical Metaverse applications
• Ultra-reliable low-latency communications
• 5G/6G architectures leveraging slicing and Multi-access Edge Computing
• Blockchain and NFTs applications for the Musical Metaverse
• Standardization activities for the Musical Metaverse
• Security and privacy in the Musical Metaverse
• Ethical, accessibility and sustainability aspects of the Musical Metaverse
• Brain-Computer Interfaces for the Musical Metaverse

We consider contributions in the form of abstracts (max 500 words), full papers (min 5 pages, max 10 pages), poster papers (4 pages), or a demo proposal (max 2 pages). We encourage the submission of work in progress as well as more mature work.

Accepted papers of at least 4 pages, not including abstracts or demo papers, will be submitted to IEEE Xplore® for publication in IS² 2025 proceedings. See IEEE Technical Program Integrity Initiative FAQs for clarification.

IMPORTANT DATES

Submission deadline: 1 July 2025 (23:59 EDT)
Author notification: 1 September 2025 (23:59 EDT)
Camera-ready due: 1 October 2025 (23:59 EDT)
Early registration deadline: TBD
Symposium dates: 29 to 31 October 2025
Workshop date: 30 October 2025

IEEE IWMM 2025 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Luca Turchet – University of Trento, Italy
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Michael Oehler – University of Osnabruck, Germany
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Pieter-Jan Maes – University of Ghent, Belgium
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Ruben Schlagowski – University of Augsburg, Germany
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Gad Hinkis – PatchXR
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Omran Ayoub – University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern, Switzerland 
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Alberto Boem – University of Trento, Italy
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