IPIN 2025: Call for Papers

The 15th International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation (IPIN 2025) invites submissions for its various tracks. The conference will be held from 15-18 September 2025 in Tampere, Finland.

Submission Types

• Call for Regular Papers: High-quality technical papers reporting original work not previously published or submitted elsewhere.
• Call for Workshop (WCAL) Papers: For the Workshop for Computing & Advanced Localization (WCAL), co-located with IPIN 2025.
• Call for Special Sessions: Proposals for focused sessions on specific topics.

Regular Papers

• Description: Original and unpublished full articles reporting original work.
• Length: Limited to 6 IEEE format pages (including references). Authors are encouraged to submit 6 pages. Final papers can be up to 8 pages long with additional page fees.
• Review Process: Single-blind review process by at least two reviewers.
• Publication: Accepted regular papers will be submitted to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library.
• Best Papers: Six best papers will be selected and awarded, with winners receiving an APC waiver for publication of extended versions in the IEEE Journal of Indoor and Seamless Positioning and Navigation (J-ISPIN).
• Chairs: Elena Simona Lohan (Tampere University, Finland); Joaquín Torres-Sospedra (Universitat de València, Spain).
• Submission Platform: https://www.softconf.com/p/ipin2025
• PDF Version: Call for Papers (v2) - PDF Version

Workshop for Computing & Advanced Localization (WCAL) Papers

• This track replaces the Work-in-Progress (WiP) track.
• Paper submission deadline: 13 July 2025 [Hard Deadline]
• Notification of paper's acceptance: 04 August 2025
• Camera-ready submission: 15 August 2025

Special Sessions

• Proposal deadline: 9 March 2025
• Acceptance notification: 14 March 2025
• Accepted Special Sessions:
  • Advanced Autonomous Navigation Technology using Heterogenous Sensors under Signal-denied Scenarios
  • Machine Learning for Localization and Navigation
  • Reproducible Research, with Open Data and Code, Plus an Extra Touch of Care
  • Seamless Positioning, Navigation, and Timing with GNSS, LEO, and Sensors Integration

Topics of Interest

• AI-assisted localization (snapshot vs. recurrent) and sensor fusion (deep Kalman filter)
• Location awareness & context detection
• Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality applied to localization
• Benchmarking, assessment, evaluation, standards
• Data simulation & augmentation for AI-based systems
• Health & wellness applications
• Indoor maps, indoor geospatial data model, indoor mobile mapping & 3D building models
• Location-based services & applications
• Monitoring & modeling of human motion
• Indoor positioning, navigation & tracking methods
• Privacy & security for ILS
• Satellite-based navigation
• Smartphone-based positioning
• User requirements for location-based systems
• Wearable-based systems

Important Dates (All times Anywhere on Earth - AoE)

• Special session proposal: 9 March 2025
• Special session acceptance notification: 14 March 2025
• Tutorial session proposal: TDB
• Regular Track - paper submission: 21 April 2025 (extended to 12 May 2025) [Hard deadline]
• Regular Track - Notification of paper's acceptance: 16 June 2025
• Regular Track - Camera-ready submission: 15 August 2025
• WCAL Workshop - paper submission: 13 July 2025 [Hard Deadline]
• WCAL Workshop - Notification of paper's acceptance: 04 August 2025
• WCAL Workshop - Camera-ready submission: 15 August 2025
• On-site Competition: TDB
• Conference: 15-18 September 2025

Submission Instructions

Please refer to the Submission instructions.

Open Science Practices

The conference emphasizes open science practices, which will be positively received during the review process.

Registration

• Registration Platform: https://www.lyyti.in/ipin2025
• Registration Fees: Information available on the website.
• Visa Application: Information available on the website.

Contact

• General Contact: ipin2025@lists.tuni.fi