The IEEE SPS Challenge Program, operated by the Challenges and Data Collections (CDC) Committee, provides official sponsorship and organizational framework for scientific challenge organizers. We support challenges from the initial proposal through to the publication of results.
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What is Provided
- Framework & Sponsorship: Official SPS backing and structured support.
- Promotion: Visibility across official SPS communication channels.
- Publication: Opportunities to publish challenge overview papers in IEEE SPS journals, such as the IEEE Open Journal of Signal Processing and IEEE Data Descriptions.
Program Goals
- Encourage reproducible research in signal processing.
- Collect and share high-quality datasets.
- Establish standard performance metrics and tools.
- Evaluate state-of-the-art methods comparatively.
How to Submit a Challenge Proposal
- Review the Challenge Program protocol documentation
- Download the SPS Challenge Program Proposal Form.
- Complete the form and submit it to the email address indicated inside.
- Primary Contact: Aladine Chetouani
Important Dates:
- Submission Deadline: May 25, 2026
- Notification of Acceptance: June 8, 2026
SPS Conference Challenges
The CDC Committee also supports challenges tied to specific conferences. We help by advertising the challenge broadly, maintaining long-term visibility, and assisting with review/database paper publications.
How it works: The CDC Committee appoints a representative to join each SPS Conference Organizing Committee. Together, you will select the hosted challenges, share data with the CDC to update our website, and coordinate long-term publication follow-ups.
