<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div id="gmail-:b2b" class="gmail-Ar gmail-Au gmail-Ao" style="display:block"><div id="gmail-:b27" class="gmail-Am gmail-aiL gmail-Al editable gmail-LW-avf gmail-tS-tW gmail-tS-tY" aria-label="Message Body" role="textbox" aria-multiline="true" tabindex="1" style="direction:ltr;min-height:240px" aria-controls=":b4n" aria-expanded="false"><div dir="ltr"><br><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:20pt;line-height:107%">The 2<sup>nd</sup> International Conference on
Intelligent Metaverse Technologies & Applications (</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:107%">iMETA2024)</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:17.25pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(65,65,66)">24–26
November, 2024 – Dubai, UAE</span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:16.2pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(112,48,160)"> </span><a href="https://imeta-conference.org/"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(112,48,160)">https://imeta-conference.org/</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(112,48,160)"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(112,48,160)"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify">Over the years, technology has advanced
significantly, and the creation of the virtual environments (i.e., metaverse)
is one of the latest innovations that is set to revolutionize how we interact,
process, and connect our real-life to other lifes. With the metaverse, we are
presented with a new realm that blurs the lines between the physical and
digital world, providing a new space for communication, commerce, services, and
entertainment.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify">The International Conference on Intelligent
Metaverse Technologies & Applications (iMeta) is to bring together leading
researchers, academics, and industry experts to explore the various aspects of
the distributive metaverse, including its technologies, applications, and
implications for various industries. Attendees can expect to participate in
exciting keynote speeches, panel discussions, and presentations on cutting-edge
research field. Throughout the conference, there will be ample opportunities for
attendees to network, share their knowledge, and collaborate on future initiatives
that will drive the development of the metaverse forward. We are confident that
iMeta conference will inspire new ideas, foster innovation, and spark
collaborations that will push the boundaries of the metaverse and its potential
to change the world as we know it.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify">Overall, the iMETA conference aims to provide
attendees with comprehensive understanding of the communication, computing, and
system requirements of the metaverse. Through keynote speeches, panel
discussions, and presentations, attendees will have the opportunity to engage
with leading experts and learn about the latest developments and future trends
in the field. The conference will also provide ample opportunities for
networking, sharing knowledge, and collaborating with others in the metaverse
community.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b>List of Tracks:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">Researchers
are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas,
which include, but not limited to:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span><span dir="LTR"></span>AI</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span><span dir="LTR"></span>Security and Privacy</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span><span dir="LTR"></span>Networking and Communications</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span><span dir="LTR"></span>Systems and Computing</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in">5.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span><span dir="LTR"></span>Multimedia and Computer Vision</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in">6.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span><span dir="LTR"></span>Immersive Technologies and Services</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in">7.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span><span dir="LTR"></span>Storage and Processing</p>
<p style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:red">Publication</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.2pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">IEEE is a technical sponsor of iMETA 2024</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt">. All accepted papers in iMETA 2024
and the workshops co-located with it will be submitted to IEEEXplore, dblp and
Scopus for inclusion.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"> </p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:red">Important Dates:</span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="square">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt">Papers due: <span style="color:red">May 30, 2024</span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt">Acceptance
notification: Sept 1, 2024</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt">Camera-ready
paper due: Oct 10, 2024</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt">Workshop
Proposal due: April 30, 2024</span></li>
</ul>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:red">Submission Guidelines:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 17.85pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.2pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt">There are three
categories of submission:</span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="square">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">Long papers:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"> 7-8
pages. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">Short
papers:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"> 5-6
pages.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"></span></li>
</ul>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Poster
papers: 1-2 pages (undergraduate).</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;color:rgb(112,48,160)">Submission Link: </span></b><a href="https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=imeta2024">https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=imeta2024</a>
<b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;color:rgb(68,114,196)"></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:red">Organizing Committee</span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,114,196)"> Steering Committee</span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Albert Zomaya,
University of Sydney, Australia</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Giancarlo
Fortino, University of Calabria, Italy</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Ian F. Akyildiz,
Truva Inc., USA</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Merouane Debbah,
TII, UAE</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Nirwan Ansari,
New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Salil Kanhere,
UNSW Sydney, Australia</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Walid Saad,
Virginia Tech, USA</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,114,196)">General
Co-Chair</span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Farina (Nadia)
Bhuiyan, Zayed University, UAE</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Moayad Aloqaily,
MBZUAI, UAE</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,114,196)">Program
Co-Chairs</span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Madhusanka
Liyanage, University College Dublin, Ireland</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Xiaokang Zhou,
Shiga University, Japan</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Vinayaka Pandit,
IBM India Research Lab, India</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Wingdings">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Safa Otoum, Zayed
University, UAE</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">--Regards,</p>
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