We invite authors to submit their original research work on agriculture-centric computation. The topics of the conference include, but are not limited to:

• IoT Technologies for Agriculture automation
• Deep learning methods for agriculture data analysis
• Data mining techniques for agriculture data analysis
• Analysis and applications of drone/satellite/smartphone-captured plant and landscape images
• Crop-yield prediction
• Time series models, specifically in the agricultural context
• Applications in precision agriculture
• Agriculture and water-related datasets
• Tools, techniques and equipments for smart agriculture

Proposals for tutorials/workshops/demos are being invited on the relevant themes. Tutorials and workshops can be half-day in length. The proposal should be submitted as an extended abstract (Max up to 1000 words). The submission should include the following:

A thematic synopsis of the content to be covered.

A description of the proposer.

Their pertinent credentials.

Proposals for Tutorials/Workshop/Demos can be submitted online via submitting google form. The link to the google form is given below: https://forms.gle/6gBkuWW4WujavZ9T9

All regular papers should be 12-15 pages in length based on Springer LNCS format. For LaTeX and Word templates and furhter formatting information, please visit the following link on Springer website: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines.

Submission link

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ica23

STEP 1: PAPER FORMATTING

1. REVIEW, REVISE, and AMEND your paper as per the reviewer’s comments. Add author details.
2. Make sure that paper is in Springer LNCS format (very strict policy, visit https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines ). We strongly recommend using LaTeX template for formatting.
3. Make sure the tables and figures do not exceed the allowed page limits.
4. Make sure the number of pages is not less than 12 and not more than 15, including references.
5. Enhance the quality of the pictures and tables which are used in your paper.
6. Make sure your paper has been proofread to ensure that it is ERROR-FREE. We recommend the use of Grammarly (https://app.grammarly.com/) for finding grammar errors.
7. Check for plagiarism. Final acceptance of the paper is subject to a similarity index of less than 20%.
8. In the case of LaTex, put all the source files (except pdf) in a zip file and name it paperid_source_file.zip. For Word formatted paper, rename the file to paperid_source_file.docx. Keep the pdf version also ready by naming it paperid_camera_ready.pdf.

STEP 2: COPYRIGHT FORM

9. Fill in the copyright form given on URL https://bit.ly/3N1GLoS. The form has a few entries already filled. The remaining entries need to be made by the authors. We have also attached a form guide. You need to enter text in all blue annotated boxes (Copywrite form guide can be accessed at the following link: https://bit.ly/41mw8By).
10. Rename the copyright form to paperid_copyright.pdf.
11. [Optional] The authors are also encouraged to do a plagiarism check and obtain paperid_plagiarism_report.pdf.

STEP3: PAYMENT

10. Please pay the registration fee online mode. If you received the registration grant, pay 7.5 K INR; otherwise, pay 15 K INR. For more details on payment, please see here: https://cse.iitrpr.ac.in/mrig/ica23/registration.php
    Rename the proof of payment as paperid_paymentproof.pdf/jpg/jpeg/png.

STEP 4: SUBMISSION

11. Upload the final files (paperid_camera_ready.pdf, paperid_source_file.zip/paperid_source_file.docx, paperid_copyright.pdf, paperid_paymentproof.pdf/jpg/jpeg/png) using the following link: https://forms.gle/5xWaDeK2GaABhGhf7
12. The authors are also encouraged to do a plagiarism check and upload paperid_plagiarism_report.pdf.
13. The deadline for camera-ready submission is 25th April 2023.
14. Please update the easy chair submission too with paperid_camera_ready.pdf.

Additional Instructions:

Authors should consult Springer’s Instructions for Authors of Proceedings and use either the LaTeX in Overleaf or the Word templates provided on the author’s page ( https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines) for the preparation of their papers. Springer encourages authors to include their ORCIDs in their papers. In addition, the corresponding author of each paper, acting on behalf of all of the authors of that paper, must complete and sign a License-to-Publish form. The corresponding author signing the copyright form should match the corresponding author marked on the paper. Once the files have been sent to Springer, changes relating to the authorship of the papers cannot be made.