IEEE ToH Short Papers

IEEE Transactions on Haptics (ToH) Short Papers

Virtual presentation instructions are now available!

Authors can submit their 6-page (maximum) conference papers directly to the journal (Submission Procedures – IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (ieee-ras.org) for consideration for publication as a short paper in the journal and if accepted for publication can then present their paper at the World Haptics Conference 2021. When submitting the paper to ToH authors should choose the option Short paper (ToH-World Haptics Conference).

The outcome of the first round of reviews will be accept, revise, or reject. For those papers receiving a revision decision, the authors will be given 30 days to revise their papers and submit them to the journal where they will again be reviewed by the reviewers and Associate Editor handling the paper. At this point, the decision is accept or reject. The Conference Editorial Board for the World Haptics Conference 2021 will receive all the reviews and Associate Editor’s report from papers rejected by the journal (after either the first or second round of reviews) and determine which of these papers to include in the conference program. A paper may therefore be rejected from the journal but accepted for the conference and published in the conference proceedings, or it could be rejected by both the journal and the conference. Those papers accepted for publication in the journal will be included in the conference and published in the journal.


Submission on PaperPlaza

In order to make your paper appear in this year’s WHC2021 proceeding, the final version of your manuscript must be submitted electronically through PaperPlaza following the two-step submission procedure as described below:

Initial and final submission procedure:

Before May 21, the submitting author must submit a “first submission” as well as a “final submission” for their Paper to the “IEEE Trans. Haptics Short Paper track on PaperPlaza. The submitting author will be asked to enter the following information:
▪ The paper title, list of authors, PaperPlaza PIN numbers of all authors, and keywords.
▪ An abbreviated abstract for use in the conference program (limited to 1500 characters).
▪ Manuscript and optional video.

Once your first submission is successfully made, you will get notified of the final submission information. Please be note that before May 21, the submitting author MUST submit a “final submission” for their Paper to the “IEEE Trans. Haptics Short Paper track on PaperPlaza

The final submission template for the accepted papers is available at http://ras.papercept.net/conferences/support/support.php. Please also note that the final paper submission deadline may possibly be extended. We will announce it through the conference website. 

Special notes:
▪ Please make sure that you use the correct template for your paper. There will be a format check on all final camera-ready submissions.
▪ It is very important to update the abstract and make any final changes to the title and author list/affiliation on the submission website before uploading the final version. If your paper has multiple authors, please make sure you have added all authors. This is the only way to ensure the conference’s final program to have the updated information.
▪ At least one author of the paper must register for the conference as “Paper Author”. Otherwise, the paper will be pulled from the final program.
▪ Presentation instructions will be provided soon.


Virtual Presentation Instructions

Upload Deadline: June 25, 2021

Your ToH Short Paper will be presented during an Oral Session in which your pre-recorded video presentation will be broadcast and you will answer questions live by videoconference. You will also set your Office Hours, during which you’ll be able to discuss your work with attendees in your personal videoconferencing room. To set your Office Hours in the virtual conference platform (X-CD), please consult these instructions.

To get ready for your virtual presentation, we ask that you prepare the following materials and upload them to X-CD:

A pre-recorded video presentation (MP4): All ToH Short Paper presentations will be pre-recorded, broadcast during a live Oral Session, and available on-demand for attendees. Your video presentation must be prepared following these guidelines, and therefore include both a voice over and captions. Please present your work as you would at an in-person conference with a full-screen screencast of your slides and a picture-in-picture video of yourself. Your video presentation must not exceed 3 minutes for regular papers, and 6 minutes for award candidates (which have been notified by email). To upload your pre-recorded video presentation to X-CD, use the “Record/Upload Presentation” feature as described in the upload instructions.

Supporting content (PDF): Please prepare supporting content to assist discussions during your Office Hours. This could, for example, be a set of slides or a video that you will screen-share during your videoconference to explain your work. This content will also be made available on-demand. To upload your supporting content on X-CD, use the “Additional Presentation Files” feature as described in the upload instructions.

▪ToH Short Paper manuscript (PDF): Please download a copy of your manuscript from PaperPlaza and upload it to X-CD. Note that your manuscript has been updated by the conference organizer and will therefore differ from your own copy of the manuscript. To upload your manuscript, use the “Manuscript File” feature as described in the upload instructions.

NOTE: If your submitted manuscript on PaperPlaza included a video file, a YouTube link will be added to your presentation card on X-CD by the conference organizers.

Please see our resources page for the conference logo and zoom backgrounds that can be used for your materials and your presentations.

Please have all required materials, including your pre-recorded video presentation, uploaded to the virtual conference platform by June 25, 2021.

Note that only one author can act as presenter, upload content to the virtual platform and participate in the different conference activities (live Q&A, Office Hours). The presenter must be a registered attendee of the conference. The presenter will be assumed to be the corresponding author for the submission, as indicated on PaperPlaza. If you would like a different author to be the presenter, please fill out this form as soon as possible.

For any questions, please contact either the Program Chair at program@2021.worldhaptics.org or the Virtual Arrangement Chairs at virtual@2021.worldhaptics.org.


Important Dates

January 10, 2021 (11:59 pm HST): IEEE ToH short paper submission (firm deadline)
Late April, 2021: IEEE ToH short paper final acceptance notification
May 21, 2021 (extended): Camera-ready (final) paper submission
June 25, 2021: Deadline to upload content to the virtual platform