[image: logo-icpr-2024.png] CALL FOR PAPERS *MCMI Workshop 2024* - Multi- and Cross-Modal Information for Enhanced Pattern Recognition Co-located with the 26th International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR 2024). MCMI 2024 @ ICPR 2024 Website: mcmi2024.unikore.it December 1, 2024, Kolkata, India *Important Dates* Full papers submission: July 1, 2024 Notification of paper acceptance: September 1, 2024 Camera-ready of accepted papers: September 27, 2024 Workshop: December 1, 2024 *Goal of the Workshop* The MCMI workshop aims to explore the convergence and fusion of information from multiple modalities, forming the backbone of modern AI systems for robust pattern recognition and understanding. This interdisciplinary workshop encourages collaboration across fields such as audio processing, computer vision, and natural language processing. It serves as a venue to discuss recent findings, share innovative methodologies, and address future directions in multimodal pattern analysis. *Topics of interest*We invite submissions of high-quality papers reporting original research and significant new work not under review or published elsewhere in the following areas: Technological Advancements in Multimodal Systems Multimodal Fusion Strategies Deep Learning Architectures for Multimodal Fusion Cross-Modal Feature Extraction and Learning Audio-Visual Speech Recognition Scene and Object Recognition from Audio-Visual Cues Temporal Dynamics in Multimodal Data Processing Robustness and Generalization across Diverse Modalities Applications and Interaction in Multimodal Systems Emotion Recognition in Multimodal Data Natural Language Processing for Multimedia Content Multimodal Datasets and Benchmarks Novel Interaction Paradigms for Multimodal Data Acquisition Security, Ethics, and Transparency in Multimodal Systems Ethical Considerations in Multimodal Data Processing Privacy-Preserving Multimodal Learning Explainable AI (XAI) in Multimodal Systems Security and Robustness in Multimodal Systems Adversarial Attacks and Defense in Multimodal Systems *Submission Guidelines* Papers must be formatted according to Springer's LNCS template and submitted via the workshop's submission system. Submissions should present substantial new work and should not be under review elsewhere: *Paper length*: up to 10 pages in Springer LNCS format, including figures, tables, and references. *Submission link*: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/MCMI2024/ *Peer review*: Single-blind Accepted papers will be published in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science series by Springer, and at least one author of each accepted paper must register for the workshop by the camera-ready deadline. *Workshop Organizers* Moreno La Quatra, Kore University of Enna, Italy Nicole Dalia Cilia, Kore University of Enna, Italy Vincenzo Conti, Kore University of Enna, Italy Salvatore Sorce, Kore University of Enna, Italy Giovanni Garraffa, Kore University of Enna, Italy Valerio Mario Salerno, Kore University of Enna, Italy For questions regarding the submission process, please contact the organizers at mcmi@unikore.it. *Diversity and Inclusion Statement* MCMI 2024 is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values diversity. We thank our participants for their cooperation in helping us create a safe and positive workshop experience for everyone.