Aims and scope

The 2025 IEEE Symposium on Maritime Informatics & Robotics -MARIS- (https://maritimesymposium.eu/) seeks to highlight cutting-edge research and developments that propel maritime technology into a new era and become the premier event for maritime informatics & robotics.
The event will feature selected presentations and panel sessions presenting recent developments in autonomous systems, robotics, IoT, Artificial Intelligence, big data analytics and machine learning, and the applications they enable in the maritime domain.
The event will also include the 2025 edition of the Aegean Roboat Race (https://maritimesymposium.eu/roboat-race/). The MARIS Symposium is sponsored by the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society and the IEEE Computer Society.

Topics of interest

We invite contributions within a broad range of topics relevant to marine robotic systems and maritime informatics, ranging from sensing, communication and networking to security, robotics, vision and system integration. Specific topics include, but are not limited to:
• Maritime Sensor Architectures: Developments in sensor systems designed for maritime applications, including integration and deployment challenges.
• Maritime & Maritime Robotics, Sensors, and Applications: Scientific innovations in robotic systems for the marine environment enable unique applications, such as real-time situational awareness and sustained ocean monitoring.
• Swarm Marine Robotics Applications: Coordinated systems and swarm robotics for underwater and marine environments.
• Underwater Network and System Architectures: Comprehensive approaches to underwater networks, including all layers of communication and system integration.
• Communications and Signal Processing: Advances in communication protocols, signal processing techniques, and network reliability in marine contexts.
• Cooperative Marine Systems and Learning: Machine learning and AI techniques to enhance cooperation in multi-agent marine systems.
• Human-Robot Interaction in Marine Environments: Enhancing human-in-the-loop capabilities and interaction frameworks for operational marine systems.
• Modeling, Simulation, and Experimental Testbeds: Simulation and testing tools for underwater systems surface marine platforms.
• Remote Sensing and Blue Technologies: Applications of remote sensing in maritime contexts and the latest in sustainable blue technology solutions.
• Data Analytics and Machine Learning for Marine Environments: Leveraging data-driven techniques and machine learning for operational improvements in marine settings.
• Internet of Things (IoT) in Maritime Environments: Applications of IoT for sensing and autonomous system networks for smarter more effective maritime operations.

Contributions developed as part of the co-located Aegean Ro-Boat Race Challenge, which focuses on advancing robotic systems and applications for autonomous maritime navigation, data gathering, and marine operations, are also invited.

Submission guidelines

Authors are invited to submit original papers, which have not been published elsewhere and which are not currently under consideration for another journal, conference or workshop.

• Full Papers: Paper submissions should be limited to a maximum of eight (8) pages, in the IEEE 2-column format (https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html). This paper type is appropriate for sharing mature work or analysis of results from completed projects. Full papers should include a clear methodology section and literature review, comparing results against published literature.
• Short Papers: Paper submissions should be limited to a maximum of four (4) pages, in the IEEE 2-column format (https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html). This paper type is appropriate for sharing early-stage results from research / projects, work in progress or a snapshot of interim results, experiences and perspectives.

The IEEE MARIS Symposium follows the traditional single-blind submission policy. This means that the authors’ information is not hidden by the reviewers.

All authors are encouraged to share their data, code, and other research outputs to facilitate verification and reproducibility of experiments and their conclusions.

Important dates

• Paper submission: February 28th, 2025
• Author notification: April 4th, 2025
• Camera-ready paper submission deadline: April 25th, 2025
• Symposium date: June 26th, 2025

Author Registration

The IEEE MARIS Symposium will be held onsite. Therefore, at least one author of each accepted paper must complete the conference registration (full registration, regardless of the author’s status) and present the paper at the conference.

Symposium Proceedings and Journal Special Issue

Accepted papers will be published in the symposium proceedings by the IEEE Computer Society Press and included into the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. All papers in IEEE Xplore are indexed to Scopus.

A selected number of best papers will be invited for possible inclusion, in an expanded and revised form, in a special issue of the IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering (https://ieeeoes.org/publications/ieee-journal-of-oceanic-engineering/) published by the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society (impact factor: 3.8).

Organization and Support

General co-Chairs
– Dimitris Zissis, University of the Aegean (Greece)
– Yannis Theodoridis, University of Piraeus (Greece)
– Joao Sousa, University of Porto (Portugal)

Local Organizing Committee
– Elias Xidias, University of the Aegean (Greece)
– Alexandros Troupiotis-Kapeliaris, University of the Aegean (Greece)
– Giannis Spiliopoulos, University of the Aegean (Greece)

Program Committee
– Alexander Artikis, University of Piraeus (Greece)
– Elena Camossi, CMRE – Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (Italy)
– Gabriele Ferri, CMRE – Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (Italy)
– Fausto Ferreira, University of Zagreb (Croatia)
– Michele Fiorini, Leonardo (Italy)
– Christos Keleshis, CMMI – Cyprus Marine & Maritime Institute (Cyprus)
– Renato Mendes, University of Porto (Portugal)
– Dimitris Pados, Florida Atlantic University (USA)
– Costas Pelekanakis, TNO Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (Netherlands)
– Nikos Pelekis, University of Piraeus (Greece)
– Alessandra Raffaetà , University of Venice (Italy)
– Cyril Ray, Ecole Navale (France)
– Chiara Renso, ISTI-CNR, Pisa (Italy)
– Panagiotis Tampakis, University of Southern Denmark (Denmark)
– Kostantinos Tserpes, Harokopio University of Athens (Greece)
– Elias Xidias, University of the Aegean (Greece)
– Guangrong Zou, VTT Technical Research Center of Finland (Finland)

Organizational Support
– Intelligent Transportation Systems Lab (SmartMove), University of the Aegean (Greece)
– Data Science Lab, School of Information and Communication Technologies, University of Piraeus (Greece)
– Underwater Systems and Technology Lab (LSTS), University of Porto (Portugal)

Sponsors
– IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society
– IEEE Computer Society

Contact email: maritimesymposium[at]artion[dot]com[dot]gr