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CODS-COMAD 2022
9th ACM IKDD CODS and 27th COMAD

5th Joint International Conference on
Data Science & Management of Data

January 8-10, 2022
Bangalore, India  |  Hybrid Event
https://cods-comad.in/
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We are pleased to announce The 5th Joint International Conference on Data 
Sciences and Management of Data to be held in Bangalore, India, on January 8-10, 2022 
as a hybrid event.  CODS-COMAD is a premier international conference focusing on 
scientific work in Databases, Data Sciences and their applications. Being held for 
the 5th time as a common conference bringing together the COMAD and the CODS 
communities, the conference invites researchers in the field of databases, 
data sciences and their applications to submit their original work.

- CALL FOR PAPERS -

RESEARCH TRACK
The research track invites full as well as short papers describing innovative 
and original research contributions on all aspects of data management, data science, 
machine learning, AI and their applications focussing on one or more aspects of 
Theory, System Design, Experiments and Benchmarking, Scalability, Algorithms, etc.  
The goal of short papers is to provide a venue for relatively simpler but innovative 
ideas such as engineered solutions, exciting work-in-progress or even negative results 
that would be interesting to the broader community. Authors of accepted papers will 
get an opportunity to showcase their work as an oral presentation.  For more details 
visit: https://cods-comad.in/call-for-research-track-papers/

APPLIED DATA SCIENCE TRACK
The Applied Data Sciences (ADS) track invites both full as well as short papers 
describing the design, implementation and results of solutions and systems for  
application of data science techniques to real-world problems. Technical approaches 
can include data science, data mining, applied machine learning, testing and governance 
of data science models and solutions, DevOps for data science.  Accepted papers will 
be given the opportunity to present their work as an oral presentation.  
For more details, visit: https://cods-comad.in/call-for-applied-data-science-track-papers/

TUTORIALS
Tutorials at CODS-COMAD offer a platform to showcase state-of-the-art tools and 
technologies to support research, development and applications of data systems, 
data science, data management and platforms, data-driven applications etc. We solicit 
tutorial proposals on all topics of interest to the CODS-COMAD conference.  
For more details, visit: https://cods-comad.in/call-for-tutorial-proposals/

DEMO TRACK
The demonstration (demo) track invites submissions from academia and industry where 
a live or pre-recorded demonstration of the software system, prototype, conceptual 
design or library adds significant value to the work. Topics of interest include 
data systems, data science, data management and platforms, data-driven applications etc. 
The scope for demos is broad and includes all topics of interest to the CODS-COMAD 
conference.  The demo should be the result of innovative work including solving novel 
technical or research problems and/or creating novel UI/UX. Authors of accepted demo 
track papers will have the option to do either a recorded demo or a live demo at the 
conference site.  
For more details, visit: https://cods-comad.in/call-for-demo-track-papers/

YOUNG RESEARCHERS' SYMPOSIUM
The Young Researchers’ Symposium at CODS-COMAD 2022 invites submissions from students 
and postdoctoral fellows. This is a unique opportunity for young researchers to have 
fruitful peer-to-peer discussions and to get feedback from leading senior researchers 
about their current research work. Submissions to the Young Researchers’ Symposium (YRS) 
are invited on the topics such as data systems, data science, data management and 
platforms, data-driven applications etc. We welcome many kinds of papers, such as, 
but not limited to: novel research papers, work-in-progress papers, appraisal papers 
of existing methods and tools (e.g., lessons learned). The first author of any 
submission should be an Undergraduate/Postgraduate/Ph.D. student or a Postdoctoral 
researcher affiliated with any academic institution. Authors of accepted papers will 
get a chance to present their work both as a poster and a quick lightning talk at the 
conference.  For more details, visit: 
https://cods-comad.in/call-for-young-researchers-symposium-papers/

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RESEARCH AND APPLIED DATA SCIENCE TRACK
Check the link below to help you decide which track to submit your paper to.  It is the 
authors’ responsibility to submit their paper into the appropriate track.  Papers that 
do not satisfy the requirements (e.g., a research track paper) might be rejected without 
a formal review.  
https://cods-comad.in/research-track-vs-advance-data-science-track/


SUBMISSION FORMAT
All submissions should be formatted in the standard ACM style available at: 
https://bit.ly/3dEPFW9. Word authors should use: https://bit.ly/39MMH0r 
The length of the submission should not exceed the page limit mentioned below. 
Submissions not adhering to the page limit will be rejected without review

PAGE LIMITS    
-	RESEARCH TRACK (FULL PAPER): A maximum of 8 pages of content + up to 2 additional 
	pages containing only references.
- 	RESEARCH TRACK (SHORT PAPER): A maximum of 4 pages of content + up to 1 additional 
	page containing only references.
- 	APPLIED DATA SCIENCE TRACK (FULL PAPER): A maximum of 8 pages of content + up to 
	2 additional pages containing only references.
- 	APPLIED DATA SCIENCE TRACK (SHORT PAPER): A maximum of 4 pages of content + up to 
	1 additional page containing only references.
- 	TUTORIALS: A maximum of 4 pages of content + up to 1 additional page containing 
	only references.
- 	DEMO TRACK: A maximum of 4 pages of content + up to 1 additional page containing 
	only references + a link to the demo in the main content.
- 	YOUNG RESEARCHERS' SYMPOSIUM (YRS): A maximum of 2 pages of extended abstract, 
	including all images, tables, and references. The status of the first author 
	(Undergraduate / Postgraduate / Doctoral / Postdoctoral) should be listed as 
	a footnote on the first page.
 

IMPORTANT DATES

Track				Submission	Notification	Camera Ready
Research Track			Jul 11, 2021	Oct 1, 2021	Oct 31, 2021
Applied Data Science Track	Jul 11, 2021	Oct 1, 2021	Oct 31, 2021
Tutorials			Aug 10, 2021	Oct 1, 2021	Oct 31, 2021
Demo Track			Aug 10, 2021	Oct 1, 2021	Oct 31, 2021
Young Researchers’ Symposium 	Aug 10, 2021	Oct 1, 2021	Oct 31, 2021


DUAL SUBMISSION AND PLAGIARISM POLICY
CODS-COMAD does not allow dual submissions. Submissions should be reporting original 
work, not previously published, accepted to be published, or being considered for 
publication in any other forum. Authors are also not allowed to concurrently submit 
the same work across multiple tracks within CODS-COMAD 2022.

EASY CHAIR SUBMISSION LINK
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=codscomad2022

DETAILED SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS AND POLICIES
Detailed submission instructions and other policies are available at the link below.  
Do check them out before submitting your paper. 
https://cods-comad.in/submission-instructions-and-policies/

AWARDS
The best paper in each track will receive an award citation

TRAVEL GRANTS
Conference will provide travel assistance to a reasonable number of students 
(both domestic and international) whose papers are accepted.  The travel grant includes 
free accommodation and monetary travel support partially covering the travel cost. 
Details of the grant will be made available at the conference website in due course.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

General Chairs
- Gargi Dasgupta, IBM Research, India
- Yogesh Simmhan, Indian Institute of Science

PC Chairs (Research Track)
- Balaji Vasan Srinivasan, Adobe Research, India
- Sourav Bhowmick, NTU Singapore

PC Chairs (Applied Data Science Track)
- Amith Singhee, IBM Research, India
- Maya Ramanath, IIT Delhi

Tutorial Chairs
- Kalapriya Kannan, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Ram Subramanian, University of Canberra

Demo Chairs
- Alpan Raval, Wadhwani AI
- Anirban Chakraborty, Indian Institute of Science

Young Researchers' Symposium (YRS) Chairs
- Bivas Mitra, IIT Kharagpur
- Sriparna Saha, IIT Patna
- Vaibhav Rajan, NUS Singapore

Diversity & Inclusion Chairs
- Srujana Merugu, Google Research & Wadhwani AI
- Shourya Roy, Flipkart

Proceedings Chair
- Nipun Batra, IIT Gandhinagar

Publicity Chairs
- Laura Wynter, IBM Research, Singapore
- Raj Sharma, Goldman Sachs
- Ranjitha Prasad, IIIT Delhi

Sponsorship Chairs
- Balaraman Ravindran, IIT Madras
- Lipika Dey, TCS Research
- Manoj Agarwal, Microsoft

Local Organizing Chairs
- Jaya S. Nair, IIIT Bangalore
- Raj Sharma, Goldman Sachs

Virtual Event Chair
- Deepak Gupta, Amazon

Finance Chair
- Chandrashekhar Sahasrabudhe, ACM India

Website Chairs
- Aakash Khochare, Indian Institute of Science
- Sandeep Kumar Mandal, Gameskraft