Dear colleagues,

We invite paper submissions and challenge participation for the 4th Physical Retail AI Workshop (PRAW 2027), held in conjunction with WACV 2027.

PRAW brings together academic researchers and industry practitioners advancing computer vision and artificial intelligence for physical retail. The half-day workshop will feature invited talks, peer-reviewed paper presentations, and the RetailAction Challenge.

IMPORTANT DATES

Paper track:

• Paper submission deadline: October 15, 2026 (GMT+2)
• Notification of acceptance: October 26, 2026 (GMT+2)
• Camera-ready deadline: November 2, 2026 (GMT+2)

Challenge and workshop:

• RetailAction Challenge deadline: November 2, 2026 (GMT+2)
• Workshop date: January 4 or 5, 2027 (to be confirmed)

WORKSHOP DETAILS

Date: January 4 or 5, 2027 — Half-day workshop
Location: Disney Springs, Buena Vista, Florida, USA

Workshop website: https://praw-workshop.github.io/

Paper submission portal:
https://openreview.net/group?id=thecvf.com/WACV/2027/Workshop/PRAW

RetailAction Challenge:
https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/retail-action-challenge-praw-workshop-wacv-2027

ORGANIZERS

• Rocco Pietrini, Universitas Mercatorum
• Marina Paolanti, University of Macerata
• Davide Mazzini, Standard AI
• Bruno Abbate, Standard AI
• Dave Wollard, Standard AI
• Vinod Kulathumani, Amazon
• Yirui Wang, Amazon

For questions about submissions, the program, the challenge, or collaboration opportunities, please contact:

rocco.pietrini <at> unimercatorum.it

Please share this announcement with interested colleagues and communities. We look forward to your submissions, challenge entries, and participation at PRAW 2027!

The PRAW 2027 Organizing Committee