{"id":208,"date":"2022-12-15T14:34:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T14:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/pets2025\/organizer-dashboard\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T08:56:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T08:56:35","slug":"call-for-submissions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/pets2025\/pets2025\/call-for-submissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Submissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PETS2025 invites submissions for the following challenges:<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"199\"><strong data-start=\"55\" data-end=\"197\">Challenge 1: Target Detection and Classification <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">(Mandatory)<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"199\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><em>Objective: Detecting and classifying targets in maritime and coastal areas using multi-platform and multi-spectral sensors<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"201\" 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