Building accurate knowledge of the identity, geographic distribution, and evolution of species is essential for sustainable development and biodiversity conservation. However, the routine identification of plants and animals in the field significantly hampers the aggregation of new data and knowledge. Identifying and naming living plants or animals is almost impossible for the public and often a challenging task for professionals and naturalists. Bridging this gap is a key challenge toward enabling effective biodiversity monitoring systems. The LifeCLEF evaluation campaign has been boosting and evaluating advances in this domain since 2011.
\nEach year, participants of LifeCLEF publish their research as part of the CLEF workshop proceedings (e.g., CLEF 2024 Proceedings). As in previous years, we encourage you to contribute by publishing a working note detailing your solution even if you're not among the top-scoring participants! If you have an interesting method, ablation study, or novel insight—we want to hear from you!
\nPlease use this single column working note template.
Submissions will be handled via EasyChair.
Since it is a first edition of AnimaleCLEF, for reference, we attach selected previously accepted FungiCLEF and GeoLifeCLEF working notes below:
\nOther relevant tools and papers:
\n\nWe look forward to your contributions! 🚀
\nIf you have any questions, feel free to ask in this thread.
\nOn behalf of the organizing committee,
\nLukáš Picek
Building accurate knowledge of the identity, geographic distribution, and evolution of species is essential for sustainable development and biodiversity conservation. However, the routine identification of plants and animals in the field significantly hampers the aggregation of new data and knowledge. Identifying and naming living plants or animals is almost impossible for the public and often a challenging task for professionals and naturalists. Bridging this gap is a key challenge toward enabling effective biodiversity monitoring systems. The LifeCLEF evaluation campaign has been boosting and evaluating advances in this domain since 2011.
\nEach year, participants of LifeCLEF publish their research as part of the CLEF workshop proceedings (e.g., CLEF 2024 Proceedings). As in previous years, we encourage you to contribute by publishing a working note detailing your solution even if you're not among the top-scoring participants! If you have an interesting method, ablation study, or novel insight—we want to hear from you!
\nPlease use this single column working note template.
Submissions will be handled via EasyChair.
Since it is a first edition of AnimaleCLEF, for reference, we attach selected previously accepted FungiCLEF and GeoLifeCLEF working notes below:
\nOther relevant tools and papers:
\n\nWe look forward to your contributions! 🚀
\nIf you have any questions, feel free to ask in this thread.
\nOn behalf of the organizing committee,
\nLukáš Picek
Congratulations to all AnimalCLEF25 participants 🎉
\nWhether you cracked the top ranks or pushed your first submission across the finish line, your efforts are driving real progress in automated biodiversity monitoring.
\nNow that the competition has wrapped up, we’d love to hear more about your approaches. Submit a working note by June 7, 2025 via EasyChair using
\nthe CEUR-WS template.
Please read more about the reasons, benefits, etc. in the post above.\nIn you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask.
\n— Lukáš Picek (on behalf of the LifeCLEF organizing committee)
\n@andronhl @darkartitry @webmaking @petryan @artemdzhalilov @nihilistk @ionutvisan @timriggins @sergeyfedorchenko @jiangqingyan666 @carl1234xyh @amazingxyz @yanshisan @llllhhhk @mosteren @boundedbytdada @austinghy @kipngetichv @enescnkr @hulkkk @simspon52 @garifullintimur @masonsukhachev @lingguozhou @simpsongomer @wuhane @zhedoublelucky @petethabunny @alejandrojcmmarin @andrewrwerewrew @wan3poo @generalpete @arrosw @alenic @danielvalyano @xbar19 @dartveider1 @hathawaytan @stefanvulpe @galant1 @lightshing @mkdirsrc @wolfstefan @suthcong @lonansyayf @onesongbird @jacketheredge @sarahlcy @hanjuhn @allenyuhao @youkangzhang @zalone689 @ademolaglory @josephocheagada @karanpalkjh @andradaparaczki @davidandw190
", "rawMarkdown": "**Congratulations to all AnimalCLEF25 participants** 🎉\n\nWhether you cracked the top ranks or pushed your first submission across the finish line, your efforts are driving real progress in automated biodiversity monitoring.\n\nNow that the competition has wrapped up, we’d love to hear more about your approaches. Submit a **working note** by **June 7, 2025** via [EasyChair](https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=clef2025) using\nthe [CEUR-WS template](https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/template-for-submissions-to-ceur-workshop-proceedings-ceur-ws-dot-org/wqyfdgftmcfw). \n\n**Please read more about the reasons, benefits, etc. in the post above.\nIn you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask.**\n\n— *Lukáš Picek* (on behalf of the LifeCLEF organizing committee)\n\n@andronhl @darkartitry @webmaking @petryan @artemdzhalilov @nihilistk @ionutvisan @timriggins @sergeyfedorchenko @jiangqingyan666 @carl1234xyh @amazingxyz @yanshisan @llllhhhk @mosteren @boundedbytdada @austinghy @kipngetichv @enescnkr @hulkkk @simspon52 @garifullintimur @masonsukhachev @lingguozhou @simpsongomer @wuhane @zhedoublelucky @petethabunny @alejandrojcmmarin @andrewrwerewrew @wan3poo @generalpete @arrosw @alenic @danielvalyano @xbar19 @dartveider1 @hathawaytan @stefanvulpe @galant1 @lightshing @mkdirsrc @wolfstefan @suthcong @lonansyayf @onesongbird @jacketheredge @sarahlcy @hanjuhn @allenyuhao @youkangzhang @zalone689 @ademolaglory @josephocheagada @karanpalkjh @andradaparaczki @davidandw190", "replies": [ { "id": 3216960, "postDate": "2025-06-04T10:43:01.953Z", "rawMarkdown": "", "isDeleted": true }, { "id": 3217432, "postDate": "2025-06-05T02:28:26.193Z", "content": "excuse me, i wonder how many pages does the working notebook need to submit
", "rawMarkdown": "excuse me, i wonder how many pages does the working notebook need to submit", "replies": [ { "id": 3217781, "postDate": "2025-06-05T11:55:05.717Z", "content": "Dear @hathawaytan ,
\nThere is no page limit, but you should follow standard structure and include sufficient detail, and if possible, ablation studies. As a reference, here you have selected previously accepted FungiCLEF and GeoLifeCLEF working notes below:
\nBest,
\nLukas
May I ask if it is necessary to register for CLEF LAB for this competition? I missed the deadline. What should I do?
", "rawMarkdown": "May I ask if it is necessary to register for CLEF LAB for this competition? I missed the deadline. What should I do?\n", "replies": [ { "id": 3197841, "postDate": "2025-05-08T17:06:36.900Z", "content": "Dear @arrosw ,
\nNo problem. Do not worry, send info about your team, i.e., your names and affiliations, to my email [lukaspicek@gmail.com].
\nBest,
\nLukas
nice work bro
", "rawMarkdown": "nice work bro\n" } ], "comments": [ { "id": 3206894, "author_name": "picekl", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2025-05-21T22:49:54.330000", "content": "Congratulations to all AnimalCLEF25 participants 🎉
\nWhether you cracked the top ranks or pushed your first submission across the finish line, your efforts are driving real progress in automated biodiversity monitoring.
\nNow that the competition has wrapped up, we’d love to hear more about your approaches. Submit a working note by June 7, 2025 via EasyChair using
\nthe CEUR-WS template.
Please read more about the reasons, benefits, etc. in the post above.\nIn you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask.
\n— Lukáš Picek (on behalf of the LifeCLEF organizing committee)
\n@andronhl @darkartitry @webmaking @petryan @artemdzhalilov @nihilistk @ionutvisan @timriggins @sergeyfedorchenko @jiangqingyan666 @carl1234xyh @amazingxyz @yanshisan @llllhhhk @mosteren @boundedbytdada @austinghy @kipngetichv @enescnkr @hulkkk @simspon52 @garifullintimur @masonsukhachev @lingguozhou @simpsongomer @wuhane @zhedoublelucky @petethabunny @alejandrojcmmarin @andrewrwerewrew @wan3poo @generalpete @arrosw @alenic @danielvalyano @xbar19 @dartveider1 @hathawaytan @stefanvulpe @galant1 @lightshing @mkdirsrc @wolfstefan @suthcong @lonansyayf @onesongbird @jacketheredge @sarahlcy @hanjuhn @allenyuhao @youkangzhang @zalone689 @ademolaglory @josephocheagada @karanpalkjh @andradaparaczki @davidandw190
", "votes": 0, "replies": [ { "id": 3216960, "author_name": "", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2025-06-04T10:43:01.953000", "content": "", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 3217432, "author_name": "Hathaway Tan", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2025-06-05T02:28:26.193000", "content": "excuse me, i wonder how many pages does the working notebook need to submit
", "votes": 0, "replies": [ { "id": 3217781, "author_name": "picekl", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2025-06-05T11:55:05.717000", "content": "Dear @hathawaytan ,
\nThere is no page limit, but you should follow standard structure and include sufficient detail, and if possible, ablation studies. As a reference, here you have selected previously accepted FungiCLEF and GeoLifeCLEF working notes below:
\nBest,
\nLukas
May I ask if it is necessary to register for CLEF LAB for this competition? I missed the deadline. What should I do?
", "votes": 0, "replies": [ { "id": 3197841, "author_name": "picekl", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2025-05-08T17:06:36.900000", "content": "Dear @arrosw ,
\nNo problem. Do not worry, send info about your team, i.e., your names and affiliations, to my email [lukaspicek@gmail.com].
\nBest,
\nLukas
nice work bro
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ], "raw_markdown_by_id": { "3157336": "Building accurate knowledge of the identity, geographic distribution, and evolution of species is essential for sustainable development and biodiversity conservation. However, the routine identification of plants and animals in the field significantly hampers the aggregation of new data and knowledge. Identifying and naming living plants or animals is almost impossible for the public and often a challenging task for professionals and naturalists. Bridging this gap is a key challenge toward enabling effective biodiversity monitoring systems. The LifeCLEF evaluation campaign has been boosting and evaluating advances in this domain since 2011.\n\nEach year, participants of **LifeCLEF** publish their research as part of the **CLEF workshop proceedings** (e.g., [CLEF 2024 Proceedings](https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3740/)). As in previous years, we encourage you to contribute by publishing a working note detailing your solution **even if you're not among the top-scoring participants!** If you have an interesting method, ablation study, or novel insight—**we want to hear from you!** \n\n### 🔥 Why submit a working note? \n- **Publish original research** and gain scientific recognition \n- **Make your approach accessible** to a broader audience \n- **Strengthen your academic profile**\n- **Become eligible to present at CLEF 2025** \n\n### 📅 Submission Timeline \n- ❗**June 7, 2025 – Deadline for working note submissions**❗\n- **June 21, 2025** – First Round Decisions\n- **June 31, 2025** – Second Round Decisions\n- **July 7, 2025** – Camera-ready deadline for working notes \n- **July 25, 2025** – Announcement of best working note winners \n\n### 📥 Submission Template & Process \n- Please use this single column [**working note template**](https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/template-for-submissions-to-ceur-workshop-proceedings-ceur-ws-dot-org/wqyfdgftmcfw). \n- Submissions will be handled via [**EasyChair**](https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=clef2025).\n- Since it is a first edition of AnimaleCLEF, for reference, we attach selected previously accepted FungiCLEF and GeoLifeCLEF working notes below: \n + [FungiCLEF 2024; winner, *Stefan Wolf et al.*](https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3740/paper-212.pdf)\n + [FungiCLEF 2024; 2nd place, *Jack Etheredge*](https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3740/paper-195.pdf)\n + [GeoLifeCLEF 2022; 2nd place, *B. Kellenberg et T. Devis*](https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3180/paper-167.pdf)\n + [GeoLifeCLEF 2023; winner, *H.Q. Ung et al.*](https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3497/paper-181.pdf)\n\n- [Overview paper of FungiCLEF 2024](https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3740/paper-185.pdf).\n- [Overview paper of GeoLifeCLEF 2024](https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3740/paper-186.pdf).\n\n**Other relevant tools and papers**:\n- [WildlifeReID-10k Dataset Paper](https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.09211)\n- [WildlifeDatasets](https://github.com/WildlifeDatasets/wildlife-datasets)\n- [WildlifeTools](https://github.com/WildlifeDatasets/wildlife-tools)\n- [MegaDescriptor](https://openaccess.thecvf.com/content/WACV2024/papers/Cermak_WildlifeDatasets_An_Open-Source_Toolkit_for_Animal_Re-Identification_WACV_2024_paper.pdf)\n- [WildFusion](https://arxiv.org/pdf/2408.12934)\n\n\nWe look forward to your contributions! 🚀 \n\n**If you have any questions, feel free to ask in this thread.**\n\nOn behalf of the organizing committee,\nLukáš Picek", "3206894": "**Congratulations to all AnimalCLEF25 participants** 🎉\n\nWhether you cracked the top ranks or pushed your first submission across the finish line, your efforts are driving real progress in automated biodiversity monitoring.\n\nNow that the competition has wrapped up, we’d love to hear more about your approaches. Submit a **working note** by **June 7, 2025** via [EasyChair](https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=clef2025) using\nthe [CEUR-WS template](https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/template-for-submissions-to-ceur-workshop-proceedings-ceur-ws-dot-org/wqyfdgftmcfw). \n\n**Please read more about the reasons, benefits, etc. in the post above.\nIn you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask.**\n\n— *Lukáš Picek* (on behalf of the LifeCLEF organizing committee)\n\n@andronhl @darkartitry @webmaking @petryan @artemdzhalilov @nihilistk @ionutvisan @timriggins @sergeyfedorchenko @jiangqingyan666 @carl1234xyh @amazingxyz @yanshisan @llllhhhk @mosteren @boundedbytdada @austinghy @kipngetichv @enescnkr @hulkkk @simspon52 @garifullintimur @masonsukhachev @lingguozhou @simpsongomer @wuhane @zhedoublelucky @petethabunny @alejandrojcmmarin @andrewrwerewrew @wan3poo @generalpete @arrosw @alenic @danielvalyano @xbar19 @dartveider1 @hathawaytan @stefanvulpe @galant1 @lightshing @mkdirsrc @wolfstefan @suthcong @lonansyayf @onesongbird @jacketheredge @sarahlcy @hanjuhn @allenyuhao @youkangzhang @zalone689 @ademolaglory @josephocheagada @karanpalkjh @andradaparaczki @davidandw190", "3197428": "May I ask if it is necessary to register for CLEF LAB for this competition? I missed the deadline. What should I do?\n", "3178849": "nice work bro\n" } }