The so-called Metaverse relates to a vision of a virtual, digital world which is parallel to the real, physical world, where each user owns and interacts through his/her own avatar. Music is one of the possible activities that can be conducted in such a space. The “Musical Metaverse”, the metaverse part which is dedicated to musical activities, is currently in its infancy, although is a concept that is constantly evolving and is progressing at a steady pace. The Musical Metaverse is an emerging topic in communications as well as in human-computer interaction. To date, scarce research has been conducted on how to integrate networking systems with Musical XR systems.
The aim of the workshop is to bring together academics, artists and industry representatives to investigate and advance the development of systems at the confluence of Musical XR and networking, as well as the understanding of human perception in immersive, networked contexts.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following areas:

• Musical XR systems for networked interactions
• Multisensory systems for the Musical Metaverse
• WebXR-based musical systems
• Networking for the Musical Metaverse
• Digital twins for musical applications
• Multi-user interactions in Musical XR
• Hardware systems for the Musical Metaverse
• Performance, composition and pedagogy in the Musical Metaverse
• Virtual/augmented reality musical instruments
• Design frameworks for the Musical Metaverse
• Experimental results of prototype/testbed for Musical Metaverse applications
• Ultra-reliable low-latency communications
• 5G/6G architectures leveraging slicing and Multi-access Edge Computing
• Blockchain and NFTs applications for the Musical Metaverse
• Standardization activities for the Musical Metaverse
• Security and privacy in the Musical Metaverse
• Ethical, accessibility and sustainability aspects of the Musical Metaverse
• Brain-Computer Interfaces for the Musical Metaverse

We consider contributions in the form of full papers (min 5 pages, max 10 pages), poster papers (4 pages), or a demo proposal (max 2 pages). We encourage the submission of work in progress as well as more mature work. 

For music submissions please refer to the call of the main IEEE IS2 2025 event: 

Besides the presentations of the accepted contributions (papers, posters, demos), the program of the workshop will include a tutorial, a keynote and a panel with experts from both academia and industry.

The Organizing Committee will select the winners for the Best Paper, Best Student Paper, and Best Demo awards. To be eligible for the Best Student Paper award, the presenting and first author of the paper must be a full-time student.

The workshop is a satellite event of the 6th IEEE International Symposium on the Internet of Sounds (IEEE IS2 2025: https://internet sounds 2025.ieee-is2.org/), which will be hosted in the city of L'Aquila, Italy, and will take place between the 29 and 31st of October 2025. The workshop as well as the main Symposium will be held in hybrid form, virtual and in presence.

The workshop proceedings will be part of the IEEE IS2 2025 proceedings, which will be submitted to the IEEE for publication.

 
Organizing Committee

• Luca Turchet (University of Trento)
• Edo Fouilloux (PatchXR)
• Michael Oehler (University of Osnabruck)
• Pieter-Jan Maes (University of Ghent)
• Ruben Schlagowski (University of Augsburg)
• Omran Ayoub (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland)

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Luca Turchet, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Head of the Creative, Intelligent & Multisensory Interactions Laboratory

Founder and President of the Internet of Sounds Research Network