Technical papers authored by students are being accepted for consideration to the 2025 NAB Broadcast Engineering and IT (BEIT) Conference at NAB Show

The NAB BEIT Conference is for broadcast engineers and technicians, technology managers and developers, contractors, equipment manufacturers and distributors, consultants, researchers, and R&D engineers. Presentations consider pressing technical issues facing today’s media professionals with an emphasis on the evolution of technology for radio, television, digital and the broader media and IT ecosystem. An emphasis on next-generation systems throughout the media-delivery ecosystem provides the conference with a decidedly forward-looking focus.

Student Papers selected for the NAB BEIT Conference will be presented at the 2025 NAB Show, to be held April 5 –9, 2025, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Selected Papers will also be included in the Proceedings of the 2025 Broadcast Engineering and Information Technology Conference, to be published in April, 2025.

If accepted, your paper will be eligible for this year’s Best Student Paper Award, which will be announced at the start of this year’s NAB BEIT Conference. The Best Student Paper Award is presented in partnership with IEEE Broadcast Technology Society and includes travel support for the winner to attend NAB Show.

BTS

Thanks to IEEE BTS for partnering with us to present the Best Student Paper award

Your paper must be submitted in the format set by the Conference template. Please download and use this template Papers that do not conform to the template style will not be considered.

For reference, this is the best NAB BEIT Conference student paper from 2024.

The paper should be technical. You are not allowed to promote a product or brand in the paper, but you can mention certain products as examples of the technology you will present. Papers that resemble a product brochure will not be accepted for publication.

You must submit your paper as a .doc or .docx file by November 8, 2024, to be considered for publication in the Proceedings.  

Submit your paper here.

Submission Topics

When submitting your student paper, please ensure you choose a category covered in the following list:

BROADCAST RADIO
Example topics might include:

  • All-Digital AM and FM HD Radio
  • Radio Services in Connected Vehicles
  • HD Radio Operation Issues
  • Hybrid Radio
  • Radio Datacasting
  • Radio Metadata
  • Audience Targeting Technologies
  • Artificial Intelligence Applications for Broadcast
  • Big Data Analytics / Applications
  • Radio
  • Advanced Broadcast Technology
  • SFN/Boosters for Radio

BROADCAST TELEVISION
Example topics might include:

  • ATSC 3.0 Technologies
  • Next Gen TV Technology: TV 3.0 [Brazil], 5G
  • Audio-only Services on Next Gen TV
  • Broadcast Internet / Next Gen TV Datacasting
  • Hybrid 3.0 Technology
  • Immersive and Personalized Content for Next Gen TV
  • Next Gen TV Transition
  • Retransmission and Next Gen MVPD Interfaces
  • SFN Planning for Next Gen TV
  • Audience Targeting Technologies
  • ATSC 3.0 security
  • ATSC 3.0 Broadcaster Applications (BA)
  • TV Home Gateways
  • Artificial Intelligence Applications for Broadcast
  • Big Data Analytics / Applications
  • Internet/Mobile/IP-Satellite Contribution

BROADCAST FACILITY DESIGN
Example topics might include:

  • Integrated Facility Workflows
  • Remote Monitoring / Control / Operation
  • Cloud-based Content Creation and Distribution
  • Automated QC and Illicit Content Detection

DIGITAL ONLINE OPERATIONS
Example topics might include:

  • Podcasting Technologies for Broadcast
  • First-party Data, Privacy/Consent
  • Mobile Applications and Interfaces
  • Advanced / Targeted Advertising
  • AI Driven interfaces and Applications
  • Personalized / Dynamic Interfaces and Content
  • OTT / Connected TV Technologies
  • Cloud Infrastructure and Services
  • Automated Illicit Content Detection

POSITIONING, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING (PNT) WITH BROADCAST SIGNAL
Example topics might include:

  • Broadcast Positioning System (BPS)
  • BPS Deployment
  • Accurate and Traceable Clock
  • Inter-tower Synchronization
  • Self-Synchronizing BPS Network
  • BPS Receivers
  • BPS Time Measurement and Estimation
  • Joint Position and Timing Estimation Using BPS
  • Delay Calibration of Transmission Equipment

AUDIO & VIDEO TECHNOLOGY
Example topics might include:

  • New Audio & Video Coding Techniques for Broadcast and Streaming
  • Ultra HD/High Dynamic Range/High Frame Rate Video
  • Emerging Production Technologies – Virtual and Live
  • Ambisonics and New Audio Formats
  • Quality Enhancement
  • Production Tools

REGULATORY ISSUES
Example topics might include:

  • Advanced Emergency Alerting and Information
  • Spectrum Usage
  • Wireless Mics/Frequency Coordination
  • Use of White Spaces
  • DVS Rules Changes

CYBERSECURITY FOR BROADCASTERS
Example topics might include:

  • Content and Signal Protection
  • Content Security
  • Cybersecurity / Ransomware
  • Authentication and Identity Management
  • Network and Enterprise Security
  • Lessons Learned from Major Breaches and Outages

GENERATIVE AI
Example topics might include:

  • AI voices/hosts and CGI for video
  • Technology for streaming workflows
  • External content management, access and use
  • AI tools for back-office tasks
  • Privacy issues
  • Ethical use of AI
  • Real-time Closed Captions and sub-titles
  • Content Provenance
  • C2PA Implementation, Concerns and Use Cases

ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE (ESG) IN BROADCASTING
Example topics might include:

  • Green / Efficient Facility Design and Operations
  • Sustainability
  • Power Consumption Models
  • Developing the Next Generation of Broadcast Engineers