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==Welcome to MIREX 2025==

After a break of 3 years, we want to bring back the MIREX (Music Information Retrieval Evaluation eXchange) competition starting from 2024. We want to bring in new tasks, benchmarks, and datasets in response to the rapid development of computer music research.

The MIREX community will hold its annual meeting as part of [https://ismir.net/ The International Society for Music Information Retrieval Conference]. This year, the conference will be held in [https://ismir2025.ismir.net/ Daejeon, South Korea] from September 21-25, 2025.

In a long run, we want to make MIREX a platform for researchers to share their latest research results, to compare their systems with others, and to promote the development of the field.

==Task Descriptions==

Traditional MIR tasks
* [[2025:Audio Chord Estimation]] <TC: [mailto:jj2731@nyu.edu Junyan Jiang]>
* [[2025:Lyrics Transcription]] <TC: [mailto:ruibiny@alumni.cmu.edu Ruibin Yuan] & [mailto:jj2731@nyu.edu Junyan Jiang]>
* [[2025:Cover Song Identification]] <TC: [mailto:x.du@rochester.edu Xingjian Du] & [mailto:ruibiny@alumni.cmu.edu Ruibin Yuan]>
* [[2025:Music Structure Analysis]] <TC: [mailto:yixiao.zhang@qmul.ac.uk Yixiao Zhang] & [mailto:ruibiny@alumni.cmu.edu Ruibin Yuan]>
* [[2025:Audio Beat Tracking]] <TC: [mailto:mwysjtu@gmail.com Wenye Ma] & [mailto:yinghao.ma@qmul.ac.uk Yinghao Ma]>
* [[2025:Audio Key Detection]] <TC: [mailto:mwysjtu@gmail.com Wenye Ma] & [mailto:yinghao.ma@qmul.ac.uk Yinghao Ma]>

Modern MIR Tasks
* [[2025:Symbolic Music Generation]] <TC: [mailto:ziyu.wang@nyu.edu Ziyu Wang] & [mailto:jzhao@u.nus.edu Jingwei Zhao]>
* [[2025:Music Audio Generation]] <TC: [mailto:ruibiny@alumni.cmu.edu Ruibin Yuan]>
* [[2025:Music Description & Captioning]] <TC: [mailto:yixiao.zhang@qmul.ac.uk Yixiao Zhang] & [mailto:ruibiny@alumni.cmu.edu Ruibin Yuan]>
* [[2025:Polyphonic Transcription]] <TC: [mailto:ochaturv@purdue.edu Ojas Chaturvedi], [mailto:yunglu@purdue.edu Yung-Hsiang Lu], [mailto:yun98@purdue.edu Kristen Yeon-Ji Yun], [mailto:ziyu.wang@nyu.edu Ziyu Wang], [mailto:yujia.yan@rochester.edu Yujia Yan]>
* [[2025:Song Deepfake Detection]] <TC: [mailto:you.zhang@rochester.edu Neil Zhang]>
* [[2025:Music Reasoning QA]] <TC: [mailto:yinghao.ma@qmul.ac.uk Yinghao Ma]>
* [[2025:RenCon]] (Expressive Piano Performance Rendering Competition) <TC: [mailto:huan.zhang@qmul.ac.uk Huan Zhang]>

==Call for Challenges==

Starting with MIREX 2025, we invite the ISMIR community to propose new research challenges that address cutting-edge problems in Music Information Retrieval (MIR). These challenges should aim to push the boundaries of current research and foster innovation in the field.

We also welcome challenge sponsors from both industry and research institutions, particularly those willing to contribute datasets and computational resources to support the competition.

For the format and requirements for the challenge proposal, please go to [[2025:Call for Challenges]].

===What's new:===

Starting with MIREX 2025, we invite the ISMIR community to participate in shaping the future of Music Information Retrieval (MIR) by either '''proposing new research challenges''' or '''volunteering as task captains''' for existing ones.

* '''New challenge proposals''' should aim to address cutting-edge problems and push the boundaries of current MIR research.
* '''Task captains for established tasks''' are encouraged to help revitalize previous tasks—potentially by updating evaluation methodologies, datasets, or other aspects to reflect recent advances in the field.

Task Captain Responsibilities:

* Register on the [https://www.music-ir.org/mirex MIREX Wiki] and maintain a task description page.
* Collect submissions via the MIREX submission server (or provide customized submission instructions).
* Execute and evaluate the submissions.
* Report results to MIREX and create a results page on the MIREX Wiki.
* (Optional) Present a MIREX task captain poster at the Late-Breaking and Demo (LBD) session at ISMIR 2025.

==How to Participate==

See also the general [[Submission Guidelines]].

* Read the [[Participant Agreement]] and task description carefully.
* Program your system.
* Write a 2-4 page extended abstract PDF describing your system.
* Submit your system and extended abstract to the [http://futuremirex.com/submission MIREX submission site].
* Top-performing teams will have the opportunity to present their MIREX posters at the LBD session at ISMIR 2025.

==Important Dates==

* <del>Challenge proposals due: May 9, 2025</del>
* <del>Notification of acceptance: May 16, 2025</del>
* Submission open: May 31, 2025
* Submission close: Sept 1, 2025 (Some tasks may have a different deadline; see task descriptions)
* Result published: Sept 12, 2025 (Some tasks may have a different deadline; see task descriptions)

==Contact Us==

====Email====

For general questions, feedback, and suggestions, please send messages to our mailing list [mailto:future-mirex@googlegroups.com future-mirex@googlegroups.com].

For task-specific questions, we have listed the email for each task captain [[MIREX_HOME#Task_Descriptions|here]].

====Discord Server====

For real-time discussion with the MIREX organizers or task captains, you may join our [https://discord.gg/vC2YWX29sC discord server].

Notice: some task captains are not in the discord server.

====LinkedIn Organization Page====

You may visit our LinkedIn organization page [https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-mirex/ here].

We are looking forward to seeing you at MIREX 2025!

Future MIREX Team, 2025

MIREX 2025 Organizers:
* Junyan Jiang, New York University
* Gus Xia, MBZUAI
* Akira Maezawa, Yamaha
* Ziyu Wang, New York University
* Yixiao Zhang, ByteDance Inc.
* Ruibin Yuan, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
* J. Stephen Downie, University of Illinois

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