[D] Accepted ICCV25 workshop paper somehow never made it into proceedings

A research group is facing a baffling and concerning situation after discovering their accepted ICCV25 workshop paper was never included in the official conference proceedings, despite completing all required steps. The paper was formally accepted, the copyright transfer to the Computer Vision Foundation (CVF) was completed, registration fees were paid, and the work was presented at the workshop in late 2025. The error was only discovered by chance in March 2026, leaving a permanent gap in the academic record for a paper that was publicly presented and should be citable.

When the authors inquired, the ICCV workshop group provided a contradictory and unsubstantiated explanation, stating the paper was removed because it was "not registered." The researchers possess clear documentation proving registration was completed, but have received no further clarification or path to resolution. The case highlights a critical vulnerability in the academic publishing pipeline, where authors have little recourse against administrative errors that can erase their work from the scholarly record. The central question now is who holds the authority to correct this—the specific workshop organizers, the main ICCV conference chairs, the CVF, or the publisher IEEE/CPS—and whether any formal escalation process exists to restore the paper to its rightful place in the proceedings.