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Wednesday, March 4, 2026

[DMANET] BCCA 2026: The 8th International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications, Barcelona, Spain

*The 8th International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications
(BCCA 2026)*

16-20 November 2026 | Barcelona, Spain

*Hybrid Conference*

Blockchain is a revolutionary technology in decentralized systems that
enables secure decentralized transaction processing while ensuring data
privacy and authenticity. It plays a significant role across several areas,
including the Internet of Things, supply chain management, manufacturing,
cyber-physical systems, and healthcare systems. Unlike centralized
transaction processing solutions, blockchain uses a distributed ledger to
record transactions across multiple devices; this prevents data breaches,
identity theft, and a range of cyber-related attacks, thereby enhancing
data privacy and security. This conference aims to attract the work of both
researchers and practitioners in cybersecurity to share and exchange
experiences and research in both academia and industry in the field of
blockchain.

*BCCA 2026 SYMPOSIA*

Authors are encouraged to submit their work to one of the following 20
specialized symposiums, each targeting a key research frontier:

1. Blockchain for LLMs and Decentralized AI
2. Blockchain for Agentic and Autonomous AI
3. Blockchain-Enabled Generative and Multimodal AI
4. AI and Machine Learning for Blockchain Optimization
5. Blockchain Security and Zero-Trust Web3
6. Blockchain-Enhanced Cybersecurity and Privacy
7. Post-Quantum Blockchain and Cryptography
8. Blockchain for Trustworthy and Ethical AI
9. Blockchain for Digital Identity and Governance
10. Blockchain Interoperability and Web3 Infrastructure
11. Blockchain for IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems
12. Blockchain for Digital Twins and the Metaverse
13. Blockchain for Autonomous Transportation and Smart Mobility
14. Blockchain for Big Data and Decision Intelligence
15. Blockchain Applications in Finance, Healthcare, and Government
16. Token Engineering and Decentralized Governance (DAOs)
17. Quantum Computing for AI and Blockchain
18. Green Computing and Sustainable Blockchain
19. Blockchain for Robotics and Autonomous Systems
20. Neuromorphic and Bio-Inspired Computing with Blockchain

*Important Dates:*

- Papers due: April 15, 2026
- Acceptance notification: June 30, 2026
- Registration: July 30, 2026
- Camera-ready paper: July 30, 2026
- Workshop/Tutorial Proposal Submission: April 15, 2026
- Workshop/Tutorial Proposal Acceptance: June 30, 2026

*Main track Submission Guidelines:*

There are three categories of submission (Overlength charges will be
applied!):

- *Long papers:* (7-8 pages)
- *Short papers: *(5-6 pages)
- *Systemization of Knowledge (SoK): *(10-15 pages)
- *Poster papers: *(1-2 pages)

*Submission Link: *https://conferences.sparcly.ai/SP/BCCA2026

*Organizing Committee*
*Honorary Chair*

- Jaime Lloret Mauri, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain
- Jose Luis Muñoz-Tapia, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain

*General Co-Chairs*

- Christiancarmine Esposito, University of Salerno, Italy
- Attila Kertesz, University of Szeged, Hungary
- Vlado Stankovski, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

*Program Co-Chairs*

- Sandra Sendra, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
- Ismaeel Al Ridhawi, KCST, Kuwait

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[DMANET] CFP: IEEE SmartSys 2026 @ SMARTCOMP - June 2026, Italy

[Apologies for cross-posting]

Eleventh IEEE Workshop on Smart Service Systems (SmartSys)

• Co-located with the IEEE International Conference on
Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP 2026)

• 22nd June 2026

• Messina, Italy

Name of the Organizers:

Workshop Co-Chairs

• Nirmalya Roy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

• Carlo Vallati, University of Pisa

• Gurdip Singh, George Mason University

TPC Co-Chairs

• Mohamed Nafea, Missouri University of Science &
Technology, US

• Marco Pettorali, University of Pisa, Italy

Publicity chair

• Jacopo Sabatino, University of Florence, Italy

• Avijoy Chakma, Bowie State University, US

Scope (Call for Papers)

Technology succeeds when it provides benefits to the society either
directly or indirectly. Understanding the societal and economic impact and
human-centered aspects of a smart system or technology in advance and
designing the system a-priori with potential value-added services help spur
the discoveries of new tools, methodologies and innovative services. Smart
service systems span across a variety of socio-technical facets comprising
of devices, people, organizations, environments and technologies to sense,
actuate, control and assess the physical, cyber and societal artifacts of
the human service systems. Besides the systems being self-adaptive and
fault-tolerant, need to be designed in such a way that it can continuously
increase the quality and productivity, the compliance and sustainability of
the smart services it offers. While human-centered perspective and
cognitive learning help create multi-facet value added services and
catalyze the sustained economic growth of smart service systems,
understanding the multi-modal sensing, control, heterogeneity and
interdependency between different physical, virtual and logical components
of such a complex system will enable the realization of new transformative
smarter service systems. If successful, this can help improve the
quality-of-experience of the customers, quality-of-life of the citizens and
quality-of returns of the stakeholders and investors.

Nurturing the development of smart service systems seeks for inter- and
trans-disciplinary crosscutting research threads spanning systems and
operations engineering spanning systems and operations engineering from
system and operational engineering, computer science and information
systems, social and behavioral science, computational modeling and
industrial engineering etc. The goal of this workshop is to bring together
practitioners and researchers from both academia and industry in order to
provide have a forum for discussion and technical presentations on the
foundational theories, models, and design on the fundamental knowledge and
principles of smart service systems that enable the value co-creation in
sensing, actuating, data analytics, learning, cognition, and control of for
human centric cyber-physical-social systems and future of work.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Innovative tools, methodologies and solutions for
smart service systems; example includes personalized healthcare, smart
energy, smart cities, smart manufacturing, intelligent transportation,
education, precision medicine and agriculture, national security etc.

• Information extraction and interpretation from
sensors, actuators, smart phones, wearable devices (e.g., smart watches),
and humans

• Context and situational awareness of smart service
systems

• Design of people-centric services and technologies for
providing better services such as food, transportation and places to live

• Novel architectures and interoperable solutions for
Internet of Things

• Models and methodologies for designing systems of
systems

• Big data analytics approaches for providing better
customer services, and innovating new types of sustainable services

• Edge AI and federated learning approaches enabling
real-time, privacy-preserving intelligence in distributed smart service
systems.

• Modeling, analysis, co-production, and co-evolution of
human activity, behavior and interaction for the effective adaptation and
percolation of longitudinal smart service systems

• Role of machine learning, artificial intelligence,
robotics, pervasive computing, blockchain, control theory, information and
communications technologies

• Role of formal methods in computer networks,
cyber-physical systems, Internet-of-Things and machine learning

• Design and developments of intelligent systems,
intelligent enterprises and cyber-physical-social-systems

• Design of inter-dependent complex global systems such
as healthcare, smart grid, computer networks, logistics and supply-chains,
financial markets etc.

• Smart infrastructure and testbed to support the
integration of autonomous systems and innovative applications

• Digital twins for modeling, monitoring, and optimizing
human-centric cyber-physical-social smart services.

• Design and implementation of analytical methods,
simulation software and experimental testbeds to evaluate the key
performance indicators of smart services

• Design of approaches for trustworthiness of
human-centered smart systems and algorithms

• Design and implementation of persuasive smart systems
and smart systems for behavior change support

• Fairness and Bias Mitigation in AI algorithms for
pervasive systems

• Fair, explainable, interpretable, trustworthy, and
private, AI systems with social/societal impact in areas of interest.

• Leveraging Human-in-the-Loop Feedback for Enhanced
Context-Awareness in pervasive systems

Submission instructions

Authors are invited to submit regular (full) papers for presentation at the
workshop, describing original, previously unpublished work, which is not
currently under review by another workshop, conference, or journal. Regular
papers should present novel perspectives within the general scope of the
workshop.

Papers may be no more than 6 pages in length. Papers in excess of page
limits shall not be considered for review or publication. All papers must
be typeset in double-column IEEE format using 10pt fonts on US letter
paper, with all fonts embedded. The IEEE LaTeX and Microsoft Word
templates, as well as related information, can be found at the IEEE
Computer Society website. Submissions must be made via EDAS.

Each accepted paper will require a full SMARTCOM registration (no
registration is available for workshops only).

Submission link: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=34470

Important dates

Manuscript submission: March 9, 2026

Paper acceptance notification: April 29, 2026

Camera-ready paper submission: TBA

Workshop date: June 22, 2026

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

[DMANET] Call for Papers: IEEE SMARTCOMP 2026 Workshops

IEEE SMARTCOMP 2026 Workshops - Submission Deadline: March 9th, 2026

Don't miss the opportunity to submit your work to one of the IEEE SMARTCOMP 2026 Workshops!

IEEE SMARTCOMP 2026 hosts a rich program of international workshops addressing cutting-edge research in smart computing and smart systems, including:

* DM-SmartHealth - Digital & Mobile Smart Health Systems
* LIFESEC - Whole-Lifecycle Security for Smart Systems
* QCNS - Quantum Computing & Networking for Smart Systems
* SmartAIDa - Smart AI Models & Data Sharing & Monetisation
* SmartAgr - Smart Agriculture for Environmental Sustainability
* SmartSys - Smart Service Systems
* SSC - Sensors & Smart Cities
* SMVG - Smart Moving & Intelligent Mobility

These workshops provide a focused venue for discussing emerging topics, interdisciplinary approaches, and innovative applications in smart computing ecosystems.
Full details and workshop links: https://smartcomp2026.unime.it/workshops/

Thanks & Regards,
Debasree Das

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Debasree Das
Research Assistant
Chair of Mobile Systems
University of Bamberg
Webpage: https://debasree08.github.io/debasree/
An der Webrei 5
96047 Bamberg
Room: WE5/05.131

[DMANET] Numeration 2026, Nancy, June 1 - June 5, 2026 Second announcement - Registration is OPEN !

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Numeration 2026, Nancy, June 1 - June 5, 2026

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Numeration 2026 is the 2026 edition of a series of events around
numeration systems and substitution systems. The central themes of this
conference include (but are not limited to): number theory, diophantine
approximation, fractal geometry, substitutions, combinatorics on words,
ergodic theory, dynamical systems, and theoretical computer science.

-- Conference website --

https://numeration2026.sciencesconf.org/

The conference begins on Monday, June 1 at around 9 a.m., and the
scientific program ends on Friday, June 5 at around 12:30 p.m. (12:30-2
p.m. lunch break, 2 p.m. official closing of the conference).

-- Invited speakers (confirmed) --

Michael Baake, Bielefeld University, Germany
Ayreena Bakhtawar, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Colin Faverjon, University of Picardy Jules Verne, Amiens, France
Lukas Spiegelhofer, Technical University of Leoben, Austria
Manon Stipulanti, University of Liège, Belgium

-- Submission guidelines for contributed talks / posters --

* Authors are invited to submit an extended abstract (or a short
abstract containing a link to a preprint). Abstracts must be uploaded to
the website of the conference.
* If an abstract is not accepted for a contributed talk, the scientific
committee will decide whether it can be presented in the poster session.
* There are no proceedings and there is no special journal issue for
this conference, extended abstracts may cover work that has already been
published.

-- Registration is OPEN now !

Registration fees :

Early Bird : 88€ Student / 132€ Regular
Standard : 110€ Student / 165€ Regular

The registration fee includes conference fee, 5 lunches (Monday-Friday),
all coffee breaks, the gala dinner and the touristic afternoon.

-- Important dates --

** Submission deadline: 2 March 2026
** Acceptance notification: 30 March 2026
* Early Bird registration : before 7 April 2026
* Standard registration : after 7 April 2026
* Registration deadline : 4 May 2026
* Conference dates : 1-5 June 2026

-- Scientific Committee --

- Shigeki Akiyama, University of Tsukuba, Japan
- Valérie Berthé, IRIF, France
- Charlene Kalle, University of Leiden, Netherlands
- Lingmin Liao, University of Wuhan, China
- Edita Pelantová, Czech Technical University, Czech Republic
- Michel Rigo, University of Liège, Belgium
- Wolfgang Steiner, IRIF, France
- Cathy Swaenepoel, University of Paris Cité, France
- Jörg Thuswaldner, Technical University of Leoben, Austria

-- Organizing Committee (Contact : thomas.stoll@univ-lorraine.fr) --

- Cécile Dartyge (IECL, University of Lorraine, France)
- Damien Jamet (LORIA, University of Lorraine, France)
- Manfred Madritsch (Technical University of Leoben, Austria)
- Thomas Stoll (IECL, University of Lorraine, France)

-- Past editions --

The previous "Numeration" conferences have been in:

- Tsukuba (2025)
- Utrecht (2024)
- Liège (2023, 2011)
- Vienna (2019)
- Paris (2018)
- Rome (2017)
- Prague (2016, 2008)
- Nancy (2015)
- Debrecen (2014)
- Kyoto (2012)
- Leiden (2010)
- Marseille (2009)
- Graz (2007)
- Grenoble (2005)

[DMANET] CASC 2026 - Call for Papers

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The 28th International Workshop in
Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing
CASC 2026

Bath, UK
31 August - 4 September 2026

http://www.casc-conference.org

FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS
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The tools of Scientific Computing play an important role in the natural sciences and engineering. Computer Algebra Systems and the underlying algorithms for Symbolic Computation play an increasingly important role within Scientific Computation. The CASC workshop series has been running for two and a half decades to explore the interaction of these topics, their implementation, and their application.

The 28th CASC workshop will be held in Bath, UK from 31st August - 4th September 2026. There will be three invited talks, along with a program of contributed talks for which we now invite submissions.

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SCOPE
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The topics addressed in the workshop cover the following.

(1) The theory of symbolic computation and its implementation in computer algebra systems.
This includes, but is not limited to:
- new methods in exact computation;
- symbolic algorithms and their complexity;
- automated reasoning in algebra and geometry;
- parallel symbolic / symbolic-numeric computation;
- symbolic / symbolic-numeric methods for differential, differential-algebraic and difference equations;
- symbolic / symbolic-numeric methods for polynomial equations and inequalities; and
- the embedding of computer algebra technology within different software and hardware environments.

(2) All other areas of scientific computing in regards to their benefit from or use of computer algebra methods and software.
This includes, but is not limited to:
- the use of computer algebra in approximate computation;
- computer algebra methods in big data analytics; and
- computer algebra methods for simulation and modelling.

(3) Applications of the above throughout the natural sciences and engineering.

We welcome papers on both fundamental research and implementation issues. We also accept survey papers but these MUST BE CLEARLY LABELLED as such in the title.

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CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION OPTIONS
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We encourage wide participation at the workshop. In light of this, and that the conference scope spans computer science and mathematics (with their different publication traditions), we offer a variety of participation options.

1. Participation with an accompanying paper in LNCS:

CASC has a long running relationship with the Springer book series Lecture Notes in Computer Science to publish conference proceedings. Work submitted here should contain an original research result. Submissions should be prepared in the LNCS style and not exceed 20 pages. Survey papers may have up to 25 pages.

2. Participation with abstract only:

Participants may opt to submit an extended abstract instead. These should have at least 2 and at most 4 pages in the LNCS style. They must contain the main results of the talk (without proofs). They will be lightly reviewed and distributed locally at the conference. We see three main audiences for this option:
- Those who wish to talk on previously published work (in which case that work should be clearly cited in the abstract).
- Those whose work is not yet ready for publication, but wish to receive feedback.
- Those who plan to submit a journal paper on the work shortly.
For the second group, there will be a subsequent journal special issue call after the conference (see below).

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SUBMISSION LINK
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All submissions should be done via easychair:

https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=casc2026

Submissions must be prepared in the LNCS style and within the declared page count.

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IMPORTANT DATES
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Paper submission deadline: April 24th, 2026

Notification to Authors: May 29th, 2026

Submission of Final Version: June 5th, 2026

Conference: August 31 – September 4, 2026

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ACCOMPANYING SPECIAL ISSUE OF MATHEMATICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
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CASC has formed a relationship with the Springer Birkhäuser journal Mathematics in Computer Science (MCS) for an ongoing series of special issues on topics presented at CASC. Work submitted here must be of journal quality and will be reviewed to the usual standards of MCS. Submission will be opened after the conference for authors of extended abstracts presented at that year's conference. There is no a priori page limit, but the length must be justified by the contents of the paper. At notification authors may be asked to revise their paper for a secondary deadline.

Deadline for MCS Special Issue submission: Autumn 2026

MCS submission is only open if an extended abstract is presented at the conference - eligible authors will be sent a separate submission link for this after the conference.

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INVITED TALKS
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Carsten Schneider, Director of Research Institute for Symbolic Computation, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria

Joseph Tooby-Smith, University of Bath, UK

Thi Xuan Vu - Université de Lille, France

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Program Committee Chairs

Ali Kemal Uncu - University of Bath, UK
Chenqi Mou - Beihang University, China

Program Committee

Francois Boulier - Université de Lille, France
Florent Bréhard – Laboratoire CRIStAL, France
Changbo Chen - Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Victor F. Edneral - Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
Matthew England - Coventry University, UK
Jonathan Hauenstein - University of Notre Dame, USA
Rui-Juan Jing - Jinagsu University, China
François Lemaire – Laboratoire CRIStAL, France
Fatemeh Mohammadi – KU Leuven, Belgium
Michael Monagan - Simon Fraser University, Canada
Marc Moreno Maza - University of Western Ontario, Canada
Chenqi Mou - Beihang University, China
Katsusuke Nabeshima - Tokyo University of Science, Japan
Sonia Perez-Diaz - Universidad de Alcala, Spain
Daniel Robertz - RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Timur Sadykov - Plekhanov Russian University, Russia
Éric Schost - University of Waterloo, Canada
Thomas Sturm - CNRS, France
Sergue Vinitsky - Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Russia
Victor Selivanov - A.P. Ershov Institute of Informatics Systems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Svetlana Selivanova - KAIST, South Korea
Akira Terui - University of Tsukuba, Japan
Ali Kemal Uncu - University of Bath, UK

General Chairs

François Boulier – University of Lille, France
Timur Sadykov - Plekhanov Russian University, Russia

Publicity Chairs

Dmitry Lyakhov - KAUST, Saudi Arabia
Thi Xuan Vu - Université de Lille, France

Advisory Board

Wolfram Koepf - University of Kassel, Germany
Ernst W. Mayr - Technical University of Munich, Germany
Werner M. Seiler - University of Kassel, Germany
Evgenii V. Vorozhtsov - Khristianovich Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Russia

Local Organisation

James Davenport - University of Bath, UK
Ali Kemal Uncu - University of Bath, UK

[DMANET] FLoC 2026 Mentoring Workshop: Call for Scholarship Applications

Call for Scholarship Applications

FLoC 2026 Mentoring Workshop (FLoC'26 MW)
https://www.floc26.org/mentoring-workshop
19 July and 25 July 2026
Lisbon, Portugal

Registration at https://www.floc26.org/registration
– Early registration deadline for conferences: 15 May
– Early registration deadline for workshops: 1 June

We warmly invite students to apply for travel scholarships to attend the Mentoring Workshop and FLoC.
– Application deadline: 13 April
– Notification: 20 April
– Application form: https://forms.gle/89q9AaNfZV3fkMzD7
– Further details below

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The purpose of the FLoC 2026 Mentoring Workshop (FLoC'26 MW) is to provide mentoring and career advice to senior undergraduate and junior researchers at all stages, to attract them to pursue research careers in various logic-related areas. The workshop will particularly encourage the participation of women and underrepresented minorities.

There will be two workshop days, one for each FLoC conference block, to target more specifically students attending the first or second conference week, and allow every student to be mentored before attending the conferences. The workshop program will include several talks and interactive sessions. Following the tradition of mentoring workshops, the talks will introduce several soft skills essential to the PhD and post-doc years, as well as brief introductions to the varied topics highlighted at FLoC. Each workshop day will feature an interactive panel where students can ask questions of academics with a variety of seniority levels.

BUDDY PROGRAMME

Is this the first conference you will attend in person? We have all been there. You might not feel comfortable if you don't know anyone. We will have a Buddy Programme, where we will help you to get in touch with another mentoring-workshop attendee. Every newcomer will be assigned either a more experienced peer or another newcomer, so you are not alone. For those who are not attending a conference for the first time, being a buddy is a way for you to help the community to grow and introduce less experienced students to the field. If you are interested, please sign up for the Buddy Programme via the following form: https://forms.gle/Gjy4jejM9GinP2897.

TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS

Students (undergrad, master's, and PhD alike) can apply to have their costs (some or all) covered by our sponsors, the National Science Foundation (NSF), Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Jane Street.

Deadline for applications: 13 April (applications are accepted after that date if funds allow)
Apply at: https://forms.gle/89q9AaNfZV3fkMzD7
Notification: 20 April

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS: To be announced in a further call for participation

CONTACT

In case of questions, please contact the Mentoring Workshop co-chairs:
Steffen van Bergerem <steffen.van.bergerem@hu-berlin.de>
João F. Ferreira <joao@joaoff.com>
Anastasia Isychev <anastasia.isychev@tuwien.ac.at>
Marie Kerjean <marie.kerjean@cnrs.fr>

[DMANET] Lecturers in Computer Science at Aalto University

Hi all,

The Department of Computer Science at Aalto University is looking for new Lecturers in Computer Science. The positions in the lecturer career track are full-time and permanent, and open in the following areas:

- Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and health data science
- General computer science: programming, algorithms, and theory
- Software engineering

Applicants must be able to teach in Finnish and in English. The call closes on 16 March 2026. More information and instructions available at:
https://www.aalto.fi/en/open-positions/lecturers-in-computer-science-three-positions

Kind regards,
Jukka Suomela

Monday, March 2, 2026

[DMANET] Call for Workshop proposals - NCA 2026

Call for Workshop Proposals
The 24th IEEE International Symposium on Network Computing and Applications (NCA 2026)

Date and Location: November 10-13, 2026, Ortigia-Syracuse (Sicily), Italy

Website: https://www.nca-ieee.org/2026/

The IEEE International Symposium on Network Computing and Applications (NCA) is a key venue for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss novel ideas in the fields of network computing and applications. Following the success of previous editions, NCA 2026 will continue to feature a vibrant workshops program, offering a forum to explore specialized topics, emerging trends, and specific challenges within the broader scope of the main symposium.

We invite proposals for full-day or half-day workshops to be held in conjunction with NCA 2026. Workshops should aim to foster interactive discussions, bring together communities around focused themes, and provide a platform for presenting preliminary work and novel ideas.

Topics of Interest

Workshops are expected to cover topics related to network computing and applications, aligning with the main symposium's interests. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

* Network Architectures, Switching, and Routing

* Cloud Computing, Fog/Edge Computing, and Data Centers

* Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software-Defined Networking (SDN)

* Network Security, Privacy, and Trust

* Internet of Things (IoT) and Cyber-Physical Systems

* Mobile and Wireless Networks (5G/6G, WLAN, Sensor Networks)

* Network Performance, Evaluation, and Modeling

* Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing

* Big Data Analytics for Networks

* Network Management and Reliability

* Social Networks and Computing

* Green and Sustainable Networking

* Blockchain and Decentralized Applications

* Machine Learning and AI for Networks

Submission Guidelines for Workshop Proposals

Proposals should be submitted as a single PDF document via email to the NCA 2026 Workshop Chairs and should include the following information:

1. Workshop Title: A concise and descriptive title.

2. Workshop Organizers: Names, affiliations, and contact information of the main organizers (indicating a primary contact). Include a short bio (max 200 words each) highlighting their expertise and relevant experience.

3. Scope and Rationale: A clear description of the workshop's topic, its relevance to the NCA community, and why it would be of interest at NCA 2026 (max 1 page). Explain what makes the topic timely and how it differs from or complements the main symposium's scope.

4. Format and Activities: Proposed workshop format (e.g., half-day, full-day). Describe the planned activities, such as paper presentations, invited talks, panel discussions, or demo sessions, to encourage active participation.

5. Anticipated Audience: Target audience and expected number of participants.

6. Dissemination Plan: A statement indicating that accepted workshop papers will be submitted for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library, as part of the NCA 2026 proceedings, subject to IEEE's publication requirements. Mention the planned review process (e.g., each paper will receive at least 2-3 reviews).

7. Call for Papers (Draft): A preliminary Call for Papers for the workshop, including the list of topics, important dates (see tentative schedule below), submission instructions, and the names of the proposed Program Committee (if any).

8. Previous Editions (if applicable): For workshops held previously at NCA or other conferences, provide a brief history, including attendance numbers and number of submissions.

Important Dates (Tentative)

* Workshop Proposal Submission Deadline: March 20, 2026

* Workshop Acceptance Notification: March 27, 2026

* Workshop Paper Submission Deadline: July 24, 2026

* Workshop Paper Acceptance Notification: September 11, 2026

Workshop Organizers' Responsibilities

Accepted workshop organizers are expected to:

* Publicize the workshop to attract submissions and attendees.

* Manage the workshop's website and paper submission/review process (using a system like EasyChair).

* Ensure a high-quality review process for submitted papers.

* Adhere to the agreed-upon schedule and deadlines, particularly for camera-ready submissions to IEEE.

* Prepare the final workshop program and coordinate with the NCA 2026 Workshop Chairs and Local Organization Committee.

We look forward to receiving your innovative proposals and creating an exciting workshops program for NCA 2026!

NCA 2026 Workshop Chairs

* Marco Scarpa, University of Messina, Italy - mscarpa@unime.it<mailto:mscarpa@unime.it>

* Vidhyashree Nagaraju, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach (FL), USA - Vidhyashree.Nagaraju@erau.edu<mailto:Vidhyashree.Nagaraju@erau.edu>

[DMANET] iMETA 2026: The 4th International Conference on Intelligent Metaverse Technologies & Applications, Barcelona, Spain

*The 4th International Conference on Intelligent Metaverse Technologies &
Applications (iMETA 2026)*

16-20 November 2026 | Barcelona, Spain

*Hybrid Conference*

*Technically sponsored by IEEE Spain section*

*https://imeta-conference.org/*

Over the years, technology has advanced significantly, and the creation of
virtual environments (i.e., the metaverse) is one of the latest innovations
revolutionizing how we interact, process, and connect our real lives to
other lives. With the metaverse, we are presented with a new realm that
blurs the lines between the physical and digital world, providing a new
space for communication, commerce, services, and entertainment.

The International Conference on Intelligent Metaverse Technologies &
Applications (iMETA) aims to bring together leading researchers, academics,
and industry experts to explore the various aspects of the distributed
metaverse, including its technologies, applications, and implications
across industries. Attendees can expect to participate in exciting keynote
speeches, panel discussions, and presentations on cutting-edge research
fields. Throughout the conference, there will be ample opportunities for
attendees to network, share their knowledge, and collaborate on future
initiatives that will drive the metaverse's development. We are confident
that the iMETA conference will inspire new ideas, foster innovation, and
spark collaborations that will push the boundaries of the metaverse and its
potential to change the world as we know it.

Overall, the iMETA conference aims to provide attendees with a
comprehensive understanding of the communication, computing, and system
requirements of the metaverse. Through keynote speeches, panel discussions,
and presentations, attendees will have the opportunity to engage with
leading experts and learn about the latest developments and future trends
in the field. The conference will also offer ample opportunities to
network, share knowledge, and collaborate with others in the metaverse
community.

*iMETA 2026 Symposia*

Authors are encouraged to submit their work to one of the following 20
specialized symposiums, each targeting a key research frontier:

1. LLMs and Intelligent Agents for the Metaverse

2. Autonomous and Multi-Agent AI Systems

3. Immersive XR and Spatial Computing

4. Metaverse Networking and 6G/7G Communications

5. Scalable Metaverse Platforms and Architectures

6. Security, Privacy, and Trust in the Metaverse

7. Digital Twins and Real-Time Simulation

8. Web3, Blockchain, and Virtual Governance

9. Virtual Economies and Tokenized Marketplaces

10. Generative AI for 3D and Immersive Media

11. Computer Vision and Multimodal Sensing

12. HCI, Social Presence, and Metaverse Psychology

13. Metaverse Applications in Education and Industry

14. Haptics and Human Augmentation Technologies

15. Edge–Cloud Computing for the Metaverse

16. Green and Sustainable Metaverse Infrastructure

17. Digital Rights, Ethics, and Virtual Governance

18. Quantum and Neuromorphic Metaverse Computing

19. Spatial Audio and Next-Gen Interactive Media

20. Metaverse Gaming and Interactive Entertainment

*Publication*

*IEEE is a technical sponsor of iMETA 2026*. All accepted papers in iMETA
2026 and the workshops co-located with it will be submitted to IEEEXplore,
dblp and Scopus for inclusion.

*Important Dates:*

*Submission Guidelines:*

There are three categories of submission (Overlength charges will be
applied!):

- *Long papers:* (7-8 pages)
- *Short papers: *(5-6 pages)
- *Systemization of Knowledge (SoK): *(10-15 pages)
- *Poster papers: *(1-2 pages)

*Submission Link: **https://conferences.sparcly.ai/SP/iMETA2026*

*Organizing Committee*
Steering Committee

- Albert Zomaya, University of Sydney, Australia
- Giancarlo Fortino, University of Calabria, Italy
- Ian F. Akyildiz, Truva Inc., USA
- Merouane Debbah, TII, UAE
- Nirwan Ansari, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
- Salil Kanhere, UNSW Sydney, Australia
- Walid Saad, Virginia Tech, USA
- Moayad Aloqaily, MBZUAI, UAE

Honorary Chairs

- Jaime Lloret Mauri, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain
- Jose Luis Muñoz-Tapia, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain

General Co-Chairs

- Christiancarmine Esposito, University of Salerno, Italy
- Attila Kertész, University of Szeged, Hungary
- Vlado Stankovski, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Program Co-Chairs

§ Ammar Abasi, PolyAD, UAE

§ Venkatraman Balasubramanian, Arizona State University, USA

--Regards,

[DMANET] Call for papers - IEEE CAMAD 2026

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*Call for papers*
*IEEE CAMAD 2026*

31st IEEE International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and
Design of Communication Links and Networks

*Nicosia, Cyprus*
*7-9 September, 2026*

Dear colleagues,

The 31st IEEE International Workshop on Computer‑Aided Modeling and Design
of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD 2026)
<https://camad2026.ieee-camad.org/> is open for submissions. This workshop
will be held *7–9 September 2026 in Nicosia, Cyprus* and will provide a
forum on modeling, analysis, and design approaches for communication
systems.

*Topics of interest*

IEEE CAMAD 2026, is soliciting papers including (but not limited to) the
following areas:

- Technologies towards Beyond-5G and 6G networks
- Millimeter-wave, sub-THz, and THz communications and channel modeling
- Digital Twin–driven networks. Data-driven modeling, validation, and
real-time control
- AI-native and data-driven networking.
- Federated learning, distributed learning, and networked edge
intelligence
- Zero-touch network & system management, orchestration, and autonomous
operations
- Network slicing, multi-tenant networks, and end-to-end service
orchestration
- e-Health / WBAN / IoT/Industry 5.0 connectivity modeling
- Green management of communication networks
- Optical Communications & Fiber Optics for B5G and 6G networks
- Multimedia QoS/QoE
- Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces and smart radio environments
- Non-terrestrial networks SDN/NFV architectures, softwarization,
programmability, and cloud/edge-native networking
- QoS/QoE modeling, traffic engineering, and multimedia/service
performance management
- Energy efficiency, sustainability, and green networking
- Τrust, security, privacy, and resilience by design
- Quantum communications and post-quantum security considerations for
future networks
- Testbeds, experiments, prototype implementations, and validation of
simulation models with measurements
- Smart Grids: Communication, Modeling and Design

More information regarding the call for papers can be found here
<https://camad2026.ieee-camad.org/authors/call-papers>.

*Committees*
*General Chair*

Constandinos Mavromoustakis
<https://www.unic.ac.cy/mavromoustakis-constandinos/>, University of
Nicosia, Cyprus

*General Co-Chairs*

Houbing Herbert Song
<https://informationsystems.umbc.edu/home/faculty-and-staff/new-faculty-spotlights/houbing-herbert-song/>,
University
of Maryland, USA

Schahram Dustdar <https://dsg.tuwien.ac.at/team/sd/>, Vienna University of
Technology, Austria

Minho Jo <https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/researcher-profile?ep=186>, Korea
University, South Korea

*Organizing Committee Members*

https://camad2026.ieee-camad.org/committees

*Steering Committee*

Fabrizio Granelli
<https://webapps.unitn.it/du/en/Persona/PER0003067/Curriculum>, University
of Trento, Italy

Christos Verikoukis
<https://www.isi.gr/people/assoc-prof-christos-verikoukis>, University of
Patras

Burak Kantarci
<https://www.uottawa.ca/faculty-engineering/school-electrical-engineering-computer-science/directory/burak-kantarci>,
University of Ottawa

Stefano Giordano
<https://www.unipi.it/ateneo/organizzazione/persone/stefano-giordano-3848/>,
University of Pisa

*Important dates regarding paper submission*

*Paper Submission Deadline:* 24 April, 2026

*Notification of Acceptance: *5 June, 2026

*Camera-Ready Papers Due: *10 July, 2026

For more information, please refer to the conference website:

https://camad2026.ieee-camad.org/

We hope to see you in Cyprus.

Best regards,

Michail Vazaios (IEEE CAMAD 2026 Publicity Co-Chair)

[DMANET] Call for Participation - School on the Practice and Theory of Distributed Computing 2026

School on the Practice and Theory of Distributed Computing
(SPTDC 2026)
Call for Participation

April 27 - 30, 2026
Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
https://sptdc2026.ics.forth.gr

The School on the Practice and Theory of Distributed Computing (SPTDC) is a premier international forum on distributed computing, bringing together researchers, graduate students, and industry professionals interested in the theoretical foundations and practical design of modern concurrent systems. Since its inaugural edition in 2017, followed by highly successful editions in 2019, 2020, and 2023, SPTDC has established itself as a vibrant meeting point for the community. The school has consistently attracted distinguished researchers and pioneers in the field, including foundational contributors, recipients of the Turing Award, the Dijkstra Prize, and the Gödel Prize, as well as leading experts from industry.
We are pleased to announce SPTDC 2026, which aspires to continue this tradition of excellence. The 2026 edition will provide an inspiring forum for students, engineers, and researchers from academia and industry to exchange ideas and explore frontier topics shaping concurrent and distributed computation, including formal methods for blockchain, distributed learning, distributed graph processing, cybersecurity, and many more.
Confirmed Speakers
We are proud to announce the following confirmed speakers:

*
Giuliano Losa, Stellar Development Foundation, USA
*
Nirupam Gupta, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
*
Sonia Ben Mokhtar, INSA Lyon, France
*
Naama Ben-David, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
*
Sara Tucci Piergiovanni, University of Paris-Saclay, France

Additional speakers and program details will be announced soon.
Sponsors
We gratefully acknowledge the generous support of our sponsors:

*
Stellar Development Foundation
*
Mysten Labs
*
FORTH ICS
*
MCBS
*
Neurolingo

Registration
Participation is free of charge, but registration is mandatory. All interested attendees are kindly requested to register via the event website by April 20, 2026.

Venue
The event will take place at the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), one of Greece's leading research institutions. Established in 1983 and headquartered in Heraklion, Cete, FORTH is internationally recognized for excellence in computer science, engineering, natural sciences, and the humanities. Its Institute of Computer Science, FORTH (ICS) is particularly renowned for pioneering contributions to distributed systems, networking, and information technologies. The premises of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH) in Heraklion offer a modern and well-equipped environment, featuring state-of-the-art lecture halls, fully equipped conference rooms, and advanced audiovisual infrastructure.
Crete is the biggest and one of the most beautiful islands in Greece, providing an exciting experience. Crete is a multicolored mosaic of mythology, history, culture, friendly and proud people, rough mountains, gorges, the always bright Cretan sun and the deep sea that surrounds the island. In addition to the facilities offered by its big cities, one can really enjoy the beauty of the landscape and the mountains. Attractions include the remains of the Minoan civilization at Knossos, as well as a wide collection of other archeological sites of interest, the astonishing Archaeological Museum in Iraklio, well-known gorgeous gorges including the spectacular Europe's longest Samaria Gorge, picturesque villages spread all around the island, the well-known traditional Cretan food, and the wonderful beaches on the southern side of Crete.

[DMANET] Fully Funded PhD Position in Computational Social Choice – Université Paris Dauphine - PSL

Dear all,
The LAMSADE <https://www.lamsade.dauphine.fr/en.html> laboratory at Université
Paris Dauphine <https://dauphine.psl.eu/en/> - PSL <https://psl.eu/en> is
offering a fully funded three-year PhD position in the field of
computational social choice. The PhD will be supervised by Lucie Galand and
Julien Lesca.
The research topic focuses on extending Gale–Shapley procedures, which are
used to compute stable matchings and are widely applied in
student–university admission systems. The objective of this PhD is to
develop extensions of these algorithms in settings where preferences
(students' preferences over universities and universities' preferences over
students) are not fully revealed upfront. These preferences may be inferred
through an interactive elicitation process (preference elicitation) and/or
learned from historical data containing preferences revealed by past
applicants (recommender systems).
*Keywords:* computational social choice, artificial intelligence,
preference elicitation, recommender systems
*Details on the subject:*
https://www.lamsade.dauphine.fr/fileadmin/mediatheque/lamsade/documents/proposition_sujet_theses_2026/PhD_proposal_Galand_Lesca.pdf
*Candidate Profile:*
We are looking for candidates holding (or about to complete) a Master's
degree in Computer Science or Applied Mathematics, with a specialization in
artificial intelligence and/or operations research.
The PhD will take place at LAMSADE, the Decision Aid, Modeling, and
Analysis Laboratory at Université Paris Dauphine - PSL. LAMSADE is one of
the leading French research laboratories in artificial intelligence,
operations research, and computational social choice, with strong expertise
in decision-making, algorithms, and preference modeling.
The PhD is funded by a doctoral fellowship from the French government.
Additionally, the selected candidate may have the opportunity to supplement
their income by teaching in the Department of Mathematics and Computer
Science at Université Paris Dauphine - PSL.
*Application Process:*
To apply, please send a detailed CV and your academic transcripts,
including the grades obtained during your studies (at least for the final
year of your Master's degree). Applications should be sent to
lucie.galand@dauphine.fr and julien.lesca@dauphine.fr.
The deadline for applications is April 1, 2026.
Feel free to contact us if you need further information or have any
questions regarding the PhD topic.
Best regards,
Lucie Galand and Julien Lesca

[DMANET] Call for papers: The 3rd Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Networked Drone and Sensor Applications

*** Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP
***
*The 3rd Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Networked Drone and Sensor
Applications (DroneSense-AI 2026), to be held in conjunction with IEEE
WoWMoM 2026.*
*Theme: Advancing AI for the Low-Altitude Economy and Satellite-Augmented
Drone Networks*
*Website: **https://sites.google.com/view/dronesense-ai2026/home-2026*
The Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Networked Drone and Sensor
Applications (DroneSense-AI) aims to bring together researchers,
practitioners, and industry experts to explore the integration of machine
learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) with networked drones and
intelligent sensor systems. This convergence continues to reshape sectors
such as agriculture, environmental monitoring, disaster response, critical
infrastructure, and public safety. Within the context of the emerging
*Low-Altitude
Economy (LAE),* the demand for AI driven coordination, perception, and
decision making is growing rapidly.
ML/AI enabled drone and sensor systems can process large volumes of
heterogeneous, real-time data to enable autonomous behavior, dynamic
coordination, and mission aware optimization. To support these operations
at scale, particularly for missions operating Beyond Visual Line of Sight
(BVLOS), the integration of *Satellite augmented connectivity* is emerging
as a critical infrastructure layer alongside terrestrial networks.
However, challenges such as processing latency, data integration,
communication constraints, energy efficiency, and the lack of standardized
architectures remain major barriers to widespread adoption. Promising
avenues for overcoming these limitations are emerging, particularly in the
form of quantum processing and secure communication. This workshop will
address the technical challenges, emerging solutions, and application
scenarios of ML/AI integration in distributed drone and sensor networks. It
will provide a timely platform to present novel algorithms, deployment
strategies, and scalability insights with an emphasis on real world impact
and cross-disciplinary innovation.
The timeliness of this workshop is underscored by growing academic and
industrial investment in ML driven autonomous systems, along with the rapid
expansion of drone-enabled services. As such, this workshop provides a
timely forum for researchers, developers, and practitioners to exchange
ideas, share methodologies, and identify future directions in ML enhanced
Internet of Drone (IoD) and Internet of Things (IoT) systems.
*Topics of Interest*
We invite original contributions on the following topics :
*ML & AI Integration*

- Architectures for ML deployment in UAV/sensor networks
- Edge and distributed learning for drones and IoT
- Communication-efficient AI models for UAV swarms
- AI-based anomaly detection and pattern recognition

*Drone Operations & Autonomy*

- UAV navigation and real-time trajectory optimisation
- Multi-agent coordination and swarm intelligence
- AI for dynamic flight control and formation
- Safety-aware autonomous drone systems

*Environmental & Agricultural Applications*

- AI for crop health monitoring and yield prediction
- Biodiversity tracking and habitat surveillance
- UAV-enabled smart farming and remote sensing
- Forest fire and disaster detection using AI

*Infrastructure, Industry & Logistics*

- AI-powered infrastructure inspection and asset monitoring
- Predictive maintenance using UAV-collected data
- Autonomous delivery and drone-based logistics
- Industry 4.0 integration with UAV and IoT platforms

*Security, Surveillance & Public Safety*

- ML for real-time object/person detection
- AI-based threat assessment and crowd monitoring
- Privacy-preserving AI in surveillance drones
- UAVs for law enforcement and emergency response

*Healthcare & Emergency Services*

- UAV-based delivery of medical supplies
- Real-time patient monitoring and telemedicine via drones
- AI for emergency triage and disaster relief coordination

*Connectivity & Networks*

- UAV-enabled IoT and wireless data collection
- AI-optimised drone-assisted cellular network coverage
- Communication protocols for dense UAV-sensor networks
- *Satellite-Augmented Drone Systems:*
- AI for seamless handovers between terrestrial (5G/6G) and LEO
satellite links
- Satellite-backhauled edge computing for remote drone operations
- Distributed AI for space-air-ground integrated sensing
- Resilient navigation and positioning in GNSS-denied environments

*Emerging Paradigms*

- Quantum-enhanced communication and processing for UAVs
- Quantum and mmWave sensing
- Ethical and regulatory considerations in AI-based drone systems
- Simulation environments and benchmarking for drone-AI research

*Workshop Chairs: *

- Associate Professor Jahan Hassan (Central Queensland University,
Australia)
- Associate Professor Biplob Ray (Central Queensland University,
Australia)
- Associate Professor Jaime Galán-Jiménez (University of Extremadura,
Spain)
- Dr Shuvashis Dey (North Dakota State University, USA)

📅* Important Dates*

- Paper submission deadline: 22 March, 2026
- Paper acceptance notification: 12 April,2026
- Camera-ready version due: 26 April, 2026
- Workshop Date: 16 - 19, June 2026

*Submission & Contact*

- Submission Link via EDAS: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=35067
- Workshop Website:
*https://sites.google.com/view/dronesense-ai2026/home-2026*
- Contact Email: *j.hassan@cqu.edu.au*;
b.ray@cqu.edu.au

*****Journal Special Issue Invitation*****
Selected authors will be invited to submit an extended version of their
workshop papers to the Elsevier Ad Hoc Networks (Q1) Special Issue titled
"Intelligent and Resilient Networking for the Low-Altitude Economy: From
Autonomous Systems to Scalable Services." *Please note that submissions
must represent a substantial extension of the original workshop paper. This
may include new theoretical analysis, enhanced or redesigned
algorithms/models, and significantly expanded experimental validation
(e.g., new datasets, additional baselines, new evaluation metrics, and
deeper performance analysis). All submissions will undergo the journal's
standard peer-review process.*
Special Issue website: https://tinyurl.com/89t4abwb

[DMANET] [Extended Deadline] Call for Papers Special Issue on Multifractal Analysis and Complex Systems

Dear Colleagues,

I am contacting you in my capacity as Guest Editor for a Special Issue titled:

"Multifractal Analysis and Complex Systems"

to appear in the MDPI journal "Fractal and Fractional".

The full CfP can be found at: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/fractalfract/special_issues/I0R44XONR5

With this call for papers, I invite you and/or your co-authors to submit an original research paper, or a focused review, for our special issue.

Extended Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2026.

Submitted papers will be peer reviewed and, upon acceptance, the paper will be published in open access form soon after professional editing.

Thank you in advance for your consideration and I sincerely hope that you will accept this invitation to contribute to this Special Issue. If you believe that you will be able to submit a manuscript, I would also greatly appreciate if you could respond to this invitation at your earliest convenience. Further, we would appreciate if you forward this CfP to friends and colleagues that might be interested.

-------Journal Information------
/Fractal and Fractional/ is an international, peer-reviewed and open access journal of fractals and fractional calculus and their applications in different fields of science and engineering published monthly online by MDPI. It is covered by Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and Scopus. The 2024 CiteScore of 6.0 and Impact Factor of 3.3, ranks Q1 in all indexed categories. An article processing charge (APC) of CHF 2700 currently applies to all papers that are accepted.

Best Regards
________________________________________
Alessio Martino, PhD
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
LUISS Guido Carli University
Department of AI, Data and Decision Sciences
Viale Romania 32, 00197 Rome, Italy<https://www.google.com/maps/place/Viale+Romania,+32,+00197+Roma+RM/@41.9250084,12.491102,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x132f61185c88b765:0xc1b3fadadd3515ae!8m2!3d41.9250044!4d12.4932907> (Room 508)
Phone: (+39) 06-85225957
E-mail: amartino@luiss.it<mailto:amartino@luiss.it>

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[DMANET] [Scheduling seminar] Helmut Simonis (Insight Centre, UCC) | March 4 | Constraint Based Scheduling: A User Perspective

Dear scheduling researcher,

We are delighted to announce the talk given by Helmut Simonis (Insight
Centre, UCC). The title is "Constraint Based Scheduling: A User
Perspective". The seminar will take place on Zoom on Wednesday, March 4
at 14:00 UTC.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/98113121925?pwd=WhXaUqchaTaS2xqMQhx7ea1YXgxW9u.1
Meeting ID: 981 1312 1925
Passcode: 559971

You can follow the seminar online or offline on our Youtube channel as
well:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUoCNnaAfw5NAntItILFn4A

The abstract follows.
Constraint Programming has been very successful in solving scheduling
problems. In this talk we present a number of case studies from a user's
perspective, focusing on how to develop a solution with off-the-shelf
tools, rather than on the underlying technology. We discuss issues of
tool choice, modeling approaches, visualization, and overall integration
on sample problems. The first case study is a complex scheduling and
planning problem for Siemens Energy, developed within the ASSISTANT
European project. The second example looks at models for a Hospital
Integrated Resource Management problem, based on the IHTC competition of
2024. The third case study is a generic scheduling tool which we have
developed to provide a simple-to-use solution for small to medium sized
scheduling problems.

The next talk in our series will be Kevin Schewior (University of
Cologne) | March 18 | Combinatorial Perpetual Scheduling.
For more details, please visit https://schedulingseminar.com/

With kind regards

Zdenek Hanzalek, Michael Pinedo and Guohua Wan

--
Zdenek Hanzalek
Industrial Informatics Department,
Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics,
Czech Technical University in Prague,
Jugoslavskych partyzanu 1580/3, 160 00 Prague 6, Czech Republic
https://rtime.ciirc.cvut.cz/~hanzalek/

Sunday, March 1, 2026

[DMANET] DC Online Resources (IFORS)

As our material progresses, this is just a reminder every now and then.
To access information regarding IFORS Developing Countries resources, its regular updates – and to submit your possible "free" (not copyright protected) material, you may occasionally visit the link:

http://ifors.org/developing_countries/index.php?title=Main_Page .

With this open online resources page we aim to provide a platform to make research and applications of OR widely accessible to the entire OR community including researchers, academicians and scholars in the Developing Countries (DCs).

For this purpose we invite scholarly contributions spanning across all areas and sectors ranging from arts and science, to communication and education.

The International Federation of Operational Research Societies (https://www.ifors.org) is a 65-year-old organization which is currently composed of 54 national societies. Regional Groups of are: ALIO (The Latin American Ibero Association on Operations Research), APORS (The Association of Asian-Pacific Operational Research Societies), EURO (The Association of European Operational Research Societies), NORAM (The Association of North American Operations Research Societies). conferences are held every three years. The conference 2023 was held very successfully in Santiago, Chile; the next exciting IFORS conference will be celebrated in 2026 in Vienna. Please visit the following link for details regarding the same: https://www.ifors2026.at/home/.

Thank you very much for your attention. We look forward to your enthusiastic participation and scholarly contributions.

Saturday, February 28, 2026

[DMANET] COCOON 2026 - Submission Deadline Extended to 4 March

The 32nd International Computing and Combinatorics Conference (COCOON
2026) will be held in Singapore from 23 to 25 July 2026. More
information can be found at the conference website:
https://event.ntu.edu.sg/cocoon2026.

Original research papers in the areas of algorithms, theory of
computation, computational complexity, and combinatorics related to
computing are solicited. Submissions presenting experimental or applied
work are also welcome, provided that they make a clear algorithmic
contribution and offer insights of interest to the theory and algorithms
community. Special consideration will be given to research that is
motivated by real-world problems. Such submissions are expected to
include rigorous justification, careful evaluation, or convincing
evidence of the effectiveness of the proposed algorithms.

Important Dates

Paper submission: *** 4 March 2026 ***
Notification: 6 May 2026
Camera-ready: 29 May 2026
Conference: 23-25 July 2026

All deadlines are at 23:59 AoE (Anywhere on Earth, UTC-12).

Invited Speakers

Yuichi Yoshida, National Institute of Informatics, Japan
Seth Pettie, University of Michigan, USA

Topics of Interest

The topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:

Algorithms and Data Structures
Algorithmic Game Theory and Mechanism Design
Approximation Algorithms and Online Algorithms
Automata, Languages, Logic, and Computability
Combinatorics Related to Algorithms and Complexity
Complexity Theory
Computational Learning Theory and Knowledge Discovery
Cryptography, Reliability and Security
Database Theory
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Computational Algebra, Geometry, and Number Theory
Exact and Parameterized Algorithms
Graph Drawing and Information Visualization
Graph Theory, Communication Networks
Optimization
Parallel and Distributed Computing
Quantum Computing

Paper Submission

Each submission should contain a clear and scholarly exposition of
ideas, techniques, and results, including the motivation and a careful
comparison with related work. Papers will be evaluated on the basis of
originality, technical depth, correctness, significance, and clarity of
presentation.

Each submission is limited to twelve (12) single-column pages in
Springer LNCS format; see LNCS author guidelines at
http://www.springer.com/la/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines.

The page limit includes figures and references but excludes an optional
appendix. Proofs omitted due to space constraints must be placed in the
appendix (after references, in the same file), which may be read by the
program committee members at their discretion. Appendices of accepted
papers will not be published in the proceedings.

The conference employs a lightweight double-blind reviewing process.
Submissions must not reveal the identity of the authors in any way.
Authors are expected to follow standard double-blind practices commonly
used in theory conferences. Nothing should be done in the name of
anonymity that weakens the submission or hinders the reviewing process;
in particular, references must not be omitted or anonymized. Code and
data may be provided via anonymous download links or an anonymized
GitHub repository.

All submissions must be made electronically through EasyChair:
https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=cocoon2026.

The submission server will open approximately one month before the
submission deadline.

Proceedings

There must be one full registration associated with every accepted
paper, regardless of whether the presenter qualifies for a discounted
registration.

Accepted papers must be presented in-person in order to appear in the
proceedings, which will be published by Springer-Verlag in the Lecture
Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series, as in the previous COCOON
conferences: https://link.springer.com/conference/cocoon.

Awards

Awards will be given for the Best Paper and Best Student Paper. To be
eligible for the Best Student Paper Award, all authors must be full-time
students at the time of submission. Authors should indicate eligibility
in the final line of the abstract. The programme committee reserves the
right to withhold these awards or to split them among multiple recipients.

Programme Committee Co-chairs

Yi Li, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Frank Stephan, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Xiaoming Sun, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Programme Committee

https://event.ntu.edu.sg/cocoon2026/pages/committees
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[DMANET] CFP Computational Optimization

Call for Papers

19th International Thematic Track/Workshop on Computational Optimization
(CO25)
Riga, Latvia, August 23-26, 2026

organized in the framework of CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER SCIENCE AND
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
FedCSIS - 2026

IEEE CS is a technical co-sponsor of FedCSIS 2026

https://2026.fedcsis.org/thematic/co
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We invite original contributions related to both theoretical and practical
aspects of optimization methods. The list of topics includes, but is not
limited to:

* combinatorial and continuous global optimization
* unconstrained and constrained optimization
* multiobjective and robust optimization
* optimization in dynamic and/or noisy environments
* optimization on graphs
* large-scale optimization, in parallel and distributed computational
environments
* meta-heuristics for optimization, nature-inspired approaches and any
other derivative-free methods
* exact/heuristic hybrid methods, involving natural computing techniques
and other global and local optimization methods
*numerical and heuristic methods for modeling

The applications of interest are included in the list below, but are not
limited to:

* classical operational research problems (knapsack, traveling salesman,
etc)
* computational biology and distance geometry
* data mining and knowledge discovery
* human motion simulations; crowd simulations
* industrial applications
* optimization in statistics, econometrics, finance, physics, chemistry,
biology, medicine, and engineering.
*environment modeling and optimization
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Best paper award

The best CO26 paper will be awarded during the social dinner of FedCSIS2026.
The best paper will be selected by CO26 co-Chairs by taking into
consideration the scores suggested by the reviewers, as well as the quality
of the given oral presentation.

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Submission and Publication

* Authors should submit draft papers in PDF format.
* The total length of a paper should not exceed 12 pages for regular paper
and 6 pages for short papers (IEEE style). IEEE style templates are
available at http://2026.fedcsis.org/.
* Papers will be refereed and accepted on the basis of their scientific
merit and relevance to the track.
* Accepted and presented papers will be published in the Conference
Proceedings and included in the IEEE Xplore database and submitted for
different indexations (Communication and Position papers will only appear
in the conference proceedings).
* Extended versions of selected papers presented at CO26 will be published
in edited book of the series "Studies of Computational Intelligence",
Springer with SJR 0.237.

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Important dates:

+ Paper submission (strict deadline): April 15, 2026, 23:59:59 pm HST
(there will be no extension)
+ Position paper submission: May 19, 2026
+ Author notification: June 16, 2026
+ Final paper submission and registration: June 30, 2026
+ Conference date: August 23-26, 2026

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Organizing Committee

Stefka Fidanova, Bulgarian Academy of Science, Bulgaria
Antonio Mucherino, IRISA, University of Rennes 1, France
Daniela Zaharie, West University of Timisoara, Romania

If you have any question do not hesitate to send an email to :
co@fedcsis.org

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Prof. Stefka Fidanova
IICT-BAS
Acad. G. Bonchev str. bl.25A
1113 Sofia Bulgaria
Ph. +359-2-9796642

[DMANET] CFP Envirorisks26

Dear Colleagues,

We are happy to inform you that the *International Conference EnviroRisks*
will be held in the period *0**1**-0**3** June 202**6**, Sofia**, Bulgaria*.
The conference will provide an excellent international forum for
dissemination of original research results, new ideas and practical
development experiences which concentrate on both theory and practices of
the academics, researchers, engineers and also industry professionals.

*All accepted and presented papers will be submitted* *for publication**
to the SPRINGER **Series* *"Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems"**.*

*Please**, **visit the conference web page for more details: *
*https://envirorisks.cmdrcoe.org/*

*Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:*

*1. Disaster Management, Natural Hazards, Risk reduction and Building
Resilience*

*2. Environmental Degradation*

*3**. **Resilience and Business Continuity Management*

*4. **High Performance Computing, Modeling & Simulations, GIS for
environmental monitoring and Artificial Intelligent *

Please, save the dates and feel free to circulate this message among your
friends.

*Important dates:*

*Abstract** Submission D**ate**: **01** of **March**, 202**6*

*Notification of Abstract Acceptance: **20 March, 2026*

*Full **Paper Submission D**ate**: **01 **of **April**, 202**6*
* Notification** for Paper Acceptance**: ** 01 **of **May**, 202**6*

*Final paper submission:** 20 of May, 2026*
*Conference Dates: 0**1**-**03** of **June**, 202**6*

*Best regards, **EnviroRISKs*
* Organizing Team E-mail: *envirorisks@gmail.com

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Prof. Stefka Fidanova
IICT-BAS
Acad. G. Bonchev str. bl.25A
1113 Sofia Bulgaria
Ph. +359-2-9796642

[DMANET] AIces 2026: early registration March 10

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1st INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ON THE COGNITIVE, ETHICAL AND SOCIETAL DIMENSIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

AIces 2026

Porto – Maia, Portugal

March 30 – April 2, 2026

https://aices.irdta.eu/2026/

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Co-organized by:

University of Maia

Institute for Research Development, Training and Advice – IRDTA
Luxembourg/London

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Early registration: March 10, 2026

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SCOPE:

AIces 2026 will be the first in a series of research training events aiming at updating participants on the most recent multidisciplinary discussions about the foundations, meaning, challenges and risks of AI.

The event will have a global scope along 3 thematic lines: cognition, ethics, and society. It will cover current debates about: AI and philosophy of mind; cognitive architectures; machine learning and cognitive development; large language models and visual information; robotics and embodied cognition; neuroscience-inspired AI; algorithmic bias and fairness; transparency and explainability; accountability and responsibility; privacy and surveillance; autonomy and control; AI impact on human values and social inequalities; the future of work and automation; governance, regulation and public policies; AI, human rights and democracy; AI and global development; information and AI education.

The event will consist of 10 courses, 2 keynote lectures, 3 symposia collecting short contributions from participants, and 2 individual presentations on debated topics. Renowned academics and industry pioneers will lecture and share their views with the audience. The organizers are convinced that outstanding speakers will attract the brightest and most motivated students. Face to face interaction and networking will be main ingredients of the event. It will be also possible to fully participate in vivo remotely.

ADDRESSED TO:

Graduate students, postgraduate students and industry practitioners will be typical profiles of participants. However, there are no formal pre-requisites for attendance in terms of academic degrees, so people less or more advanced in their career will be welcome as well.

Since there will be a variety of levels, specific knowledge background may be assumed for some of the courses.

Overall, AIces 2026 is addressed to students, researchers and practitioners who want to keep themselves updated about recent developments and future trends. All will surely find it fruitful to listen to and discuss with major researchers, industry leaders and innovators.

VENUE:

AIces 2026 will take place in Porto, the second largest city in Portugal, recognized by UNESCO in 1996 as a World Heritage Site. The venue will be:

University of Maia
Avenida Carlos de Oliveira Campos - Castêlo da Maia
4475-690 Maia
Porto, Portugal

https://www.umaia.pt/en

STRUCTURE:

2 courses will run in parallel during the whole event. Participants will be able to freely choose the courses they wish to attend as well as to move from one to another.

Full live online participation will be possible. The organizers highlight, however, the importance of face to face interaction and networking in this kind of research training event.

All lectures will be videorecorded. Participants will be able to watch them again for 45 days after the event.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

David Danks (University of Virginia), Trustworthy AI in an Untrustworthy World

Ming Lin (University of Maryland), Socially Responsible and Trustworthy AI

PROFESSORS AND COURSES:

Ricardo Baeza-Yates (KTH Royal Institute of Technology & Pompeu Fabra University), [introductory] Introduction to Responsible AI

Susan Brennan (Stony Brook University), [introductory/advanced] Where Are the Humans in Human-Centered AI?

Thomas Breuel (Nvidia Research), [introductory] Facts and Rules in LLMs

Carlos Castillo (Pompeu Fabra University), [introductory] Algorithmic Fairness in High-Risk AI Applications

Alan Dix (Cardiff Metropolitan University), [introductory] AI for Social Justice

Elia Formisano (Maastricht University), [introductory/intermediate] Auditory Cognition in Humans and Machines

Marijn Janssen (Delft University of Technology), [introductory/advanced] Data and AI Governance - From Control to Trust

Christian Lebiere (Carnegie Mellon University), [intermediate] Computational Cognitive Models of Human-AI Teaming

Paul Smolensky (Johns Hopkins University), [intermediate/advanced] Symbol Processing in Transformers and Other Neural Networks

Savannah Thais (City University of New York), [intermediate/advanced] Measurement for Safer AI

SYMPOSIA:

A symposium will collect 10-minute voluntary presentations on any of the 3 thematic areas of the event: cognition, ethics, and society.

A 1-page abstract containing the title, authors, and summary of the presentation must be sent to david@irdta.eu by February 28, 2026.

Only registered participants can contribute to symposia.

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS ON DEBATED TOPICS:

50-minute individual presentations will be scheduled for any of the 3 thematic areas of the school: cognition, ethics, and society.

A 2-page expression of interest including the topic to be debated must be sent to david@irdta.eu by December 30, 2025.

Only registered participants are eligible for individual presentations.

SPONSORS:

Companies/institutions/organizations willing to be sponsors of the event can download the sponsorship leaflet from

https://aices.irdta.eu/2026/sponsors/

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

Samuel Anjos (Maia, social networks)
Osheen Jain (London, communications)
José Paulo Marques dos Santos (Maia, local chair)
Carlos Martín-Vide (Tarragona, program chair)
Santiago Montes (Tarragona, webpage)
Sara Morales (Luxembourg)
José Luís Reis (Maia)
Luís Paulo Reis (Porto)
David Silva (London, organization chair)

REGISTRATION:

It has to be done at

https://aices.irdta.eu/2026/registration/

The selection of 6 courses requested in the registration template is only tentative and non-binding. For logistical reasons, it will be helpful to have an estimation of the respective demand for each course.

Since the capacity of the venue is limited, registration requests will be processed on a first come first served basis. The registration period will be closed and the on-line registration tool disabled when the capacity of the venue will have got exhausted. It is highly recommended to register prior to the event.

FEES:

Fees comprise access to all program activities and lunches.

There are several early registration deadlines. Fees depend on the registration deadline.

The fees for on site and for online participation are the same.

ACCOMMODATION:

Accommodation suggestions are available at

https://aices.irdta.eu/2026/accommodation/

CERTIFICATE:

A certificate of successful participation in the event will be delivered indicating the number of hours of academic activities. This should be sufficient for those participants who plan to request ECTS recognition from their home university.

QUESTIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION:

david@irdta.eu

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:

Universidade da Maia

Universidade do Porto

Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Institute for Research Development, Training and Advice – IRDTA, Luxembourg/London
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Friday, February 27, 2026

[DMANET] ICIST 2026 – Call for Papers

The 16th International Conference on Information Science and Technology
(ICIST 2026) will be held in Coimbra, Portugal, October 1-6, 2026.

Topics include intelligent control and automation, artificial intelligence,
machine learning, information processing, computer vision, networking, and
information security.

Submission deadline: May 15, 2026.
Technically supported by IEEE SMC. Accepted papers are expected to be
included in IEEE Xplore.

Conference website & submission:
https://conference.cs.cityu.edu.hk/icist/

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