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=============== ISORC 2026: COMBINED CALL FOR PAPERS ===============
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29th International Symposium on Real-Time Distributed Computing (ISORC 2026)
May 27 - 29, 2026
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

https://mcscert.github.io/isorc2026/

IEEE ISORC was founded in 1998 (with its first meeting in Kyoto, Japan) to address
research into the application of real-time object-oriented distributed technology. Since
then, ISORC has continually evolved to meet the latest challenges faced by researchers
and practitioners in the real-time domain, with an emphasis on object-, component-
and service-oriented systems and solutions.

ISORC is a single-track conference, with a lively community. We seek to encourage diverse
views and new approaches to all real-time issues and challenges for novel applications
and systems in RT computing issues.


=========== IMPORTANT DATES =====================
- Abstract Submission Deadlines (required):
- research track: Feb. 24, 2026, 11:59 PM AoE
- doctoral track: March 14, 2026, 11:59 PM AoE
- Paper Submission Deadlines:
- research track: March 3, 2026, 11:59 PM AoE
- doctoral track: March 21, 2026, 11:59 PM AoE
- poster track: April 21, 2026, 11:59 PM AoE
- Conference: May 27-29, 2026
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=========== DETAILED CALLS FOR PAPER ===============

The conference has three active tracks accepting submissions:

- Research paper: https://mcscert.github.io/isorc2026/cfp/research.html
- Doctoral Symposium & Dissertation Digests: https://mcscert.github.io/isorc2026/cfp/doctoral.html
- Posters: https://mcscert.github.io/isorc2026/cfp/posters.html

=========== MAIN THEME AND TOPICS ===============

This year's theme is the evolution of Architectures for Next Generation Critical
Real-Time and Distributed Systems.

On the one hand Electrical and Electronic (E/E) Architectures for automotive and
aerospace vehicles are trending towards greater integration and centralization while
complex systems of systems such as Smart Grid and Vehicle to Vehicle and Vehicle to
Infrastructure are increasingly distributed and decentralized with edge compute. As
a result, long established systems and software development paradigms and supplier
relationships are changing, creating new challenges for industry and researchers that
are compounded by the increasing adoption of AI/ML components and workflow.

We solicit high-quality papers pertaining to all aspects of ORC technology that consider
performance, dependability, scalability, reliability, among other properties and
those that are well aligned with the 2025 theme. Authors are encouraged to consider
submissions with a practical orientation and validation related to Case Studies &
Applications in this area. The specific ORC focus areas include, but are not limited to:

- Hardware & Software architectures for real-time distributed computing
-- Programming paradigms, ORC paradigms, object/component models,
languages, synchronous languages, microservices architectures, soft, hard,
performance-aware, distributed, aspects of real-time computing, service-oriented
architectures, scalability, performance, event-driven, safety, reliability,
middleware, patterns and practices, etc.
- Distributed real time computing and communication infrastructures:
-- Real-time communications, networked platforms, protocols, Internet QoS,
peer-to-peer computing, sensor networks, vehicle to vehicle and vehicle to
infrastructure communications, time-predictable systems and hardware, Time
Sensitive Networking, digital twin for real-time data processing, blockchain,
distributed ledger technology, federated learning, TinyML, and EdgeAI for
real-time IoT, trusted and dependable systems, complex systems of systems,
model maintenance.
- Dependability, Fault tolerance, and Resilience of Distributed and Real-Time Computing:
-- Fault tolerance, fault detection and recovery, fault injection testing,
self-healing, failover, redundancy, high availability, safety, reliability,
autonomic reconfiguration, autonomic resilience, formal verification, DevOps
for distributed and real-time systems_.
- Algorithms for Distributed and/or Real-Time Analytics:
-- Real-time stream processing, clustering, classification, mining and
inferencing, and statistical modeling, digital twins and predictive analytics,
stream correlation and sampling, dynamic scheduling, complex event-processing,
time-series and TimeFM analysis.
- System Software:
-- Real-time kernels, operating systems, virtualization/containerization,
middleware for ORC, QoS management and performance, decentralized processing,
scalability, extensibility, synchronization, resource allocation, scheduling,
energy efficiency, timing analysis, fault tolerance and resilience, cyber
security, etc.
- Distributed and Real-Time Applications:
-- Medical devices, intelligent transportation systems, Industry 4.0,
Internet of Things and smart grids, embedded and cyber-physical systems,
multimedia processing, real-time web-based applications, QoS aware and real-time
cloud/edge/fog computing, network slicing, decentralized real-time data network,
digital twins, time-sensitive social dispersed computing.
- System Evaluation:
-- Monitoring mechanisms & infrastructures, performance & timing evaluation,
dependability, end-to-end QoS, system/infrastructure overheads, fault detection
and recovery time, large-scale evaluations and field studies.


=========== GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPTS ===========

- Research Track (https://mcscert.github.io/isorc2026/cfp/research.html)

-- Regular Research Papers: Papers should describe original work and papers submitted
for review should be a maximum of 10 pages in length, using the IEEE conference
paper format. A maximum of two extra pages may be purchased during the camera-ready
submission of accepted papers.
-- Industrial Papers and Practitioner Reports: Papers describing experiences of using
ORC technology in application or tool development projects, are an integral part
of the technical program of ISORC. These papers should be no longer than 10 pages,
using the IEEE conference paper format and may be less formal than research papers.
A maximum of two extra pages may be purchased during the camera-ready submission of
accepted papers. They should clearly identify and discuss in detail the issues
that represent notable industrial advances. Reports with project metrics supporting
their claims are particularly sought, as well as those that show both benefits and
drawbacks of the approaches used in the given project.
-- Short Papers: Short research papers that are no longer than 6 pages, using the IEEE
conference paper format, on real-time analytics are also invited, and should contain
enough information for the program committee to understand the scope of the project
and evaluate the novelty of the problem or approach.

- Doctoral Track (https://mcscert.github.io/isorc2026/cfp/doctoral.html)


-- Early-stage Research (Position Papers): Papers intended for Ph.D. students at the
beginning of their doctoral studies. Submissions should clearly describe the
problem motivation and relevance, research questions and objectives, planned
methodology, and expected contributions. These papers should present a well-defined
research vision and identify areas where feedback from the community is sought.
-- Mid- to Late-stage Research (Reproducible / Replication Papers): Papers for students
who have made substantial progress in their Ph.D. research. Submissions may include
ongoing research results, reproducible or replicated studies, and supporting
experimental evidence. Authors are strongly encouraged to make implementations,
datasets, and experimental artifacts publicly available to support reproducibility
and facilitate community validation of results.
-- Dissertation Digest Papers: Papers for researchers who have completed their Ph.D.
between January 2025 and January 2026. These submissions serve as extended abstracts
of the dissertation and must be limited to 6 pages, structured similarly to a regular
research paper. They should summarize the main contributions of the dissertation,
key results and impact, as well as lessons learned and future research directions.

All doctoral submissions must follow the IEEE conference paper format and may be up to 6 pages
in length, including references. Papers must be written in English and submitted in PDF format.

All papers are to be submitted through the HotCRP system: https://isorc2026.hotcrp.com/

The IEEE conference paper templates can be found here:
https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates

=========== GUIDELINES FOR POSTERS ===========

Detailed call: https://mcscert.github.io/isorc2026/cfp/posters.html

Authors submitting to the ISORC 2026 Poster Track are invited to prepare a visually engaging poster
that clearly communicates the motivation, approach, and key contributions of their work.

Poster submissions should present original or ongoing work relevant to real-time and distributed
computing, clearly communicating the problem or research question, the proposed approach, system,
or idea, as well as preliminary results, expected contributions, or lessons learned, and explicitly
highlighting the relevance of the work to the conference scope and topics.

Posters must be submitted in PDF format, with a file size not exceeding 10 MB, and must be designed
to be printable in A1 or A0 size in portrait orientation. Submissions should prioritize clarity and
visual communication, favouring diagrams, system architectures, and visual explanations over dense
text, and using large, legible fonts and clear figures so the poster can be read comfortably at a
distance. All posters must be written in English and must describe original or ongoing work that
has not been previously presented in poster form at another major conference.

Posters must be submitted electronically through this Google Form: https://forms.gle/SDLsbcwmXynWEroq6

Participants with accepted contributions for the Research or Doctoral tracks will have the opportunity
to present a poster accompanying their accepted submission, and will be contacted separately after
acceptance of their paper.

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