Call for Papers

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The 17th International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies (ANT)
April 14 - 16, 2026, Istanbul, Türkiye

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Conference Website: https://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/ant-26/
Workshops:https://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/ant-26/#workshop
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IMPORTANT DATES
- Workshops Proposals Due: October 12, 2025
- Paper Submission Due: November 12, 2025
- Acceptance Notification: January 7, 2026
- Camera-Ready Submission: February 1, 2026

PUBLICATION
ANT 2026 accepted papers will be published by Elsevier Science in the open-access Procedia Computer Science series on-line. Procedia Computer Science is hosted by Elsevier on www.Elsevier.com and on Elsevier content platform ScienceDirect (www.sciencedirect.com), and will be freely available worldwide. All papers in Procedia will be indexed by Scopus (www.scopus.com) and by Thomson Reuters' Conference Proceeding Citation Index (https://thomsonreuters.com/conference-proceedings-citation-index/). All papers in Procedia will also be indexed by Scopus (www.scopus.com) and Engineering Village (Ei) (www.engineeringvillage.com). This includes EI Compendex (www.ei.org/compendex). Moreover, all accepted papers will be indexed in DBLP (https://dblp.uni-trier.de/). The papers will contain linked references, XML versions and citable DOI numbers. You will be able to provide a hyperlink to all delegates and direct your conference website visitors to your proceedings. Selected papers will be invited for publication, in the special issues of:

- International Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, by Springer (https://www.springer.com/engineering/journal/12652)
- International Journal Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, Springer (https://www.springer.com/journal/779)
- International Journal on Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, by Elsevier (https://www.journals.elsevier.com/transportation-research-part-a-policy-and-practice/)

ANT 2026 will be held in conjunction with the 9th International Conference on Emerging Data and Industry (EDI40: https://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/edi40-26/).

VENUE
ANT 2026 will be held in Istanbul, Türkiye. Istanbul is Türkiye largest city and is located on the Bosporus Strait, which separates Europe and Asia. Istanbul is the only city in the world that straddles two continents, and it is known for its rich history and has been the capital of several empires, including the Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires.

Istanbul is considered the home to many architectural wonders, including the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia, and Istanbul has been known by many names, including Byzantium, Constantinople, and Stamboul. Istanbul is a blend of Eastern and Western cultures. Finally, Istanbul is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

CONFERENCE TRACKS
- Agent Systems, Intelligent Computing and Applications
- Big Data and Analytics
- Cloud Computing
- Context-awareness and Multimodal Interfaces
- Emerging Networking, Tracking and Sensing Technologies
- Human Computer Interaction
- Internet of Things
- Large Language Model Applications (LLM)
- Mobile Networks, Protocols and Applications
- Modelling and Simulation in Transportation Sciences
- Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks
- Service Oriented Computing for Systems & Applications
- Smart, Sustainable Cities and Climate Change Management
- Smart Environments and Applications
- Systems Security and Privacy
- Systems Software Engineering
- Vehicular Networks and Applications
- General Track

COMMITTEES
General Chairs
Atta Badii, University of Reading, UK
Albert Zomaya, The University of Sydney, Australia

Program Chairs
Stephane Galland, UTBM, France
Hossam Hassanein, Queen's University, Canada

Workshops Chair
Orven E. Llantos, MSU-IIT, Philippines
Local Chairs
Ayşe Özge Artekin, Selçuk University, Türkiye
John Gialelis, University of Patras, Greece
Vice Chairs
Mohammad Abdallah, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan
Muhammad Adnan, Hasselt University, Belgium
Manzoor Ahmed, Qingdao University, China
Issam Al Azzoni, Al Ain University, UAE
Ayoub Bahnasse, Hassan II University, Morocco
Tom Bellemans, Hasselt University, Belgium
Ali Benzerbadj, University of Ain Temouchent Belhadj Bouchaib, Algeria
Nik Bessis, Edge Hill University, UK
Junsung Choi, Chungbuk National University, Republic of Korea
Robertas Damasevicius, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
Amir Eaman, Acadia University, Canada
Antonio Jara, Libelium, Spain
Faouzi Kammoun, Ecole Supérieure Privée d'Ingénierie et de Technologies, Tunis
Bouabdellah Kechar, Oran University, Algeria
Luk Knapen, Hasselt University, Belgium
Jingjun Li, Heriot-Watt University, UK
Flavio Lombardi, Roma Tre University of Rome, Italy
Sazia Mahfuz, Acadian University, Canada
Sami Miniaoui, University of Dubai, UAE
Muhammad Ayzed Mirza, Qilu Institute of Technology, China
Amro Najjar, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Aneta Poniszewska-Marańda, Lodz University of Technology, Poland
Vincent Rodin, University of Brest, France
Khair Eddin Sabri, The University of Jordan, Jordan
Khaled Shaaban, Florida Polytechnic University, USA
Mahtab Shahin, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
Kamran Siddique, University of Alaska Anchorage, USA
Mohamed Tabaa, EMSI Casablanca, Morocco
Igor Tchappi, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Han Zhou, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, Netherlands
Farhana Zulkernine, Queen's University, Canada

Technical Program Committee
https://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/ant-26/#programCommittees

Publicity Chairs
Imad Benaribi, University of Ain Temouchent Algeria
Siddardha Kaja, Air Canada, Canada
Farhan Ullah, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
Malikey M. Maulana, Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology, Philippines
Shashank Swarup, Kalinga University, Raipur, India

International Journals Chair
Michael Sheng, Macquarie University, Australia

Advisory Committee
Reda Alhajj, University of Calgary, Canada
Sajal K. Das, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Erol Gelenbe, Imperial College, UK
Vincenzo Loia, University of Salerno, Italy
Peter Sloot, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ralf Steinmetz, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt, Germany
Katia Sycara, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Peter Thomas, Manifesto Research, Australia

International Liaison Chairs
Soumaya Cherkaoui, Sherbrooke University, Canada
Paul Davidsson, Malmo University, Sweden
David Taniar, Monash University, Australia