*** IEEE ACSOS 2026 ***
Joint Call for Contributions

The 7th IEEE International Conference on Autonomic Computing and Self-Organizing Systems (ACSOS)

7-11 September 2026 - Cesena, Italy

https://2026.acsos.org
https://linktr.ee/acsosconf
https://acsos.org


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The world is increasingly embracing autonomous systems: in robotics, manufacturing, software engineering, vehicles, data center systems, and precision agriculture to name just a few areas. These systems are bringing autonomy to a whole new level of dynamic decision-making under uncertainty, requiring autonomic behavior (e.g., control theory, cybernetics) and self-reference, leading to a range of self-* properties (e.g., self-awareness, self-adaptation, self-organization), and an approach in which system implementation and its environment are holistically considered.

Despite this rise in autonomic and self-* systems, there remains a wide range of fundamental challenges in understanding how to design, control, reason about, and trust such systems. The IEEE ACSOS conference solicits novel research on these topics, in fundamentals and methods as well as applications for autonomic and self-* systems.

The IEEE International Conference on Autonomic Computing and Self-Organizing Systems (ACSOS) is a premier venue for advancing research in autonomic computing, self-adaptation, and self-organization. Established in 2020 through the merger of two influential IEEE conferences—ICAC (International Conference on Autonomic Computing) and SASO (International Conference on Self-Adaptation and Self-Organization)—ACSOS builds on more than two decades of excellence in these fields. The conference serves as a hub for interdisciplinary collaboration, bridging academic and industrial perspectives across domains such as artificial intelligence, computational biology, and computer systems. ACSOS features a diverse program, including research papers, experience reports, posters, demonstrations, and a doctoral symposium, fostering innovation and knowledge exchange. In continuity with the previous editions, ACSOS 2026 will feature three keynotes from prominent scientists in the community of autonomic and self-organizing systems. You will find the announcement of prof. Marco Dorigo’s keynote at the bottom of this message; the two remaining keynotes will be advertised in the coming days on our communication channels.

All submissions are required to be formatted according to the standard IEEE Computer Society Press proceedings style guide:
https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html


Papers are submitted electronically in PDF format through the ACSOS 2026 conference management system:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=acsos2026

All times below are in the Anywhere on Earth (AoE) timezone.


) *** Main Track ***
ACSOS 2026 invites submissions on theoretical aspects, modeling, design, implementation, evaluation, verification, and practical applications of autonomic, self-adaptive, self-organizing, and multi-agent systems, algorithms, and techniques.

Abstract submission deadline: April 10, 2026
Paper submission deadline: April 17, 2026
Notification to authors: June 15, 2026
Camera ready deadline: July 20, 2026
Conference: September 7-11, 2026
We solicit:
Research papers (up to 10 pages) that present rigorously evaluated novel ideas and techniques.
Experience reports (up to 10 pages) that report on practical experiences with deploy systems.
Vision Papers (up to 6 pages) introduce groundbreaking, provocative, and even controversial ideas.

We will continue the tradition of giving the best papers of the conference an opportunity to publish an extended version in a special issue on Autonomic Computing and Self-Organizing Systems in Future Generation Computer System, Q1 2027.

ACSOS 2026 plans to award the Karsten Schwan Best Paper Award and the Best Student Paper Award (where the primary author is a student) to papers of outstanding quality.

Further details:
https://2026.acsos.org/track/acsos-2026-papers

) *** Posters and Demos ***
The Poster and Demo Track showcases early-stage research, ideas, prototypes, and applications in autonomic and multi-agent systems, encouraging discussion and feedback. Selected main-track papers may also be invited as posters while remaining fully published. We welcome contributions on, work in progress and emerging research directions, innovative concepts and algorithms, tool demonstrations and system implementations,
practical experiences and applications.

Poster/Demo submission deadline: June 25th, 2026
Poster/Demo acceptance notification: July 15th, 2026
Camera Ready submission deadline: July 22nd, 2026

Further details:
https://2026.acsos.org/track/acsos-2026-posters-and-demos


) *** Artifacts ***
Artifact Track promotes the creation of high-quality, reusable artifacts that support the evaluation of novel approaches for autonomic and self-* systems. The goal is to build a shared collection of evaluation setups and case studies, enabling researchers to reuse, extend, compare, and assess results across the community. Artifacts may include: Software systems, testbeds, and applications (simulated or deployable), frameworks, tools, and services implementing new methods or algorithms, datasets such as logs, traces, sensor data, or experimental results.

Artifact submission deadline: June 29th, 2026
Artifact acceptance notification: July 13th, 2026
Camera Ready submission deadline: July 20th, 2026

Further details:
https://2026.acsos.org/track/acsos-2026-artifacts

) *** Tutorials ***
The Tutorial Track solicits contributions for tutorials on tools, applications, processes, and techniques in autonomic computing, self-adaptation, self-organization, and related topics on autonomous and self-* behavior, both practical and theoretical. Tutorials are expected to adhere to the same topics as the main track. They can either be long “hands-on” tutorials (3 to 4 hours), or short “overview”/“quickstart” tutorials (1 to 2 hours). Accepted tutorials are encouraged to submit an extended abstract for inclusion in the proceedings companion (ACSOS-C).

Proposal Submission Deadline: June 5th, 2026
Notification for Proposals: June 15th, 2026
Ext. Abstract Submission Deadline: July 5th, 2026
Notification for Ext. Abstract: July 15th, 2026
Camera-Ready Deadline: July 20th, 2026

Further details:
https://2026.acsos.org/track/acsos-2026-tutorials

) *** Doctoral Symposium ***
The Doctoral Symposium provides an opportunity for PhD students to present their research and ideas, and network with the ACSOS community, consisting of a diverse audience of both leading experts and early career researchers in the field. The Doctoral Symposium not only offers early career researchers a chance to gain experience in presenting to an international audience but also to receive invaluable feedback about their work from members of the ACSOS community. PhD students are invited to submit a two-page abstract, with another page for references, using the format in the submission section below. The abstract should describe the key motivation of their research, the major contribution (either actual or expected, depending on the research stage), the research methodology, and the current status of the work.
As in prior years, the Doctoral Symposium will employ a mentoring program in which every author of an accepted paper will be paired with an experienced mentor from the community. Mentors will help introduce the student to the community, offer extended discussion of their research objectives and career opportunities, and will host their student throughout the event to help them gain the best experience from an international conference.
Submission deadline: July 5, 2026
Notification to author: July 13, 2026
Camera ready deadline: July 20, 2026

Further details:
https://2026.acsos.org/track/acsos-2026-doctoral-symposium

) *** Keynote Announcement 1 ***
We are pleased to announce our first keynote presentation at ACSOS 2026, Marco Dorigo of Université Libre de Bruxelles.


The keynote: Bridging Centralized and Decentralized Control in Robot Swarms through Self-Organizing Hierarchies, presents the Self-Organizing Nervous System for Robot Swarms (SoNS), a middleware framework that enables robots to dynamically form adaptive hierarchical structures. SoNS bridges centralized and decentralized paradigms by supporting functionally centralized coordination of sensing, actuation, and decision-making, while preserving the scalability, flexibility, and fault tolerance of self-organizing systems.


Further details:
https://2026.acsos.org/info/keynotes