CALL FOR PAPERS - COHERENT 2026

3rd International Workshop on Modern Application Architectures: Serverless, Microservices, and the Edge-Cloud Continuum (COHERENT)

Co-located with the 35th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN 2026)
July 29-30, 2026 - Honolulu, Hawaii, US

Workshop Website: https://sites.google.com/view/coherent2026/
Submission Site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icccn2026
ICCCN 2026 Website: http://www.icccn.org/icccn26/

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SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES

The COHERENT workshop brings researchers together to discuss challenges and innovations in modern application architectures. For 2026, the scope has been explicitly expanded to explore the interplay, fusion, and coexistence of Function as a Service (FaaS), microservices, and serverless computing models.

Microservice architecture defines an application as a collection of small, independent services, with teams managing the infrastructure for granular control and stateful capabilities. Serverless Computing is an operational model in which the provider manages infrastructure, while Function as a Service (FaaS) is its event-driven, ephemeral, and stateless implementation. These models are not mutually exclusive, and a key research area is their interplay and the trade-offs in selecting the best approach.

The deployment landscape is evolving from the centralised Cloud to the decentralised Edge-Cloud continuum to support low-latency applications. Significant challenges arise at this intersection, including complex orchestration, end-to-end security, and observability, while balancing trade-offs like FaaS auto-scaling versus microservice stateful control. Submissions focused on integrating these models within the Edge-Cloud continuum are strongly encouraged.

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TOPICS OF INTEREST

Topics include, but are not limited to:

* Innovative architectural designs for Serverless, FaaS, and Microservices.
* FaaS vs. Microservices (performance, cost-efficiency, overhead, migration).
* Hybrid architectures combining serverless and container-based models.
* State management strategies for stateless applications.
* Performance evaluation: cold-start, server load, and transport protocols.
* Efficient scheduling, automatic scaling, and resource allocation.
* Monitoring, observability, and distributed tracing.
* Orchestration of complex, large-scale workflows across components.
* Autonomic network management for these environments.
* Serverless and FaaS at the Edge: design and implementation challenges.
* Orchestration and resource management for the Edge-Cloud continuum.
* Federated management in heterogeneous, multi-provider environments.
* Applications in autonomous driving, robotics, LLMs, and real-time IoT.
* Architectures for long-running, stateful, or high-performance compute.
* AI and ML with or for serverless and microservices.
* Cost modelling and economic trade-offs (serverless vs. containers).
* Mitigating vendor lock-in and enabling multi-cloud portability.
* Security, privacy, and data protection for distributed applications.
* Usage of heterogeneous hardware resources and accelerators.
* Real-world applications, case studies, and practical experiences.

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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

* Manuscripts must follow standard IEEE double-column format (10-pt font).
* Papers must be submitted via EasyChair as PDF files (8.5x11-inch paper).
* Manuscripts should be no longer than 6 pages.
* Submissions must include title, abstract, keywords, author(s), and affiliations.
* Submitted papers cannot be previously published or under consideration elsewhere.
* Accepted and presented papers will be published in the ICCCN proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore.
* An accepted paper must be presented by an author registered at the full rate.
* Each workshop registration covers up to two workshop papers by an author.

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IMPORTANT DATES

* Paper submission deadline: March 1, 2026
* Notification of acceptance: April 29, 2026
* Camera-ready paper due: May 11, 2026 (Hard Deadline)
* Workshop date: July 29-30, 2026

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WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS

* Francesco Tusa, University of Westminster, UK
* Stuart Clayman, University College London, UK