The 23rd IEEE International Conference on Autonomous and Trusted Computing (ATC 2026) will provide a premier venue to present and discuss progress in autonomous computing, trustworthy AI, dependable systems, human-machine systems, and cyber–physical-social environments.
We welcome high-quality submissions reporting original and unpublished research that advances the state of the art in autonomous and trusted computing and identifies emerging challenges and future research directions.
The IEEE ATC 2026 confernce is co-located within the IEEE Smart World Congress and organized together with several co-located conferences, providing a unified venue for presenting and discussing advances across complementary research areas.

Topics
The topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
• Trustworthy, Explainable, Secure and Responsible AI Systems
• Privacy-Preserving Learning, Distributed AI, and Machine Unlearning
• Resilient and Fault-Tolerant Autonomous Systems
• Data Fusion, Uncertainty Modeling, and Environmental Modeling
• Conceptual and Computational Aspects of Situational Awareness
• Multimodal Reasoning and Decision-Making for Autonomous Systems
• Intelligent Control and Reinforcement Learning
• Real-Time, Edge, and Self-Aware Computing
• Autonomous and Cyber-Physical-Social Systems
• Human-Centered and Collaborative AI Systems
• Multi-Agent, Collective, and Swarm Autonomous Systems
• Safe, Cooperative, and Multi-Domain Autonomous Mobility Systems

Submissions
• Full Papers (up to 6 pages)
• Short Papers (up to 4 pages)
• Poster/Demo Papers (up to 2 pages)
All accepted papers will be included in the IEEE Conference Proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore (subject to IEEE quality standards).

🚀 Fast-Track Journal Opportunities
We are pleased to announce two fast-track journal opportunities associated with ATC 2026:
- Expert Systems (Wiley) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14680394
Citescore 9.1, IF 2.3
- International Journal of Interactive Multimedia and Artificial Intelligence (IJIMAI) https://www.ijimai.org/
Citescore 6.9, IF 2.4

A selection of high-quality papers will be identified by the TPC and invited to submit extended versions to the partner journals through a fast-track review process. These dedicated fast-track pathways ensuring rapid review and publication timelines. This provides authors with the opportunity to significantly extend their conference work and achieve timely journal publication in prestigious venues.

Important Dates
• Paper Submission Deadline (Extended): Apr 1, 2026 May 1, 2026
• Notification of Acceptance: July 1, 2026
• Camera-Ready Papers Due: July 31, 2026
• Workshop/Special Session Proposal: Feb 15, 2026
• Workshop/Special Session Acceptance: Feb 28, 2026
• Conference Dates: September 7 - 11, 2026

Detailed and updated information on submission guidelines, topics of interest, and important dates is available on the website https://swc-ieee-2026.github.io/atc/