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************************ CALL FOR PAPERS ********************

Paper submission deadline: June 15, 2026

The 19th IEEE International Conference on Internet of Things (iThings 2026)
Part of the 2026 IEEE Cybermatics Congress

November 30 - December 4, 2026
Marie and Louis Pasteur University, Montbeliard, France

https://ieee-cybermatics2026.org/


************************ AIM AND SCOPE ********************

IEEE iThings 2026 invites original, unpublished research contributions on all aspects of the Internet of Things, from enabling technologies and network architectures to intelligent services and real-world applications. The conference provides a premier forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the latest advances in IoT research and development.

IEEE iThings 2026 is co-located with four other IEEE conferences (Blockchain, CPSCom, SmartData, GreenCom) as part of the 2026 IEEE Cybermatics Congress.

*********************** TOPICS OF INTEREST ******************

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Track 1: IoT Enabling Technologies
- Actuator and control technologies, Low power and energy harvesting
- Real-time systems, Streaming and data processing for IoT
- IoT big data analytics, Cloud/fog/edge computing for IoT
- Embedded middleware design

Track 2: IoT Services and Intelligence
- Big Data platforms and management for IoT
- Federated and decentralized learning for IoT
- Foundation models and edge AI for IoT
- IoT security, privacy and trust

Track 3: IoT Networks and Communications
- Wireless communication protocols
- 5G, Beyond-5G, and 6G networks
- Self-organizing networks, Network programmability and softwarization

Track 4: IoT Systems and Applications
- Industrial, Agriculture, Transportation, Healthcare, Energy IoT
- Supply Chain for IoT, IoT-based business systems
- Research infrastructure and testbeds for IoT

************************ IMPORTANT DATES *******************



Paper submission deadline: June 15, 2026
Notification of acceptance: September 1, 2026
Registration due: October 1, 2026
Conference dates: November 30 - December 4, 2026


*********************** SUBMISSION GUIDELINES ***************

All papers must be submitted electronically through EDAS in PDF format. Submissions must follow the IEEE Computer Society Proceedings manuscript style.

- Regular full paper: up to 8 pages (or 10 pages with over-length charge)
- Short paper: up to 6 pages (or 8 pages with over-length charge)

Page limits include all content, figures, tables, and references. Papers must be original, unpublished, and not currently under review elsewhere.

*********************** PUBLICATION ***************

Accepted papers will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press. At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register and present their work at the conference; otherwise, the paper will not be included in the proceedings. All accepted papers will be submitted to IEEE Xplore and EI. Distinguished papers, after further revision, will be invited for submission to a special issue.

*********************** GENERAL CHAIRS ***************

Nathalie Mitton, INRIA, France

Olivier Gilles Marin, NYU Shanghai, China
*********************** CONTACT ***************

For further questions, please contact:

Abdallah Makhoul, Marie and Louis Pasteur University, France
abdallah.makhoul@umlp.fr

Benoit Piranda, Marie and Louis Pasteur University, France
benoit.piranda@umlp.fr

Nancy Awad, Marie and Louis Pasteur University, France
nancy.awad@umlp.fr

Conference website: https://ieee-cybermatics2026.org/