Call for Papers [UPDATED — Deadlines Extended]
The 10th IEEE International Conference on Progress in Informatics and Computing (PIC2026)

Date: December 18–20, 2026
Venue: Shanghai, China (Arula Plaza Shanghai)
Website: http://www.picconf.com/
Submission: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ICPIC2026
Contact: picconf@yeah.net
Phone: +86-18140865935 (Teacher Yang)
QQ Group: 921572090 (PIC2026)

Theme: “Bridging Breakthroughs in AI, Informatics & Next-Generation Computing”

PIC2026 is the tenth edition of the PIC conference series and a premier global forum advancing frontier research in informatics, computing, and artificial intelligence. The program features keynote speeches, technical paper sessions, interactive workshops, and a poster session.

Sponsored by: IEEE Beijing Section
Organized / Co-organized by: Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Fudan University, Shanghai University, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, and Shanghai Computer Society (SCS)

PUBLICATION
All accepted papers will be published in the IEEE categorized conference proceedings and submitted to EI Compendex and IEEE Xplore. Extended versions of selected papers will be recommended for publication in SCI-/EI-/CSCD-indexed journals after the conference.
IEEE Conference Page: https://conferences.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/conferencedetails/72466

IMPORTANT DATES
(All deadlines except the conference sessions have been extended by one month.
Strikethrough in red = previous dates, same style as the official notice figure.)

Submission deadline: A̶u̶g̶u̶s̶t̶ ̶3̶1̶,̶ September 30, 2026
Final Notification: S̶e̶p̶t̶e̶m̶b̶e̶r̶ ̶3̶0̶,̶ October 30, 2026
Registration: O̶c̶t̶o̶b̶e̶r̶ ̶2̶0̶,̶ November 20, 2026
Conference Sessions: December 18–20, 2026