<div dir="ltr"><p style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Dear Community,</span></p><p style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></p><p style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">We are pleased to invite you to the <b>sixth edition</b> of the<b> International Conference on AI-ML Systems</b>, a venue that targets research at the intersection of Systems Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning techniques. This year, the conference will be held at the Politecnico di Milano Campus in Lecco, Italy, on the shores of Lake Como.</span></p><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><p style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Please find the details below.</span></p><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><p style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px">~~~~~~</span></p><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><font size="5">AI-ML Systems 2026</font></span></div><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">The 6th International Conference on AI-ML Systems</span></div><p style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2">An Initiative of the COMSNETS Association</font></span></p><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br></span></div><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">October 6-9, 2026 | </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Lecco (Lake Como), Italy</span></div><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="https://www.aimlsystems.org/2026/" target="_blank" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">https://www.aimlsystems.org/2026/</a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span></div><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px">~~~~~~</span></div><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px"><br></span></div><p style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><b>IMPORTANT DATES</b></span></p><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Abstract submission deadline: Jun 8, 2026, 11:59 pm AoE.</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Full paper submission deadline: Jun 15, 2026, 11:59 pm AoE.</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Author notifications: Jul 30, 2026, 11:59 pm AoE.</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Camera ready deadline: Aug 31, 2026, 11:59 pm AoE.</span></li></ul></div><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><p style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Research Track</b>: </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="https://www.aimlsystems.org/2026/callresearch/" target="_blank" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">https://www.aimlsystems.org/2026/callresearch/</a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></p><p style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Industry Track</b>: </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="https://www.aimlsystems.org/2026/callindustry/" target="_blank" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">https://www.aimlsystems.org/2026/callindustry/</a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></p><p style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Workshop Track</b>: </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="https://www.aimlsystems.org/2026/call-for-workshop-special-sessions/" target="_blank" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">https://www.aimlsystems.org/2026/call-for-workshop-special-sessions/</a></span></p><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px"><br></span></div><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px">------------------</span></div><p style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><b>CALL FOR RESEARCH PAPERS</b></span></p><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">We welcome submissions presenting original research that explores the interplay between AI/ML and system engineering. Our focus includes (but is not limited to) the following pivotal topics:</span></div><p style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><ol><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Scalable and Efficient AI-ML Techniques</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">System Architectures for AI-ML Applications</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">AI-ML-Driven Socio-Economic and Decision Systems</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Domain-Specific AI-ML Solutions</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Safe and Responsible AI Systems</span></li></ol><p></p><p style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Further details: </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="https://www.aimlsystems.org/2026/callresearch/" target="_blank" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">https://www.aimlsystems.org/2026/callresearch/</a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></p><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><p style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">------------------</span></p><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><b>CALL FOR INDUSTRY PAPERS</b></span></div><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">The Industry Track solicits submissions describing AI-ML systems and solutions addressing practical, real-world problems in industry, broadly defined to include manufacturing, finance, government, and large-scale operational environments.</span></div><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><p style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Topics of interest include industrial AI-ML systems design, real-world deployment challenges and constraints, systems implementation, system impact, and our "Dare to Try" category for ambitious attempts and documented negative results.</span></p><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><p style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Further details: </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="https://www.aimlsystems.org/2026/callindustry/" target="_blank" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">https://www.aimlsystems.org/2026/callindustry/</a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></p><p style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">------------------</span></p><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><p style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">All accepted papers (research and industry) will appear in the conference proceedings.</span></p><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><p style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">We look forward to your submissions and to welcoming you in Lecco!</span></p><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><p style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Best regards,</span></p><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">The AI-ML Systems 2026 Organizing Committee</span></div></div>