Connectionists: Call for Papers: ICIST 2026, Coimbra, Portugal, October 1-6, 2026. Submission Deadline: May 15, 2026

[Nian Ashlee Zhang]

Following the success of previous events, the 16th International Conference
on Information Science and Technology (ICIST 2026) will be held in Coimbra,
Portugal, on October 1-6, 2026. Located between the two largest Portuguese
cities, the conference site features a historic royal city with numerous
historical buildings, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site. ICIST2026
aims to provide a high-level
international forum for scientists, engineers, and educators to present the
state-of-the-art research and applications in neural networks and related
fields. The symposium will feature plenary speeches given by world-renowned
scholars, regular sessions with broad coverage, and special sessions
focusing on popular
topics.

Technical Co-sponsor: IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society.
Accepted papers will be included in the IEEE Xplore.

When: October 1 - 6, 2026 (Coimbra, Portugal)
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Important Dates:
Paper submission deadline: May 15, 2026
Notification of acceptance: June 15, 2026
Camera-ready copy and author registration: July 15, 2026
Abstract submission deadline: September 15, 2026

Website: https://conference.cs.cityu.edu.hk/icist/

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Call for Papers and Special Sessions
Prospective authors are invited to contribute high-quality papers to
ICIST2026. Additionally, proposals for special sessions within the
technical scope of the conference are solicited. Special sessions,
organized by internationally recognized experts, aim to bring together
researchers in specialized, focused topics. Papers
submitted for special sessions are peer-reviewed using the same criteria as
those for contributed papers. Researchers interested in organizing special
sessions are invited to submit formal proposals to ICIST2026. A special
session proposal should include the session title, a brief description of
the scope and motivation, names, contact information, and brief
biographical information on the organizers.

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Topic Areas: The topics of contributing papers include, but are not limited
to, the following areas:

Intelligent Control and Automation
Autonomous systems, linear and nonlinear control, learning and adaptive
control, intelligent control, optimization-based and optimal control, fault
detection and identification, hybrid intelligent systems, networked
control, fuzzy logic control, industrial automation, neural control,
process control, robot control, mechatronic systems, environmental
monitoring and control, intelligent manufacturing systems,
microprocessor-based control, motor control, power systems, vehicle
control, aerospace applications, and other applications.

Intelligent Information Processing
Machine learning, adaptive filtering, signal processing, audio/speech
processing and coding, higher-order spectral analysis, nonlinear & blind
signal processing, neural signal processing, component analysis, array signal
processing, parallel and distributed processing, time series analysis,
multimedia signal processing, design and implementation of signal
processing systems, DSP implementations, embedded systems, image and
multidimensional signal processing, image processing & understanding,
computer vision & pattern recognition, bioimaging and signal processing,
multimedia communications, computer vision & virtual reality,
next-generation mobile communications, communication signal processing,
modulation and channel coding, network coding, sensor networks,
cryptography and information security, and other applications.

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Paper Submission
Authors are invited to submit full-length papers (8 pages maximum) by the
submission deadline through the online submission system. Potential
organizers are also invited to enlist five or more papers with cohesive topics
to form special sessions. The submission of a paper implies that the paper
is original and has not been submitted under review or is not
copyright-protected elsewhere, and will be presented by an author if accepted.
All submitted papers will be refereed by experts in the field based on the
criteria of originality, significance, quality, and clarity. The authors of
accepted papers will have the opportunity to revise their
papers, taking into consideration the referees’ comments and suggestions.
All accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore,
subject to meeting IEEE Xplore’s scope and quality requirements. Selected
high-quality papers will be included in several journal special issues.
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