Call for Papers

https://iot-conference.org/iot2026/call-for-papers

The International Conference on the Internet of Things is the premier gathering for visionary and ground breaking research in IoT and closely related fields. It connects world-class researchers with leading industry experts to steer innovation in multiple IoT verticals (e.g., smart industry, smart cities, smart health, and smart environment).

Since its start in 2008, the conference has been backed by strong support from leading academic institutions and industry.

Topics of Interest (including, but not limited to:

• Scalable IoT architectures and systems, including interoperability frameworks and interfaces
• Edge AI, intelligent edge, and computing continuum applications and technologies
• Novel IoT communication technologies and protocols, including 5G beyond and 6G
• Sustainability in IoT, including energy efficiency, water, and CO2 footprints, battery-less and biodegradable computing
• Small and large-scale pilots of IoT sensing, signal processing, actuation, and analytics
• Safety, security, and privacy, including predictive maintenance, risk analysis, and quality of service in IoT and cyber-physical systems
• Digital twins, databases, and data maintenance for IoT
• Human-computer interaction and interfaces with wearable IoT systems, IoT-enhanced augmented/virtual/mixed reality (AR/VR/MR), and cyber-physical systems
• Large-scale IoT analytics, real-world IoT deployments, testbeds, and datasets
• Transient large-scale networks, including vehicular and other mobile networks
• Paradigms and technologies for service provisioning via IoT, including serverless, microservices, and lightweight virtualisation
• Novel IoT applications in industry and society, including manufacturing, agriculture, business processes, logistics, mobility and micromobility, waste management, robotics, disaster response, and networked intelligent production systems
• IoT for clean energy transition, smart grids, and microgrids, including intelligent energy management systems and decentralised energy resources, IoT-enabled renewable integration and grid stability, energy trading platforms, demand response, and P2P energy sharing
• Business models, design principles, as well as development practices and processes for IoT systems and applications
• Societal impacts and ethical implications of IoT

Important Dates

Main Conference Track:
Submission Deadline: July 30, 2026
Author Notification: 4 September 2026
Camera-Ready paper deadline: 2 October 2026

Authors can submit their papers via EasyChair

Posters & Demos:
Submission Deadline: September 11, 2026

Workshops
Proposal Deadline: June 30, 2026 (Rolling acceptance)

Workshops call for papers details: https://iot-conference.org/iot2026/call-for-workshops

Tutorials
Proposal Deadline: July 15, 2026 (Rolling acceptance)Industry Sessions
Proposal Deadline: July 25, 2026 (Rolling acceptance)
 

Proceedings
The proceedings of IoT 2026 will be published in the ACM International Conference Proceedings Series (ICPS) and will be made available through the ACM Digital Library. Moreover, accepted workshop papers will be published in the companion proceedings of IoT 2026, alongside the conference’s main proceedings and will be made available through the ACM Digital Library

Committees

General Chair Committee

• Rajiv Ranjan, Newcastle University, UK

• Omer Rana, Cardiff University, UK

• Massimo Villari, University of Messina, Italy

Organizing Committee

• Rehmat Ullah, Newcastle University, UK

• Gaurav Kaushik, Newcastle University, UK

PC Co-Chairs

• Tomasz Szydlo, Newcastle University, UK

• Lorenzo Carnevale, University of Messina, Italy

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to: rehmat.ullah@newcastle.ac.uk and gaurav.kaushik@newcastle.ac.uk