Call for Papers (CFP)
AI-IoT 2025 – The 1st International Workshop on AI-Driven Smart IoT: Innovations, Challenges & Future Directions
Co-located with Cyber-AI 2025
1–4 September 2025 — Varna, Bulgaria
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Aim & Scope
The rapid convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) is reshaping industries, smart cities, and next-generation cyber-physical systems. AI-IoT 2025 provides a focused venue for researchers, practitioners, and visionaries to share cutting-edge results, open research challenges, and forward-looking ideas on how AI can make IoT systems more intelligent, autonomous, secure, and sustainable. Submissions presenting original research, visionary concepts, system prototypes, datasets or survey results are all welcome.

Topics of Interest (include, but are not limited to)
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AI-enabled IoT architectures, frameworks & middleware

Machine- & deep-learning models for IoT sensing, actuation and control

Edge AI, on-device learning & distributed intelligence

Security, privacy & trust in AI-powered IoT (incl. FL, blockchain)

Federated, split & continual learning for resource-constrained IoT

Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) and digital twins for smart environments

Predictive maintenance, anomaly & intrusion detection in IoT fleets

Smart-city, smart-health, industrial & energy-efficient IoT applications

Real-time data analytics & decision-making across cloud/edge continuums

Ethical, regulatory and societal aspects of AI-driven IoT solutions

Submission Guidelines
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Requirement Details
Paper length 6–8 pages (main text). Up to 2 extra pages references-only allowed.
Template IEEE A4 conference template (Word/LaTeX/Overleaf).
Format PDF, no page numbers or headers/footers. English (US or UK).
Originality Submissions must report unpublished work not under review elsewhere and must follow IEEE plagiarism policy.
Submission site EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cyberai2025
Author list Final at first submission—no changes after the deadline.

All accepted, registered and presented papers will be submitted to IEEE Xplore as part of the Cyber-AI 2025 proceedings.
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Important Dates
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Milestone Deadline (AoE)
Full-paper submission 1 July 2025
Acceptance notification 15 July 2025
Camera-ready due 1 August 2025
Workshop date 1–4 September 2025 (exact day TBA)

Early submissions are strongly encouraged; at-submission abstracts are optional but facilitate reviewer assignment.

Organising Committee
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Dr. Mohammad Hayajneh – UAE University, UAE (General Chair)

Prof. Farag Sallabi – UAE University, UAE

Dr. Heba Khater – UAE University, UAE

Dr. Asadullah Tariq – UAE University, UAE

Programme Committee
(Confirmed) Fekri Kharbash • Saed Alrabaee • Ghada Saeed Zaki • Irfanud Din • Ikram Syed • Rana Asif Rehman, et al.
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Registration, Venue & Travel
Workshop participants register through Cyber-AI 2025. Conference rates, hotel blocks and visa letters are available on the main conference site. Varna—Bulgaria’s “Sea Capital”—offers convenient connections via Varna International Airport (VAR) and a vibrant Black-Sea waterfront.
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Contact
Questions? Please email Dr. Mohammad Hayajneh (mhayajneh@uaeu.ac.ae) or use the enquiry form on the workshop website: https://cyber-ai.org/workshops/ai-iot2025/.

We look forward to your contributions and to welcoming you to Varna for an engaging discussion on the future of AI-driven Smart IoT systems!