[CFP] IEEE SmartData 2026 - 12th IEEE International Conference on Smart Data, Nov 30 - Dec 4, Montbeliard, France
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************************ CALL FOR PAPERS ********************

Paper submission deadline: June 15, 2026

The 12th IEEE International Conference on Smart Data (SmartData 2026)
Part of the 2026 IEEE Cybermatics Congress

November 30 - December 4, 2026
Marie and Louis Pasteur University, Montbeliard, France

https://ieee-cybermatics2026.org/

************************ AIM AND SCOPE ********************


IEEE SmartData 2026 invites original, unpublished research contributions on all aspects of smart data, AI-driven analytics, and data governance. The conference provides a premier forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the latest advances in transforming raw data into actionable knowledge through intelligent methods and systems.

IEEE SmartData 2026 is co-located with four other IEEE conferences (Blockchain, CPSCom, iThings, GreenCom) as part of the 2026 IEEE Cybermatics Congress.

*********************** TOPICS OF INTEREST ******************

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Track 1: Data Governance, Ethics and Foundations
- AI and Data Ethics, Data Privacy and Security in the Age of LLMs
- Data Provenance, Trust and Lineage
- Fairness, Accountability and Transparency (FAT) in AI
- Data Quality, Cleaning and Integration
- Blockchain for Data Management

Track 2: Smart Data Infrastructure and Systems
- Cloud, Edge and Fog Computing for Smart Data
- High-Performance and Parallel Computing for Big Data
- System Architectures for Smart Data Pipelines
- Energy-Efficient and Green Data Processing, 6G-Enabled Data Infrastructure

Track 3: Machine Learning and AI Algorithms
- Core ML and Deep Learning, Generative AI and LLMs
- Reinforcement Learning, Federated and Collaborative Learning
- Explainable AI (XAI), Graph Neural Networks
- Foundation Models and Multimodal AI

Track 4: AI-driven Analytics and Cybersecurity
- Secure and Privacy-Preserving Analytics
- AI for Cybersecurity and Threat Intelligence
- Anomaly Detection and Intrusion Detection Systems
- LLM-based Security Analysis and Vulnerability Detection

Track 5: Smart Data Applications
- Smart City and Urban Computing, Autonomous Systems
- Digital Twins and Simulation-Driven Data
- Data as a Service (DaaS) and Data Marketplaces

Track 6: Smart Data in Internet of Things (IoT)
- Network Design, Scheduling and Optimization for IoT
- TinyML and Edge AI for Resource-Constrained IoT Devices
- Security and Privacy in IoT Data Ecosystems

************************ IMPORTANT DATES *******************


Paper submission deadline: June 15, 2026
Notification of acceptance: September 1, 2026
Registration due: October 1, 2026
Conference dates: November 30 - December 4, 2026


*********************** SUBMISSION GUIDELINES ***************

All papers must be submitted electronically through EDAS in PDF format. Submissions must follow the IEEE Computer Society Proceedings manuscript style.

- Regular full paper: up to 8 pages (or 10 pages with over-length charge)
- Short paper: up to 6 pages (or 8 pages with over-length charge)

Page limits include all content, figures, tables, and references. Papers must be original, unpublished, and not currently under review elsewhere.

*********************** PUBLICATION ***************

Accepted papers will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press. At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register and present their work at the conference; otherwise, the paper will not be included in the proceedings. All accepted papers will be submitted to IEEE Xplore and EI. Distinguished papers, after further revision, will be invited for submission to a special issue.

*********************** GENERAL CHAIRS ***************
Roger Achkar, Antonine University, Lebanon

Liming Luke Chen, Ulster University, UK

*********************** CONTACT ***************

For further questions, please contact:

Abdallah Makhoul, Marie and Louis Pasteur University, France
abdallah.makhoul@umlp.fr

Benoit Piranda, Marie and Louis Pasteur University, France
benoit.piranda@umlp.fr

Nancy Awad, Marie and Louis Pasteur University, France
nancy.awad@umlp.fr

Conference website: https://ieee-cybermatics2026.org/