After more than 15 years of service to the scientific community, IARIA Board inaugurates the IARIA Annual Congress, an event keeping pace with the achievements and challenges our society is facing in science, technologies, services, and applications.

The annual event is a multidomain assembly of scientists, specialists, and decision makers from all economical, educational, and governmental entities, on Social Systems, Software, Data Science Analytics, Communications, Technology, and Networked Services.

Apart classical topics the congress targets frontier achievements on Knowledge Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI/ML)-based systems, Self-managing systems, Human-centric technologies, Advanced robotics, Virtual Worlds, Mobility, Sensing, Energy, Electric Vehicles, Green Energy, etc.

The Congress has a special scientific format where outstanding former IARIA scientists will deliver dedicated speeches (Keynote speeches, Tutorial Lectures) along with peer-reviewed contributions on the themes mentioned in the Call.

For the peer/reviewed submissions the event is looking for outstanding academic, research, and industrial contributions covering a dedicated topic or interrelated topics.

We welcome technical papers presenting research and practical results, position papers addressing the pros and cons of specific proposals, such as those being discussed in the standard fora or in industry consortia, survey papers addressing the key problems and solutions on any of the above topics, short papers on work in progress, and panel proposals.

Vision papers on various societal problems are welcome, including accessibility, affordability, and diversity aspects for education, service, and life assistance.

The topics suggested by the IARIA Annual Congress can be discussed in terms of concepts, state of the art, research, standards, implementations, running experiments, applications, and industrial case studies. Authors are invited to submit complete unpublished papers, which are not under review in any other conference or journal in the following, but not limited to, topic areas.

We solicit both academic, research, and industrial contributions. We welcome technical papers presenting research and practical results, position papers addressing the pros and cons of specific proposals, such as those being discussed in the standard fora or in industry consortia, survey papers addressing the key problems and solutions on any of the above topics short papers on work in progress, and panel proposals.

Industrial presentations are not subject to the format and content constraints of regular submissions. We expect short and long presentations that express industrial position and status.

Tutorials on specific related topics and panels on challenging areas are encouraged.

The topics suggested by the conference can be discussed in term of concepts, state of the art, research, standards, implementations, running experiments, applications, and industrial case studies. Authors are invited to submit complete unpublished papers, which are not under review in any other conference or journal in the following, but not limited to, topic areas.

All topics and submission formats are open to both research and industry contributions.

Main themes and tracks (not an exhaustive list):

A. Learning/Social/Health/Human-Machine/Metaverse

Learning: Education, Learning, Online learning, etc.
Social: Social Networking, Fake news, Digital awareness, Personal devices, etc.
Health: Healthcare, Well-being, Medical Systems, Medical informatics (AI, Extended reality, Big Data, Personal Data protection), Remote medicine, Disorders, Body self-consciousness, Personal and assisted living, etc.
Human-machine: Human-centric Systems, Personalized interfaces Citizen-centered systems, Personalized Interfaces, Human-machine interaction, etc.
Metaverse: Virtual Worlds, Immersion, Augment Reality, Extended reality applications, etc.

B. Data/Software/Multimedia/Visualization

Data: Data Science, Big/Huge Data, Data-as-a-Service, Data Visualization, Data patterns, etc.
Software: Software Engineering, Requirements, Testing, Validation, Simulation, Platforms, etc.
Multimedia: Multimedia Content, 3D Multimedia, Social multimedia, Multimedia Analytics, Multimedia Search, Multimedia Networking and Streaming, etc.
Visualization: Computer graphics, Scientific visualization, Animation, Medical Visualization, etc.

C. Systems/Cloud/Networks/Internet/IoT/Signal

Systems: Software-based Systems, Autonomous Systems, Systems of Systems, Complex systems, Embedded systems, On-chip systems, Real-time systems, Scalability, etc.
Cloud: Cloud and Fog/Edge/Cloudlets Computing, Virtualization, Softwarization, Cloud-based applications, etc.
Networks: Networks, Protocols, Networked Services, Cognitive management, SDN/NFV, Slices, High-speed networks, etc.
Internet: Basic Internet, Tactile Internet, Haptic Internet, Holographic Internet, Dark Internet, etc.
IoT: Internet of Things, Connected appliances, Wearable devices, IoT Hubs, IoT-based security
Signal: Signal Processing/Communications, mmWave, 5G/6G, Terahertz, Spatial signals, Medical signal applications, etc.

D. Robotics/Intelligence/Sensing/Security/Vehicles

Robotics: Industrial Robotics, Humanoids, Cognitive robotics, Evolutionary swarm robotics; Robots-humans cohabitation; Mobile assistive robots, etc.
Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Datasets, Thinking Patterns, Cognitive decisions, Deep Thinking, Explainability, etc.
Sensors: New types of sensing, Sensing systems, Precision agriculture, Eco-systems sensing, Disaster sensing, etc.
Security: Cybersecurity, Blockchain, Security, Privacy, Data protection, Personal data, AI-enabled Security, etc.
Vehicles: Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, AI-based vehicles, Manned and Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles, etc.

E. Cities/Energy/Mobility/Wireless

Smart Cities: Smart Cities Systems, Urban Planning, Urban computing, Crowd tracking, Traffic sensing, etc.
Energy: Energy Systems, Energy supply, Green Energy. Electric vehicles, Power system protection, Power Grid, etc.
Mobility: Intelligent Transportation, Mobile Web of Things, Mobile Cloud services, Mobile social media, Mobile services, Mobile data, etc.
Wireless: Wireless communications, Wireless multimedia, Mobile computing, mmW wireless, 5G Wireless, Emergency wireless communications; Wireless real-time communications, etc.

Deadlines:

Deadlines differ for special tracks. Please consult the conference home page for special tracks Call for Papers (if any).

INSTRUCTION FOR THE AUTHORS

Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions to one of the IARIA Journals.

Publisher: XPS (Xpert Publishing Services)
Archived: ThinkMind^TM Digital Library (free access)
Prints available at Curran Associates, Inc.
How to submit to appropriate indexes.

Only .pdf or .doc files will be accepted for paper submission. All received submissions will be acknowledged via an automated system.

Contribution types

• regular papers [in the proceedings, digital library]
• short papers (work in progress) [in the proceedings, digital library]
• ideas: two pages [in the proceedings, digital library]
• extended abstracts: two pages [in the proceedings, digital library]
• posters: two pages [in the proceedings, digital library]
• posters: slide only [slide-deck posted on www.iaria.org]
• presentations: slide only [slide-deck posted on www.iaria.org]
• demos: two pages [posted on www.iaria.org]

FORMATS

Only .pdf or .doc files will be accepted for paper submission. All received submissions will be acknowledged via an automated system.

Final author manuscripts will be 8.5" x 11", not exceeding 6 pages; max 4 extra pages allowed at additional cost. Helpful information for paper formatting can be found here. Latex templates are also available.

Slides-based contributions can use the corporate/university format and style.

Your paper should also comply with the additional editorial rules.

Once you receive the notification of contribution acceptance, you will be provided by the publisher an online author kit with all the steps an author needs to follow to submit the final version. The author kits URL will be included in the letter of acceptance.

We would recommend that you should not use too many extra pages, even if you can afford the extra fees. No more than 2 contributions per event are recommended, as each contribution must be separately registered and paid for. At least one author of each accepted paper must register to ensure that the paper will be included in the conference proceedings and in the digital library, or posted on the www.iaria.org (for slide-based contributions).

CONTRIBUTION TYPE

Regular Papers (up to 6-10 page article -6 pages covered the by regular registration; max 4 extra pages allowed at additional cost- ) (oral presentation)
These contributions could be academic or industrial research, survey, white, implementation-oriented, architecture-oriented, white papers, etc. They will be included in the proceedings, posted in the free-access ThinkMind digital library and sent for indexing. Please submit the contributions following the instructions for the regular submissions using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the appropriate contribution type. 12-14 presentation slides are suggested.

Short papers (work in progress) (up to 4 pages long) (oral presentation)
Work-in-progress contributions are welcome. These contributions represent partial achievements of longer-term projects. They could be academic or industrial research, survey, white, implementation-oriented, architecture-oriented, white papers, etc. Please submit the contributions following the instructions for the regular submissions using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the contribution type as work in progress. Contributors must follow the conference deadlines, describing early research and novel skeleton ideas in the areas of the conference topics. The work will be published in the conference proceedings, posted in the free-access ThinkMind digital library and sent for indexing. For more details, see the Work in Progress explanation page. 12-14 presentation slides are suggested.

Ideas contributions (2 pages long) (oral presentation)
This category is dedicated to new ideas in their very early stage. Idea contributions are expression of yet to be developed approaches, with pros/cons, not yet consolidated. Ideas contributions are intended for a debate and audience feedback. Please submit the contributions following the instructions for the regular submissions using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the contribution type as Idea. Contributors must follow the conference deadlines, describing early research and novel skeleton ideas in the areas of the conference topics. The work will be published in the conference proceedings, posted in the free-access ThinkMind digital library and sent for indexing. For more details, see the Ideas explanation page. 12-14 presentation slides are suggested.

Extended abstracts (2 pages long) (oral presentation)
Extended abstracts summarize a long potential publication with noticeable results. It is intended for sharing yet to be written, or further on intended for a journal publication. Please submit the contributions following the instructions for the regular submissions using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the contribution type as Extended abstract. Contributors must follow the conference deadlines, describing early research and novel skeleton ideas in the areas of the conference topics. The work will be published in the conference proceedings, posted in the free-access ThinkMind digital library and sent for indexing. 12-14 presentation slides are suggested.

Posters (paper-based, two pages long) (oral presentation)
Posters are intended for ongoing research projects, concrete realizations, or industrial applications/projects presentations. The poster may be presented during sessions reserved for posters, or mixed with presentation of articles of similar topic. A two-page paper summarizes a presentation intended to be a POSTER. This allows an author to summarize a series of results and expose them via a big number of figures, graphics and tables. Please submit the contributions following the instructions for the regular submissions using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the contribution type as Poster Two Pages. Contributors must follow the conference deadlines, describing early research and novel skeleton ideas in the areas of the conference topics. The work will be published in the conference proceedings, posted in the free-access ThinkMind digital library and sent for indexing. 8-10 presentation slides are suggested. Also a big Poster is suitable, used for live discussions with the attendees, in addition to the oral presentation.

Posters (slide-based, only) (oral presentation)
Posters are intended for ongoing research projects, concrete realizations, or industrial applications/projects presentations. The poster may be presented during sessions reserved for posters, or mixed with presentation of articles of similar topic. The slides must have comprehensive comments. This type of contribution only requires a 8-10 slide-deck. Please submit the contributions following the instructions for the regular submissions using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the contribution type as Poster (slide-only). The slide-deck will be posted, post-event, on www.iaria.org.
8-10 presentation slides are suggested. Also a big Poster is suitable, used for live discussions with the attendees, additionally to the oral presentation.

Presentations (slide-based, only) (oral presentation)
These contributions represent technical marketing/industrial/business/positioning presentations. This type of contribution only requires a 12-14 slide-deck. Please submit the contributions following the submission instructions by using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the contribution type as Presentation (slide-only). The slide-deck will be posted, post-event, on www.iaria.org.
12-14 presentation slides are suggested.

Demos (two pages) [posted on www.iaria.org]
Demos represent special contributions where a tool, an implementation of an application, or a freshly implemented system is presented in its alfa/beta version. It might also be intended for thsoe new application to gather the attendee opinion. A two-page summary for a demo is intended to be. It would be scheduled in special time spots, to ensure a maximum attendance from the participants. Please submit the contributions following the submission instructions by using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the contribution type as Demos. The Demos paper will be posted, post-event, on www.iaria.org.

Tutorial proposals
Tutorials provide overviews of current high interest topics. Proposals should be for 2-3 hour long. Proposals must contain the title, the summary of the content, and the biography of the presenter(s). The tutorial slide decks will be posted on the IARIA site.
Please send your proposals to tutorial proposal

Panel proposals
The organizers encourage scientists and industry leaders to organize dedicated panels dealing with controversial and challenging topics and paradigms. Panel moderators are asked to identify their guests and manage that their appropriate talk supports timely reach our deadlines. Moderators must specifically submit an official proposal, indicating their background, panelist names, their affiliation, the topic of the panel, as well as short biographies. The panel slide deck will be posted on the IARIA site.
Please send your proposals to panel proposal