[CFP] IEEE International Workshop on Sensors and Smart Cities (SSC 2026)

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12th IEEE International Workshop on Sensors and Smart Cities

SSC 2026

June 22, 2026, Department of Engineering, University of Messina, Messina, It=
aly

https://portale2.unime.it/ssc2026

To be held in conjunction with
12th IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP 2026)

A smart city represents an improvement of today=E2=80=99s cities both functi=
onally and structurally, that strategically utilizes many smart factors, suc=
h as information and communications technology (ICT), to increase the city=E2=
=80=99s sustainable growth and strengthen city functions, while ensuring cit=
izens=E2=80=99 quality of life and health. Cities can be viewed as a microco=
sm of =E2=80=9Cobjects=E2=80=9D with which citizens interact daily: street f=
urniture, public buildings, transportation, monuments, public lighting and m=
uch more. Moreover, a continuous monitoring of a city=E2=80=99s status occur=
s through sensors and processors applied within the real-world infrastructur=
e. The Internet of Things (IoT) concept imagines all these objects being =E2=
=80=9Csmart=E2=80=9D, connected to the Internet, and able to communicate wit=
h each other and with the external environment, interacting and sharing data=
 and information. Each object in the IoT can be both the collector and distr=
ibutor of information regarding mobility, energy consumption, air pollution =
as well as potentially offering cultural and tourist information. As a conse=
quence, cyber and real worlds are strongly linked in a smart city. New servi=
ces can be deployed when needed and evaluation mechanisms will be set up to =
assess the health and success of a smart city.

The aim of this workshop is to bring together innovative developments in are=
as related to sensors and smart cities, including but not limited to:

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=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82computing and sensing infrastructures
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=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82cost (of node, energy, development, deployment=
, maintenance)
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=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82communication (security, resilience, low energ=
y)
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=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82adaptability (to environment, energy, faults)
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=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82data processing (on nodes, distributed, aggreg=
ation, discovery, big data)
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=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82self-learning (pattern discovery, prediction, =
auto-configuration)
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=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82deployment (cost, error prevention, localizati=
on)
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=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82maintenance (troubleshooting, recurrent costs)=

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=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82applications (both new and enjoying new life)
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=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82smart users experience
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=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82trust and privacy
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=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82crowdsourcing, crowdsensing, participatory sen=
sing
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=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82cognition and awareness
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=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82cyber-physical systems
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=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82=E2=80=82smart tourism

Both review articles and original research papers relating to sensors and sm=
art cities are solicited. There is particular interest for papers with advan=
ces towards practical experiences and services overcoming the adoption barri=
ers for sensors and smart cities.

Submission Guidelines

Paper submissions should be no longer than 6 pages with a font size of 10 us=
ing the IEEE conference template (https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishin=
g/templates.html). Papers must be submitted electronically as PDF files. All=
 submitted papers will be subject to single blind peer reviews by Technical =
Program Committee members and other experts in the field. All presented pape=
rs in the conference will be published in the proceedings of the conference =
and submitted to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Authors are requested to f=
irst register their submissions and submit their manuscripts in PDF format v=
ia EDAS ( https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=3D34471 ). Note that at least one=
 author of each accepted paper must register and attend the workshop to pres=
ent the paper. Failure to present the paper at the workshop will result in t=
he withdrawal of the paper from the Proceedings.

Important dates

=E2=80=A2 Manuscript submission: 9 March, 2026
=E2=80=A2 Paper acceptance notification: 29 April, 2026
=E2=80=A2 Camera-ready paper submission: TBD

Contacts

Please feel free to contact the Workshop Chair ([email protected]) for =
more information.

Workshop Co-Chairs
Antonio Puliafito, University of Messina, Italy

TPC Co-Chairs
Fabrizio De Vita, University of Messina, Italy
Giuseppe Tricomi, University of Messina, Italy

Publicity Chair
Ilenia Ficili, University of Messina, Italy

Technical Program Committee
Francesco Betti Sorbelli, University of Perugia, Italy
O.P.Vyas, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad
Ranjana Vyas, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad
Michele Colajanni, University of Bologna, Italy
Andrea Sabbioni, University of Bologna, Italy
Luca D'Agati, University of Messina, Italy
Egidio D=E2=80=99Amato, Parthenope University, Italy
Ilenia Ficili, Universit=C3=A0 Degli Studi di Messina, Italy
Francesco Longo, University of Messina, Italy
Giovanni Merlino, University of Messina, Italy
Giovanni Nardini, University of Pisa, Italy
Sapan Patel, Amazon Alexa, USA
Massimiliano Rak, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Francesca Righetti, University of Pisa, Italy
Antonio Virdis, University of Pisa, Italy
Stefano Silvestri, ICAR CNR, Italy
Claudio Zanasi, University of Bologna, Italy
Nachiket Tapas, Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University, Bhilai, =
India




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