[manet] Extended: IEEE PerCom Call For Workshop Proposals

(TL;DR: IEEE PerCom Workshop Call for Workshops Deadline extended to June 16th 2026)

                Call for Workshop Proposals
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The 24th International Conference on Pervasive Computing and
Communications (PerCom), March 16-20, 2026
in Pisa, Italy.
http://www.percom.org
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IEEE PerCom is the premier annual scholarly venue in pervasive
computing and communications. Pervasive computing has been and is
still a very active research area, finding its way into many
commercial and consumer systems and applications due to tremendous
advances in a broad spectrum of technologies and topics such as
wireless networking, mobile, and distributed computing, sensor and
actuator systems, ambient intelligence, and smart mobile and embedded
devices. Due to the pervasiveness of such systems, users become
central in the development and realization of innovative pervasive
systems. Advances in all these fields have led to innovative
platforms, protocols, systems, and applications but still, a lot can
be done to improve their quality, sustainability, and acceptance and
new solutions can be further proposed.

In 2026, PerCom will be held in Pisa, Italy, as an entirely in-person
event.

The PerCom 2026 Organizing Committee invites proposals for workshops
to be held prior to or immediately after the main conference. The
purpose of the workshops is to stimulate discussions on
state-of-the-art, emerging, visionary, and also controversial
topics. Workshops should be organized to promote lively interaction
and discussion and a plan to achieve this must be clearly explained in
the written workshop proposals.

The organizers of accepted workshops are required to publicize the
workshop by disseminating the call for papers, soliciting submissions,
conducting the reviewing process, and deciding upon the final workshop
program. At least two organizers should plan to be physically present
at the workshop to ensure highly interactive participation and
discussions.

Workshop proposals are solicited in all areas and topics pertaining to
research and applications in pervasive computing and
communications. Workshops addressing new emerging research directions
in pervasive computing and communication are especially
welcome. Further, workshops with novel formats, e.g., focused on a
specific topic in a tutorial-style fashion, are strongly
encouraged. Workshop papers will be included and indexed in the IEEE
digital library (Xplore). The page limit for accepted regular workshop
papers is 6 pages, including all figures, tables, and references. Each
paper should be presented in person at the workshop.


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Workshop Proposal Submission Instructions
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Workshop proposals should be submitted (in PDF format) no later than
June 16th, 2025 by e-mail to [email protected]


Each workshop proposal must include: 
  1. The workshop title and acronym. 

  2. The name, address, and a short bio of up to 200 words for each of
     the workshop organizers; workshops may have up to three
     organizers. It is strongly recommended that organizers belong to
     at least two different institutions considering also the
     geographical distribution.

  3. A brief description (up to 2 pages) of:
     * the technical issues that the workshop will address,
     * the reasons the workshop is of interest to the PerCom
       community, 
     * a description of the communities/groups the workshop aims to
       attract,  
     * a short discussion of related workshops and conferences and an
       outline of why the proposed workshop is unique (especially with
       respect to the previous year PerCom workshops).

  4. The planned format of the workshop (e.g., keynotes, paper
     presentations, posters, demos, panel). You must also provide a
     well-defined strategy to facilitate lively and interactive
     discussions. In your plan, please also consider how you could
     support an engaging workshop.

  5. A description of past editions of the workshop (if the workshop
     had already been held before), including the number of submitted
     and accepted papers and number of attendees. Please also address
     any differences between the proposed edition of the workshop and
     the previous edition(s). OR, if the workshop is new, an estimate
     of the expected number of submitted and accepted papers, and of
     the expected number of attendees.

  6. A description of the publicity plan.

  7. The names of potential program committee members and the
     organizing committee. Clarify whether the PC committee members
     are already committed or are going to be committed to sending
     submissions.

  8. The workshop website address.

We are dedicated to support gender equality, hence we would like you
to strive for a gender balance in the TPC and invited speakers,
providing also a good geographical distribution, and to take into
account possible impact of gender diversity/neutrality on the specific
research area.

Tentative dates for workshop paper submission and notification (*not*
to be confused with the earlier dates for submitting workshop
proposals!):

* Paper submission deadline: November 17th, 2025 
* Paper notification: January 5th, 2026
* Camera Ready Deadline: February 2nd, 2026

Important Dates 
* Workshop proposal submission deadline: June 16, 2025

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
  General Chairs
    Chiara Boldrini, IIT-CNR, Italy
    Amy L. Murphy, FBK, Italy
  Workshop Chairs
    Brent Lagesse, University of Washington at Bothell, USA
    Vaskar Raychoudhury, Miami University, USA

CONTACT INFORMATION:
  [email protected]

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