[hpc-announce] ACSOS 2026: Second Joint Call for Contributions

[ACSOS Publicity]

*** IEEE ACSOS 2026 ***

Second Joint Call for Contributions


The 7th IEEE International Conference on Autonomic Computing and 
Self-Organizing Systems (ACSOS)


7-11 September 2026 - Cesena, Italy


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The world is increasingly embracing autonomous systems: in robotics, 
manufacturing, software engineering, vehicles, data center systems, and 
precision agriculture to name just a few areas. These systems are 
bringing autonomy to a whole new level of dynamic decision-making under 
uncertainty, requiring autonomic behavior (e.g., control theory, 
cybernetics) and self-reference, leading to a range of self-* properties 
(e.g., self-awareness, self-adaptation, self-organization), and an 
approach in which system implementation and its environment are 
holistically considered.


Despite this rise in autonomic and self-* systems, there remains a wide 
range of fundamental challenges in understanding how to design, control, 
reason about, and trust such systems. The IEEE ACSOS conference solicits 
novel research on these topics, in fundamentals and methods as well as 
applications for autonomic and self-* systems.


The IEEE International Conference on Autonomic Computing and 
Self-Organizing Systems (ACSOS) is a premier venue for advancing 
research in autonomic computing, self-adaptation, and  
self-organization. Established in 2020 through the merger of two 
influential IEEE conferences—ICAC (International Conference on Autonomic 
Computing) and SASO (International Conference on Self-Adaptation and 
Self-Organization)—ACSOS builds on more than two decades of excellence 
in these fields. The conference serves as a hub for interdisciplinary 
collaboration, bridging academic and industrial perspectives across 
domains such as artificial intelligence, computational biology, and 
computer systems. ACSOS features a diverse program, including research 
papers, experience reports, posters, demonstrations, and a doctoral 
symposium, fostering innovation and knowledge exchange. In continuity 
with the previous editions, ACSOS 2026 will feature three keynotes from 
prominent scientists in the community of autonomic and self-organizing 
systems. You will find the announcement of prof. Marco Dorigo’s keynote 
at the bottom of this message; the two remaining keynotes will be 
advertised in the coming days on our communication channels.


All submissions are required to be formatted according to the standard 
IEEE Computer Society Press proceedings style guide:

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Papers are submitted electronically in PDF format through the ACSOS 2026 
conference management system:

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All times below are in the Anywhere on Earth (AoE) timezone.


>       *** Main Track ***

ACSOS 2026 invites submissions on theoretical aspects, modeling, design, 
implementation, evaluation, verification, and practical applications of 
autonomic, self-adaptive, self-organizing, and multi-agent systems, 
algorithms, and techniques.


Abstract submission deadline: April 10, 2026

Paper submission deadline:April 17, 2026

Notification to authors: June 15, 2026

Camera ready deadline:July 20, 2026

Conference:September 7-11, 2026

We solicit:

Research papers (up to 10 pages) that present rigorously evaluated novel 
ideas and techniques.

Experience reports(up to 10 pages) that report on practical experiences 
with deploy systems.

Vision Papers(up to 6 pages) introduce groundbreaking, provocative, and 
even controversial ideas.


We will continue the tradition of giving the best papers of the 
conference an opportunity to publish an extended version in a special 
issue on Autonomic Computing and Self-Organizing Systems in Future 
Generation Computer System, Q1 2027.

ACSOS 2026 plans to award the Karsten Schwan Best Paper Award and the 
Best Student Paper Award (where the primary author is a student) to 
papers of outstanding quality.


Further details:

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>              *** Posters and Demos *** 

The Poster and Demo Track showcases early-stage research, ideas, 
prototypes, and applications in autonomic and multi-agent systems, 
encouraging discussion and feedback. Selected main-track papers may also 
be invited as posters while remaining fully published. We welcome 
contributions on, work in progress and emerging research directions, 
innovative concepts and algorithms, tool demonstrations and system 
implementations,

practical experiences and applications.


Poster/Demo submission deadline:June 25th, 2026

Poster/Demo acceptance notification: July 15th, 2026

Camera Ready submission deadline:July 22nd, 2026


Further details:

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>              *** Artifacts ***     

Artifact Track promotes the creation of high-quality, reusable artifacts 
that support the evaluation of novel approaches for autonomic and self-* 
systems. The goal is to build a shared collection of evaluation setups 
and case studies, enabling researchers to reuse, extend, compare, and 
assess results across the community. Artifacts may include: Software 
systems, testbeds, and applications (simulated or deployable), 
frameworks, tools, and services implementing new methods or algorithms, 
datasets such as logs, traces, sensor data, or experimental results.


Artifact submission deadline:June 29th, 2026

Artifact acceptance notification: July 13th, 2026

Camera Ready submission deadline:July 20th, 2026


Further details:

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>              *** Tutorials ***     

The Tutorial Track solicits contributions for tutorials on tools, 
applications, processes, and techniques in autonomic computing, 
self-adaptation, self-organization, and related topics on autonomous and 
self-* behavior, both practical and theoretical. Tutorials are expected 
to adhere to the same topics as the main track. They can either be long 
“hands-on” tutorials (3 to 4 hours), or short “overview”/“quickstart” 
tutorials (1 to 2 hours). Accepted tutorials are encouraged to submit an 
extended abstract for inclusion in the proceedings companion (ACSOS-C).


Proposal Submission Deadline: June 5th, 2026

Notification for Proposals: June 15th, 2026

Ext. Abstract Submission Deadline: July 5th, 2026

Notification for Ext. Abstract: July 15th, 2026

Camera-Ready Deadline:July 20th, 2026


Further details:

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>              *** Doctoral Symposium *** 

The Doctoral Symposium provides an opportunity for PhD students to 
present their research and ideas, and network with the ACSOS community, 
consisting of a diverse audience of both leading experts and early 
career researchers in the field. The Doctoral Symposium not only offers 
early career researchers a chance to gain experience in presenting to an 
international audience but also to receive invaluable feedback about 
their work from members of the ACSOS community. PhD students are invited 
to submit a two-page abstract, with another page for references, using 
the format in the submission section below. The abstract should describe 
the key motivation of their research, the major contribution (either 
actual or expected, depending on the research stage), the research 
methodology, and the current status of the work.

As in prior years, the Doctoral Symposium will employ a mentoring 
program in which every author of an accepted paper will be paired with 
an experienced mentor from the community. Mentors will help introduce 
the student to the community, offer extended discussion of their 
research objectives and career opportunities, and will host their 
student throughout the event to help them gain the best experience from 
an international conference.

Submission deadline:July 5, 2026

Notification to author: July 13, 2026

Camera ready deadline:July 20, 2026


Further details:

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>              *** Keynote Announcement 1 *** 

We are pleased to announce our first keynote presentation at ACSOS 2026, 
Marco Dorigo of Université Libre de Bruxelles.


The keynote: Bridging Centralized and Decentralized Control in Robot 
Swarms through Self-Organizing Hierarchies, presents the Self-Organizing 
Nervous System for Robot Swarms (SoNS), a middleware framework that 
enables robots to dynamically form adaptive hierarchical structures. 
SoNS bridges centralized and decentralized paradigms by supporting 
functionally centralized coordination of sensing, actuation, and 
decision-making, while preserving the scalability, flexibility, and 
fault tolerance of self-organizing systems.


Further details:

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