15^th International Conference on Embedded Systems and Applications (EMSA 2026)

June 27 ~ 28, 2026, Copenhagen, Denmark

Scope & Topics

15^th International Conference on Embedded Systems and Applications (EMSA 2026) will provide an excellent international forum for sharing knowledge and results in theory, methodology and applications of Embedded Systems. The goal of this Conference is to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to focus on understanding Modern Embedded Systems concepts and establishing new collaborations in these areas.

Authors are solicited to contribute to the conference by submitting articles that illustrate research results, projects, surveying works and industrial experiences that describe significant advances in the areas of Computer Science, Engineering and Applications

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following

Embedded Systems Architecture, Platforms and Design

• Heterogeneous, Multi Core and Many Core Embedded Architectures
• RISC V Architectures, ISA Extensions and Open Source SoC Design
• Hardware/Software Co Design, Co Simulation and Co Verification
• Low Power, Energy Efficient and Battery Aware Embedded Platforms
• Specialized Accelerators (DSP, FPGA, TPU, NPU, AI ASICs)
• Thermal Aware, Power Aware and Carbon Aware Embedded Design
• In Network Computing and Smart NIC Enabled Embedded Systems

Embedded AI, Generative AI and Intelligent Edge Systems

• TinyML, On Device AI and Resource Constrained ML
• Embedded Deployment of LLMs, VLMs and Diffusion Models
• Memory Efficient Inference for Foundation Models on Embedded Hardware
• Real Time AI Pipelines and AI Driven Control Loops
• Hardware Accelerated AI (FPGA/ASIC/NPU Based ML)
• ML Driven System Optimization, Scheduling and Anomaly Detection
• Embedded Vision, Speech and Sensor Fusion Systems

Real Time, Safety Critical and Mixed Criticality Systems

• Real Time Scheduling, Analysis and Predictability
• Mixed Criticality Systems and Real Time Virtualization
• Safety Assured AI and Verification of Neural Networks in Embedded Systems
• Runtime Monitoring, Safety Envelopes and AI Behavior Guarantees
• Worst Case Execution Time (WCET) Analysis and Timing Guarantees
• Certification, Standards and Compliance
• Fault Tolerance, Reliability and Resilience Engineering

Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) & Internet of Things (IoT)

• CPS Modeling, Co Design, Simulation and Verification
• IoT Architectures, Protocols and Edge Fog Cloud Continuum
• Industrial IoT, Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0
• Sensor Networks, Actuation Systems and Embedded Control
• Cyber Physical Security and Resilient CPS
• Digital Twins for CPS: Real Time Synchronization and Predictive Maintenance
• Federated Learning for IoT and Distributed Embedded Devices

Embedded Security, Privacy and Trust

• Secure Boot, Trusted Execution Environments and Hardware Root of Trust
• Post Quantum Cryptography for Embedded Systems
• Side Channel Attacks, Fault Injection and Countermeasures
• Secure Firmware Updates, OTA Security and Device Identity
• Lightweight Cryptography and Secure IoT Protocols
• Distributed Trust, Blockchain Enabled Embedded Systems

Embedded Software Engineering, Toolchains and Verification

• Embedded Software Design, Optimization and Runtime Systems
• Compilers, Toolchains, Debuggers and Profiling Tools
• Programming Abstractions, DSLs and Model Based Engineering
• Formal Verification, Symbolic Execution and Contract Based Design
• Automated Testing, Fuzzing and Hardware in the Loop (HIL) Testing
• CI/CD Pipelines for Embedded and CPS Systems
• AI Assisted Software Engineering for Embedded Systems

Edge Computing, Distributed Embedded Systems and Middleware

• Edge Cloud Orchestration and Distributed Intelligence
• Real Time Containerization, Virtualization and Microservices for Embedded Systems
• Middleware for IoT, CPS and Autonomous Systems
• Resource Management, Scheduling and QoS in Distributed Embedded Systems
• Collaborative Inference Across Edge Fog Cloud

Autonomous Systems, Robotics and Mobility

• Embedded Systems for Autonomous Vehicles, Drones and Mobile Robots
• Real Time SLAM, Localization and Multi Sensor Fusion
• Embedded 3D Perception and Real Time Vision Pipelines
• Robotics Control, Planning and Safety Assured Autonomy
• Embedded Reinforcement Learning for Robotics
• Human Robot Interaction and Collaborative Robotics

Energy, Sustainability and Green Embedded Computing

• Energy Harvesting and Battery Free Embedded Systems
• Ultra Low Power Design and Sleep Mode Optimization
• Sustainable Embedded Computing and Lifecycle Aware Design
• Thermal Management and Energy Adaptive Runtime Systems
• E Waste Aware Embedded System Design

Testing, Verification and Benchmarking

• Formal Verification, Model Checking and Runtime Verification
• Testing Techniques for Embedded and CPS Systems
• Benchmark Suites, Industrial Practices and Performance Evaluation
• SIL/HIL Testing, Co Simulation and Real World Validation

Applications of Embedded Systems

• Healthcare, Wearables and Biomedical Devices
• Smart Homes, Smart Cities and Environmental Monitoring
• AR/VR, Real Time Graphics and Multimedia Systems
• Embedded Systems for Climate Monitoring and Environmental Intelligence
• Embedded Systems for Space, Defense and Extreme Environments
• Embedded Systems in Finance, Retail and Business Applications

Quantum Classical Embedded Systems

• Embedded Controllers for Quantum Devices
• Hybrid Quantum Embedded Architectures
• Real Time Control Loops for Quantum Experiments

Paper Submission

Authors are invited to submit papers through the conference Submission System by April 18, 2026. Submissions must be original and should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication while being evaluated for this conference. The proceedings of the conference will be published by Computer Science Conference Proceedings in Computer Science & Information Technology (CS & IT) series (Confirmed).

Selected papers from EMSA 2026, after further revisions, will be published in the special issue of the following journals.

• International Journal of Embedded Systems and Applications (IJESA)
  
• International Journal of Software Engineering & Applications (IJSEA)
  
• Computer Science & Engineering: An International Journal (CSEIJ)
  
• International Journal of Information Sciences and Techniques (IJIST)
  
• Computer Applications: An International Journal (CAIJ)
  
• Information Technology in Industry (ITII)
  

Important Dates

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***** The invited talk proposals can be submitted to emsa@bdml2026.org