Call for Special Session Proposals
Special Sessions provide an opportunity to focus on emerging research topics, innovative ideas, and interdisciplinary themes related to soft computing and intelligent systems.Researchers are encouraged to organize Special Sessions that stimulate discussion and promote collaboration within the community.Proposed topics should be aligned with the scope of SCIS&ISIS2026.
Proposal Submission
Researchers interested in organizing a Special Session are invited to submit a proposal via the following Google Form:
Special Session Proposal Form
https://forms.gle/esFc6So9FRd4y1Vy8
The proposal should include the following information:
- Proposer's Full Name
- Organization/Affiliation
- Email Address
- Proposed Special Session Title
- Proposed Special Session Abstract/Description (max 500 words)
- Additional Comments or Information (e.g., confirmed co-organizers)
Each Special Session should typically consist of 4–6 papers.
Once approved, the duty of the Organizers is to publicize the Special Session among researchers and practitioners in the field and attract a sufficient number of papers.
Papers submitted to Special Sessions will undergo the same review process as regular papers. The Organizers of the respective special session are responsible for organizing the review process, assuring at least three reviews per paper. This includes the selection of reviewers from their peers.
Before starting the review process, Special Sessions Organizers must explicitly declare papers that present a conflict of interest for them. A conflict of interest arises where the judgment of a paper quality can be influenced by the Organizers being authors or knowing some of the authors. To ensure independent reviews, this conflict must be marked as such in the submission system and the SS chairs notified so that they can arrange the review process.
A minimum of four accepted papers (full and/or short papers) with authors from multiple research groups is required for each special session. Please note when proposed special sessions cannot collect the minimum number of accepted papers, the accepted papers will be allocated to other sessions wherever possible.
In the case of weakly organized special sessions, the conference Organizers will support the session Organizers with advice but reserve measures including cancellation of the respective special session.
We highly appreciate if special sessions are composed of presenters from various countries.
Important Date
Special Session Proposal Deadline: April 22,
2026
Notification of Acceptance: May 6, 2026
Paper Submission Deadline: July 3, 2026
Conference Dates: November 2–5, 2026