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

Program Committee

Accepted Papers

Copenhagen, Denmark

Scope Call for Participation Program Schedule

The 15^th International Conference on Embedded Systems and Applications (EMSA 2026) serves as a premier global forum for presenting innovative advances, innovative research, and emerging developments in the rapidly evolving field of embedded systems. As embedded intelligence becomes the backbone of modern computing from autonomous vehicles and smart cities to edge AI and cyber physical systems EMSA 2026 brings together leading researchers, engineers, practitioners, and industry experts from around the world to exchange ideas, showcase breakthroughs, and shape the future of embedded technologies.

Call for Papers

The scope of EMSA 2026 spans the full spectrum of embedded systems research, covering foundational architectures, real time and safety critical systems, embedded AI and TinyML, IoT and cyber physical systems, hardware/software co design, energy efficient platforms, and next generation intelligent edge computing.

Authors are invited to contribute high quality research papers, case studies, survey articles, and industrial experiences that demonstrate significant advances in embedded systems theory, design, implementation, and real world 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 Closed. 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 journal.

Important Dates

Second Batch : submissions after May 11, 2026

Submission Deadline

Closed

Authors Notification

June 20, 2026

Registration & camera - Ready Paper Due

June 22, 2026

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Proceedings

Hard copy of the proceedings will be distributed during the Conference. The softcopy will be available on AIRCC Digital Library

Welcome to EMSA 2026