ICTC 2026 solicits proposals for special sessions within the technical scope of the conference. Special sessions supplement the regular program of the conference and provide a sample of the state-of-the-art research in both academia and industry in special, novel, challenging, and emerging topics.

Special-session proposals should be submitted by the prospective organizer(s) who will commit to promoting and handling the review process of their special session as Chairs or Co-Chairs of the event. Accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion to Xplore as well as various Abstracting and Indexing databases.

Proposals should include the following information:

● Title;
● Name(s) of organizer(s);
● Email of main contact person;
● Brief bio(s) of organizer(s);
● Brief description;
● Related topics;
● Potential participants;
● A draft of the CFP;
● Description of publicity and promotion plan;

Brief report on past editions of the special session, if any, including the number of submitted and accepted papers, the number of attendees, etc. Papers submitted to special sessions will have to be evaluated and peer-reviewed along the very same criteria of the regular sessions. Please provide all the information requested when preparing your special-session proposal before submitting it. Any question, please contact ictc_general@163.com


Important Dates

Submission of Special Session Proposals: November 30, 2025
Notification of Proposals: December 5, 2025
Submission of Full Papers: January 15, 2026
Notification of Review Result of Papers from Special Sessions: February 15, 2026