Special Session
Special Session on
Artificial Intelligence for Emerging IoT Systems: Towards Trustworthy, Scalable, and Domain-Aware Intelligence -
AI4EIoT
2026
21 - 23 May, 2026 - Benidorm, Spain
Within the 11th International Conference on Internet of Things, Big Data and Security - IoTBDS 2026
CO-CHAIRS
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Lelio Campanile
Department of Mathematics and Physics, Universita degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Italy
https://www.matfis.unicampania.it/dipartimento/docenti?MATRICOLA=059102
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Brief Bio
He is an Assistant Professor (RTDa) at the Department of Mathematics and Physics, Università della Campania “L. Vanvitelli.” His research focuses on the modeling of complex computer-based systems, Wireless Sensor Networks, and Cyber-Physical Systems, with a particular emphasis on Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and eXplainable Artificial Intelligence. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, conferences, and book chapters. He actively contributes to the scientific community as a reviewer, committee member, and session chair for international conferences and journals.
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Fiammetta Marulli
Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”
Italy
https://www.matfis.unicampania.it/dipartimento/docenti?MATRICOLA=057175
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Brief Bio
She is an accomplished Assistant Professor and researcher in the field of Computer Science at the Università della Campania “L. Vanvitelli”. She specializes in areas such as distributed systems, cloud computing, and cybersecurity. With a strong academic background and a passion for advancing technology, she specializes in areas such as distributed systems, cloud computing, and cybersecurity. Her research focuses on developing innovative solutions to complex computational problems, often with applications in real-world scenarios. She has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed publications and participates in international conferences, where she shares her expertise and stays at the forefront of emerging trends in computer science.
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SCOPE
The Internet of Things (IoT) is evolving into a pervasive, intelligent, and interconnected ecosystem where data-driven AI enables adaptive, secure, and sustainable decision-making. Artificial Intelligence — including Deep Learning, Explainable and Trustworthy AI, and more recently Large Language Models (LLMs) — is transforming the design and operation of IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), enabling distributed intelligence at the edge, in the cloud, and across hybrid environments.
This special session aims to explore emerging challenges, opportunities, and methodologies at the intersection of AI and IoT, focusing on trustworthiness, scalability, sustainability, and cross-domain applicability. Particular attention is given to federated and edge learning, energy-efficient AI, XAI, and the role of LLMs and Generative AI in making IoT systems more adaptive, explainable, and capable of simulating real-world processes. We also encourage submissions from industrial, civil, and process engineering domains, where AI-enhanced IoT is revolutionizing monitoring, control, and predictive maintenance.
TOPICS OF INTEREST
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
AREA 1: CORE AI–IOT INTEGRATION
- Distributed, Federated, and Continual Learning for IoT Systems
- Edge AI and TinyML for Real-time and Energy-efficient Intelligence
- AI-driven Security, Privacy, and Resilience in IoT Networks
- Digital Twins and Predictive Maintenance for Smart Environments
- AI–IoT Integration for Environmental and Urban Sustainability
AREA 2: EMERGING AI PARADIGMS
- Explainable and Trustworthy AI in IoT and CPS
- Large Language Models for Real-world IoT and Multimodal Environments
- Generative AI for Simulation, Synthetic Data, and System Optimization
- Graph Neural Networks for Complex System Modeling
- Reinforcement Learning for Adaptive and Autonomous IoT Agents
AREA 3: CROSS-DOMAIN AND APPLIED INTELLIGENCE
- AI and IoT in Smart Cities, Civil Engineering, and Environmental Monitoring
- AI and IoT for Industrial, Process, and Chemical Engineering
- Human-centered and Emotion-aware IoT Applications
- Integration of AI, IoT, and Blockchain for Secure Ecosystems
- Energy-aware AI and Sustainable IoT Infrastructures
IMPORTANT DATES
Paper Submission:
March 24, 2026
Authors Notification:
April 7, 2026
Camera Ready and Registration:
April 15, 2026
SPECIAL SESSION PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Available soon.
PAPER SUBMISSION
Prospective authors are invited to submit papers in any of the topics listed above.
Instructions for preparing the manuscript (in Word and Latex formats) are available at: Paper Templates
Please also check the Guidelines.
Papers must be submitted electronically via the web-based submission system using the appropriated button on this page.
PUBLICATIONS
After thorough reviewing by the special session program committee, all accepted papers will be published in a special section of the conference proceedings book - under an ISBN reference - and abstracted/indexed in DBLP, Google Scholar, EI-Compendex, INSPEC, Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST), Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals and Series, Mathematical Reviews, SCImago, Scopus and zbMATH. CCIS volumes are also submitted for the inclusion in ISI Proceedings.