Papers will be selected in a double-blind refereeing process based on the submitted full papers.
Final papers should have no more than 7.000 words (max. 9 pages all inclusive) and should be in the correct format (template available below).

A submitted paper should NOT include authors' names as we conduct a double-blind review process!
The filename of submitted papers should be the following: "Contribution_nnn".pdf where "nnn" is the paper ID given in Conftool at submission.

The paper should clearly describe its purpose and relevance, reference to existing theories and related works, research methods used and major results.

• Word template for paper submission: Microsoft Word template
• LaTex template for paper submission: LaTex template
• Final Submission kit (post-acceptance): ICE 2026 Authors Kit

Oral Presentation

Speakers will be allocated 20 minutes for presentation and discussion of their paper. The official language of the conference is English.

PAPERS NOT PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS.

Papers will only be accepted for review on the condition that the material is original, that it has not been copyrighted, published, presented or is currently submitted for consideration elsewhere.

Please see our ICE 2026 Author's Kit for detailed instructions about all relevant dates, correct submission of needed documents, and Conference Proceedings.

Review criteria will be:

• The quality of the contribution to the existing body of knowledge in engineering, technology and innovation.
• The relevance of the article in regard to the conference topics.
• The scientific/innovation quality of the approach described in the article.
• The redaction quality and clarity.

Based on the recommendations of the reviewers, the editorial committee will allocate submissions for oral presentation of papers and/or for poster presentations.

All accepted, compliant and plagiarism-free papers will be submitted for publication in the digital conference proceedings to be available via IEEE Xplore® (with ISBN Number and DOI for the paper), only if at least one author pays a full registration fee before the deadline and is presented by an author at the conference.

Conference content will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore and other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases. All A&I providers can be found here: http://ieeeauthorcenter.ieee.org/when-your-article-is-published/abstracting-indexing-ai-databases/ and include amongst others Scopus and Web of Science

Authors of approved and selected papers will be invited to publish in special issues organized by prestigious indexed International Journals, subject to the international scientific rules for referee (list to be available soon).

The full paper structure we recommend is the following:

• Title
• Abstract
• 1. Introduction (Motivation, context, objectives)
• 2. Existing Theories & Previous Work (Literature Review)
• 3. Methods
  • 3.1 Presented study, Research question & Hypothesis
  • 3.2. Applied Research Methods
  • 3.3. Research Model(s) & Instrument(s)
  • 3.4. Experiment(s) (setup, sample(s), protocol, briefing of participants)
• 4. Findings
  • 4.1 Collected data
  • 4.2 Analysis of collected data
  • 4.3 Discussion (how much this study answers to the research question and validate hypothesis, validate the model and its related instrument?)
  • 4.4 Match and Contribution*
• 5. Conclusion
  • 5.1 Limitations
  • 5.2 Concluding Remarks (sum-up the main findings and gained new knowledge as well as how this study contributes to the progress in this research field)
  • 5.3 Future Work
• Acknowledgments
• References

*This particular sub-section is the place where authors have to explain how much their paper/study matches with and contributes to both ICE2026 Themes and Topics, and to IEEE TEMS research objectives (Addressing the Management of Emerging Technology; Providing Practical Frameworks; Analyzing Implementation Challenges; Focusing on Value Creation), as this is a requirement for the publication of your paper in the IEEE Digital Library.