IoT 2026 (International Conference on the Internet of Things) is an academic conference held in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK on 2026-11-17. The paper submission deadline is 2026-07-30. Acceptance notifications are sent on 2026-09-04.
The Internet of Things (IoT) is an exciting research area that brings together academia, industry, society, and governmental agencies due to the innovative advances connected devices and systems bring to society. As the IoT becomes more established and evolves, its focus widens from connecting new devices, services, and functionalities to the Internet to achieving seamless and autonomous interaction among heterogeneous systems and their users. Resulting networks may take advantage of intelligent and interoperable people, things, and services from both the physical and virtual worlds, creating distributed ecosystems capable of providing secure cross-domain interactions.
The International Conference on the Internet of Things is the premier gathering for visionary and ground breaking research in IoT and closely related fields. It connects world-class researchers with leading industry experts to steer innovation in multiple IoT verticals (e.g., smart industry, smart cities, smart health, and smart environment). Since its start in 2008, the conference has been backed by strong support from leading academic institutions and industry. We are pleased to announce its 16th edition and associated workshops, which will take place November 2026, in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Topics of Interest
IoT 2026 solicits original, high-impact research papers on all topics related to the development and adoption of the Internet of Things — topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Scalable IoT architectures and systems, including interoperability frameworks and interfaces
Edge AI, intelligent edge, and computing continuum applications and technologies
Novel IoT communication technologies and protocols, including 5G beyond and 6G
Sustainability in IoT, including energy efficiency, water, and CO2 footprints, battery-less and biodegradable computing
Small and large-scale pilots of IoT sensing, signal processing, actuation, and analytics
Safety, security, and privacy, including predictive maintenance, risk analysis, and quality of service in IoT and cyber-physical systems
Digital twins, databases, and data maintenance for IoT
Human-computer interaction and interfaces with wearable IoT systems, IoT-enhanced augmented/virtual/mixed reality (AR/VR/MR), and cyber-physical systems
Large-scale IoT analytics, real-world IoT deployments, testbeds, and datasets
Transient large-scale networks, including vehicular and other mobile networks
Paradigms and technologies for service provisioning via IoT, including serverless, microservices, and lightweight virtualisation
Novel IoT applications in industry and society, including manufacturing, agriculture, business processes, logistics, mobility and micromobility, waste management, robotics, disaster response, and networked intelligent production systems
IoT for clean energy transition, smart grids, and microgrids, including intelligent energy management systems and decentralised energy resources, IoT-enabled renewable integration and grid stability, energy trading platforms, demand response, and P2P energy sharing
Business models, design principles, as well as development practices and processes for IoT systems and applications
Societal impacts and ethical implications of IoT
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