[Announcements] Call for Projects Alongside ESOCC 2026

[Mohammad Sule MAIDAWA]

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 CALL FOR PROJECTS
ESOCC 2026 12th European Conference on Service-Oriented and Cloud-Edge Continuum 7–8 September 2026 | Free University of Bozen–Bolzano, Italy

Conference website:
https://conf.researchr.org/home/esocc-2026

Submission deadline (for proceedings): 3rd April 2026
ABOUT THE PROJECTS TRACK
ESOCC is the premier European forum for advances in Service-Oriented Computing, Cloud and Edge Computing, and AI-driven systems.

ESOCC 2026 invites submissions from European and International projects on Service-Oriented Computing, Cloud and Edge Computing, and AI-driven systems. This track solicits project and industry reports of up to 2 pages to support collaboration and networking across international research initiatives.


TOPICS OF INTEREST
Applications for Service-Oriented and Edge–Cloud Continuum (eg, smart cities, health, energy, finance, scientific computing)

Generative AI and Machine Learning for service-oriented and cloud-native systems

 - AI/ML services and LLM-based cloud platforms

 - Distributed intelligence at the Edge, including Federated Learning

 - Blockchain technologies for service-oriented and cloud–edge systems

 - Business models, processes, brokerage, and cloud marketplaces

 - Governance, privacy, security, trust, and quality in the Edge–Cloud Continuum

TYPES OF SUBMISSION
Project & Industry Reports (up to 2 pages)


PUBLICATION
All accepted papers in the proceedings track will appear in the Springer LNCS proceedings. Selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions to a special issue of the Springer Journal of Cluster Computing.

Authors should follow Springer's Instructions for Authors and use the official LaTeX or Word templates available on the authors' page.


SUBMISSION SYSTEM
EasyChair:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ecsa2026


IMPORTANT DATES
Track A: For projects included in the proceedings

Submission deadline: April 3, 2026

Notification of acceptance: April 27, 2026

Camera-ready papers due: 20 May 2026

Track B: For web-showcase only (not in proceedings)

Abstract submission: 15 July 2026

Notification of acceptance: 31 July 2026


SPECIAL ISSUE JOURNAL
A special journal issue is planned at the Springer Journal on Cluster Computing. Authors of selected accepted reports will be invited to submit extended versions.


CONTACT
For further details and registration information, please visit:
https://conf.researchr.org/home/esocc-2026

For questions, please contact the conference chairs.