Call for Papers

Call for Papers

The International Conference on Embedded Wireless Systems and Networks (EWSN) is a highly selective single-track international conference focusing on the latest research in embedded systems and wireless networking and their role as key enablers for visionary scenarios such as the Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems. EWSN invites recent research on networked sensor systems and platforms, the Internet of Things, embedded/edge machine learning, and novel sensor network applications.

Feature Topic: Sustainable Embedded Intelligence

While the conference welcomes all papers within the scope described above, this year’s edition of EWSN will also highlight a feature topic in Sustainable Embedded Intelligence - an area at the convergence of ultra-low-power AI hardware design, energy-efficient AI algorithms, and reliable low-power communications. This rapidly evolving field is essential for realizing long-lasting, autonomous, and reliable wireless sensor network systems. We especially welcome contributions at the boundary of chip-level innovation and system-level performance, allowing our community to directly engage the expertise and high-tech ecosystem of our host city, a renowned international hotspot for microelectronics.

Specific topics for the conference include (but are not exclusively limited to):

• Sustainable Embedded Intelligence: Boundary between chip-level innovation and system-level performance
• Applications of wireless embedded networks: Health, automation, manufacturing, transportation, smart cities, etc.
• Communication and networking for wireless and embedded systems
• Computing architectures for networked embedded systems
• Dependability in wireless systems, including reliability, availability, safety, and real-time guarantees
• Edge-cloud solutions for networked embedded systems
• Edge/embedded intelligence paradigms, models, and techniques for networked embedded systems
• Embedded systems for joint sensing and communication with mmWave, Terahertz, Wi-Fi, visible light, etc.
• Empirical studies, measurement, deployment, and experience reports
• Experiences, challenges, comparisons of platforms
• Foundational models: Sensor data analytics, distillation to edge platforms
• Localization, synchronization, RFID, and RF sensing
• Machine learning: Deep, federated and multimodal learning on sensor data
• Machine learning: Computer vision, natural language processing for resource-constrained and mobile platforms
• Modeling, simulation, and measurement tools for wireless systems
• New hardware and system design to enable machine learning on sensor data
• Next-generation/novel wireless networks, including 6G, Wi-Fi HaLow, NearLink
• Operating systems, middleware, and services for networked embedded systems
• Privacy and security in networked embedded systems and applications
• Processing, storage, and management of data in embedded wireless networks
• Sensor data processing for augmented and virtual reality applications
• Wearable systems and data processing algorithms

The conference will accept two types of papers – Full Papers (max 12 pages) and Short Papers (max 6 pages). Short papers are intended to present preliminary research results or advocate for new research directions; their titles should be prepended with one of the following: “Vision paper:”, “Position paper:”, or “WiP paper:” when they are submitted for review. Authors should carefully consider the distinction between Full Papers and Short Papers; papers submitted in one category will not be considered in the other category.

Important dates

EWSN is implementing a two-deadline review process (winter and spring) to offer a 'one-shot revision' option and provide more flexibility for authors.

1st call

• Abstract Registration: Friday, January 30, 2026
• Full Paper Submission: Wednesday, February 4, 2026
• Notification: Monday, March 9, 2026
• Camera ready: Monday, March 30, 2026

2nd call

• Abstract Registration: Friday, April 24, 2026
• Full Paper Submission: Friday, May 1, 2026
• Notification: Monday, June 15, 2026
• Camera ready: Monday, July 6, 2026

All deadlines are set to 23:59 in the AoE time zone.

Two-Deadline Submission Model

EWSN follows a two-deadline review process, one in the winter and one in the spring. Decisions will be: accept, reject, or one-shot revision. Papers receiving a “one-shot revision” in either of the deadlines will be invited to submit a revised paper in the next cycle along with a cover letter explaining how/why the new revision addresses concerns raised by the reviewers. One-shot submissions deemed not to have made substantive improvement may be desk-rejected.

Submission Guidelines

Any paper submitted to EWSN 2026 must be original and should not have been published, accepted for publication, or be under review by any other venue (including other conferences, workshops, or journals).

Pages must use 8.5″ x 11″ (letter) two-column format, using 10-point type on 11-point leading, with a maximum text block of 7″ wide x 9″ deep with an inter-column spacing of .25″. Submissions with a page size of 11.7″ x 8.3″ (297 x 210 mm / A4) will not be accepted. The page limits include figures, tables, and references. Authors are encouraged to use last year’s EWSN template adapted from the ACM templates for convenience (on Overleaf here).

Submissions are via HotCRP: https://hotcrp.netd.cs.tu-dresden.de/ewsn26

Please also review the EWSN Ethics Statement.

Double-Blind Review

EWSN 2026 will use a double-anonymous review process. Authors are instructed to not include their names, affiliations, and contact information on the manuscript they submit for review. Authors must make a good faith effort to anonymize their submissions. Although submission is double-blind, existence or availability of non-anonymous preprints (on arXiv or other preprint servers) will not lead to your paper being rejected. Reviewers will be instructed not to actively look for such preprints, but encountering them will not constitute a conflict of interest. Papers that do not meet the size, formatting, and anonymization requirements will not be reviewed.

All accepted papers will be indexed in the ACM Digital Library, SCOPUS, and other prominent digital libraries. One full (non-student) author registration is required for each accepted paper and at least one author must attend and present in person.