Please Note: Authors accepted as “Presentation Only” must complete registration for the conference by March 2, 2026, to confirm their participation in ICNS 2026.
Guidelines for Camera-Ready Final Paper Submission
The use of artificial intelligence (AI)–generated text in an article shall be disclosed in the acknowledgements section of any paper submitted to an IEEE conference or periodical. The sections of the paper that use AI-generated text shall have a citation to the AI system used to generate the text.
Format for Accepted Papers
Final conference papers must be submitted following the IEEE conference templates. Failure to use the template may result in papers not being included in the Proceedings.
- Style Manual (use A4 format in latex or word)
- The maximum number of pages is 15, not including title page and references.
Using the IEEE template is mandatory, and any variation from the IEEE template may lead to immediate rejection of your paper by the system.
1. Generate an IEEE Xplore compatible manuscript using PDF Xpress
All final manuscripts must be generated using the PDF Xpress tool.
To generate the IEEE Xplore compatible PDF file of your paper, follow these steps:
- Create your IEEE PDF eXpress account: https://ieee-pdf-express.org/
- Conference ID: 69853X
- The first time you access the system, please follow the link to new user. Please note that in order to access the service, you need to allow the use of cookies from the PDF eXpress web site.
- Once you have registered as a new user:
- Upload the source file (containing your paper) for conversion.
- Receive by e-mail the IEEE Xplore-compatible PDF of your paper.
2. Upload your Xplore compatible PDF manuscript to Oxford Abstracts (available after January 15, 2026)
1. Log in to Oxford Abstracts
2. Open your previous submission
- Upload your final camera-ready paper
- Complete the IEEE copyright
3. Register Online
Register for the conference no later than March 2, 2026. (registration will open in January)
Please read carefully the following information concerning the registration procedure that is presented in the Author Instructions, especially if you are the prospective presenter of an accepted paper or if you need to guarantee inclusion of your accepted paper in the proceedings. An accepted paper will be published in the proceedings only if a professional or student author registration for one of the authors is received and correctly processed by March 2, 2026 – no exceptions. In addition, the author must attend the conference and present the paper. Papers that are not presented will not be published. No exceptions.
Please email Alexis Wisdom, awisdom@conferencecatalysts.com, ICNS 2026 Registration Chair, should you have any issues.
No paper will be published without the author’s completed registration.
IEEE Copyright Notice
If authors would like to post their papers electronically on any web site, any ftp site, or any other electronic dissemination technique, they must include the IEEE copyright notice on the initial screen displaying the IEEE-copyrighted material.
IEEE Copyright Form
Each accepted contribution to ICNS 2026 must be accompanied by a signed copyright form. The copyright form should be filled out and signed by one author, preferably the primary author.
Problems & Further Information
For questions or concerns, please contact Alexis Wisdom, awisdom@conferencecatalysts.com.
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