Call for Papers

I-CiTies 2025 - 11th CINI Annual Conference on ICT for Smart Cities & Communities

Conference Topics

The eleventh edition of the i-Cities conference continues its tradition of integrating key ICT technologies with a multidisciplinary approach to Smart Cities and Communities. The conference aims to bring together academia, industry, and public institutions to share and discuss advancements in research, innovative solutions, and real-world applications that address urban challenges. It provides a platform to foster collaborations, exchange ideas, and explore opportunities for new projects at both national and international levels.

This year, the conference strongly emphasizes academic research contributions, highlighting the importance of rigorous scientific studies alongside practical projects. We invite participants to submit research that demonstrates practical implementations, advances theoretical foundations, and explores innovative methodologies.

Scientific and research-oriented contributions will be invited to submit extended versions for publication in indexed venues, ensuring wide visibility and academic impact.

Contributions are encouraged across a wide range of topics related to ICT-based solutions for smart cities and communities, including but not limited to:

Important Dates

Submission deadline:
May 15th, 2025
Notification:
June 1st, 2025
Early Registration:
June 15th, 2025

  • Civic Engagement
  • Climate & Environment Management
  • Context & Situation Awareness
  • Cultural Heritage & IoT
  • Digital Humanities
  • E-Culture
  • E-Education
  • E-Government & Finance
  • E-Health & Well-Being
  • E-Inclusion
  • E-Tourism
  • Food & Agriculture
  • Mobility, Transportation & Logistics
  • Sentiment Analysis & Affective Computing
  • Smart Building & Infrastructure
  • Smart Energy, Water & Waste
  • Smart Mobility
  • Smart Vehicles
  • Walkability
  • Urban Security
For additional information related to specific ICT topics, see the focus groups pages of the National Lab on Smart Cities and Communities: https://www.consorzio-cini.it/index.php/it/home-smart-cities

Submissions Instructions

Researchers, practitioners, and innovators are invited to submit extended abstracts outlining their ongoing or completed projects, theoretical advancements, or new proposals. Submissions should provide enough detail to demonstrate the scientific contributions and practical relevance of the work.

The extended abstract should be in PDF format, following the IEEE template available at https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html, and must not exceed 2 pages in size.

Submission is through OpenReview

When submitting, please indicate the track that best matches your paper. Additionally, position your contribution about the list of topics of interest for the CINI Lab Smart Cities & Communities national lab, shown in the reference architecture below. The layers below the blue line represent the fundamental services of a potential lab platform, while the layers above the line depict the different application areas of interest.

Submitted extended abstract will undergo a review process to check their relevance to the conference.

The submission of a contribution implies that, if accepted for presentation, at least one of its proponents must register (paying the requested fee) and attend the conference for giving the presentation.


Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to icities25@unicas.it

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