[NFBCS] CFP: 12th European Conference on Service-Oriented and Cloud-Edge Continuum (ESOCC 2026)

[Mohammad Sule MAIDAWA]

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

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

Submission deadline:
3rd April 2026
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ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
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ESOCC is the premier European forum for advances in Service-Oriented
Computing, Cloud and Edge Computing, and AI-driven systems. It brings
together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to
discuss foundations, systems, and applications.

ESOCC 2026 invites original submissions on Service-Oriented Computing,
Cloud and Edge Computing, and AI-driven systems, including (but not
limited to):

TOPICS OF INTEREST
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- Applications for Service-Oriented and Edge–Cloud Continuum
  (e.g., 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

SUBMISSION TRACKS
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- Regular Research Papers (up to 15 pages, LNCS format)
- PhD Symposium Papers (up to 12 pages)
- Projects & Industry Reports (1–2 pages)

PUBLICATION
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All accepted papers 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 conference website.

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

IMPORTANT DATES
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- Paper submission deadline: 3 April 2026
- Notification of acceptance: 20 May 2026
- Camera-ready papers due: 20 June 2026
- Conference dates: 7–8 September 2026

JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUE
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A journal special issue is planned at the Springer Journal on Cluster
Computing (Impact Factor 4.4, 2022). Authors of selected accepted papers
will be invited to submit extended versions.

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

For questions, please contact the conference chairs.
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