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Last Date to Submit a paper: 6 January 2026
Final Notification to Authors: 28 January 2026
Camera Ready Papers Deadline: 10 February 2026		SW & SAC Competition rules
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Call For Papers

SoutheastCon is the annual IEEE Region 3 Technical, Professional, and Student Conference.  It brings together electrical, computer and other engineering and science professionals, faculty and students to share the latest information through technical sessions, tutorials, and exhibits.  Attendance and technical program participation from areas outside IEEE Region 3 are also cordially encouraged and welcomed.

Scope of the Technical Program:  The SoutheastCon 2026 invites prospective authors to submit their technical work on all aspects of engineering, science, and technology of current interest, to the conference.  The conference’s technical program includes, but not limited to, the following technical categories (see IEEE Technical Categories, http://shop.ieee.org/ieeestore):

  • Application Areas (including Aerospace, Industry, Manufacturing, Military & Security Applications Vehicular/Ground Transportation)

  • Artificial Intelligence (Including Data Analytics, Responsible & Ethics, Advanced AI Techniques & Emerging Trends, Enterprise & Industry application)

  • Circuit and Devices (including Circuit Theory, Analysis and Design, Components, Design Automation, Electron Devices, Ferroelectric and Dielectric Devices, Manufacturing, Materials, Packaging, Solid State Circuits)

  • Communication and Information (including RADAR, Broadcasting, Coding and Modulation, Communication Equipment, Communication Networks/Systems, Information Theory, Optical Communication, Wireless Communication)

  • Computer Engineering (including Architecture/Parallel & High-Performance Computing, Computational Intelligence & Mathematics / Complex Theory, Computer Communications and Networking, Computer Graphics, Computer Hardware / Design & Test, Computer Security and Privacy, Distributed Computing/ Real-Time Systems, Software Design/Development, Software Quality and Management, Cyber Security)

  • Control and Automation (including Control Systems, Manufacturing Automation, Robotics)

  • Electromagnetics (including Antennas, Electromagnetic Compatibility, Magnetics/Superconductors, Microwave, Propagation and Scattering)

    General Interest (including Career and Personal Development, Education, Engineering Management, History of Technology, Professional Communication, Socio-Political Aspects of Technology)

  • Geoscience, Ocean Technology and Remote Sensing (including Atmospheric, Earth Science, Oceanic, Remote Sensing, and Sensor Networks)

  • Instrumentation, Measurement, and Testing (including Measurement Instruments and Techniques, Metrology and Standards, Test Instrumentation and Techniques)

  • Interdisciplinary (including Design Methodology / Product Development, Engineering Mathematics/Statistics, Modeling/Simulation, Problem Solving/Decision Theory, Reliability and Quality, Standardization, System Engineering)

  • Nuclear and Plasma Science (including Fusion, Nuclear Instruments, Plasma Science and Applications, Radiation Effects, Reactor Instruments and Controls)

  • Optics and Optoelectronics (including Acousto-Optic Devices, Electro-Optic Devices, Lasers, Optical Devices, Optical Storage)

  • Power and Energy (including Electric Machinery, Energy Storage, Power Dielectrics, Insulation and Safety, Power Electronics, Power Generation, Power Transmission and Distribution, Switchgear, and Transformers)

  • Signal Processing (including Digital Signal Processing, Image Processing, Speech and Audio Processing, and Underwater Acoustics)

  • Systems Engineering (Model-Based Systems Engineering), Digital Engineering

The SoutheastCon 2026 will feature the presentations of technical papers as well as tutorial sessions, and workshops for which topics of both theory and applications are encouraged. Program questions of a general nature should be directed to the Technical Program Co-Chairs:

Technical Paper Submission Instructions.  Two types of technical papers are solicited: (1) full-length reviewed papers and (2) extended abstracts of non-reviewed papers.  The submission and review of technical papers for the IEEE SoutheastCon 2026 will be handled by the conference’s Paper Submission and Review System, accessible from the IEEE SoutheastCon 2026 Website.  The submitted papers must contain original work and must not have been published or presented elsewhere. 

  • Submission of full-length papers for review, in .pdf format, via the Paper Submission and Review System is due by November 16, 2026.
  • Submission of extended abstracts of non-reviewed papers, in .pdf format, is due by November 30, 2026.
  • Review of submitted full-length papers and extended abstracts will be completed by January 11, 2026.
  • The accepted full-length reviewed papers will be allowed a total of six (6) double-column pages for publication; and the accepted extended abstracts will be allowed for one (1) double-column page.
  • Paper certificate and copyright forms will be available to authors by January 18, 2026.
  • Final submission of the accepted full-length reviewed papers and extended abstracts is due in electronic .pdf format, by February 1, 2026.

Conference Proceedings.  All full-length reviewed papers and extended abstracts of non-reviewed papers accepted for SoutheastCon 2026 will electronically be published in the Proceedings of IEEE Southeast Conference 2026. At least one author must pre-register for the conference, paying the full registration fee, in order to have their paper or abstract included in the Preceedings. A total of 6 double-column printed pages are allowed to each full-length reviewed paper, and 1 page is allowed for each extended abstract. A page charge of $50.00 will be applied for each extra page (up to 2 pages for full-length reviewed papers and 1 page for extended abstracts) exceeding the page limit.

Posters.  Extended abstracts of non-reviewed papers accepted for SoutheastCon 2026 may have the opportunity to be displayed as posters.  (Note:  Accepted extended abstracts may not be given presentation time during the conference).  Authors of accepted extended abstracts who wish to display their extended abstracts as posters should notify the Technical Program Co-Chairs by February 15, 2026.  Notification to authors that their extended abstracts may be displayed as posters will be by February 22, 2026.

Tutorials and Workshops.  Proposals are also invited for tutorials and workshops to be pre­sented at the SoutheastCon 2026. The proposal should include the tutorial or workshop objectives, a brief description (500 words), an outline, proposed length (one-hour, two-hour, or four-hour) and, a short professional resume of the instructor. Please send proposals for tutorials and workshops to the Technical Program Co-Chairs by November 16, 2018.  Tutorial and workshop presentation materials, in .pdf format, and handouts, in .pdf format, are due by February 1, 2026.

Copyright Information.  Submission of a paper, an abstract or other material to the IEEE Southeast Conference 2026 represents the author’s agreement to allow IEEE to publish the paper, abstract or other materials in any written or electronic format for distribution to all interested parties in perpetuity with or without compensation to IEEE and without compensation to the author. The parties understand that the author is granting a nonexclusive license and all copyrights remain the property of the author. A copyright form must be signed by the author for each accepted paper or abstract to be published in the conference proceedings.

Plagiarism and Double Submission. Papers are reviewed on the assumption that they do not contain plagiarized material and have not been submitted to any other conference at the same time (multiple submissions). These matters are taken very seriously and the IEEE will take action against any author who has engaged in either practice.

See the IEEE Web Pages on Intellectual Property Rights, Plagiarism and Multiple Submissions for further guidance:

http://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publications/rights/index.html

http://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publications/rights/plagiarism.html

http://www.ieee.org/web/publications/rights/Multi_Sub_Guidelines_Intro.html

For more information about the SoutheastCon 2026, please visit the conference webpage.