Important Dates

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Call for Papers

The upcoming IEEE International Conference on Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems will be held between 12th May and 15th May 2025. As a prominent annual conference sponsored by the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, this event will gather the international community to present the latest research, share new ideas and engineering breakthroughs, and discuss current challenges and future directions in the field.

The organizing committee cordially invites high-quality papers representing original work, including but not limited to the following topics:

• ICPS Architectures & Engineering

• ICPS Theory and Technologies

• ICPS and Data Sciences

• ICPS Automation and Autonomy

• ICPS Energy

• ICPS Advanced Modeling, Control, and Optimization

• ICPS Emerging Applications

• ICPS Education, Management, and Society

• Artificial Intelligence in ICPS

Conference Venue

The conference will take place on the campus of the University of Applied Sciences in Emden/Leer, which offers the best of urban life and coastal recreation. Emden is a charming town in the heart of East Frisia, in a region known for its tea culture, windmills, and canals. Emden has a rich history as a port and center of the Reformation, which participants can explore in the Johannes a Lasco Library, the East Frisian State Museum, and the art gallery. The humorous sculptures of comedian Otto Walkes adorn the city center, as do the relaxed cafés and restaurants serving international cuisine. You can also enjoy a picturesque boat trip along the River Ems.

Regular Sessions:

The regular session of the conference includes but is not limited to the following topics:

• ICPS Architectures & Engineering

• ICPS Theory and Technologies

• ICPS and Data Sciences

• ICPS Automation and Autonomy

• ICPS Energy

• ICPS Advanced Modeling, Control, and Optimization

• ICPS Emerging Applications

• ICPS Education, Management, and Society

• Artificial Intelligence in ICPS

Prospective authors are invited to electronically submit regular papers of their work in English. Submit the full paper using the following layout. The limitation is to 6 total pages, including the paper title, authors and affiliations, figures, and references (maximum size 2MB). Authors are requested to prepare the manuscripts in the IEEE two-column format template and to convert it to PDF. No other format in the submission and in the final version can be accepted. The IEEE two-column format template can be downloaded from this link.

Accepted and presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings and submitted for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore online digital library.

Work-In-Progress Papers:

The submissions in the Work-in-Progress papers category describe research that have not yet produced the results required for a regular paper, but that due to its novelty and potential impact deserves to be shared with the community at an early stage. These submissions need to follow the guidelines for the regular and special session but is limited to four (4) pages (total length including references).

WiP contributors are expected to give a short presentation of their work and to prepare a poster for the discussion forum that will take place after the presentations. More specifically, each WiP paper shall be presented by one of the authors in a very short oral presentation of 3 minutes, without any ensuing discussion, in its respective session.

Accepted and presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings and submitted for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore online digital library.

Call for Special Sessions

Special Sessions

Special sessions provide the opportunity to focus in detail on emerging topics that are not reflected in the list of the conference’s main technical tracks or represent a specific working field where researchers would like to meet and discuss advances. Sessions focused on reporting innovations and breakthroughs in highly specialized topic areas (within the conference’s scope) will be organized. These sessions will broaden the knowledge base of attendees, helping them stay updated with recent advances in mechatronics. The organizing committee invites professionals in the areas of mechatronics to propose special sessions (SSs) to be held at the conference.

Once approved, the Organizers will publicize the Special Session among researchers and practitioners in the field and attract a sufficient number of papers. Papers submitted to special sessions will undergo the same review process as regular papers. The special session organizers of the respective special session are responsible for organizing the review process, assuring at least three reviews per paper. This includes the selection of reviewers from their peers.

Conflict of Interest

Before starting the review process, SS organizers must explicitly declare papers that present a conflict of interest for them. A conflict of interest arises where the judgment of a paper’s quality can be influenced by the organizers being authors or knowing some of the authors. To ensure independent reviews, this conflict must be marked as such in the submission system and the SS Co-Chairs notified so that they can arrange the review process.

Restrictions

During the review process, Special Session Organizers must take into account that:

1. An individual cannot be (co-)author of more than two papers submitted to the same Special Session.
2. Papers from organizers cannot exceed 60% of the contents of the Special Session.

Session Chairs

When an SS is finally accepted by the conference, SS organizers will serve as Session chairs in the conference. In some extenuating circumstances, Technical Program Chairs and Conference General Chairs might take up full control of appointing the Session Chairs should the SS organizers be unable to participate in the conference.

Proposal Content

The special session’s proposal content should include the following information (as mentioned in the MS Word template):

1. Title of the Special Session.
2. Brief description of the area of concern (~100 words), with special emphasis on why this is an interesting and significant topic.
3. Name and contact information of 2 to 3 special session organizers (multi-nationals preferred and multi-institutional mandatory) who are willing to promote and organize a sufficient amount of quality submissions to the special session. Please also indicate the background of the organizers.
4. A list of potential authors and their affiliations.
5. A list of potential reviewers and their affiliations (20 minimum).

Important Dates

Early submissions are encouraged for earlier acceptance notification!

Manuscript Submission

All submissions must be uploaded through “IEEE IES Conferences Community System’s Paper Submission Website” following the schedule given on important dates. Each submission will be reviewed by three independent reviewers using a single-blind peer review process and will be screened for plagiarism and duplicate publication. The accepted papers are to be presented at the conference and will be hosted on IEEE Xplore, subject to formatting and copyright requirements.

Prospective authors are invited to electronically submit regular papers of their work in English. Submit the full paper using the following layout. Limitation to 6 full pages, including paper title, authors and affiliations, figures and references (maximum size 2MB). Authors are requested to prepare the manuscripts in the IEEE two-column format template and to translate it into PDF. No other format in the submission and in the final version can be accepted. The IEEE two-column format template can be downloaded from “IEEE’s Manuscript Template for Conferences Website”.

IEEE Industrial Electronics Society’s Conferences Community System Registration

Before submitting your paper, you should register for the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society’s Conferences Community System. If you haven’t already done so, please register using the “IEEE IES Conferences Community System’s Registration Website”.

As part of the registration process, you will receive a confirmation email for you to activate your account.