Where researchers, academics and industry pioneers converge to shape the future of intelligent machines, connected devices and self-driving urban systems.
The International Conference on Recent Trends in Machine Learning, IoT, Smart Cities & Applications (ICMISC 2026) returns for its 7th edition to bring together leading researchers, academicians, industry experts and research scholars from across the world.
The conference focuses on how intelligent machines and smart-city automation — powered by IoT sensors and artificial intelligence — can improve system efficiency across traffic management, power, water, waste, healthcare, education and community services, while addressing the privacy and security concerns of connected device networks.
Delegates present original, unpublished research through experimental results, novel designs, case studies and discussions on emerging interdisciplinary trends.
Since 2020, every ICMISC proceedings has been published in Springer's prestigious book series and indexed across the world's leading scholarly databases — a track record our authors trust.
Past editions published in the Lecture Notes in Networks & Systems series on SpringerLink.
Every prior proceedings has been indexed in Elsevier Scopus for wide citation reach.
Past volumes listed in DBLP and EI Compendex computing indexes.
All prior proceedings remain discoverable on Google Scholar.
Publication for ICMISC 2026 — approval in progress. The publication partner and indexing for the 2026 edition are currently being finalised and are subject to publisher approval. Confirmed details will be announced here as soon as they are available. The information above reflects the conference's publication history (2020–2025).
We invite original, unpublished contributions across the following themes. The list is indicative, not exhaustive — related topics are welcome.
Core learning techniques and intelligent decision-making.
Architectures, protocols and security for connected devices.
Intelligent urban systems and sustainable infrastructure.
Nature-inspired and approximate reasoning methods.
Large-scale data processing and distributed systems.
Perception and language understanding systems.
Securing intelligent and connected ecosystems.
AI & IoT for next-generation medical systems.
Real-world deployments across domains.
Submission portal: cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ICMISC2026 · Similarity must be < 15% overall (incl. references) and ≤ 2% from any single source.
Plan your submission and travel around the key milestones below.
Distinguished researchers from across the world share frontier insights. (Line-up updated as speakers are confirmed.)
Follow our updates for the full keynote line-up.
A global committee from leading universities and research labs across India, USA, Europe, the UK, Australia and Vietnam.
The full advisory and technical review panel features 50+ experts from across the globe.
Early-bird pricing rewards prompt registration. At least one author of each accepted paper must register and present.
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Every edition of ICMISC has been published by Springer and indexed in Scopus — a proven track record of quality.
ICMISC 2026 is hosted at the CMR Central Auditorium, CMR Institute of Technology — an autonomous institution permanently affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, with a vibrant green campus and modern conference facilities.
The publication partner and indexing for ICMISC 2026 are currently being finalised and are subject to publisher approval — confirmed details will be announced here as soon as they are available. For context, every previous edition (2020–2025) was published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Networks & Systems (LNNS) series and indexed in Scopus, DBLP, EI Compendex and Google Scholar.
Submissions are handled through the Microsoft CMT platform at cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ICMISC2026. Papers go through a double-blind peer-review process.
Manuscripts must have an overall similarity below 15% (including references) and no more than 2% from any single source. Papers exceeding these thresholds are liable to rejection.
Yes. At least one author of each accepted paper must register and present the work for it to be included in the proceedings.
Absolutely. Register under the Listener category to attend all keynotes and technical sessions and receive a participation certificate.
Yes. Registered international authors can request an official invitation letter and visa-support documentation by writing to iotsmartcon@gmail.com.
Join researchers from 20+ countries at ICMISC 2026 — a conference with six editions of Springer-published, Scopus-indexed proceedings behind it. Submissions are open now.
Reach the organizing team for any query about submissions, registration, payment or travel.
