Call for Papers

Hanoi, Vietnam  |  December 18–20, 2026  |  VinUniversity (VinUni)  |  www.rivf2026.org

Started in 2003, RIVF (Research, Innovation and Vision for the Future) has become a major scientific event for researchers in computing and communication technologies in Vietnam and worldwide. Building on this tradition, IEEE-RIVF 2026 continues to provide a forum for researchers and innovators to discuss problems, share results, identify emerging issues, and establish academic collaborations in related disciplines.

Conference Topics

The conference solicits submissions of original research papers organized into the following tracks (including, but not limited to):

1. AI Foundations and Big Data

  • Machine learning, deep learning, foundation models
  • Data mining, knowledge discovery, big data analytics
  • Responsible, trustworthy, and reliable AI (methods and evaluation)

2. AI Applications

  • AI for healthcare, education, finance, agriculture, transportation, and smart cities
  • Real-world deployment of AI systems
  • AI-based decision support systems
  • Explainable and interpretable AI in applications
  • AI for social good
  • Challenges in scaling and integrating AI solutions

3. Communications, Networking, IoT, Cloud Computing

  • Wireless communications, network intelligence
  • IoT architectures, edge/fog computing
  • Cloud platforms for AI and data-intensive systems

4. Cyber-Security, Cryptography, Blockchain

  • Security and privacy in AI/data systems
  • Cryptographic protocols and secure computing
  • Blockchain applications and decentralized systems

5. Software Engineering, Information Systems, Modeling

  • Software engineering for AI-enabled systems
  • Information systems and data-driven applications
  • Modeling, simulation, and system optimization

6. Physical AI, Robotics

  • Robotics, autonomous systems, embodied AI
  • Perception, planning, control, human-robot interaction

7. Applied Operations Research and Optimization

  • Optimization methods, heuristics, metaheuristics
  • Operations research for AI and real-world decision-making

Paper Submission

Authors are invited to submit papers of up to 6 pages, written in English, in PDF format and compliant with the IEEE standard with A4 size. For LaTeX users, use this command in defining the documentclass: 

\documentclass[conference,a4paper]{IEEEtran}
\pdfminorversion=6

All papers must be original contributions and not previously published, nor currently under consideration, for publication elsewhere. Accepted and presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases. Conference proceedings that meet IEEE quality review standards may be eligible for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. The IEEE reserves the right to exclude a paper from distribution after the conference (e.g., removal from IEEE Xplore) if the paper is not presented at the conference.

Papers should be submitted via the submission system following the author instructions from the conference website: TBA

Important Dates (Tentative)

Paper Submission Deadline TBA
Acceptance Notification TBA
Camera-Ready Submission TBA
Conference Dates December 18–20, 2026

Contact

For inquiries, please contact: TBA