CALL FOR PAPERS — SIDe’26 IEEE/Springer Conference

[H.M. Rai]

🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS — SIDe’26 🚨

The School of Computing and Artificial Intelligence (SCAI), Nazarbayev University invites original research paper submissions to:

🌐 2026 International Conference on Secure and Intelligent Digital Ecosystems (SIDe’26)

📝 Submit Your Paper:

https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/SIDE2026

📅 22–23 October 2026

📍 Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan

🌐 Hybrid Conference

🔹 IEEE Conference Record #71744

🔗 IEEE Conference Record:

https://conferences.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/conferencedetails/71744

📚 PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES

✅ IEEE SPONSORSHIP — APPROVED

SIDe’26 is technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Kazakhstan Section.

Eligible accepted and presented papers assigned to the IEEE publication route will be submitted to the IEEE Conference Publication Program for consideration for inclusion in IEEE Xplore®, subject to IEEE publication requirements.

✅ SPRINGER NATURE STEAM-H PROCEEDINGS — CONFIRMED

Selected accepted papers assigned to the Springer route will be considered for publication in an edited volume under:

STEAM-H: Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Mathematics & Health

🔗 https://link.springer.com/series/15560

⭐ SPECIAL ISSUES FOR SUBSTANTIALLY EXTENDED PAPERS⭐

Authors of relevant SIDe’26 papers may submit *substantially extended versions* of their conference work to the following Special Issues:

🔹 SPECIAL ISSUE 1

📖 Trustworthy Machine Learning and Secure Imaging Intelligence for Future Autonomous Digital Ecosystems

🏛 Journal: Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing  

📊 Indexing/Ranking: Scopus Q1  

📈 2025 CiteScore: 7.7  

📅 Submission Deadline: 31 May 2027

🔹 SPECIAL ISSUE 2 — JCMISS

📖 Advanced Combinatorial Computing and Intelligent Techniques for Secure Systems

🏛 Journal:Journal of Combinatorics, Information & System Sciences (JCMISS)  

🏢 Publisher: Taru Publications  

📅 Submission Deadline: 20 November 2026  

🔗 Journal / Special Issue Details:  

https://tarupublications.com/journals/jcmiss

📌 EXTENDED PAPER REQUIREMENTS

Extended journal submissions must contain *substantial new material beyond the original conference paper*, including new theoretical contributions, algorithms, methodological developments, additional experiments, analyses, or validation.

Authors must clearly identify and cite the original conference version. All submissions will undergo the respective journal’s *standard peer-review and editorial process*. Eligibility or invitation to submit *does not guarantee acceptance*.

⚠️ IMPORTANT PUBLICATION NOTICE

Each accepted SIDe’26 conference manuscript may be published through ONLY ONE conference proceedings route: IEEE or Springer Nature STEAM-H.

The above Special Issues are separate post-conference publication opportunities for substantially extended versions of relevant SIDe’26 papers.

They are NOT additional conference proceedings routes.

📅 IMPORTANT DATES

📝 Paper Submission: 20 August 2026  

📩 Acceptance Notification: 1 September 2026  

📄 Camera-Ready Submission: 20 September 2026  

💳 Early-Bird Registration: 20 September 2026  

🎓 Conference: 22–23 October 2026

🔬 MAJOR AREAS

AI & Machine Learning | Generative AI & LLMs | Cybersecurity | IoT | Smart Systems | Cloud & Edge Computing | Blockchain | Communication Networks | Digital Twins | Data Science | Healthcare AI | Medical Imaging | Bioinformatics | Engineering Management | Digital Transformation | Emerging Technologies

🌐 Conference Website:

https://side.nu.edu.kz/

📝 Submit Your Paper:

https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/SIDE2026

📢 Please circulate this Call for Papers among your colleagues, students, researchers, collaborators, institutions and professional networks.

🌍 We look forward to welcoming you to SIDe’26 in Astana, Kazakhstan!

Kind Regards,

Hari Mohan Rai 

Publication Chair 

2026 International Conference on Secure and Intelligent Digital Ecosystems (SIDe’26)

Email: hari...@nu.edu.kz