Call For Papers for International Conference BRAINCON 2026 : - Special Track

[Nupur Giri]

Dear Professor/Research Scholar/Aspirant,

We are delighted to announce the special session of International Conference BRAINCON 2026, scheduled from 20–22 March 2026.

The theme for BRAINCON 2026 is:

Frugal, Sovereign, Societal-Scale AI and Agentic AI

Special Sessions –

Special Session 1
Quantum-Enabled Applications for Frugal and Societal-Scale Agentic Intelligence
Session Summary
This Special Session focuses on application-oriented research using Quantum-Enhanced Reinforcement and Agentic Learning, Variational Quantum Eigensolver (VQE), Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA), and Frugal Quantum Machine Learning (QML) to address societal-scale, real-world challenges.
The session aims to accelerate innovation at the intersection of quantum technologies, agentic AI, and frugal computational frameworks suitable for scalable deployments.
Special Session 2
Quantum-Enabled Machine Learning for Frugal and Societal-Scale Agentic Intelligence
Session Summary
This Special Session emphasizes quantum-enabled and quantum-inspired machine learning (QML) as a powerful pathway toward building frugal, sovereign, scalable, and agentic AI systems. With NISQ-era advancements, hybrid quantum-classical workflows open new possibilities in optimization, learning efficiency, and autonomous decision making.
   
Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished research relevant to the session themes.

Exciting Announcement for BRAINCON 2026 Authors!
We are pleased to share that Springer Nature has officially approved our proposal for a Special / Topical Issue titled “Frugal, Sovereign, and Human-Centered AI”
in the prestigious journal SN Computer Science (Q1/Q2 indexed):
https://link.springer.com/journal/42979

This provides an excellent opportunity for authors aiming for a high-impact indexed publication.

Please follow the official guidelines:

https://braincon.brainallianz.org/submission.html

🌐 Conference Website

https://braincon.brainallianz.org/

With Best Regards,

Special Session Chair – BRAINCON 2026

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Dr. Nupur Giri,

Professor & HOD,

Dept. of Computer Engineering,

VESIT, HAMC, Collector's Colony,

Chembur-400074 

[Nupur Giri]

Dear Professor/Research Scholar/Aspirant,

We are delighted to announce the inaugural edition of our global flagship International Conference BRAINCON 2026, scheduled from 20–22 March 2026 at the S P Jain School of Global Management, Singapore, organized in collaboration with G H Raisoni College of Engineering & Management, Pune (NAAC A+ Accredited, Empowered Autonomous Institute).

The theme for BRAINCON 2026 is:

“Frugal, Sovereign, Societal-Scale AI and Agentic AI”

The conference aims to bring together leading experts from academia, industry, government, and professional bodies to deliberate on building responsible, frugal, sovereign, and scalable AI systems for the future. The event will feature keynotes, expert talks, special sessions, technical tracks, workshops, and innovation hackathons—providing a platform for ethical, sustainable, and impactful AI research.

Exciting Announcement for BRAINCON 2026 Authors!

We are pleased to share that Springer Nature has officially approved our proposal for a Special / Topical Issue titled “Frugal, Sovereign, and Human-Centered AI”
in the prestigious journal SN Computer Science (Q1/Q2 indexed):
https://link.springer.com/journal/42979

Improved and extended versions of selected papers presented at BRAINCON 2026 (after rigorous peer review) may be considered for publication in this topical issue, subject to the journal’s quality and scope requirements. This provides an excellent opportunity for authors aiming for a high-impact indexed publication.

 

Special Sessions – Call for Papers

Special Session 1

Quantum-Enabled Applications for Frugal and Societal-Scale Agentic Intelligence

Session Summary

This Special Session focuses on application-oriented research using Quantum-Enhanced Reinforcement and Agentic Learning, Variational Quantum Eigensolver (VQE), Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA), and Frugal Quantum Machine Learning (QML) to address societal-scale, real-world challenges.

The session aims to accelerate innovation at the intersection of quantum technologies, agentic AI, and frugal computational frameworks suitable for scalable deployment.

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Key Application Themes

1. Energy and Infrastructure Systems

• Quantum-enhanced optimization for smart grids, forecasting, and energy dispatch
• QAOA/VQE for optimal resource allocation and real-time load balancing
• Frugal hybrid AI for sustainable energy analytics and failure prediction

2. Healthcare and Life Sciences

• Quantum feature selection and model optimization for drug discovery
• Quantum-reinforced adaptive treatment and diagnostics
• Quantum-classical fusion for multi-omics, genomics, and medical imaging

3. Smart Mobility and Intelligent Transportation

• Quantum optimization for routing, fleet coordination, and autonomous mobility
• Agentic learning for self-optimizing transport networks
• Hybrid QRL for sustainable urban mobility and multimodal planning

4. Quantum Communication and Secure AI Infrastructures

• QKD and entanglement-assisted secure AI workflows
• Sovereign agentic AI with quantum communication backbones
• Quantum-enhanced threat modelling and policy frameworks

5. Manufacturing, Finance, and Industry 4.0

• Quantum reinforcement learning for adaptive process control
• QAOA/annealing for resource optimization and industrial scheduling
• Frugal hybrid QML for quality assurance and cost-efficient automation

6. Climate, Sustainability, and Societal Systems

• Quantum-assisted modelling of environmental systems
• Agentic learning for sustainable agriculture, cities, and water systems
• Quantum optimization for policy design and global resource distribution

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Special Session 2

Quantum-Enabled Machine Learning for Frugal and Societal-Scale Agentic Intelligence

Session Summary

This Special Session emphasizes quantum-enabled and quantum-inspired machine learning (QML) as a powerful pathway toward building frugal, sovereign, scalable, and agentic AI systems. With NISQ-era advancements, hybrid quantum-classical workflows open new possibilities in optimization, learning efficiency, and autonomous decision making.

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Key Themes to Be Addressed

1. Quantum-Inspired Optimization for AI Systems

• VQE, QAOA, and quantum-inspired tuners for ML models
• Energy-efficient hybrid quantum–classical learning frameworks
• Quantum annealing for large-scale combinatorial optimization in AI

2. Quantum-Enabled Applications for Societal-Scale and Sustainable Systems

Including but not limited to:

• Energy Systems: smart grids, carbon-neutral optimization, predictive maintenance
• Smart Mobility: traffic routing, fleet control, autonomous networks
• Healthcare/Bioinformatics: molecular modelling, disease prediction, QML feature extraction
• Climate & Environment: carbon reduction modelling, sustainability analytics
• Cybersecurity: quantum-secure federated learning, privacy-preservation
• Manufacturing/Industry 4.0: predictive process control using Quantum RL
• Finance/Policy: fraud analytics, decentralized portfolio optimization
• Cognitive & Social Systems: agentic reasoning for governance and education

3. Frugal Quantum Machine Learning

• Lightweight quantum classifiers and regression models
• Resource-efficient PQC architectures for NISQ devices
• Quantum model compression and cost-aware training

4. Quantum-Enhanced Reinforcement and Agentic Learning

• QRL for intelligent autonomous systems
• Agentic AI with quantum-enabled decision loops
• Multi-agent quantum-coordinated learning and optimization

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Paper Submission Guidelines

Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished research relevant to the session themes.

Please follow the official guidelines:
https://braincon.brainallianz.org/submission.html

Submission Requirements

• Papers must be original and not under review elsewhere
• Accepted papers will be published in the Springer Edited Volume
• Selected high-quality papers will be recommended to indexed journals
• Manuscripts must follow the Springer Conference Template (Windows/Mac)
• Length: 10–14 pages (A4) including introduction, literature review, proposed methodology, results, and discussions
• References must follow chronological order
• Submissions must be double-blind (anonymized)

Review Process

• All papers undergo a double-blind peer review
• Papers violating anonymity will be rejected without review
• Evaluation criteria include originality, technical depth, relevance, clarity, and contribution

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Paper Submission Process

• All authors must create an account on the Microsoft CMT Portal
  https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/BRAINCON2026
• Manuscripts must be in PDF format.
• Notifications will be sent via email.

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Important Dates

Event	Date
Last Date to Submit Paper	15 December 2025
Acceptance Notification	31 December 2025
Camera-Ready Paper Due	26 January 2026
Conference Dates (BRAINCON)	20-22 March 2026

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🌐 Conference Website

https://braincon.brainallianz.org/

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With Best Regards,

Special Session Chair – BRAINCON 2026

 

[Nupur Giri]

Dear Professor/Research Scholar/Aspirant,

Seasons Greetings!

Apologies for Multiple postings!!