International Conference on

Smart ElectroNics and Communication SystEms 2026

(ISENSE 2026)

11 - 12 September 2026

Indian Institute of Information Technology Kottayam, Kerala

Conference Theme: "Resilient and Intelligent Systems for a Sustainable Future"

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

About The Conference

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

The 2026 International Conference on Smart Electronics and Communication Systems (ISENSE 2026) provides a platform for scientists, researchers and faculty from academia, research laboratories, as well as researchers from industry and government to come together to share and learn about state of the art developments in the fields. Smart solutions are the need of the hour for sustainable development. ISENSE 2026 is the second conference being organized by the department of Electronic and Communication Engineering, IIIT Kottayam. ISENSE 2026 is the second conference in the series of Electronics Engineering conferences being organized by the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, IIIT Kottayam in association with IEEE Kerala section.

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ABOUT THE IEEE KERALA SECTION

IEEE activities in Kerala were formally initiated on 17 February 1975 as a subsection under the India Council. From the outset, IEEE Kerala Section has been noted for its vibrant activities. Several innovations from IEEE Kerala Section in organizing activities for students as well as professionals have been appreciated and replicated by the global IEEE community. IEEE Kerala Section has been organizing high quality, high impact technical events including several international conferences in the recent past.

ABOUT THE INSTITUTE

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kottayam (IIIT Kottayam) is an Institute of National Importance, established in 2015 by an act of the Parliament under the Ministry of Education, Government of India, having its campus at Valavoor, Pala, Kottayam, Kerala. The institute offers a 4-year B. Tech and B.Tech. (Hons.) program in frontier areas of ECE, CSE, Cybersecurity and AI and Data Science. The Integrated MTech program (with BCA-MCA) in AI & Data Science at IIIT Kottayam is designed for students who have completed their higher secondary education in Science with Mathematics / Diploma or equivalent. M. Tech. Course is organised exclusively for Working Professionals in Artificial Intelligence & Data Science, Cyber Security and CSE with specialization in BigData & Machine Learning. The Institute awards the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) under ECE, Computational Mathematics and CSE.

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Technical Sponsors

Call For Papers

ISENSE 2026 invites contributions in the following streams, but not limited to:

    • VLSI and Embedded Systems
    • Communication Systems
    • IoT and Sensor Networks
    • Security & Privacy
    • RF, Microwave & Optics
    • Signal, Speech and Image Processing
    • Emerging Technologies

*** Best Paper Award shall be given to individual(s) based on the assessment of track chairs among the presented papers in each track.

Track 1: VLSI and Embedded Systems

Advanced VLSI, DSP implementation and architectures, Analog/RFIC Design, Design of Semiconductor Memories, Emerging Memory Technologies, Advanced Process/Material, Device Design and Modelling, Low Power VLSI Circuits, Analog/Mixed-Signal VLSI Design, 3D integration and packaging, VLSI Physical Design Automation, VLSI Signal Processing, High-Speed VLSI Circuits, Digital VLSI Design, VLSI Testing and Verification, Nanotechnology and beyond CMOS, Nanomaterial and their characterization, Nano-engineered Energy storage materials, System-on-Chip (SoC) Design, VLSI Circuits for Communications, ASIC/FPGA Design, DSP implementation and architectures, Sensors, Packaging and Interconnects, Automotive Embedded Systems, Embedded System Testing and Validation, Embedded Systems, Internet of Things (IoT), and Cyber-Physical System (CPS) Design, Energy-Efficient Embedded Systems.

Track 2: Communication Systems

Source Coding and Data Compression, Coding for Data Communications and Storage, MIMO and Millimetre-Wave Communications, Communication Technologies for 5G/6G, Network Coding and Applications, Integrated Sensing and Communications, Cyber Physical Systems, Communications theory and systems, Information and coding theory, Wireless communications, Satellite and space communications, Quantum communications and computing, Network and learning theory, 5G/B5G/6G/next-generation networks, Wireless and wireline networks, Network and learning theory, Communication Networks, Quantum networking, Detection and estimation, Free Space Optical Communication, Visible Light Communication

Track 3: IoT and Sensor Networks

Cyber-physical systems / IoT, Edge communications, Network economics and pricing, Sensor and ad hoc networks, Software-defined networking, Cloud & fog/edge computing and networking, Wireless Sensor Networks.

Medical Electronics: Bio-medical instrumentation, Bio-signal processing, and Medical-image processing

Track 4: Security & Privacy

Security and privacy issues in communications, and Network security and privacy. Secure Network Control System, Intelligent Systems Security with Deep Learning and Neural Networks Hardware Security: Machine learning in hardware security, security of AI hardware systems, Security of Emerging Memory Chips

Track 5: RF, Microwave & Optics

Microwave Devices and Meta surfaces, Antennas and Phased Arrays, Microwave/mm-Wave/TeraHertz Communication and Imaging, Optimization and Machine learning-aided design of Antennas and Microwave Components, Radars, Remote sensing, and Wireless Power Transfer,

Optical communication, Optical networks and systems, Optical network security, Visible and IR free-space optical communication systems, Optical interconnect technologies. Machine learning and AI in Laser Applications, Electronics and Instrumentation for lasers, Laser Plasma Interaction, Laser Additive manufacturing; Lasers materials, devices and components

Track 6: Signal, Speech and Image Processing

Audio, Acoustic, and Biomedical Signal Processing, Image, Video, and Multimedia Signal Processing, Computational Imaging, Graph Signal Processing, Speech Signal Processing, Advanced Signal Processing Techniques, Deep Learning/Machine Learning for Signal Processing and Communications, Quantum Signal Processing and Communications, Adaptive signal processing, Biomedical signal processing, Speech, audio, and language processing, Sparse signal processing, Image, multimedia, and video signal processing, Secure signal processing, Optimization for signal processing

Track 7: Emerging Technologies

Machine learning/AI- based solutions for wireless communications, Pattern recognition and machine learning, Big data, machine learning and AI for networks, Hardware-efficient ML methods, Digital twin, Blockchain, Metaverse, Green Technologies, Cyber Physical Systems, Quantum Computing, Smart grid and power line communications, Energy harvesting and green communications, Quantum Communication, Molecular, biological and multi-scale communications, Biological networks, Complex networks, Social networks, Applications in astronomy/astrophysics, Quantum Sensing.

Committees

Patrons
  • Prof. Prasad Krishna, Director I/C, IIIT Kottayam
  • Dr. M Radhakrishnan, Registrar, IIIT Kottayam
  • Dr. Ashok S, Professor I/C, IIIT Kottayam

Advisory Committee
  • ​Prof. Rakhesh Singh Kshetrimayum, Professor, IIT Guwahati
  • Prof. M. D. Selvaraj, Professor, IIITDM Kancheepuram
  • ​Prof. Lillykutty Jacob, Principal, Amal Jyothy College of Engg. and Technology, Kerala
  • ​Prof. Boby George, Professor, IIT Madras
  • ​Prof. M. Umapathy, Professor (HAG), NIT Tiruchirappalli
  • ​Dr. Javed G S, Analog Design Manager, Intel Advanced Design, Bangalore
  • Prof. Nilesh J Vasa, Professor, IIT Madras
  • Dr. D. D. Ebenezer, Chairman, Hydro-Vibro-Acoustic Panel, The Naval Research Board
  • Dr. Daniel Rammal, Airbus, France
  • ​Prof. Dr. Bernard Jecko,Professor Emeritus, XLIM, University of Limoges, France


General chair
  • Dr. A. Ananth, IIIT Kottayam
Co-General Chair
  • Dr. Kala S, IIIT Kottayam



Organizing chair
  • Dr. S. Venkatesh, IIIT Kottayam
  • Dr. Santhos Kumar A, IIIT Kottayam
TPC chair
  • Dr. Rajesh G, IIIT Kottayam (Chair)
  • Dr. Minu A Pillai, IIIT Kottayam (Co-Chair)
  • Dr. Maheswaran P, NIT Tiruchirappalli (Co-Chair)



Publication Chairs
  • Dr. Minu A Pillai, IIIT Kottayam (Chair)
  • Dr. Vineeth Palliyembil, IIIT Kottayam (Co-Chair)

Publicity chair
  • Dr. Milind Thomas Themalil, IIIT Kottayam


Finance Committee Chair
  • Dr. Milind Thomas Themalil, IIIT Kottayam
Technical Committee
  • Dr. Vineeth Palliyembil, IIIT Kottayam
  • Dr. Leena Mary, IIIT Kottayam
  • Dr. Lakshmi N S, IIIT Kottayam
  • Dr. Della Thomas, IIIT Kottayam
  • Dr. Jalaja M J, IIIT Kottayam



Technical Program Committee

  • Dr. Niraj Kumar Goswami, Banasthali Vidyapith
  • Dr. Naveen Gupta, BITS Pilani
  • Dr. Raam Dheep G, Lovely Professional University, Punjab
  • Dr. Krithikadevi, Sharjah University, UAE
  • Sarat Chandra Nagavarapu, Agency for Science, Technology And Research (A*STAR), Singapore
  • Dr. Srinu Sesham, University of Namibia
  • Dr. Vibhutesh Kumar Singh, South East Technological University, Ireland
  • Dr. A. Ravi, Maulana Azad National Urdu University
  • Dr. G Bhanu Chander, ABV-IIITM Gwalior
  • Dr. Narendrakumar Reddy, National Institute of Technology Calicut
  • Ms. J Arumiga, VIT Chennai
  • Dr. Dinesh G, GCE Salem
  • Dr. Mohamed Asan Basiri M, IIITDM Kurnool
  • Dr. Tholkappiyan Ramachandran, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi
  • Dr. V. Raja Viswanathan, Madurai Kamaraj University
  • Dr. Dony Muttath, CEWiT
  • Dr. Nami Susan Kurian, Jyothy Institute of Technology Bangalore
  • Dr. Santhosh Kumar M, CEWIT, Chennai
  • Dr. Mahendra Shukla, ABV-IIITM Gwalior
  • Dr. Om Jee Pande, IIT BHU
  • Dr. Swaminathan R, IIT Indore




Author Information

All submissions will go through a single blind peer review process if they do not contain plagiarized material (including self-plagiarism) and have not been submitted to any other conference at the same time (multiple submissions).

Important Dates
Call for Paper Announcement ::: January 19, 2026 (Monday)
Paper Submission Deadline
::: March 31, 2026 (Tuesday)
Notification of Acceptance ::: May 30, 2026 (Saturday)
Camera-Ready Paper Submission Deadline ::: June 15, 2026 (Monday)
Early Bird Registration Starts ::: June 15, 2026 (Monday)
Early Bird Registration Deadline ::: July 30, 2026 (Thursday)
Late Registration Starts ::: August 01, 2026 (Saturday)
Late Registration Deadline ::: August 15, 2026 (Saturday)

For more details stay tuned...

The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.

1. Use only IEEE standard two column conference paper template

(https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html)

2. The maximum length of the paper for review is 6 pages including references. The maximum File Size allowed is 10 MB in PDF format without encryption and/or passwords.

3. Papers having poor quality and/or high similarity index will be desk rejected (without review).

4. The presented papers will be published in IEEE Xplore if they meet the IEEE standards and pass the quality check.


Registration

Registration Charges
Category Outside India
(IEEE Member)
Outside India
(Non-IEEE Member)
Inside India
(IEEE Member)
Inside India
(Non-IEEE Member)
Early Registration (Faculty) $ 250 $ 300 Rs. 8000 Rs. 9000
Early Registration (Industry) $ 250 $ 300 Rs. 8000 Rs. 9000
Early Registration (Students) $ 200 $ 225 Rs. 6000 Rs. 7000
Co-author/ Attendee $ 100 $ 100 Rs. 2000 Rs. 3000
Late Registration (Upto 15.09.2026) (Faculty) $ 300 $ 350 Rs. 10000 Rs. 11000
Late Registration (Upto 15.09.2026) (Industry) $ 300 $ 350 Rs. 10000 Rs. 11000
Late Registration (Upto 15.09.2026) (Students) $ 250 $ 275 Rs. 8000 Rs. 9000
Late Registration (Upto 15.09.2026)
(Co-author/ Attendee)
$ 100 $ 105 Rs. 3000 Rs. 3000
For paper submission click this link: Submission
Notes to the Registrants

1. The fees listed above are inclusive of all taxes and levies. Any additional charges, along with applicable taxes, will be borne by the registrant.

2. IEEE members registering under the IEEE category are required to upload their IEEE membership card or proof of payment for 2026 during the online registration process.

3. Students registering under the student category must upload a valid student ID card (both front and back) during the online registration process.

4. Please retain a copy of the transaction ID generated by the payment gateway as well as your bank. You will need to upload this during the registration process and may need it for future reference in case of any payment or registration issues.

5. All correspondence regarding ISENSE2026 registration should include both the Paper ID and the registration confirmation number.

6. Please note that ISENSE2026, its hosts, the Organizing Committee, and the IEEE Kerala Section are not liable for any loss, financial or otherwise, due to improper online transactions. While reasonable precautions have been taken to ensure secure online payments, it is the registrant’s responsibility to safeguard their user IDs, passwords, Paper ID, etc., during the registration process.

Venue



Indian Institute of Information Technology Kottayam

Valavoor.P.O, Pala, Kottayam, Kerala, India-686635
Phone: +91-0482-2202100 | 91-0482-2202110

40 km from Kottayam Bus Station
40 km from Kottayam Junction
66 km from Cochin International Airport

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