IEEE ETFA 2026 will include special sessions within the scope of the conference. Special sessions should have a clear focus and may cover new or emerging topics that are not sufficiently covered by the regular tracks, such as new technical trends and breakthroughs.

If you would like to organize a special session, please prepare a proposal using this template and send it in PDF format to Special Session Chairs, Andrea Bonci (a.bonci@univpm.it), Frank Golatowski (frank.golatowski@uni-rostock.de), and Claudio Zunino (claudio.zunino@cnr.it). Please note the important dates below.

An individual can be a co-organizer of up to two special sessions. Special sessions are aimed at bringing together researchers from different institutions and countries. For this reason, it is recommended not to submit proposals with organizers from a single institution or from a single country.

Once a proposal has been approved, organizers must:

• Prepare a Call for Papers using this template.
• Publicize the special session and attract quality papers among researchers and practitioners. If the number of papers submitted to the Special Session is less than 6, the papers already submitted will be distributed to the regular tracks for the review process, and the Special Session will not be included in the program.

Papers submitted to special sessions will undergo the same review process as regular papers. In order to be part of the ETFA 2026 program, a number of 4 regular papers should be accepted after the review process. If the number of accepted papers is less than 4, the corresponding accepted papers will be moved to a regular track, and the Special Session will not be included in the program.