Call for Special Session Papers

IEEE DELCON 2026 invites high-quality research papers for its accepted Special Sessions. These Special Sessions focus on emerging and interdisciplinary themes aligned with the technical scope of the conference.

Authors are encouraged to submit original research contributions under the relevant Special Session topic through the dedicated EDAS submission track.

Submission Track: Track 11: Special Session Papers

Submission Link: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=34631&track=138825

Paper Submission Deadline: 15 July 2026

Prospective authors are requested to select Track 11: Special Session Papers in EDAS and choose the relevant Special Session during manuscript submission.

Submissions from Special Session organizers and their research groups are also welcome. All submitted papers will undergo the standard peer-review process of IEEE DELCON 2026.

Next-Generation Communication, Photonic and RF Systems
Special Session: AI-Native Optical Wireless Networks for 6G
(Organizers: Prof. Vivek Ashok Bohara, IIIT Delhi; Prof. Abhijit Mitra, IIIT Delhi)
 
Special Session: Non-Terrestrial Networks for 6G and Beyond Communications
(OrganizerProf. Swaminathan R, IIT Indore)
Special Session: AI/ML and Optimization for RIS/IRS-Aided SWIPT in 6G Networks 
(OrganizersProf. Sumit Gautam, IIT Indore; Prof. Ashwani Sharma, IIT Ropar; Prof. Sourabh Solanki, NIT Warangal; Prof. Aakash Arora, IIT Delhi; Prof. Sumit Kumar, LIST Luxembourg; Prof. Sridhar Iyer, SGBIT)
Special Session: Photonic Systems for Quantum Information Sciences 
(OrganizersProf. Kanaka Raju Pandiri, DIAT Pune; Prof. K. Srinivasan, DIAT Pune)
Special Session: THz Functional Devices and Antenna Technologies for 6G Systems
(OrganizersProf. Gaurav Varshney, NIT Patna; Prof. Pushpa Giri, NIT Patna)
AI, Computing and Secure Connected Systems
Special Session: AI-Driven Cyber-Physical Systems for Smart Mobility, Energy and Infrastructure
(Organizers: Prof. Rajeshkhanna Bhuthkuri, JNTUH Hyderabad; Prof. K. S. Swarup, IIT Madras; Prof. Sherin Zafar, Jamia Hamdard University; Prof. Surender Reddy Salkuti, Woosong University, South Korea; Prof. Amit Kumar Yadav, SR University Warangal; Prof. P. Geethanjali, ZF Group)
 
Special Session: Next-Generation Quantum Cybersecurity: Secure Intelligence, Quantum Communication, and Autonomous Cyber Defense
(OrganizersProf. Himanshu Nandanwar, MNNIT Allahabad; Prof. Manju Khari, JNU; Prof. Vinay Gupta, VIPS)
Special Session: Ubiquitous sensing and Edge Intelligence 
(Organizers: Prof. Suchetana Chakraborty, IIT Jodhpur)
VLSI, Embedded Systems, Materials and Emerging Devices
Special Session: Flexible Electronics for Healthcare
(OrganizerProf. Ravindra Kumar Jha, IIT Guwahati)
 
Special Session: Sustainable Circuits and Systems
(OrganizerProf. Anuj Grover, IIIT Delhi)
Special Session: Electronic Nose Technologies: From Sensing to Intelligence
(Organizer: Prof. Suwarna Datar, DIAT Pune)
Special Session: Reliability-Aware Next-Generation Semiconductor Devices
(Organizer: Prof. Navjeet Bagga, IIT BBS)
Emerging Trends in Signal Processing, Biomedical Systems, and Multimedia
Special Session: AI-Enabled Hardware Systems for Clinical Diagnosis, Rehabilitation and Motion Analysis 
(OrganizersProf. Deba Prasad Dash, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology; Prof. Maheshkumar H. Kolekar, IIT Patna)
 
Special Session: Computational Visual Intelligence
(OrganizerProf. Dinesh Singh, IIT Mandi)
Special Session: Physics-Guided Deep Learning for Low-Light Image Enhancement 
(OrganizerProf. Sanjay Ghosh, IIT KGP)
Special Session: Microwave and Terahertz imaging for GPR, biomedical, archaeological, and infrastructure health applications
(OrganizerProf. Amitabha Bhattacharya, IIT KGP)
Special Session: Artificial Intelligence for Biomedical Signal Processing and Health Monitoring
(Organizer Dr. Mohamed Atef, United Arab Emirates University, UAE)
Energy, Robotics and Control Systems
Special Session: Next-Generation Power Electronics for Sustainable EV Charging
(Organizers: Prof. Mohd Rizwan Khalid, AMU; Prof. Sheeraz Kirmani, AMU; Prof. Anwar Shahzad, JMI; Prof. Sanchari Deb, University of Warwick UK)
 
Special Session: Intelligent Control and Cyber-Resilient Robotics for Sustainable Autonomous Systems
(OrganizerProf. Dinesh Singh, IIT Mandi)
Special Session: AI and Soft Computing for Sustainable Renewable Energy Systems
(Organizers: Prof. Salman Ahmad, IUST Kashmir; Prof. Atif Iqbal, Qatar University; Prof. Farhad Ilahi Bakhsh, NIT Srinagar; Prof. Mohammad Ali, King Faisal University)
Special Session: Reliability, Resilience and Intelligent Operation of Distribution Networks with Distributed Generation
(Organizers: Prof. Jai Govind Singh, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand; Prof. Naveen Jain, CTAE Udaipur; Prof. Umesh Agarwal, JIET Jodhpur; Prof. Manoj Kumawat, NIT Delhi)
Special Session: Intelligent Control and Cyber-Resilient Robotics for Sustainable Autonomous Systems
(Organizers: Prof. Murali Mohan Bosukonda, IIT KGP,  Prof. Ritu Raj, JIIT Noida)

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