Call for Papers — ICIRT 2027

Conference Theme

Bridging Innovation and Sustainable Development

The 3^rd International Conference on IoT and Related Technologies (ICIRT 2027) invites original, unpublished contributions from researchers, practitioners, industry experts, policymakers and graduate students working at the frontier of connected technologies for sustainable development.

Held in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on July 27–28, 2027, ICIRT 2027 is the flagship pan-African meeting on IoT, AIoT, Edge AI, Digital Twins, and emerging connectivity protocols. It contributes to several Sustainable Development Goals — notably SDG 2, 3, 9, 12, 13, 15.

Submissions are accepted in three thematic tracks reflecting the conference's research and impact priorities. Authors should select the track that best matches their contribution; cross-track submissions will be redirected by the Program Chairs.

Submission Deadline

March 30, 2027

Acceptance

June 15, 2027

Conference

July 27–28, 2027

Track 01

AIoT Applications for Sustainable Development

This track welcomes contributions on the convergence of Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things — and their concrete applications to address the most pressing development challenges in Africa and beyond.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

Edge AI & TinyML for resource-constrained devices
Digital Twins for industry, agriculture, cities
Smart farming & precision agriculture
AIoT for telemedicine and digital health
Smart cities for African contexts
Generative AI & Agentic AI for IoT
AI-driven environmental monitoring
Federated learning for distributed IoT
AIoT for energy management & smart grids
Machine learning at the edge of the network
Computer vision & embedded inference
Predictive maintenance & industry 4.0

Track 02

Connectivity, Security & Data Governance

This track addresses the technical foundations of trustworthy IoT — protocols, architectures, and policies that enable resilient, secure, and sovereign connected systems.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

Cybersecurity in IoT ecosystems
Data sovereignty & cross-border data flows
5G / 6G for IoT and AIoT
LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, Sigfox, Zigbee
Edge & Fog Computing architectures
Blockchain & distributed ledgers for IoT trust
Privacy-by-design & data minimization
Network resilience in challenging contexts
Lightweight cryptography for constrained devices
Intrusion detection & anomaly detection
Standards & interoperability (W3C, IETF, IEEE, oneM2M)
Green networking & energy efficiency

Track 03

Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Digital Policies

This track invites contributions on the entrepreneurial, regulatory, and societal dimensions of IoT — recognizing that technology adoption is shaped as much by policy and ecosystem as by engineering.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

African IoT start-ups & business models
Public policies & digital governance
National AI strategies in Africa
Innovation financing & venture capital
Socioeconomic impact of IoT deployments
Capacity building & ICT skills
Gender & inclusion in tech
Open source & open hardware ecosystems
Regulatory sandboxes for emerging tech
Public-private partnerships
Smart agriculture cooperatives
Digital identity & e-government

Submission Formats

Three types of contributions

Full Paper

8–12 pages · Original research with substantial results, theoretical contribution, or comprehensive case study. Eligible for proceedings inclusion.

Short Paper

4–6 pages · Work-in-progress, preliminary findings, or focused contributions. Includes oral or poster presentation slot.

Demo / Industry

2–4 pages · Practical demonstrations, applied innovations, industrial case studies. Eligible for the Best Innovation Demo award.

Read submission guidelines