CLOSER 2026: Call for Papers

The International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science (CLOSER) is seeking submissions for its 2026 conference, held in conjunction with CSEDU 2026, GISTAM 2026, ICT4AWE 2026, VEHITS 2026, IoTBDS 2026, SMARTGREENS 2026 and IMPROVE 2026. CLOSER 2026 supports hybrid participation, allowing speakers to present remotely if travel is not possible.

Important Dates

Category	Deadline
Regular Paper Submission	January 5, 2026
Position/Regular Paper Submission	February 17, 2026
Authors Notification (Regular Papers)	March 3, 2026
Camera Ready and Registration (Regular Papers)	March 17, 2026
Authors Notification (Position Papers /Regular Papers)	March 24, 2026
Camera Ready and Registration (Position Papers /Regular Papers)	April 6, 2026
Workshop Proposal	January 20, 2026
Special Session Proposal	January 20, 2026
Tutorial Proposal	April 10, 2026
Demo Proposal	April 10, 2026
Panel Proposal	April 10, 2026

Note: All dates refer to AOE time, i.e. "Anywhere on Earth"

Publications

All papers presented at the conference will be available at the SCITEPRESS Digital Library.

A short list of best papers will be invited for a post-conference special issue of the Springer Nature Computer Science Journal.

It is planned to publish a short list of revised and extended versions of presented papers with Springer in a CCIS Series book (final approval pending).

Proceedings will be submitted for evaluation for indexing by Web of Science/Conference Proceedings Citation Index.

Conference Chairs

• Radu Prodan, University of Klagenfurt, Austria
• Valeria Cardellini, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy