I4CS 2025: Call for Papers

The 25th International Conference on Innovations for Community Services (I4CS) will take place from June 11 - 13, 2025, in Munich, Germany. This year's conference celebrates a quarter-century of advancements under the motto "Celebrating I4CS' Quarter-Century."

I4CS serves as a vibrant hub for researchers, practitioners, and stakeholders to explore cutting-edge developments in computer science and their profound potential to enrich community services. The conference program features engaging presentations, thought-provoking panel discussions, and hands-on workshops, all designed to investigate the convergence of technology, applications, and community.

Topics of Interest

The conference addresses internet community systems, foundations, technology, applications, and socializations. Topics include, but are not limited to original work in the following areas:

Technology: Emerging Architectures and Frameworks

• Data architectures and enablers for community services
• Cryptography and cryptology
• 5G/6G technologies and ad-hoc wireless networks
• Data models, analytics, and big data management
• Quantum and cloud computing

Applications: Smart Communities on the Move

• Social networks, open data, and distributed coworking
• Barrier-free collaboration, publishing, and eLearning
• Recommender solutions and chat bots
• Virtual & augmented reality, robotics, and mobile e-sports
• Intelligent traffic, logistics, and connected cars

Socialization: Ambient Work and Living

• Distributed work challenges and eHealth-assisted living
• Machine Learning, human-centered AI, and governance
• Smart home, energy control, and public infrastructure
• Internet of things and dynamic sensor networks
• Cyber- and information security

Important Dates

• Paper submission (extended): February 23, 2025
• Authors' notification: March 23, 2025
• Camera-ready copies: March 30, 2025
• Presenters' registration: March 30, 2025
• Conference: June 11 - 13, 2025

Submission and Publication

I4CS solicits submissions of unpublished papers presenting research results, industrial experiences, applications, and open problems.

• Submission Format: Electronic submission is required. Full papers of no more than 20 pages and written in American English should be submitted as PDF files.
• Submission System: Please submit using the EasyChair conference management system: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=i4cs2025.
• Review Process: All submitted papers will be subject to a single-blind review process by at least three members of the program committee. Anonymizing submissions is not necessary.
• Publication: I4CS Proceedings will be published with Springer in the "Communications in Computer and Information Science" (CCIS) series. Papers will be submitted to indexing libraries, e.g., DBLP, Scopus, and for consideration by the Web of Science (WoS) conference proceedings citation index.
• Formatting Instructions: Refer to https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines.

Hosts and Supporters

• Hosted by: LMU Munich, Germany
• Supported by: Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena, University of Applied Sciences; Deutsche Telekom AG, Group Technology