Paper Submission Instructions:
Scope & themes
We welcome research scientific contributions on (including but not limited to):
AI for marine sensing, perception, and decision-making
Computer vision, deep learning, and biodiversity assessment
Autonomous surface and underwater vehicles, multi-robot and swarm systems
Aerial drones for maritime monitoring
Marine Industrial applications
Marine Energies
Data-driven oceanography, digital twins, predictive modeling
BioInspired and Soft Robotics
Ethics, and standards in marine AI & robotics
Proceedings
The accepted papers will be published as Proceedings on IEEE Xplore Digital Library, subject to meeting IEEE's scope and quality requirements.
Important dates
15 October 2026: Abstract Submission
15 November 2026: Paper Submission
10 December 2026: Paper Acceptance
31 December 2026: Camera Ready Paper submission
20-21 January 2027: Paper presentation
Instructions
Abstract Requirements
Prospective authors are invited to submit an Abstract using the form here below. This document must clearly demonstrate the work's significance, and direct relevance to the symposium's themes.
It must be structured to include the following elements:
• Header Details: Full paper title, author names, and institutional affiliations.
• Keywords
• Abstract:
• Context & Background: An introduction that outlines the specific problem being addressed and reviews the current state of the art.
• Core Contribution: An explanation of the proposed methodology or approach.
Submission link: ABSTRACT SUBMISSION LINK
NOTE:
The aim of the Abstract submission is to assess the fit with the conference subject, properly pre-organize reviewers' assignments and the conference schedule.
Detailed technical review will be conducted only after the paper submission.
Paper Requirements
The full paper must be strictly between a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 6 pages.
To ensure visual consistency across the symposium proceedings, the use of official IEEE conference manuscript templates is highly encouraged.
When working in Overleaf, the template is available at www.overleaf.com/gallery/tagged/ieee-official.
Each paper will be assigned to a minimum of 2 reviewers who are experts in the field.
Review Process and Camera-Ready Paper
Following the peer-review phase, the corresponding author will receive official notification regarding the acceptance or rejection of the manuscript. Upon acceptance, authors are required to prepare a final, camera-ready paper that carefully incorporates the feedback and suggestions provided by the reviewers.
Student Best Paper award
Open to Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD students. Prizes will recognize scientific quality, clarity, and impact. Please indicate "student" status at submission.
Contact
For inquiries, sponsorship, or industry participation: giulia.demasi@sorbonne.ae