Call For Papers CNRIA 2026
Scope
The Conference on Research in Computer Science and its Applications (CNRIA) is an international scientific conference that highlights new trends and advances in current topics in the field of computing and their applications for development. CNRIA is co-organized by the Senegalese Association of Researchers in Computer Science (ASCII) and the Ecole Polytechnique de Thiès (EPT).
The main purpose of the CNRIA 2026 conference is to serve as a forum for researchers from academia, ICT industry and development actors to discuss recent advances and cutting-edge topics in the field of computer science and its applications. This conference also serves as a forum for exchanging ideas, proposing solutions, discussing research challenges and sharing experiences between researchers, professionals and development actors. CNRIA 2026 aims at promoting the popularization of the contributions of the regional scientific community in new cutting-edge research topics such as AI, IoT, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Security, SDN, etc.
This 16th edition of CNRIA will be held on October 15th to 17th, 2026 at the Ecole Polytechnique de Thiès, Senegal.
Scientific Topics
Submitted papers should be related to one or more of the following topics:
Topic 1: Databases and Information Systems
- Databases
- XML and semi-structured data management
- Multimedia data management
- Data Integration
- Information Systems
- Health Information Systems
- Disease surveillance systems
- Geographic Information System
- Interoperability
- Application Integration
- Human – computer interaction
- Security in Information Systems
- Big Data
Topic 2: Data science & Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Vision
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Natural Language Processing
- Intelligent and Decision Support Systems
- Business Intelligence
- Complex system modeling and simulation
- Multi agent Systems
- Fact checking
- Social media analytics
- Visualization
- Image Processing and Analysis
Topic 3: Knowledge discovery
- Data Mining
- Web Mining
- Text Mining
- Knowledge discovery
- Knowledge extraction/acquisitionBusiness Intelligence
- Knowledge learning
Topic 4: Knowledge Management
- Semantic Web and Web of data
- Knowledge representation
- Semantic reasoning
- Knowledge-based systems
- Ontologies
Topic 5: Software engineering
- Software Development
- Software and Systems Modeling
- Blockchain Technology and Systems
- Methods and Techniques for Software Development
- Object-Oriented Technologies
- Model-driven Architecture and Engineering
- Model Engineering
- Frameworks and Design Patterns
- Software Evaluation
- Software Quality
Topic 6: Computer Networks and Security
- Graphs
- Networks and Distributed Systems
- Mobility
- Network Planning and Network Modeling
- Optimization and Network Performance
- Cloud Computing, Cloud Network
- Next Generation Networks (SDN, NDN, 5G, etc.)
- Wireless Communication
- Security and Cryptography
- Radio Communication, Signals, and Signal Processing
- Internet of Things
Topic 7: ICT Applications
- Smart Cities and Smart Agriculture
- e-Health, e-Agriculture, e-Government, E-Learning, e-Business
- ICT for Education
Publication and indexation
CNRIA’26 proceedings will be published in IEEE Xplore. The submitted papers in English and accepted will be published in CNRIA 2026 proceedings. These papers will be submitted for indexation by IEEE Xplore, ISI, ISI Web of Science, EI Engineering, ACM Digital Library, MathSciNet, Scopus, Zentralblatt.
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