Call for Papers: 45th IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS 2025)

Welcome to IEEE ICDCS 2025

The 45th IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (IEEE ICDCS 2025) is the premier international forum for researchers and practitioners to present, discuss, and exchange cutting-edge ideas as well as the latest findings on topics related to all aspects of distributed computing systems. The conference will be held in person from July 20-23, 2025, in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

Scope

We invite original contributions to IEEE ICDCS 2025. Papers can be submitted to one of the following tracks:

• Cloud Computing
• Distributed Algorithms
• Big Data, Models & Systems
• Distributed Fault Tolerance
• Distributed OS and Middleware
• Edge Computing
• IoT + CPS
• Mobile Computing
• Security, Privacy and Trust
• Blockchains/Databases
• Distributed Systems for AI/ML
• AI/ML for Distributed Systems
• Deployed/Emergent Applications & Infrastructures

Paper Submission

The Paper strand provides the opportunity for researchers to present their new state-of-the-art research in Distributed Computing Systems, which makes, or has the potential to make, a significant contribution to the field.

• Originality: Papers must be original and unpublished and must not be submitted concurrently for publication elsewhere.
• Formatting: All paper submissions should follow the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format using 10pt fonts and the IEEE Conference template. Each submission can have up to eleven (11) pages (including figures, tables, appendices, and references). Papers exceeding this page limit or with smaller fonts will be desk-rejected without review.
• Review Process: The paper review process is double-blind. Authors are required to take all reasonable steps to preserve the anonymity of their submission. The submission must not include author information and must not include citations or discussion of related work that would make the authorship apparent.
  • Authors may upload their paper to preprint repositories (e.g., arXiv.org) but must ensure title and abstract differ from the submission to preserve anonymity.
  • Authors are encouraged to include a link to an anonymised GitHub repository with source code, scripts, and data for reproducibility whenever possible.
• Presentation Requirement: For each accepted paper, at least one author is required to pay a full author registration and attend the conference in-person to present their work on-site. Any no-show papers will be reported to the publisher and removed from the conference proceedings. A separate author registration is required for each paper if an author has multiple papers accepted.
• Ethics: Authors should adhere to ethic and professional standards of IEEE. Please refer to IEEE Code of Ethics and IEEE Policy of AI-Generated Text.
• Further Publication: A set of highly selected IEEE ICDCS 2025 papers will be considered for publication in the IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems (TPDS) after an extension and review process.

Paper Deadline Dates (Time zone: Anywhere on Earth (AoE))

• Paper Submission Website: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icdcs2025 (Submission portal opens on November 1, 2024)
• Paper Abstract Registration: December 11, 2024
• Paper Submission Due: December 18, 2024
• Author Notification: April 2, 2025
• Camera-Ready Submission: April 16, 2025

Contact Information

For inquiries regarding the Call for Papers, email: icdcs2025@easychair.org

Organizing Committee

• General Chairs:
  • Christos Anagnostopoulos, University of Glasgow, UK
  • Iadh Ounis, University of Glasgow, UK
• Program Chairs:
  • Songqing Chen, George Mason University, USA
  • Neeraj Suri, Lancaster University, UK