Call for Papers - Poster Track

As part of IEEE ISORC 2026, which will be held May 27-29, 2026, in Hamilton, Canada, we invite submissions to the Poster Track to present results in an interactive way, for researchers working in areas related to the real-time domain, with an emphasis on object-, component- and service-oriented systems and solutions.

Important Dates

• Submission deadline: April 20, 2026, 11:59 p.m. anywhere on earth
• Acceptance notification: April 24, 2026
• Conference date: May 27-29, 2026

Participants with accepted contributions for the Research or doctoral tracks will have the opportunity to present a poster accompanying theirs accepted submission and will be contacted separately after acceptance of their paper.

Objectives

The Poster Track at ISORC 2026 provides a dynamic forum for presenting and discussing work in progress, novel ideas, and practical experiences in real-time and distributed computing. The goals of this track are to:

• Showcase emerging research that is at an early stage but demonstrates clear potential and relevance to the ISORC community.
• Encourage technical exchange and feedback through direct interaction between authors and conference participants.
• Broaden participation by offering students, practitioners, and early-career researchers an accessible opportunity to contribute to the conference.
• Promote innovative and exploratory ideas, including unconventional or interdisciplinary approaches that benefit from community discussion.
• Disseminate practical experiences and prototypes, such as tools, platforms, datasets, and lessons learned from real-world systems.
• Strengthen community engagement by fostering informal, in-depth technical conversations around visual research presentations.
• Bridge theory and practice by highlighting applied research that connects foundational techniques with operational real-time and distributed systems.
• Support researcher development by providing a supportive environment for presentation experience, mentoring, and networking.

The Poster Track complements the main research program by creating space for dialogue, collaboration, and the early visibility of promising ideas.

Scope and Topics

We welcome submissions related to all topics within the scope of ISORC, including but not limited to:

• Hardware & Software Architectures for Real-Time Distributed Computing
• Distributed Real-Time Computing and Communication Infrastructures
• Dependability, Fault tolerance, and Resilience of Distributed and Real-Time Computing
• Algorithms for Distributed and/or Real-Time Analytics
• Formal methods and verification
• System software
• Distributed and Real-Time Applications
• System evaluation

Submission Guidelines and Format

Authors submitting to the ISORC 2026 Poster Track are invited to prepare a visually engaging poster that clearly communicates the motivation, approach, and key contributions of their work.

Please follow the guidelines below when preparing your submission:

• Format:
  • Posters must be submitted in PDF format.
• File Size:
  • The PDF file must not exceed 10 MB.
• Poster Dimensions:
  • The poster must be designed to be printable in A1 or A0 size, portrait orientation.
• In terms of contents, the poster should clearly present the following elements
  • The problem or research question
  • The proposed approach, system, or idea
  • Preliminary results, expected contributions, or lessons learned
  • Relevance to real-time and distributed computing (see scope and topics)
• Readability: Use large, legible fonts and clear figures so the poster can be read comfortably at a distance.
• Visual Quality: Favor diagrams, architectures, and visual explanations over dense text.
• Language: All posters must be written in English.
• Originality: Submissions must describe original or ongoing work that has not been previously presented in poster form at another major conference.

Presentation and Publication

• Submission System:
  • Posters must be submitted electronically through this google form: https://forms.gle/SDLsbcwmXynWEroq6
• Presentation Requirement:
  • At least one author of each accepted poster must register for the conference and present the poster during the designated poster session.
• Accepted posters will be displayed during the conference in the dining area and included electronically in the conference program
• Participants are responsible for printing their posters. The conference will provide support to fix them for display.