ICECCS 2025: Call for Papers

The 29th International Conference on Engineering of Complex Computer Systems (ICECCS 2025) will be held on July 2-4, 2025 in Hangzhou, China. It aims to bring together experts from industry, academia, and government to exchange ideas on the engineering of intricate systems. ICECCS is recognized as a CCF-C conference and holds a B ranking in CORE.

We encourage contributions that tackle both theoretical and practical challenges, from long-term research agendas to near-term industry needs.

Topics of Interest

We welcome submissions in a wide range of topics related to complex computer systems, including but not limited to:

• Requirements, Modeling and Formal Methods
  • Requirements analysis and specification
  • Model-driven development
  • Model checking
  • SAT/SMT solvers for software analysis and testing
• Complex Systems Design and Architecture
  • Modeling, designing, and managing complex computer systems
  • Software and system architecture for large-scale systems
  • Engineering adaptive and resilient systems with dynamic requirements
  • Cross-discipline integration and system-level optimization techniques
  • Integration of emerging technologies (e.g., quantum computing, blockchain) into complex system design
• Software Engineering
  • Verification and validation
  • Reverse engineering and refactoring
  • Human Machine Interaction
  • Agile methods
  • Software supply chain of complex systems
• Simulation, Testing, and Validation
  • Advanced simulation techniques for complex systems
  • Digital twins and virtual testing environments for complex systems
  • Simulation-driven development and validation methodologies for complex systems
  • Simulation-based testing for complex systems
  • Benchmarking and Test Suites
• Security, Reliability and Dependability
  • Safety-critical and fault-tolerant architectures
  • Formal methods
  • Security and privacy of complex systems
  • Privacy-preserving AI
  • Fairness
• Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI-driven Systems
  • Safety, security, reliability, and robustness of LLMs and AI systems
  • Integration of LLMs within complex systems
  • Applications of LLMs to complex systems
  • Scalability, performance, and efficiency optimization for AI-driven systems
  • Trustworthiness and explainability of AI and LLMs in critical applications
  • Engineering AI-based systems for human-AI collaboration and interaction
  • AI4SE and SE4AI
  • LLM-based Agents
• Embodied Intelligence and Autonomous Intelligent Systems
  • Design and validation of autonomous systems, such as robotics and autonomous driving
  • Perception, decision-making, and planning modules in autonomous systems
  • Simulation-based testing and validation of autonomous systems
  • Robustness, fault tolerance, and safety challenges in autonomous operations
  • Interoperability and coordination between autonomous systems in distributed environments
  • AI and ML techniques for autonomous systems
• Real-World Complex Systems
  • Modern Operating Systems
  • Ubiquitous computing, context awareness, sensor networks
  • Cyber-physical systems and Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Autonomous driving systems and robotic systems
  • Blockchain, protocols, smart contracts, and transactions
  • Industrial case studies

Different kinds of contributions are sought, including novel research, lessons learned, experience reports, and discussions of practical problems faced by industry and user domains.

Submission and Publication

ICECCS 2025 accepts both full papers and short papers.

• Full papers are divided into two categories: Technical Papers and Experience Reports. Full papers should not exceed 20 pages.
• Short paper submissions describe early-stage, ongoing or PhD research. Short papers should not exceed 11 pages.

Proceedings will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). Submitted manuscripts should be in English and formatted in the style of LNCS format.

Submit your manuscripts via the ICECCS 2025 portal, hosted by the EasyChair conference management system: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iceccs2025

Please prepare your manuscripts in accordance with the Springer LNCS guidelines: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines

Important Dates

• Abstract Submissions Due: January 28, 2025 AoE
• Full Paper Submissions Due: February 11, 2025 AoE
• Acceptance/Rejection Notification: April 4, 2025 AoE
• Camera-ready Due: May 2, 2025 AoE
• Author Registration Deadline: May 15, 2025 AoE
• Conference Dates: July 2-4, 2025 (UTC +8)