[DMANET] [Last CFP] LODAS 2026 - Learning & Optimization for Distributed AI Systems @ FLICS 2026 (Valencia, June 9-12)

Dear colleagues, Apologies for any cross-posting. ====================================== *LAST CALL FOR PAPERS* LODAS 2026 - The 1st International Workshop on Learning and Optimization for Distributed AI Systems Co-located with FLICS 2026 (Valencia, Spain, June 9-12, 2026) Submission deadline (extended): *April 28, 2026 (FINAL - no further extensions)* Workshop website: https://jamaltoutouh.github.io/lodas2026/ Conference website: https://flics-conference.org/ ====================================== SCOPE ====================================== LODAS 2026 brings together researchers working at the intersection of learning and optimization for distributed AI systems, including edge, federated, and resource-constrained environments. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): * Federated, distributed, and edge learning * Communication-efficient and resource-aware AI * Multi-objective and constrained optimization * Workflow scheduling and system-level optimization * Agentic AI and autonomous multi-agent systems * Foundation models under system constraints * Trustworthy, privacy-preserving, and robust AI * Cyber-physical systems, IoT, and digital twins ====================================== SUBMISSION INFORMATION ====================================== Submission via EasyChair (see workshop website) * Format: IEEE A4 conference template Paper types: * Long papers: 7–8 pages * Short/position papers: 4–6 pages * Poster papers (undergraduate): 1–2 pages ====================================== IMPORTANT DATES ====================================== * Submission deadline: April 28, 2026 (FINAL) * Notification: May 5, 2026 * Camera-ready & registration: May 15, 2026 * Workshop: June 9–12, 2026 (exact date TBA) ====================================== ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ====================================== * Jamal Toutouh – Uiversidad de Málaga, Spain (jamal@uma.es) * Gabriel Luque – Uiversidad de Málaga, Spain (gluque@uma.es) * Diego Daniel Pedroza-Perez – Uiversidad de Málaga, Spain (pedroza@uma.es) We strongly encourage you to submit your latest work. We would also appreciate it if you could share this call with interested colleagues. Best regards, LODAS 2026 Organizing Team https://jamaltoutouh.github.io/lodas2026/ ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************