I hope you are all doing well.

Due to the many requests received, we are pleased to announce a further extension of the paper submission deadline for IEEE METAVERSE 2026 (https://swc-ieee-2026.github.io/metaverse/).

The new and final deadline for paper submission is now May 15, 2026.

IEEE METAVERSE 2026 will take place in Rende, Italy, on September 7–11, 2026, as part of the IEEE Smart World Congress 2026. The conference aims to bring together researchers and practitioners working on the latest advances in metaverse technologies, systems, and applications.

Topics of interest include, among others, metaverse computing infrastructures, networking and connectivity, XR technologies, advanced interaction and multimodal interfaces, AI-driven 3D modeling and content creation, real-time rendering, security, privacy and trust, blockchain and digital assets, intelligent systems, and legal, ethical, and societal aspects of the metaverse.

The conference welcomes full papers (6 pages), short papers (4 pages), and poster/demo papers (2 pages). All accepted and presented papers will be submitted for publication in IEEE Xplore.

Best regards,