2025 IEEE Zooming Innovation in Consumer Technologies International Conference (ZINC)
May 28-29, 2025
Novi Sad, Serbia
Call for Papers deadline: 21 March 2025
2025 THEME: LIVING WITH TECH - AND OUR 10th ANNIVERSARY!
WELCOME TO ZINC 2025!
There is no better year to visit Southeast Europe and Novi Sad - Serbian Athens, as they call it, than May 2025! ZINC is one of the most “funky” conferences co-sponsored by IEEE Serbia and Montenegro Section CT Chapter. For the last 10 years we bring together industry and academia, to an event that has a mix of research presentations, panels, workshops, demos, industry talks and more - especially benefiting young researchers and project teams! It would be no different this year.
Join us with your paper, keynote or workshop proposal on the topic of consumer tech we all live with - covering the fields of computer engineering, consumer technology, artificial intelligence, autonomous mobility, software engineering, hardware design, electronics, new services and platforms, communications and connectivity as well as various enabling technologies and interdisciplinary forms of research with consumer benefit. All regular submissions in the IEEE format (2-6 pages) would be submitted for publication in the IEEEXplore database. We also invite short talk and project presentations proposals as well as industry presentation proposals for inclusion in the program, in the form of a short abstract only.
IMPORTANT DATES
Abstract submission
14 February 2025
21 March 2025
Full paper submission
28 February 2025
21 March 2025
Notification of acceptance
31 March 2025
17 April 2025
Camera-ready submission
11 April 2025
30 April 2025
Early-bird reregistration
5 May 2025
INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS
Prospective authors are invited to participate in any or all of the following categories:
1. Lightning talks - a short description or 5 slides long ppt file.
2. Papers - submit 2-6 page paper. All papers must comply with IEEE format specifications, and have signed the IEEE copyright form to be submitted to IEEE Xplore database.
3. Keynote - submit your biography and content with short description.
4. Tutorial - submit your biography and content with short description.
Only electronic submissions via the web will be accepted.
MAIN SESSIONS
Boundaries between disciplines are breached and CE is a perfect example of multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and cross-technology work in action. The seed starts in fundamental sciences, nurtured via tools, management, units and empowered by services and systems, tailored by needs and desires, until it matures to off the shelf products. In this light topics include, but are not limited to the following:
>> Consumer Devices
>> Software for Consumer Devices
>> Communication Technologies
>> Hardware for Consumer Devices
>> Artificial Intelligence and Big Data
>> Internet of Things
>> Software Engineering
>> Virtual and Augmented Reality
>> Enabling Technologies
>> Computer Engineering
>> Gaming and Entertainment
>> CE Sensors and Mems
>> Smart Environments
>> Consumer Healthcare
>> Security and Privacy
>> Automotive Solutions
>> Images and Video
>> User Experience and HCI
>> Energy Management for Consumer Devices
>> Branding and Marketing Aspects
>> Energy management for consumer devices
>> Social implications of consumer technology
>> Development Processes and Management
>> Automotive solutions
>> Student session
Q: How do I know that my submission is with the scope of the ZINC?
A: If you can write a paragraph with a consumer in mind – then yes, by all means, you are at the right place!
INDUSTRIAL CATEGORY
IN ALL TRACKS
The ‘Industrial Categories’ is meant for papers that are submitted by non-academic, such as for example, but not limited to engineers working in industry. These papers focus more on practical oriented contents such as implementation of related topics. Papers for the Industrial Tracks will be reviewed by qualified industry reviewers for industry relevancy for its content. Authors of these papers may retain their copyrights.
To support the experience sharing and to popularize the applied sciences, we are introducing lightning talks – 5 to 10 minutes presentations of best practices, techniques, ideas, and tricks. For lightning talks no associated academic paper is required.
CONFERENCE VENUE
UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD – THE RECTORATE BUILDING
The University of Novi Sad is a public university in Novi Sad, Serbia. Alongside nationally prestigious University of Belgrade, University of Novi Sad is one of the most important educational and research institutions in Serbia and South Eastern Europe and the flagship institution of higher education in Vojvodina.
The University of Novi Sad Central Building – also known as the Rectorate Building – is a modern and multifunctional facility, located in the Campus of the University of Novi Sad. It lies on the edge of the University Park beside the Danube River, with a view of the famous Petrovaradin Fortress from the 18th century and in a short walking distance from the Novi Sad city centre.
The Building is one of the newest edifices on Campus, officially opened in 2013 and proclaimed as the most beautiful building in the city by its architectural design in 2016. It offers an array of possibilities for hosting different events, from conferences, congresses, symposiums, seminars, presentations, business meetings, exhibitions, corporate evenings, concerts etc. It has an already well-established reputation as a venue where many successful scientific, cultural and professional gatherings took place.
Address: Dr. Zorana Đinđića 1
21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
COMMITTEES & TEAMS
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE CORE GROUP
Dr. Milan Z. Bjelica General Chair, Proceeding Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Ivan Kastelan TPC Chair
Sandra Ivanovic Publications Chair
Jelena Gajic Local Arrangements Chair
Kristijan Stojsin
Aleksandra Otic
TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Mr. Boon Chong Ang Intel & IEEE C&S, Malaysia
Dr. Marija Antic University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Dr. Ilija Basicevic University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Dr. Nenad Cetic University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Pavle Dakić Singidunum University, Serbia & Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia
Dr. Miodrag Djukic Faculty of Technical Sciences, Serbia
Dr. Jovana Forcan University of East Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dr. Ratko Grbic University of Osijek, Faculty of Electrical Enginneering, Croatia
Dr. Eugenie Grinenko St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television, Russia
Dr. Marijan Herceg Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Croatia
Dr. Thorsten Herfet Saarland University, Germany
Dr. Aleksandar Kovacevic University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Dr. Jelena Kovacevic University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Dr. Fabrice Labeau McGill University, Canada
Dr. Vladimir Marinkovic Faculty of Technical Sciences at University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Dr. Milena Milosevic University of Novi Sad & RT-RK Computer Based Systems LLC, Serbia
Dr. Teodora Novkovic University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Dr. Istvan Papp University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Dr. Bogdan Pavkovic University of Novi Sad, Serbia & University of California San Diego, Division of Extended Studies, USA
Dr. Petra Pejic Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia
Dr. Nebojsa Pjevalica University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Dr. Miroslav Popovic University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Dr. Jelena Radic University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Dr. Milan Rapaic University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Dr. Snjezana Rimac-Drlje Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology Osijek Croatia
Dr. Jelena Suljug J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia
Dr. Ioan Tache University Politehnica Bucuresti, Romania
Dr. Alessandro Tonacci Institute of Clinical Physiology (IFC) National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Italy
Dr. Pang-Wei Tsai National Central University, Taiwan
Dr. Jovana Vidakovic Faculty of Technical Sciences, Serbia
Dr. Milan Vidakovic University of Novi Sad - Faculty of Technical Sciences, Serbia
Dr. Valentino Vranic Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia
Dr. Mario Vranjes University of Osijek, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology, Croatia
Dr. Dunja Vrbaski University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Dr. Milena Vujosevic Janicic University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mathematics, Serbia
Dr. Bruno Zoric Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology Osijek, Croatia
CTSOC OFFICERS
Fabrice Labeau CTSoc President
Stefan Mozar Vice President, Operations and Planning
Fawzi Behmann Vice President of Conferences
Charlotte Kobert Administrator
YOUNG LIONS COMMITTEE
Filip Vukas
Jelena Zdravković
Luka Šarenac
Milica Vojnović
Aleksa Čolović
Kshitij Verma
FINANCIALY SPONSORED BY: IEEE Serbia and Montenegro Section CT Chapter
TECHNICALY SPONSORED BY: University of Novi Sad - Dept of RT-RK, Faculty of Technical Sciences
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