2025 IEEE Zooming Innovation in Consumer Technologies International Conference (ZINC)
May 28-29, 2025
Novi Sad, Serbia
Call for Abstracts deadline: 20 January 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
20 Jan 2025
Full paper submission
31 Jan 2025
Notification of acceptance
24 Mar 2025
Camera-ready submission
14 Apr 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
Dr. Ivan Kastelan TPC Chair
Sandra Ivanovic Publications Chair
Stefan Pijetlovic Young Professionals Chair
Jelena Gajic Local Arrangements Chair
Kristijan Stojsin
Aleksandra Otic
TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Dr. Ilija Basicevic University of Novi Sad Serbia
Dr. Ismail Butun RISE Research Institutes of Sweden Sweden
Dr. Miodrag Djukic Faculty of Technical Sciences Serbia
Dr. Jovana Forcan University of East Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dr. Miodrag 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. Wenlin Han California State University, Fullerton USA
Dr. Ercan Kalali Eindhoven University of Technology The Netherlands
Dr. Alak Majumder NIT Arunachal Pradesh India
Dr. Alessandro Mengarelli Università Politecnica delle Marche Italy
Dr. Dragan Samardzija Bell Labs, Nokia USA
Dr. Alessandro Tonacci Institute of Clinical Physiology (IFC) National Research Council of Italy (CNR) Italy
Dr. Pang-Wei Tsai National Central University Taiwan
Dr. Milan Vidakovic University of Novi Sad - Faculty of Technical Sciences Serbia
Dr. Denis Vranjes Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology Osijek Croatia
Mr. Boon Chong Ang Intel Malaysia
Dr. Marijan Herceg Faculty of Electrical Engineering Croatia
Mr. Marko Ikic University of East Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dr. Vladimir Marinkovic Faculty of Technical Sciences at University of Novi Sad Serbia
Prof. Nebojsa Pjevalica University of Novi Sad Serbia
Prof.Istvan Papp University of Novi Sad Serbia
Prof. Ioan Tache University Politehnica Bucuresti Romania
Prof. Mario Vranjes University of Osijek, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology Croatia
Dr. Jelena Kovacevic University of Novi Sad Serbia
Dr. Marija Punt University of Belgrade, School of Electrical Engineering Serbia
Dr. Milena Vujosevic Janicic University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mathematics Serbia
Dr. Marija Antic University of Novi Sad Serbia
Dr. Jelena Suljug J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek Croatia
Prof. Floriano De Rango University of Calabria Italy
Prof. Thorsten Herfet Saarland University Germany
Prof. Björn Krüger TH Köln University of Applied Sciences Germany
Prof. Miroslav Popovic University of Novi Sad Serbia
Prof. Gulistan Raja University of Engineering & Technology, Taxila Pakistan
Prof. Snjezana Rimac-Drlje Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology Osijek Croatia
Prof. Valentino Vranic Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava Slovakia
Prof. Yin-Tien Wang Tamkang University Taiwan
Prof. Wen-Chuan Wu National Ilan University Taiwan
Prof. Kaikai Xu University of Electronic Science and Technology of China China
Dr. Bruno Zoric Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology Osijek Croatia
CTSOC OFFICERS
Wen-Chung Kao CTSoc President
Stefan Mozar Vice President, Operations and Planning
Nobuo Funabiki Vice President of Conferences
Charlotte Kobert Administrator
YOUNG LIONS COMMITTEE
Mia Stepanovic
Jelena Jovicic
Mila Kotur
Marko Dragojevic
Stevan Stević
Vladimir Lazic
Robert Sandor
Stefan Nicetin
Milan Djokic
Natasa Vukota
Jelena Gajic
Vojkan Stefanovic
Sebastijan Novak
Dejan Popov-Tapavicki
Gordana Velikic
Nives Kaprocki
Filip Baba
Dejan Bordjoski
Branislav Gamf
Damjan Glamocic
Vesna Isic
Dusan Kenjic
Milorad Markovic
Marko Milosevic
Srdjan Usorac
Robin Brase
Phillip Zimmermann
Thilo Müller
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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