Selected Papers from the 23rd European Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems (EMCIS 2026)
A special issue of Future Internet (ISSN 1999-5903). This special issue belongs to the section "Big Data and Augmented Intelligence".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2027 | Viewed by 204
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Interests: blockchain; real world assets; stablecoins; CBDCs; NFTs; tokenisation; information systems integration
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The EMCIS 2026 (European Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems) will be held in Paris, France, on 27–28 August 2026. For over two decades, EMCIS has been a respected annual conference, serving as a central forum for the Information Systems (IS) community and bringing together regional and global perspectives. For more information, please visit the following link: https://2026.emcis.eu/.
Topics of interest:
- Advanced topics in Big Data;
- Artificial Intelligence;
- Blockchain technology and its applications;
- Cloud and Edge computing track;
- Cyber security, privacy, and resilience;
- Defense technology and national security;
- Digital governance in the AI era;
- Digital services and social media;
- Digital sustainability and green IT;
- Emerging technologies in policing and security;
- Enterprise systems;
- Gaming, immersive technologies, and the future of virtual worlds;
- Healthcare information systems;
- High-performance computing;
- Innovative research projects;
- IT governance and alignment;
- Management information systems;
- Smart Cities.
The authors of several selected high-quality full papers will be chosen after the conference to submit revised and extended versions of their originally accepted conference papers to this Special Issue of Future Internet, published by MDPI in open access format. The selection of these papers will be based on their ratings in the conference review process, the quality of the presentation during the conference, and the expected impact on the research community. Each submission to this Special Issue should contain at least 50% new material, e.g., in the form of technical extensions, more in-depth evaluations, or additional use-cases and a change in the title, abstract, and keywords. These extended submissions will undergo a peer-review process according to the journal’s rules of action. At least two technical committees will act as reviewers for each extended article submitted to this Special Issue; if needed, additional external reviewers will be invited to guarantee a high-quality review process.
Prof. Dr. Marinos Themistocleous
Dr. Soulla Louca
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- artificial intelligence
- big data
- blockchain
- cloud and edge computing
- cyber security
- digital governance
- digital services
- digital sustainability and green IT
- defense technology and national security
- emerging technologies in policing and security
- gaming and immersive technologies
- management information systems
- social media
- smart cities
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