* Indexed in Scopus, WoS, EI-Compendex, DBLP, Google Scholar, etc. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ -------------- MICRADS´26 - The 2026 Multidisciplinary International Conference of Research Applied to Defense and Security
Guayaquil, Ecuador (and online), 6-8 August, 2026 https://www.micrads.org/ <https://www.micrads.org/> ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ -------------- MICRADS´26 - The 2026 Multidisciplinary International Conference of Research Applied to Defense and Security, to be held at Escuela de la Marina Mercante Nacional "ESMENA", Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas "ESPE", in Guayaquil, Ecuador, between the 6th and 8th of August 2026, is an international forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, results, experiences and concerns in the several perspectives of Defense and Security. We are pleased to invite you to submit your papers to MICRADS´26. They can be written in English, Spanish or Portuguese. All submissions will be reviewed on the basis of relevance, originality, importance and clarity. TOPICS Submitted papers should be related with one or more of the main themes proposed for the Conference: A) Systems, Communication and Defense (Information and Communication Technology in Education; Simulation and computer vision in military applications; Analysis and Signal Processing; Cybersecurity and Cyberdefense; Computer Networks, Mobility and Pervasive Systems) B) Strategy and Political-Administrative Vision in Defense (Air, Space and Maritime Security and Protection; Strategy, Geopolitics and Oceanopolitics; Administration, economics and logistics applied to Defense; Leadership and e-leadership; Military marketing; Health informatics in military applications; Ethics in the context of military operations; Operational law (DICA and DD. HH.); Air, space and cyberspace power; Legislation on Cybersecurity and Cyberdefense) C) Engineering and Technologies Applied to Defense (Wearable Technology and Assistance Devices; Military Naval Engineering; Weapons and Combat Systems; Chemical, Biological and Nuclear Defense; Defense Engineering (General); Energy efficiency; Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning; Unmanned platforms) SUBMISSION and DECISION Submitted papers written in English (until 12-page limit) must comply with the format of Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies series (see Instructions for Authors at Springer Website), must not have been published before, not be under review for any other conference or publication and not include any information leading to the authors’ identification. Therefore, the authors’ names, affiliations and e-mails should not be included in the version for evaluation by the Scientific Committee. This information should only be included in the camera-ready version, saved in Word or Latex format and also in PDF format. These files must be accompanied by the Consent to Publish form filled out, in a ZIP file, and uploaded at the conference management system. Submitted papers written in Spanish or Portuguese (until 15-page limit) must comply with the format of RISTI - Revista Ibérica de Sistemas e Tecnologias de Informação (download instructions/template for authors in Spanish or Portuguese), must not have been published before, not be under review for any other conference or publication and not include any information leading to the authors’ identification. Therefore, the authors’ names, affiliations and e-mails should not be included in the version for evaluation by the Scientific Committee. This information should only be included in the camera-ready version, saved in Word. This file must be uploaded at the conference management system in a ZIP file. All papers will be subjected to a "blind review" by at least two members of the Scientific Committee. Based on Scientific Committee evaluation, a paper can be rejected or accepted by the Conference Chairs. In the later case, it can be accepted as paper or poster. The authors of papers accepted as posters must build and print a poster to be exhibited during the Conference. This poster must follow an A1 or A2 vertical format. The Conference can include Work Sessions where these posters are presented and orally discussed, with a 7 minute limit per poster. The authors of accepted papers will have 15 minutes to present their work in a Conference Work Session; approximately 5 minutes of discussion will follow each presentation. PUBLICATION and INDEXING To ensure that an accepted paper is published, at least one of the authors must be fully registered by the 9 of May 2025, and the paper must comply with the suggested layout and page-limit (until 12 pages, but never inferior to 10 pages). Additionally, all recommended changes must be addressed by the authors before they submit the camera-ready version. No more than one paper per registration will be published. An extra fee must be paid for the publication of additional papers, with a maximum of one additional paper per registration. One registration permits only the participation of one author in the conference. Papers can be written in English, Spanish or Portuguese. Accepted and registered papers written in English will be published in Proceedings by Springer, in a book of its SIST series, and will be submitted for indexing by WoS, SCOPUS, EI-Compendex, SpringerLink, and Google Scholar. Papers written in Spanish or Portuguese and registered will be published in a Special Issue of RISTI and will be submitted for indexation by ProQuest, EBSCO and Google Scholar. IMPORTANT DATES Paper Submission: April 17, 2026. Notification of Acceptance: May 8, 2026. Payment of Registration, to ensure the inclusion of an accepted paper in the conference proceedings: May 17, 2026. Camera-ready Submission: May 17, 2026. MICRADS'26 Team https://www.micrads.org/ <https://www.micrads.org/>
