Overview
The ENSURE (Embedding iNtelligence in Smart mUnicipalities – Challenges and Opportunities) workshop is a one-day event co-located with the ISC2 2025 conference. It brings together researchers and engineers from academia and industry to address critical challenges in the technological and regulatory transformations shaping smart cities.
The convergence of Edge AI, Cyber-Physical Systems of Systems (CPSoS), and the IoT-edge-cloud continuum demands new approaches that balance innovation with trust, privacy, cybersecurity, and compliance—especially with evolving regulations like the EU AI Act, the Data Governance Act, and the Cyber Resilience Act.
ENSURE offers a holistic view by integrating technological innovations and regulatory perspectives, aiming to enhance citizen trust while embedding intelligence into urban environments responsibly.
Topics of Interest
- Embedding intelligence in smart municipalities
- Edge AI
- IoT-edge-cloud continuum for urban environments
- Smart Cyber Physical Systems of Systems
- Security, Privacy, and Compliance with regulatory frameworks
- Distributed and pervasive systems for smart cities
- Trusted data spaces and federated data infrastructures
- Embedded and cyberphysical systems for smart cities and municipalities
- Industrial systems for smart municipality infrastructures
- Applications and services in smart municipalities
- ML and AI in smart environments
- Emerging network technologies
- Society 5.0
- Legal and regulatory aspects of smart cities
Submission Instructions
All accepted papers will be published in IEEE Xplore as peer-reviewed archival content. Papers must not have been previously published or submitted elsewhere.
Submissions must follow the IEEE 2-column format:
- Full Papers: max 6 pages
- Short Papers: max 4 pages (includes position papers and work-in-progress)
Submit via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=isc22025
Important Dates
- Submission Deadline: July 20, 2025
- Notification of Acceptance: August 30, 2025
- Camera Ready: September 15, 2025
- Workshop Date: October 6, 2025
Organizing Committee
Chairs
- Paolo Azzoni (Inside Industry Association)
- Gianluigi Ferrari (University of Parma)
- Markus Tauber (RSA FG)
- Amain Anjomshoaa
Technical Program Committee
- Dimitrios Serpanos
- Janis Judvaitis
- George Nikolakopoulos
- Stefan Van Baelen
- Andrea Pinna
- Perez Juan Martin
- Paolo Azzoni
- Gianluigi Ferrari
- Markus Tauber
- Amin Anjomshoaa
- Jerker Delsing
- Thomas Moser
- Christian Jandl
Technical Co-Sponsors
IEEE
INSIDE Industry Association
IEEE Smart City
Contact
For inquiries, please contact: markus.tauber@researchstudio.at