2026 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo

Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC)

Jul 5 - 10, 2026

Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC)

Bangkok, Thailand

Jul 5 - 10, 2026

Bangkok, Thailand

About the Conference

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are delighted to welcome you to the 2026 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME 2026). Since its launch in 2000, ICME has been the flagship multimedia conference sponsored by four IEEE societies: Circuits and Systems (CAS), Communications (ComSoc), Computer (CS), and Signal Processing (SPS). It promotes the exchange of the latest advances in multimedia technologies, systems, and applications across these research communities. IEEE ICME 2026 is scheduled to take place in Bangkok, Thailand on July 5-9, 2026. The conference will bring together leading researchers and practitioners to share the latest developments and advances in the discipline. Featuring high-quality oral and poster sessions, world-class keynotes, exhibitions, demonstrations, and tutorials, the conference will attract leading researchers and global industry figures, providing excellent networking opportunities.

Subject Areas

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to)

Keynote Speakers

Lu Fang

A Symphony of Physics and Intelligence: Rethinking Imaging and Computing in Multimedia · Tsinghua University

Yonggang Wen

AI and Digital Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future: A Tale of Twin Transition · Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore

Antonio Ortega

Closing the loop: Rate-Distortion Optimization for Computational Metrics · University of Southern California (USC)

Important Dates

2025-12-01 Special Session proposals · 21 November 2025 1 December 2025 CLOSED

2025-12-01 Workshop proposals · 21 November 2025 1 December 2025 CLOSED

2025-12-09 Tutorial proposals · 29 November 2025 9 December 2025 CLOSED

2025-12-04 Special Session proposals acceptance notification · 1 December 2025 4 December 2025 CLOSED

2025-12-31 Regular Paper Submissions (including Special Sessions and Industry paper) · 12 December 2025 31 December 2025 (AOE) CLOSED

2025-12-31 Grand Challenge proposals · 15 December 2025 31 December 2025 CLOSED

2025-12-15 Workshop acceptance notification CLOSED

2025-12-15 Tutorial proposals acceptance notification CLOSED

2026-01-08 Grand Challenge proposals acceptance notification · 20 December 2025 8 January 2026 CLOSED

2026-03-15 Short Course Proposal Deadline · 13-February-2026 15 March 2026 CLOSED

2026-02-22 Author rebuttal starts CLOSED

2026-02-26 Author rebuttal ends CLOSED

2026-03-13 Regular Paper Acceptance notification CLOSED

2026-03-20 Registration Open CLOSED

2026-04-01 Workshop paper submission · 25 March 2026 1 April 2026 CLOSED

2026-04-25 Panels proposals · 25-March-2026 25 April 2026 CLOSED

2026-03-25 Demo proposals CLOSED

2026-04-15 Industry Technology Workshop proposals · 25-March-2026 15 April 2026 CLOSED

2026-04-12 Short Course Acceptance Notification · 30 March 2026 12 April 2026 CLOSED

2026-04-05 Camera Ready submission CLOSED

2026-04-15 Industry Technology Workshop notification CLOSED

2026-04-25 Workshop paper notification CLOSED

2026-04-25 Author Registration deadline CLOSED

2026-05-15 Workshop paper camera ready CLOSED

2026-05-30 Advance registration deadline, workshop/demo/grand challenge author registration deadline CLOSED

Call For Papers

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to)

3D multimedia, AR/VR and immersive media Emerging multimedia applications and technologies Artificial intelligence/machine learning based multimedia Image and video processing Multimedia analysis and generation Multimedia communications, networking and mobility Multimedia databases and data mining Multimedia quality assessment and metrics Multimedia security, privacy and forensics Multimedia standards, trends and related research Multi-modal media computing, interaction, and human-machine interaction Social media analysis and applications Speech/audio processing

Publication & Indexing

PublisherIEEE

ProceedingsIEEE Xplore

IndexingEI Compendex

Conference Organization

Supported by

IEEE Circuits and Systems Society IEEE Communications Society IEEE Computer Society IEEE Signal Processing Society

Committee

General Chairs

Supavadee Aramvith

Frederic Dufaux

Jianfei Cai

Workshop Co-chairs

Junhui Hou

City University of Hong Kong

Honggang Wang

Yeshiva University

Chengcui Zhang

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Grand Challenge Co-chairs

Zicheng Liu

AMD

Abdulmotaleb EI Saddik

University of Ottawa

Yuming Fang

Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics

Yansong Tang

Tsinghua University

Tutorial Co-chairs

Giuseppe Valenzise

Université Paris-Saclay

Roger Zimmermann

National University of Singapore

Jianquan Liu

NEC

Demo Co-chairs

Shaoen Wu

Kennesaw State University

Shin’ichi Satoh

National Institute of Informatics

Huabin Liu

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Industry Program Co-chairs

Changick Kim

KAIST

Karsten Mueller

Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, HHI

Chenjia Bai

Institute of AI (TeleAI), ChinaTelecom

Best paper award committee members

Chia-Wen Lin

Antonio Ortega

Jianquan Liu

Lu Fang

Yonggang Wen

Weisi Lin

Best demo award committee members

Nam Ling

Dong Liu