SYNTACS 2026

CALL FOR POSTERS

Present your research, share your ideas, and connect with the community at our vibrant poster session.

About

We invite students, researchers, and professionals to submit posters for SYNTACS 2026. The poster session provides a vibrant platform to present ideas, ongoing work, and completed research while fostering collaboration and networking.

Poster Areas (Themes)

Submissions are invited in (but not limited to) the following four areas:

Strategic Intelligence & Theoretical Computer Science

Algorithms, complexity, graph theory, game theory, optimization, theoretical machine learning, human–AI interaction, and fairness.

Networks, Security & Distributed Systems

Computer and wireless networks, cybersecurity, cryptography, blockchain, distributed systems, IoT, edge computing, and cloud security.

Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence

Computer vision, image processing, deep learning, federated and reinforcement learning, generative AI, multimedia, multimodal learning, medical imaging, remote sensing, natural language processing, and explainable AI.

System Architecture & Infrastructure

Computer architecture, hardware security, hardware accelerators, high-performance and green computing, embedded systems, operating system, and edge accelerators.

Computing Applications and Demonstrations

Event Details

Dates

  • Submission Deadline: 16 Feb 202622 Feb 2026 (AoE)
  • Acceptance Notification: 2nd March 2026
  • Camera Ready: 9th March 2026
  • Early Bird Registration: 9th March 2026
  • Conference Dates: 20–21 March 2026

Venue

CSE, IIT Ropar

IIT Ropar, Punjab, India

Who Can Submit?

UG / PG students
PhD scholars
Researchers
Industry professionals
Start-ups and innovators

Both new posters and previously presented posters are welcome.

Poster Guidelines

Format

  • •Size: A0 (Portrait)
  • •File for submission: PDF
  • •Language: English
  • •Official Templates: Download PowerPoint and LaTeX
  • •Samples: View PowerPoint and LaTeX samples

Submission Guidelines

Authors submitting posters to SYNTACS 2026 must prepare their posters in the above-mentioned layout and submit them as PDFs through the designated submission portal. Both new posters and previously presented posters are eligible for submission. To ensure uniformity and ease of preparation, the organizing committee has provided official PowerPoint and Overleaf templates, which authors are strongly encouraged to use while creating their posters. Authors who already have a poster presented at another conference may submit their existing portrait-format poster, provided it conforms to the A0 portrait size requirement. All accepted posters will be presented in a physical poster session, and authors are required to bring a printed copy of their poster to the conference venue for display; digital-only or virtual poster presentations will not be accommodated.

Note: Posters accepted at SYNTACS 2026 will not be included in any conference proceedings.

Presentation Requirement

This is a physical poster session.

Participants must:

  • Print and bring the poster yourself
  • Be present at the poster during the assigned session

Selection Criteria

Poster submissions to SYNTACS 2026 will be reviewed by the organizing committee based on the following criteria:

Novelty and Originality

The extent to which the poster presents new ideas, approaches, or perspectives, or offers meaningful extensions to existing work.

Relevance to SYNTACS 2026

Alignment of the poster topic with the themes and focus areas of the conference.

Technical Soundness and Feasibility

The clarity of the problem formulation, soundness of the methodology, and feasibility of the proposed or demonstrated approach.

Completeness and Clarity

How clearly the objectives, methodology, and results (if available) are presented and how complete the work is at its current stage.

Potential to Stimulate Discussion

The ability of the poster to encourage interaction, feedback, and meaningful discussion during the poster session.

Visual Quality and Organization

Effectiveness of the poster layout, readability, and visual presentation in communicating the core ideas.

Registration Fee

₹1000/ participant

(+ GST as applicable)

Includes:

  • Poster presentation
  • Participation
  • Certificate
  • Lunch + High Tea on Main Event

Note: Accomodation is not provided. Kindly check the FAQs for the list of nearby hotels/hostels.

Special Opportunities

The best posters will be shortlisted for Lightning Talks:

  • •Duration: 5–8 minutes

Best Lightning Talks will receive awards.

All participants will receive certificates.

Optional Demo Video

If your poster includes a demo, prototype, or experiment, you may submit a video:

  • •Duration: 5–10 minutes
  • •Platform: YouTube
  • •Submission: Share the YouTube link in the submission form

Required Information

When submitting your poster, you will need to provide:

Poster Title

Authors & Affiliations

Corresponding Author Email

Poster Upload (PDF)

Is this poster previously presented?

Yes / No

If yes, mention the event name

Do you have a demo/video?

Optional: Share a YouTube link (5–10 minutes)

Submission

Submission Platform: CMT

Submit Your Poster

You will be asked to upload:

  • Poster (PDF)
  • Indicate if previously presented
  • Optional YouTube demo link

CMT ACKNOWLEDGMENT: The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.