{"id":1225,"date":"2025-12-22T11:23:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T10:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/percom.org\/2026\/?page_id=1225"},"modified":"2026-01-23T10:13:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T09:13:18","slug":"camera-ready-preparation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/percom.org\/2026\/camera-ready-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"Camera-Ready Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The camera-ready deadline is February 02, 2026, for most events. This deadline MUST be met!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper Type<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Number of pages<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Max. extra pages(*)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deadline<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Full papers<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9 + 1 page for references only<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">February 02, 2026, 11:59 pm AOE<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work-in-progress papers<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">February 02, 2026, 11:59 pm AOE<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PhD forum papers<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">February 02, 2026, 11:59 pm AOE<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demo papers<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">February 02, 2026, 11:59 pm AOE<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Workshops<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">February 02, 2026, 11:59 pm AOE<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artifacts<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">February 16, 2026, 11:59 pm AOE<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(*): Additional pages may be purchased at a cost of 150 euros per page, to be paid with your conference registration.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Key Steps in the Camera-Ready Process<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong><a href=\"#prepare-manuscript\">Prepare the final manuscript<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong><a href=\"#submit-consent\">Submit your copyright consent<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong><a href=\"#register-conference\">Register for the conference<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong><a href=\"#certify-files\">Certify\/Convert your file with IEEE PDF eXpress<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong><a href=\"#upload-pdf\">Upload the PDF returned by IEEE PDF eXpress to the EDAS<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div id=\"prepare-manuscript\"><\/div>\n<h4>1. Prepare the Final Manuscript<\/h4>\n<p>Please take your paper reviews carefully into account to finalize the content of the paper. If your paper is assigned to a shepherd, please make sure you have received the approval from the shepherd.<\/p>\n<p>Each camera-ready submission must strictly adhere to the IEEE formatting instructions in order to be included in the PerCom 2026 Proceedings and the IEEE Digital Library. The page limit for different types of papers is indicated in the table above. Below are the detailed formatting instructions for Word and LaTeX users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-1&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-medium-font-size\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-1\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">1.1 Word Users<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-1\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>1.1.1 You can download an IEEE Conference Microsoft Word template from the IEEE website <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ieee.org\/conferences_events\/conferences\/publishing\/templates.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>1.1.2 Be sure to use the US Letter (8-1\/2\u00d711 inches) page size.<\/p>\n<p>1.1.3 Please check that your submission adheres to the set page limit for your type of submission.<\/p>\n<p>1.1.4 Do not use page numbers, and do not use headers or footers.<\/p>\n<p>1.1.5 In the past, users of the word template have encountered some common errors. Consider the following tips in using the word template:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Be sure to use title case for the paper title (capitalize first letter of each word, except for \u201ca\u201d, \u201cand\u201d, \u201cfor\u201d, \u201cin\u201d, \u201cor\u201d, \u201cwith\u201d)<\/li>\n<li>The paper title should be neither bold nor italic<\/li>\n<li>Author names should not be numbered; omit \u201c1st\u201d, 2nd\u201d, etc.<\/li>\n<li>The abstract should begin with the keyword \u201cAbstract\u201d, which is bold+italic<\/li>\n<li>The abstract text should be bold but not italic<\/li>\n<li>Remove the placeholder \u201cXXX-X-XXXX-XXXX-X\/XX\/$XX.00 \u00a920XX IEEE\u201d from the footer. It will be added automatically during the publishing process<\/li>\n<li>Use 8pt font for references<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-2&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\" style=\"font-size:20px\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-2\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">1.2 LaTeX Users<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-2\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>1.2.1 You can download an IEEE Conference LaTeX template from the IEEE website <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ieee.org\/conferences_events\/conferences\/publishing\/templates.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>1.2.2 Use the following document class and options: \\documentclass[10pt, conference, compsocconf]{IEEEtran}.<\/p>\n<p>1.2.3 Be sure to use the US Letter (8-1\/2\u00d711 inches) page size.<\/p>\n<p>1.2.4 Please check that your submission adheres to the set page limit for your type of submission.<\/p>\n<p>1.2.5 Do not use page numbers, and do not use headers or footers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"submit-consent\"><\/div>\n<h4>2. Submit your copyright consent<\/h4>\n<p>For every manuscript in the PerCom 2026 Proceedings, copyright consent must be given by the authors via EDAS. The signed copyright consent form of each accepted paper <strong>MUST<\/strong>\u00a0be submitted before uploading your final manuscript. To submit your copyright consent, please log in to EDAS, go to your accepted paper details and click on the button close to \u201cCopyright form\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"register-conference\"><\/div>\n<h4>3. Register for the Conference<\/h4>\n<p>Each accepted paper (main conference, WiP, demonstrations, or any affiliated workshops) has to have one author registered as a full (non-student) attendee. More details about registrations can be found on the <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/percom.org\/2026\/registration\/\">PerCom\u201926<\/a><\/strong> website.<\/p>\n<p>For authors who have multiple accepted papers, one full registration can cover two accepted papers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"certify-files\"><\/div>\n<h4>4. Certify\/Convert your Files with IEEE PDF eXpress<\/h4>\n<p>In this step, you will upload your PDF file to IEEE PDF eXpress, which will generate a certified PDF that you should submit. The file you upload to EDAS must be the one that IEEE PDF eXpress emails back to you once all formatting checks are passed.<\/p>\n<p>Check your file for compliance with the <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-pdf-express.org\/\">IEEE PDF eXpress<\/a><\/strong> tool by following steps:<\/p>\n<p>4.1 Click <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-pdf-express.org\/\">IEEE PDF eXpress<\/a><\/strong> to go to PDF eXpress. (PDF eXpress\u00ae will open in a new browser window)<\/p>\n<p>4.2 Log in if you have previously registered with the site or click \u201cCreate account\u201d to create a new account.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enter Conference ID.\n<ul>\n<li>If your paper is accepted in the main conference as a full paper, please enter 67906X.<\/li>\n<li>If your paper is accepted in all other tracks including Work-in-progress, PhD Forum, Demo, Workshops, and artifacts, please enter 68308X.<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>IMPORTANT<\/u><\/strong>: While the above identifiers look almost identical, they are different and authors should be careful which one to pick.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Enter your email address.<\/li>\n<li>Enter your password or choose a password.<\/li>\n<li>Continue to enter information as prompted (You will receive an email confirming the successful creation of your account if you choose to create an account at the beginning).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4.3 Upload either your source file or PDF file for conversion and\/or PDF Checking.<\/p>\n<p>4.4 Use PDF eXpress to obtain an IEEE Xplore-compatible PDF file.\n<ul>\n<li>The site contains extensive instructions, resources, and helpful hints.<\/li>\n<li>Through your PDF eXpress account, you may submit your source application files for conversion to PDF, and\/or submit PDFs for checking.<\/li>\n<li>You will have the opportunity to revise your submission if you are not satisfied with the PDF that PDF eXpress creates for you, or if the system finds problems with your paper, or if your PDF fails the PDF Check.<\/li>\n<li>Technical support via email and telephone is available if you experience trouble in creating your PDF.<\/li>\n<li>If there is a problem with your file, you will receive an e-mail detailing the problem(s). Otherwise, the system will e-mail you a copy of your IEEE Xplore-compatible PDF file.<\/li>\n<li>If your file did not pass, fix the problem and check again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<p>Note: PDF eXpress will not check your paper size (A4 or US Letter). Please manually check that your paper uses the right page size, US Letter (use Adobe Reader -> File -> Properties).\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"upload-pdf\"><\/div>\n<h4>5. Upload the PDF returned by IEEE PDF eXpress to EDAS<\/h4>\n<p>Please submit the IEEE PDF eXpress certified version of your paper (i.e., the version IEEE PDF eXpress emails back to you if everything is correct), not the one compiled on your system. Otherwise, your paper will not be considered certified in EDAS, and you will be asked by publication chairs to re-submit your camera-ready. We will collect your final PDF version from EDAS.<\/p>\n<p>To submit your camera-ready paper, go to your accepted paper details in EDAS and click on the upload button.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3><strong>Contact Information<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information, please contact the Conference Publications Co-Chairs:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Janick Edinger, University of Hamburg, Germany (janick.edinger@uni-hamburg.de)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dong Ma, University of Cambridge, UK (dm878@cam.ac.uk)<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The camera-ready deadline is February 02, 2026, for most events. This deadline MUST be met! Paper Type Number of pages Max. extra pages(*) Deadline Full papers 9 + 1 page for references only 2 February 02, 2026, 11:59 pm AOE Work-in-progress papers 4 1 February 02, 2026, 11:59 pm AOE PhD forum papers 2 0 February 02, 2026, 11:59 pm AOE Demo papers 3 1 February 02, 2026, 11:59 pm AOE Workshops 6 1 February 02, 2026, 11:59 pm AOE Artifacts 2 0 February 16, 2026, 11:59 pm AOE (*): Additional pages may be purchased at a cost of 150 euros per page, to be paid with your conference registration. Key Steps in the Camera-Ready Process Prepare the final manuscript Submit your copyright consent Register for the conference Certify\/Convert your file with IEEE PDF eXpress Upload the PDF returned by IEEE PDF eXpress to the EDAS 1. Prepare the Final Manuscript Please take your paper reviews carefully into account to finalize the content of the paper. If your paper is assigned to a shepherd, please make sure you have received the approval from the shepherd. Each camera-ready submission must strictly adhere to the IEEE formatting instructions in order to be included in the PerCom 2026 Proceedings and the IEEE Digital Library. The page limit for different types of papers is indicated in the table above. Below are the detailed formatting instructions for Word and LaTeX users. 2. Submit your copyright consent For every manuscript in the PerCom 2026 Proceedings, copyright consent must be given by the authors via EDAS. The signed copyright consent form of each accepted paper MUST\u00a0be submitted before uploading your final manuscript. To submit your copyright consent, please log in to EDAS, go to your accepted paper details and click on the button close to \u201cCopyright form\u201d. 3. Register for the Conference Each accepted paper (main conference, WiP, demonstrations, or any affiliated workshops) has to have one author registered as a full (non-student) attendee. More details about registrations can be found on the PerCom\u201926 website. For authors who have multiple accepted papers, one full registration can cover two accepted papers. 4. Certify\/Convert your Files with IEEE PDF eXpress In this step, you will upload your PDF file to IEEE PDF eXpress, which will generate a certified PDF that you should submit. The file you upload to EDAS must be the one that IEEE PDF eXpress emails back to you once all formatting checks are passed. Check your file for compliance with the IEEE PDF eXpress tool by following steps: 4.1 Click IEEE PDF eXpress to go to PDF eXpress. (PDF eXpress\u00ae will open in a new browser window) 4.2 Log in if you have previously registered with the site or click \u201cCreate account\u201d to create a new account. Enter Conference ID. If your paper is accepted in the main conference as a full paper, please enter 67906X. If your paper is accepted in all other tracks including Work-in-progress, PhD Forum, Demo, Workshops, and artifacts, please enter 68308X. IMPORTANT: While the above identifiers look almost identical, they are different and authors should be careful which one to pick. Enter your email address. Enter your password or choose a password. Continue to enter information as prompted (You will receive an email confirming the successful creation of your account if you choose to create an account at the beginning). 4.3 Upload either your source file or PDF file for conversion and\/or PDF Checking. 4.4 Use PDF eXpress to obtain an IEEE Xplore-compatible PDF file. The site contains extensive instructions, resources, and helpful hints. Through your PDF eXpress account, you may submit your source application files for conversion to PDF, and\/or submit PDFs for checking. You will have the opportunity to revise your submission if you are not satisfied with the PDF that PDF eXpress creates for you, or if the system finds problems with your paper, or if your PDF fails the PDF Check. Technical support via email and telephone is available if you experience trouble in creating your PDF. If there is a problem with your file, you will receive an e-mail detailing the problem(s). Otherwise, the system will e-mail you a copy of your IEEE Xplore-compatible PDF file. If your file did not pass, fix the problem and check again. Note: PDF eXpress will not check your paper size (A4 or US Letter). Please manually check that your paper uses the right page size, US Letter (use Adobe Reader -> File -> Properties). 5. Upload the PDF returned by IEEE PDF eXpress to EDAS Please submit the IEEE PDF eXpress certified version of your paper (i.e., the version IEEE PDF eXpress emails back to you if everything is correct), not the one compiled on your system. Otherwise, your paper will not be considered certified in EDAS, and you will be asked by publication chairs to re-submit your camera-ready. We will collect your final PDF version from EDAS. To submit your camera-ready paper, go to your accepted paper details in EDAS and click on the upload button. Contact Information For more information, please contact the Conference Publications Co-Chairs: Janick Edinger, University of Hamburg, Germany (janick.edinger@uni-hamburg.de) Dong Ma, University of Cambridge, UK (dm878@cam.ac.uk)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1225","page","type-page","status-publish"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/percom.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/percom.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/percom.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/percom.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/percom.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1225"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/percom.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1430,"href":"https:\/\/percom.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1225\/revisions\/1430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/percom.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}