Author Instructions:

Please comply with the following guidelines:

  • The author has to submit the paper through the Microsoft CMT URL submission link https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/IEEEICDLT2025/.
  • All papers must be in English.
  • The paper must discuss only new and previously unpublished results.
  • Authors must submit original, unpublished papers in English. Technical papers should follow the IEEE 2-column format, with page limits as follows: 8 pages for full papers, 4 pages for short papers, and 12 pages for Systemisation of Knowledge (SoK) papers (excluding references).
  • Manuscript templates are available on IEEE Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings (https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html). Papers must be submitted as PDF files through Microsoft’s Conference Management Toolkit (CMT) https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/IEEEICDLT2025/.
  • All submissions will undergo a double-blind peer review with a rebuttal period. Papers must be anonymized by removing all identifying information, including names, affiliations, self-citations, acknowledgements, and funding sources.
  • IEEE AI Guidelines: Submissions must comply with IEEE guidelines for Artificial Intelligence (AI; https://conferences.ieeeauthorcenter.ieee.org/author-ethics/guidelines-and-policies/submission-policies/), ensuring transparency, accountability, and ethical use of AI-generated content.
  • The paper must address at least one category specified in the Call for Papers.

Additional guidelines:

  • The plagiarism check will be done on all submitted papers. Plagiarism and self-plagiarism applies to all previously published work, irrespective of whether the other publication is inside or outside of IEEE. We are very serious about Plagiarism Content; we accept only original articles. The article may be rejected at any time if found plagiarized. For more information refer IEEE page – Plagiarism FAQs.
  • All papers that are accepted must be presented at the conference. In case a paper is not presented at the conference, it shall be deemed a “no-show.” No-shows will be removed from post-conference distribution.
  • All accepted, registered, and presented papers will be submitted to IEEE for possible inclusion in IEEE Xplore® digital library.