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icSPORTS is sponsored by INSTICC – Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication

SCOPE

The integration of technology into sports is revolutionizing the way we train, compete, and achieve peak performance, while also enhancing the management and enjoyment of sports at all levels. icSPORTS aims to provide a multidisciplinary platform for researchers, companies, and professionals to share the latest innovations, exchange ideas, and develop synergies at the intersection of sports science, engineering, and information technology. By bringing together diverse perspectives, the conference seeks to foster collaboration and drive advancements that will shape the future of sports, benefiting athletes, coaches, and enthusiasts alike.

This conference seeks contributions in areas where technology supports and enhances sports, exercise and physical activity. icSPORTS invites submissions that bridge academic research with practical applications, fostering collaboration to advance the future of sports science and technology.

CONGRESS AREAS
CONFERENCE AREAS

Each of these topic areas is expanded below but the sub-topics list is not exhaustive. Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following main topic areas:

1. AI, DATA & SPORT SYSTEMS
2. HEALTH, SPORTS MEDICINE & REHABILITATION TECHNOLOGIES
3. PERFORMANCE, BIOMECHANICS & COACHING SUPPORT


AREA 1: AI, DATA & SPORT SYSTEMS


  • Extended Reality, Exergaming and Virtual Sports
  • Multimedia and Information Technology
  • Sports Statistics and Analyses
  • Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Big Data in Sport
  • Sports Analytics

AREA 2: HEALTH, SPORTS MEDICINE & REHABILITATION TECHNOLOGIES


  • Applied Physiology to Sport, Health and Fitness
  • Technology Support in Sports Medicine or Rehabilitation
  • Signal Analysis & Device Engineering
  • Physiological Monitoring in Sport
  • Digital Rehabilitation, Tele-Rehabilitation and Exercise Technologies

AREA 3: PERFORMANCE, BIOMECHANICS & COACHING SUPPORT


  • Training and Testing
  • Coaching Support Technology
  • Machine Learning in Sports Performance Prediction
  • Wearable Sensors and Measurement Systems in Sport
  • Performance Monitoring, Training Load and Athlete Readiness
  • Video Analysis
  • Sports Biomechanics
  • Computer Vision, Pose Estimation and Motion Tracking in Sport

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

icSPORTS 2027 will have several invited keynote speakers, who are internationally recognized experts in their areas. Their names are not yet confirmed.

PAPER SUBMISSION

Authors can submit their work in the form of a complete paper or an abstract, but please note that accepted abstracts are presented but not published in the proceedings of the conference. Complete papers can be submitted as a Regular Paper, representing completed and validated research, or as a Position Paper, portraying a short report of work in progress or an arguable opinion about an issue discussing ideas, facts, situations, methods, procedures or results of scientific research focused on one of the conference topic areas.

Authors should submit a paper in English, carefully checked for correct grammar and spelling, addressing one or several of the conference areas or topics. Each paper should clearly indicate the nature of its technical/scientific contribution, and the problems, domains or environments to which it is applicable. To facilitate the double-blind paper evaluation method, authors are kindly requested to produce and provide the paper WITHOUT any reference to any of the authors, including the authors’ personal details, the acknowledgments section of the paper and any other reference that may disclose the authors’ identity.

When submitting a complete paper please note that only original papers should be submitted. Authors are advised to read INSTICC's ethical norms regarding plagiarism and self-plagiarism thoroughly before submitting and must make sure that their submissions do not substantially overlap work which has been published elsewhere or simultaneously submitted to a journal or another conference with proceedings. Papers that contain any form of plagiarism will be rejected without reviews. Authors should also avoid using an excessive number of self-citations and an excessive number of co-authors.

All papers must be submitted through the online submission platform PRIMORIS and should follow the instructions and templates that can be found under Guidelines and Templates. After the paper submission has been successfully completed, authors will receive an automatic confirmation e-mail.

PUBLICATIONS

All accepted complete papers will be published in the conference proceedings, under an ISBN reference, on digital support.
SCITEPRESS is a member of CrossRef (http://www.crossref.org/) and every paper on our digital library is given a DOI (Digital Object Identifier).
The proceedings will be submitted for indexation by SCOPUS, Google Scholar, DBLP, Semantic Scholar, EI and Web of Science / Conference Proceedings Citation Index.

IMPORTANT DATES

Conference Date: 25 - 26 October, 2027

Paper Submission: April 27, 2027
Authors Notification:
June 18, 2027
Camera Ready and Registration:
June 30, 2027

Paper Submission: June 3, 2027
Authors Notification:
July 26, 2027
Camera Ready and Registration:
September 6, 2027

Workshops
Workshop Proposal: June 11, 2027

Special Sessions
Special Session Proposal: June 11, 2027

Tutorials
Tutorial Proposal: June 11, 2027

Demos
Demo Proposal: June 11, 2027

Panels
Panel Proposal: June 11, 2027

Abstracts
Abstract Submission: July 29, 2027
Authors Notification: September 13, 2027
Camera Ready and Registration: September 22, 2027

SECRETARIAT

icSPORTS Secretariat
Address: Avenida de S. Francisco Xavier, Lote 7 Cv. C
             2900-616 Setúbal - Portugal
Tel.: +351 265 520 185
Fax: +351 265 520 186
e-mail: icsports.secretariat@insticc.org
Web: https://icsports.scitevents.org

VENUE

Available soon.

Conference Co-chairs

CONGRESS CHAIR
CONFERENCE CHAIR

Available soon.

PROGRAM CHAIR

Available soon.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Luca Paolo Ardigò, Lærerutdanning, NLA Høgskolen Oslo, Norway
Arnold Baca, University of Vienna, Austria
Vladislav Bakayev, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russian Federation
Óscar Barquero-Pérez, Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain
Valentina Camomilla, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Italy
Iolanda Cioffi, Milan University, Italy
Miguel Velhote Correia, Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Engenharia
Marco Della Vedova, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Sabrina Demarie, University of Rome Foro Italico, Italy
Sebahattin Devecioğlu, Fırat University, Türkiye
Hugo Celso Dutra de Souza, Department of Health Sciences of Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Mounin EL El Yacoubi, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France
José Aurélio Marques Faria, Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Andrea Fusco, University “G. D’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Italy
Michael Gilchrist, University College Dublin, Ireland
Maki Habib, The American University in Cairo, Egypt
Yuki Inaba, Japan Institute of Sports Sciences, Japan
In Ju Kim, Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Wangdo Kim, Universidad de Ingenieria y Tecnologia, Peru
Andrey Koptyug, Mid Sweden University, Sweden
Oleksandr Krasilshchikov, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Fernando G. Lobo, University Of The Algarve, Portugal
Chris Mills, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Rabiu Muazu Musa, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
Naser Nawayseh, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Pedro R. Olivares, Faculty of Education, Psychology and Sport Sciences, University of Huelva, Spain
Ryohei Orihara, The University of Electro-Communications, Japan
Ratko Pavlovic, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, University of East Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Krzysztof Przednowek, Institute of Physical Culture Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszów University, Poland
António Manuel Ramos, Independent Researcher, Portugal
Fernando Ribeiro, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Jose Manuel Sarabia Marín, Sport Research Center, Miguel Hernandez University of Elche / Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Spain
Aaron Scanlan, Central Queensland University, Australia
Adérito Seixas, Escola Superior de Saude Fernando Pessoa, Fundacao Fernando Pessoa, Portugal
Jožef Šimenko, University of Essex, United Kingdom
Veroljub Stankovic, Faculty of sport and physical education, University of Pristina in Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia
Rui Torres, Technical University of Porto
Ognjen Uljevic, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Split, Croatia
João R Vaz, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Klemens Weigl, Hochschule Karlsruhe - University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Slawomir Winiarski, Department of Physiology and Biomechanics, Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences, Poland
Naiquan Zheng, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, United States

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