[Opt-Net] Call for Papers ICCL 2026: 17th International Conference on Computational Logistics, Aug 13- Sept 2, 2026, Morocco

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Call For Papers

ICCL 2026,
17th International Conference on Computational Logistics,
https://www.iccl2026.uni-hamburg.de/
August 31 - September 02, 2026,
Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco


ICCL focuses on the theory and applications of operations research, 
artificial intelligence, and management science to problems in logistics.

Authors are kindly invited to submit their contributions in the field of 
logistics involving operations research and management, decision 
support, artificial intelligence, and information systems. Practical 
cases providing insights and real-world experience are encouraged to be 
submitted.

Submitted contributions will be peer-reviewed and may be submitted as:

     Full papers for publication in Springer’s Lecture Notes in Computer 
Science (LNCS).
     Extended abstracts for presentation only.

The theme of this year’s conference is “Logistics in the Age of AI.” The 
conference topics include, among others:

     Operations research, planning and decision support
     Machine learning and AI for logistics
     Routing
     Freight, multimodal and nearshoring
     Maritime logistics and port operations
     Urban logistics and public transport
     Warehousing and inventory
     Supply chain design and sustainability
     Reverse logistics and circular economy
     Humanitarian and health-care logistics
     Large-scale and combinatorial optimization
     IoT, real-time systems and ICT
     Data-driven logistics, benchmarking and reproducibility
     Uncertainty, stochastic and robust planning
     Simulation, modelling and digital twins
     Energy-aware logistics
     Sector-specific studies (e.g., agro, land)
     Case studies, demos, datasets and tools

Important Dates

     Submission deadline for full papers: April 30, 2026
     Submission deadline for abstracts: May 31, 2026
     Notifications of acceptance (for both full papers and abstracts): 
June 30, 2026
     Early bird registration: July 15, 2026

Submissions

The submission of abstracts and papers will be handled through the ICCL 
2026 EasyChair Management system via this link 
https://easychair.org/my2/conference?conf=iccl26

Full paper submissions

Full papers should have a length between 8 to 15 pages following the 
LNCS style files. For a paper to be included in this volume, it should 
be presented at the conference by one of the authors.

     Upload the pdf file of the 8-15 page regular paper in LNCS style on 
the EasyChair platform.
     Paste the abstract corresponding with the full paper in the textbox 
(maximum 3000 characters, including spaces) to be included in the 
abstracts booklet, which will be distributed during the conference.

Authors should consult Springer’s authors’ guidelines and use their 
proceedings templates, either for LaTeX or for Word, for the preparation 
of their papers. Additionally, Springer’s proceedings LaTeX templates 
are available in Overleaf. Springer encourages authors to include their 
ORCIDs in their papers. In addition, the corresponding author of each 
paper, acting on behalf of all of the authors of that paper, must 
complete and sign a Consent-to-Publish form. The corresponding author 
signing the copyright form should match the corresponding author marked 
on the paper. Once the files have been sent to Springer, changes 
relating to the authorship of the papers cannot be made.
Extended abstracts (for presentation only)

Submitted abstracts should not exceed one page (maximum 3000 characters, 
including spaces). At most 4 references can be included. Mathematical 
formulas can be included in LaTeX notation. Accepted Abstracts should be 
presented at the conference by one of the authors
Session proposals

Session proposals (length up to 400 words) should be submitted to 
m.sarhani at aui.ma and malek.sarhani.aui at gmail.com by  March 15, 2026, and 
should cover the following points:

     Session title.
     The organizer(s). Include names, addresses, and affiliations, and 
indicate the main responsible person.
     A brief summary of the scope/topic.

Conference Chairs

Malek Sarhani, Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco
Stefan Voß, University of Hamburg, Germany
Youssef Chetioui, Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco