2nd Edition · Workshop at ACM MobiHoc 2026

Federated Intelligence and Digital Twins for Autonomous Systems and IoT

A focused venue for research on federated learning, digital twins, privacy-preserving intelligence, and distributed AI systems for mobile, autonomous, and resource-constrained environments.

Tokyo, Japan November 26, 2026 #FIDTA2026
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Scope

Federated Intelligence Meets Digital Twin Systems

FIDTA 2026 focuses on the co-design of federated learning, decentralized AI, and digital twin technologies for distributed, mobile, and resource-constrained environments.

The FIDTA 2026 workshop provides a dedicated forum for research at the intersection of Federated Learning (FL) and Digital Twin (DT) technologies within distributed, mobile, and resource-constrained networked environments.

As IoT infrastructures, autonomous systems, mobile robots, and cyber-physical networks become increasingly widespread, new solutions are needed to address dynamic topologies, privacy constraints, real-time decision-making, and limited computational resources without relying on centralized architectures.

FIDTA 2026 builds on the momentum of its inaugural 2025 edition at ACM MobiHoc 2025, expanding the discussion toward agentic AI, large-scale edge deployments, AI-native network architectures, and federated digital twin pipelines.

Research Areas

Topics of Interest

We welcome contributions on algorithms, architectures, systems, protocols, and applications at the intersection of federated intelligence and digital twin technologies.

  • 01

    Federated Learning for Dynamic Systems

    Algorithms for dynamic IoT, mobile, and autonomous systems.

  • 02

    Real-Time Digital Twin Generation

    Generation, synchronization, and update over mobile and heterogeneous networks.

  • 03

    Communication-Efficient Intelligence

    Energy-aware, network-optimized, and resource-adaptive federated intelligence.

  • 04

    Privacy, Security & Trust

    Trustworthy mechanisms for federated digital twin systems.

  • 05

    Adaptive & Resilient FL Frameworks

    Learning frameworks for mobile agents, cyber-physical systems, and dynamic topologies.

  • 06

    Agentic AI & Foundation Models

    Integration of agentic AI and foundation models in resource-constrained mobile networks.

  • 07

    AI-Native Network Protocols

    Protocol design supporting federated digital twin pipelines.

  • 08

    Multi-Agent Decentralized Architectures

    Distributed architectures for collaborative and decentralized federated intelligence.

  • 09

    Application Domains

    Smart cities, connected autonomous vehicles, swarm robotics, industrial IoT, and remote healthcare.

  • 10

    Deployment & Evaluation

    Evaluation in edge clouds, UAV networks, mobile swarms, and real-world testbeds.

Key Deadlines

Important Dates

All deadlines are 23:59 AoE (Anywhere on Earth).

Paper Submission August 31, 2026
Camera-ready Deadline September 30, 2026
Workshop Date November 26, 2026
Call for Papers

Submission Information

Submission instructions and the official submission link will follow as soon as they are made available.

Paper Format

All papers must be submitted in PDF format using the ACM double-column conference template. Submissions should be 8 pages maximum.

Review Process

The review process will be single-blind. Each submission will be reviewed by at least two members of the Program Committee.

Proceedings

Accepted papers are expected to appear in the ACM Digital Library as part of the official MobiHoc 2026 Workshop Proceedings.

Submission portal: information and links for submission will follow soon.

Contact Organizers
Organizing Committee

Workshop Organizers

Prof. Francesco Piccialli

University of Naples Federico II, Italy

francesco.piccialli@unina.it

Dr. Daniela Annunziata

University of Naples Federico II, Italy

daniela.annunziata@unina.it

Prof. David Camacho

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

david.camacho@upm.es

Prof. Sadi Alawadi

Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH), Sweden

sadi.alawadi@bth.se
Tentative Program Committee

Program Committee

The committee will be expanded. Members are listed below.

  • Antonella GuzzoUniversity of Calabria, Italy
  • Carlo MazzoccaUniversity of Salerno, Italy
  • Dipanwita ThakurUniversity of Calabria, Italy
  • Fabio GiampaoloUniversity of Naples Federico II, Italy
  • Jerry Chun-Wei LinSilesian University of Technology, Poland
  • Marzia CanzanielloUniversity of Naples Federico II, Italy
  • Valeria MeleUniversity of Naples Federico II, Italy
  • Xiaokang ZhouKansai University, Japan
  • Valerio BellandiUniversity of Milan, Italy
  • Giovanna SanninoICAR-CNR, Italy
  • Ngoc Thanh NguyenWroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland
  • Ahmed M. A. SayedQueen Mary University of London, UK
  • Madjid TavanaLa Salle University, USA
  • Philipp CimianoBielefeld University, Germany
  • Rehmat UllahNewcastle University, UK
  • Rafal CupekSilesian University of Technology, Poland
  • Ghulam MuhammadKing Saud University, Saudi Arabia
  • Kenli LiHunan University, China
  • Francesco FlamminiUniversity of Firenze, Italy
  • Paolo BellavistaUniversity of Bologna, Italy
Contact

Questions, updates, and
submission information

Submission system and final workshop program will be announced after confirmation from ACM MobiHoc 2026. For inquiries, contact the organizing team.

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