(BHTC) 2026 Bengaluru, INDIA

 6th IEEE Bangalore Humanitarian Technology Conference (BHTC) 2026

March 27 - 29, 2026 | The Chancery Pavilion, Residency Road, Bengaluru, INDIA

https://bhtc-2026.ieeebangalore.org/

 

Call for Papers

IEEE BHTC is a premier international conference dedicated to addressing sustainability challenges aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 6th edition of this flagship humanitarian conference of IEEE Bangalore Section will focus on AI for Sustainability, exploring how artificial intelligence can transform urban sustainability for a smarter, more livable future.  It will be held in the Chancery Pavilion, Residency Road, Bengaluru, India, from March 27-29, 2026. 

 

Scope and Objective

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as a transformative tool for addressing sustainability challenges aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  AI enables sensing, predicting, and optimizing natural and anthropogenic systems/system parameters, and thus, provides a great promise in achieving a sustainable common future. 

IEEE B-HTC 2026 invites contributions in AI for Sustainability in the following 6 focus areas: 

• Clean Air

• Clean Water

• Clean Energy

• Sustainable Mobility

• Sustainable Infrastructure

• Biodiversity Conservation

We seek original research, applied solutions, and case studies that utilize machine learning, deep learning, reinforcement learning, graph neural networks, generative AI, optimizations, blockchain, federated learning, and data-driven decision-making to solve regional and global sustainability challenges. Efforts that result in Digital Public Good and Open Datasets to advance sustainability are also welcome. We encourage interdisciplinary contributions from academia and industry that explore region-specific sustainability issues; industry-driven solutions; scalable AI applications for local, national, and global sustainability goals.

Important Dates

All deadlines are Anywhere on Earth (AoE, UTC-1200) 

• Paper Submission Opens: Jun 05, 2025

• Abstract Registration Deadline: Aug 24, 2025

• Paper Submission Deadline: Aug 31, 2025 Oct 5, 2026 (hard deadline)

• Notification of Acceptance: Dec 15, 2025

• Camera-ready Submission: Jan 12, 2026

Paper Types

We solicit submission of original, unpublished work in any of the following 3 tracks (where page limit includes all figures, tables, references, etc.):

 

• Research track (6-8 pages) – open to ALL

• Industry track (4-6 pages) – open to ONLY INDUSTRY participants

• Position paper/Work in Progress track (4 pages) – open to ALL

 

For submission guidelines, review process, publication policy, author ethics, refer to [Click Here]

Submission Link: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/BHTC2026 

 

Organizing Committee

 

General Co-Chairs

• Sachchida Nand Tripathi, IIT Kanpur
• Yogesh Simmhan, IISc Bangalore
• Prasant Misra, TCS Research, Bangalore

General Vice Co-Chairs

• Chengappa M. R., HPE Bangalore
• Ashwini Appaji, BMSCE Bangalore

Technical Program Co-Chairs

• Shailesh Deshpande, TCS Research, Pune
• Sourav Kanti Addya, NITK Surathkal
• Tarun Rambha, IISc Bangalore

Poster Co-Chairs

• Archana Mathur, NMIT Bangalore
• Sumit Soman, Ericsson Bangalore
• Raghavendra Prasad S. G., RVCE Bangalore

Demo & Exhibits Co-Chairs

• Saneesh Cleatus T., BMSIT Bangalore
• Ambika J., Finastra, Bangalore
• Amod Jai Ganesh, HARMAN Automotive, Bangalore

Panel Co-Chairs

• Ayan Dutta. Sandisk,  Bangalore
• Neha Kumari, IBM Bangalore
• Dileep Paruchuri, Intel Technologies, Bangalore

Publication Co-Chairs

• Arun Balodi, Dayananda Sagar University, Bangalore
• Alok Ranjan, Bosch India, Bangalore

Finance & Registration Co-Chairs

• Mahesh Appajappa, RVCE Bangalore

Sponsorship Co-Chairs

• Yeshwanth L. M., Confluent, Bangalore
• Madhan Raj Kanagarathinam, Samsung Electronics, Bangalore
• Amit Saha, DocLens.ai, Bangalore