Call For Papers
The URSI-RCRS 2026 Scientific Program Committee cordially invites you to submit papers for oral and poster presentations in the conference. Authors must electronically submit either an Extended Abstract (minimum 250 words, maximum one page) or a Summary Paper (minimum two pages, maximum four pages) by – 10 July 2026 (Friday). All the submitted papers will undergo a peer review process by experts on the subject and, if accepted, will be assigned to the appropriate session for presentations (oral/poster). One author registration will allow presentation of up to two papers in the conference. Summary Papers presented at this URSI-RCRS 2026 will be submitted for posting to IEEE Xplore unless authors would like to opt out themselves. In addition, there will be special programmes for URSI young scientists and a student paper competition for students.The flyer of the conference can be found here (Conference Flyer).
Important Dates:
- Paper Submission opens: 08 May 2026 (Friday)
- Paper Submission deadline: 10 July 2026 (Friday)
- Notification of Paper Acceptance: 21 August 2026 (Friday)
Contributions are solicited in the topics that include but are not limited to, the Ten Scientific Commissions of URSI, as mentioned in the following. The final sessions will be configured based on the submission of papers under the following subtopics.
Commission A
A01: Antenna and Propagation Measurement Techniques
A02: Measurements in Telecommunications and Advanced Communication Systems
A03: Measurements in Intelligent IoT System: Development and Application
A04: Electrical and Electromagnetic Metrology including Quantum Standards
A05: Quantum Sensing and Metrology
A06: Metrology of Electromagnetic Sensors
A07: Applied Metrology in diverse areas including medical diagnostics, Bio-sensing, Agriculture, Smart Cities etc
A08: Calibration, Traceability, and Inter Comparisons of Instruments and Measurements
A09: Microwave and Optical Frequency Standards
A10: Realization and Dissemination of Time Scales and Standard Frequencies
A11: Time and Frequency Metrology, Phase Noise and Frequency Synthesis
A12: Time & Frequency Transfer Techniques and Precision Geolocation
A13: Low-Cost GNSS Modules for Timing Applications
A14: Open Session in Precision Electromagnetic Metrology
Commission B
B01: Antenna theory, design, and measurement
B02: Computational Electromagnetics and Advanced Numerical Techniques
B03: Electromagnetic Theory, Wave Propagation, Scattering, and Diffraction
B04: Electromagnetic Materials, Metamaterials, and Metasurfaces
B05: Microwave, Millimeter-Wave, and Terahertz Antenna Systems
B06: 5G/6G, Vehicular, Automotive, and V2X RF Systems
B07: Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) and Smart Electromagnetic Environments
B08: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Optimization Techniques in Electromagnetics
B09: Biomedical Antennas, Bioelectromagnetics, and Microwave Imaging
B10: Emerging Technologies and Open Session in Fields and Waves
B11: Open session in Fields and Waves Antenna arrays
Commission C
C01: 5G/6G and future wireless systems
C02: Advanced digital communications schemes
C03: Wireless Power Transfer
C04: Satellite Systems & positioning
C05: Efficient & Green Communications
C06: AI & Machine learning in communications
C07: Information Theory, Coding, Modulation and Detection
C08: Spectrum and Medium Utilization, including cognitive and cooperative techniques
C09: Wireless networking
C10: Integrated sensing, communications
C11: Radar, radio localization and navigation systems
C12: Quantum Communication
C13: Open session on signal processing and UAV Communications
Commission D
D01: Convergence of photonics and radio systems Towards 6G
D02: Multiphysics modelling in electronics, photonics and plasmonics
D03: Wireless power transfer and energy harvesting
D04: Plasmonics, metamaterials and metasurfaces
D05: Photonics and electronics for space applications
D06: Electronic and photonic components for THz Communications
D07: Open Session - Recent Advances in Electronics and Photonics
Commission E
E01: EMC Analytical and Numerical Modeling and stochastic analysis
E02: EMC Measurement Techniques and Standards
E03: HPEM, Intentional EMI, Radiation Hazards, Lightning
E04: EMC and EMI in Wired and Wireless Communications
E05: Machine Learning & Signal Processing to Analyze & Mitigate EMI
E06: RFI in Space and RFI Mitigation Techniques in Radio Astronomy
E07: Lightning and related phenomena
E08: Natural Electromagnetic Noise & Radio Sensing Applications in Terrestrial & Planetary Environment
E09: EMC Issues in Integration of Digital and Analog Electronics
Commission F
F01: Radiowave Propagation and Channel Modelling for Wireless Communication
F02: Remote Sensing of Clouds, Precipitation, and Aerosols
F03: Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Composition Chemistry and Climate Aspects
F04: Remote Sensing of Land, Vegetation, Biomass, Soil Moisture, Snow and Sea Surface
F05: Remote Sensing of Earth and Planetary Atmospheres
F06: Remote Sensing using Atmospheric and Weather Radars
F07: Remote Sensing from Nano/Small Satellites and UAV platforms
F08: Remote Sensing of Severe Weather and Disaster Mitigation
F09: Assessing Natural Hazards using space and ground based Radio Wave Techniques
Commission G
G01: GNSS Measurements from Ground and Space: Data assimilation and models
G02: Novel radio instruments and techniques for Ionospheric and Space Weather studies
G03: Ionospheric Space Weather and Impacts on Technological Systems
G04: Recent advances on ionospheric perturbation indices and scales
G05: Machine Learning methods for ionospheric modeling
G06: International Reference Ionosphere - Improvement, Validation and Usage
G07: Advances in ionospheric plasma Irregularities, Scintillations and their predictions
G08: Radio Sensing of Lower and Upper Atmosphere Coupling
G09: Advances in VHF/HF Radars/Ionosondes for Atmosphere-Ionosphere Coupling
G10: Upper atmospheres and ionospheres of planetary bodies
G11: Over-The-Horizon (OTH) Radars for Science, Sensing and Surveillance
Commission H
H01: Recent advances in geospace research from multi-point observations
H02: Radio Diagnostics of Space Weather Plasma Processes
H03: Machine learning techniques and their application to plasma waves
H04: Atmospheric, Ionospheric, Magnetospheric & High Energy Effects of Lightning Discharges
H05: Computer simulations in space plasmas
H06: Turbulence and Instabilities in Space Plasmas
Commission J
J01: SKA and major upgrades to existing telescopes
J02: Advances in VLBI
J03: Time-domain astronomy
J04: Cosmological HI
J05: Wide-field radio astronomy
J06: Radio Astronomy receiving systems and their components
J07: Radio Astronomy Signal Processing including real-time processing
J08: Machine learning and AI in radio astronomy
J09: Millimeter and sub-millimeter wave astronomy
J10: Radio Astronomy from Space
J11: Mutual benefit between radio astronomy and ionospheric science
J12: Solar, heliospheric and planetary physics
Commission K
K01: Biological effects and related mechanisms of EMF exposure
K02: Dosimetry and exposure assessment - extremely low and intermediate frequencies
K03: Recent progress and new frontiers in RF dosimetry and exposure assessment
K04: Monitoring EMF exposure in vivo and in vitro
K05: Electromagnetic biomedical Imaging
K06: Developments on experimental and numerical phantoms for electromagnetic biomedical applications
K07: Open session on Electromagnetics in Biology and Medicine