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: Metrological Analysis and Characterization of Material Properties
A04: Measurements in Intelligent IoT System: Development and Applications
A05: Electrical and Electromagnetic Metrology including Quantum Standards
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: Advanced algorithms in computational electromagnetics
B03: Antennas and microwave imaging for biomedical applications
B04: Scattering and diffraction
B05: Electromagnetic theory
B06: Materials in electromagnetics
B07: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Novel Optimization Techniques in Electromagnetics
B08: Millimeter-wave antennas/5G communications
B09: Millimeter wave and Terahertz Antenna Systems
B10: Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) and their applications
B11: Vehicular and automotive RF links
B12: Open session in Fields and Waves Antenna arrays
Commission C
C01: Concepts and ideas for new future consumer wireless communications paradigms
C02: 5G and future wireless systems
C03: Advanced digital communications schemes
C04: Wireless Power Transfer
C05: Satellite Systems & positioning
C06: Efficient & Green Communications
C07: AI & Machine learning in communications
C08: Information Theory, Coding, Modulation and Detection
C09: Spectrum and Medium Utilization, including cognitive and cooperative techniques
C10: Wireless networking
C11: Integrated sensing and communications
C12: Radar, radio localization and navigation systems
C13: Open Session in Radiocommunication Systems and Signal Processing
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 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 Radars
F07: Remote Sensing from Nano and Small Satellites
F08: Remote Sensing of Severe Weather and Disaster Mitigation
F09: AI for Remote Sensing
Commission G
G01: GNSS Radio Occultation: Measurements, data assimilation and models
G02: Novel radio instruments and techniques for Space Weather model validation and testing
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: state of the art and future actions
G06: International Reference Ionosphere - Improvement, Validation and Usage
G07: Limits of predictability of ionosphere behavior
G08: Advances in Incoherent Scatter Radars
G09: Upper atmospheres and ionospheres of planetary bodies
G10: HF Radars for Science and Surveillance
G11: Open Session on Ionospheric Radio and Propagation
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: New telescopes and major upgrades to existing telescopes
J02: VLBI
J03: Time-domain astronomy
J04: Cosmological HI
J05: Wide-field radio astronomy
J06: Radio Astronomy receiving systems and their components
J07: Radio Astronomy Data Processing including real-time processing
J08: Machine learning and AI in radio astronomy
J09: Millimeter and sub-millimeter wave astronomy
J10: Latest news and observatory report
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: Molecular targets in bio-electromagnetics
K03: Dosimetry and exposure assessment - extremely low and intermediate frequencies
K04: Recent progress and new frontiers in RF dosimetry and exposure assessment
K05: Monitoring EMF exposure in vivo and in vitro
K06: Electromagnetic biomedical Imaging
K07: Developments on experimental and numerical phantoms for electromagnetic biomedical applications
K10: Any other aspect of Electromagnetics in Biology and Medicine
PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
(The link to paper submission is at the end of this page)Poster size Posters are to be prepared in A0 size (approximately 84 x 120 cm). Poster should be in Portrait form. They should not be in Landscape format.
Paper Preparation
The conference will have invited and contributory papers. The invited papers will be presented during oral sessions whereas all the contributory papers will be presented during oral sessions or poster sessions. Accepted papers presented at the conference will be submitted for inclusion in the conference proceedings as well as in IEEE Xplore.
The Scientific Program Committee encourages the submission of original, unpublished, clear, accurate, and relevant papers in any of the topical areas covering broadly the ten commissions of URSI.
All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed by the Scientific Organising Committee and selected for either oral presentation or poster presentation
Authors will be asked to submit their papers, written in English, via the online submission system before the deadline of 10 July 2026 (Friday) at (23:59 Indian Standard Time)
For submission, the paper must be prepared according to the requirements below. If the author is applying for the Young Scientist Award (YSA) or the Student Paper Competition (SPC) he/she would need to read those instructions as well. Additional documents will be needed.
All submissions must be in the form of an IEEE Xplore-compatible PDF file. The format should be in accordance with three different paper standards for URSI-RCRS meetings, as given in the following templates. The templates below also describe the page limits and other requirements
Please note the acceptable formats for different categories of submission.
- Contributed and Invited Papers: The authors must submit either an Extended Abstract or a Summary Paper
- Young Scientist Awards (YSA): YSA applicants must submit a Summary Paper
- Student Paper Competition (SPC): SPC applicants must submit a Full Paper (a maximum of ten pages), which is used only for judging. The applicant must also submit either an Extended Abstract or a Summary Paper on the same topic.
The templates for the submission are as follows:
- Extended Abstract
- Summary Paper
- SPC Full Paper