CIIT2026

23rd International Conference

Conference on Informatics and Information Technologies (CIIT).

April 24–26, 2026 · Struga, North Macedonia

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About CIIT

The International Conference on Informatics and Information Technologies is the 23rd of the series organized by the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering (FCSE), UKIM — Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje.

Scope

Submit cutting‑edge work across these focus areas.

AI & Machine Learning

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Deep Learning
  • Explainable AI (XAI) and Responsible AI
  • Generative AI and Foundation Models

Robotics & HCI

  • Robotics, Autonomous Systems and Human-Computer Interaction

Data & Decision Systems

  • Big Data Analytics and Data Engineering
  • Data Science and Intelligent Decision Systems
  • Bioinformatics

Perception & Language

  • Computer Vision
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Signal Processing and Multimedia Technologies

Systems & Architectures

  • Cloud Computing, Edge, Fog Architectures and Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Distributed and Parallel Systems
  • High-Performance and Quantum Computing

Networks & Cyber‑Physical

  • Computer Networks
  • Blockchain Technologies, Cyber-Physical Systems, Digital Twins

Security

  • Cybersecurity

Theory & Computation

  • Theoretical Computer Science and Computational Mathematics

E‑Tech & Sustainability

  • E-Technologies: E-Government, E-Health, E-Education
  • Sustainable ICT and Green Computing

Submission

Submit your paper and track important dates for CIIT 2026.

Submission Links

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Important Dates

Short and Full Paper Submission January 15, 2026
Student Paper Submission January 21, 2026
Notification of Acceptance March 6, 2026
Camera-Ready Submission March 20, 2026
Conference
April 24–26, 2026
Hotel Drim, Struga, North Macedonia

Submission guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:

Types of Submissions

Full papers should provide detailed original research contributions. They must report new research results that represent a contribution to the field. Sufficient details and support for the results and conclusions should also be provided. These papers are limited to a maximum of 6 pages.
Short papers should report ongoing research and projects and are limited to a maximum of 4 pages. They should provide the overall research methodologies, with some preliminary results.
Student papers are a special type of submissions intended for undergraduate and master students, limited to a maximum of 4 pages. These papers will be part of special student sessions, where the authors can present their ongoing work, or demonstrate practical implementations. The accepted papers will also be published in the conference proceedings.

Please use the IEEE Conference proceedings manuscript template. Papers that don’t comply with the rules in the template will not be reviewed and will not be considered for publishing.

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Conference fees

Participation Fees

Until April 1, 2026:
Students and postgraduates: 50 €
Regular participants: 80 €
After April 1, 2026:
All participants: 100 €

Registration

In order to register, please send us an email to ciit@finki.ukim.mk with your Name, Surname, affiliation and payment confirmation.

At least one author per paper has to be registered in order to be able to give the presentation at the conference. Only registered and presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings.

Registered regular participants can publish one additional accepted paper free of charge.

Payment information

In order to prepare an invoice, we need information about who the invoice should address to (who will pay the invoice). If the payer is an individual, we need the person’s Name, Surname, affiliation, and correspondence address. On the other hand, if the payer is an institution, we need the name of the institution and address data.

We will send you the invoice after receiving the required info.

Note: Citizens of the Republic of North Macedonia might use the following payment details:

Bank account: 200001959148956
Name of beneficiary: ASOCIJACIJA IKT-AKT SKOPJE
Bank: Stopanska Banka

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Schedule

Three days of talks, workshops, and poster sessions.

  • Registration & Welcome Coffee
  • Opening Keynote
  • [TBA] Sessions
  • [TBA] Workshops & Tutorials
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Venue

Hotel Drim — Struga, North Macedonia

Hotel Drim

Hotel Drim & SPA logo

Conveniently reachable via Ohrid Airport (OHD) and regional connections. Shuttle details and directions will be posted closer to the event.

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Hotel Drim — Gallery

A glimpse of the venue by Lake Ohrid. Click any photo to view larger.

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Partners

We are currently finalizing partnership agreements. Our partners will be announced here soon — stay tuned!

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Supporters

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Organization

CIIT is organized by faculty members from FCSE — Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje.

Portrait of Ilinka Ivanoska
Ilinka Ivanoska, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor — Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Skopje
Portrait of Bojan Ilijoski
Bojan Ilijoski, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor — Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Skopje
Portrait of Boban Joksimoski
Boban Joksimoski, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor — Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Skopje

Organizing Committee

  • Stefan Andonov — Teaching/Research Assistant — Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Skopje
  • Petar Sekuloski — Teaching/Research Assistant — Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Skopje
  • Vlatko Spasev — Teaching/Research Assistant — Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Skopje
  • Dimitar Mileski — Demonstrator — Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Skopje
  • Zhivko Atanaskoski — Demonstrator — Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Skopje
  • Mila Dodevska — Demonstrator — Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Skopje
  • Marko Petrov — Demonstrator — Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Skopje
  • Ema Pandilova — Demonstrator — Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Skopje
  • Elena Atanasoska — Demonstrator — Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Skopje
  • Marija Stojcheva — Demonstrator — Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Skopje
  • Evgenija Krajchevska — Demonstrator — Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Skopje

Program Committee

(in alphabetical order)

  • Ackovska Nevena, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Ajanovski Vangel, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Alvarez Sabucedo Luis, Universidad de Vigo, Spain
  • Angelova Mihaela, INSERM, France
  • Astsatryan Hrachya, Institute for Informatics and Automation Problems, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Armenia
  • Badica Amelia, University of Craiova, Romania
  • Baicheva Tsonka, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
  • Bakeva Verica, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Balaz Antun, Institute of Physics, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Basnarkov Lasko, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Bogdanova Galina, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
  • Bogojeska Jasmina, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), Switzerland
  • Bojchevski Aleksandar, University of Cologne, Germany
  • Borissov Yuri, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
  • Božinovski Adrijan, Faculty of Informatics at the American University of Europe, Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Brodnik Andrej, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
  • Büyükdağlı Özge, International University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bytyçi Eliot, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo
  • Cantelli-Forti Alessandro, Lab RaSS National Laboratory – CNIT, Pisa, Italy
  • Chatzimisios Periklis, International Hellenic University, Greece
  • Chorbev Ivan, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Cico Betim, EPOKA University, Tirana
  • De Nicola Antonio, ENEA, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Italy
  • Dedinec Aleksandra, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Delchev Konstantin, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
  • Delibasic Boris, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, Serbia
  • Dimitrievska Vesna, Silicon Austria Labs, Villach, Austria
  • Dimitrievska Ristovska Vesna, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Dimitrova Vesna, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Dimitrovski Ivica, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Djukanovic Milena, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Montenegro Podgorica
  • Donchev Ivaylo, St Cyril and St Methodius University of Veliko Turnovo
  • Drlik Martin, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia
  • Eftimov Tome, Computer Systems, Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
  • Ekenel Hazim Kemal, Istanbul Technical University (ITU)
  • Garcia Nuno, University of Beira Interior
  • Gashteovski Kiril, NEC Labs, Germany
  • Gavranovic Haris, International University of Sarajevo
  • Georgievski Ilche, University of Stuttgart, Germany
  • Giceva Jana, TU Munich, Germany
  • Gjoreski Hristijan, Jozef Stefan Institute
  • Gjoreski Martin, Faculty of Informatics, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Switzerland
  • Gjorgjevikj Dejan, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Gligoroski Danilo, Department of Information Security and Communication Technology, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
  • Goleva Rossitza, New Bulgarian University, Bulgaria
  • Gramatikov Sasho, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Gusev Marjan, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Haller Stephan, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
  • Hounkonnou Norbert, University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin
  • Hsieh Fu-Shiung, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
  • Huraj Ladislav, University of SS. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Bulgaria
  • Ilarri Sergio, University of Zaragoza, Spain
  • Ilievska Natasha, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Ilijoski Bojan, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Ivanoska Ilinka, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Jajaga Edmond, Mother Teresa University, Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Jakimovski Boro, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Jancheski Metodija, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Janeska-Sarkanjac Smilka, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Janev Valentina, Institute “Mihajlo Pupin”, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Janusz Andrzej, University of Warsaw, Poland
  • Joksimoski Boban, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Jovanov Mile, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Jovanovik Milos, TU Wien, Austria
  • Jusas Vacius, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
  • Jyoti Shah, ADP, Roseland, New Jersey, United States
  • Kajo Mece Elinda, Fakulteti i Teknologjise se Informacionit, Tirana
  • Kalajdziski Slobodan, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Kapralov Stoyan, Technical University – Gabrovo, Bulgaria
  • Kitanovski Ivan, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Klein Eduard, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
  • Kon Popovska Margita, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Kostoska Magdalena, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Koteska Bojana, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Kulakov Andrea, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Kurti Arianit, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden
  • Lameski Petre, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Lehocki Fedor, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
  • Ljubi Igor, University of Zagreb, Croatia
  • Longo Giacomo, University of Genoa, Italy
  • Loshkovska Suzana, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Madevska Bogdanova Ana, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Madjarov Gjorgji, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Mancuso Francesco, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
  • Marinkovic Bojan, Mathematical Institute of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Markovski Smile, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Meucci Giulio, CNIT-RaSS National Laboratory Italy
  • Mihajloska Hristina, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Mileva Aleksandra, Faculty of Computer Science, University Goce Delcev, Shtip, N. Macedonia
  • Mileva Boshkoska Biljana, Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
  • Mirceva Georgina, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Mirchev Miroslav, Complexity Science Hub in Vienna, Austria
  • Mishev Kostadin, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Mishkovski Igor, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Mitreski Kosta, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Mitrovic Melanija , University of Niš, Serbia
  • Namas Tarik, International University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Naumoski Andreja, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Nicolin Alexandru, IFIN-HH
  • Nikolov Dimitar, Altran AB
  • Nosović Novica, University of sarajevo, Faculty of electrical engineering, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Paprzycki Marcin, Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
  • Patel Dilip, London South Bank University, London, United Kingdom
  • Pires Ivan Miguel, Instituto de Telecomunicações, ESTGA, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
  • Pombo Nuno, University of Beira Interior, Portugal
  • Popeska Zaneta, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Popovska-Mitrovikj Aleksandra, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Porta Marco, University of Pavia, Italy
  • Ribarski Panche, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Ristevski Blagoj, University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies, Bitola, N. Macedonia
  • Ristov Sasko, University of Innsbruck, Austria
  • Samardjiska Simona, Digital Security Group, Radboud University, The Netherlands
  • Savoska Snezana, University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies, Bitola, N. Macedonia
  • Scekic Ognjen, Vienna University of Technology
  • Schwiebert Loren, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
  • Sedigh Sarvestani Sahra, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri, USA
  • Sherif Mohamed, University of Leipzig, Germany
  • Shtrakov Slavcho, South West University
  • Shurbevski Aleksandar, Kyoto University
  • Siládi Vladimír, Faculty of Natural Scineces, Matej Bel University, Slovakia
  • Silva Josep, DSIC, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain
  • Simidjievski Nikola, Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France
  • Simjanoska Monika, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Slavkovik Marija, University of Bergen
  • Sokoloski Petar, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Spasenovic Marko, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Spasov Dejan, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Stankov Emil , Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Stoimenova Eugenia, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
  • Stojanov Riste, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Stojkoska Biljana, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Stojkovikj Natasha, University “Goce Delcev”, Shtip, N. Macedonia
  • Stojmenski Aleksandar, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Stoyanov Stanimir, University of Plovdiv “Paisii Hilendarski”, Bulgaria
  • Strezoski Gjorgji, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Tojtovska Biljana, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Trajanov Dimitar, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Trajanovski Stojan, University of Amsterdam
  • Trajkovic Ljiljana, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada
  • Trajkovik Vladimir, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Trivodaliev Kire, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Trojacanec-Dineva Katarina, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Varbanov Zlatko, Veliko Tarnovo University
  • Velinov Goran, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Vlahu-Gjorgievska Elena, University of Wollongong, Australia
  • Vudragovic Dusan , Institute of Physics Belgrade: Belgrade, Serbia
  • Xu Shuxiang, College of Sciences and Engineering, University of Tasmania, Australia
  • Zanin Massimiliano, IFISC (CSIC-UIB), Palma de Mallorca, Spain
  • Zdraveski Vladimir, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Zdravevski Eftim, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Zdravkova Katerina, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Zhelezova Stela, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, BAS, Bulgaria

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