Call For Papers
ICCL focuses on the theory and applications of operations research, artificial intelligence, and management science to problems in logistics.
Authors are kindly invited to submit their contributions in the field of logistics involving operations research and management, decision support, artificial intelligence, and information systems. Practical cases providing insights and real-world experience are encouraged to be submitted.
Submitted contributions will be peer-reviewed and may be submitted as:
- Full papers for publication in Springer’s Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS).
- Extended abstracts for presentation only.
The theme of this year’s conference is “Logistics in the Age of AI.” The conference topics include, among others:
- Operations research, planning and decision support
- Machine learning and AI for logistics
- Routing
- Freight, multimodal and nearshoring
- Maritime logistics and port operations
- Urban logistics and public transport
- Warehousing and inventory
- Supply chain design and sustainability
- Reverse logistics and circular economy
- Humanitarian and health-care logistics
- Large-scale and combinatorial optimization
- IoT, real-time systems and ICT
- Data-driven logistics, benchmarking and reproducibility
- Uncertainty, stochastic and robust planning
- Simulation, modelling and digital twins
- Energy-aware logistics
- Sector-specific studies (e.g., agro, land)
- Case studies, demos, datasets and tools
Important Dates
- Submission deadline for full papers: April 30, 2026
- Submission deadline for abstracts: May 31, 2026
- Notifications of acceptance (for both full papers and abstracts): June 30, 2026
- Early bird registration: July 15, 2026
Submissions
The submission of abstracts and papers will be handled through the ICCL 2026 EasyChair management system.
Full paper submissions
Full papers should have a length between 8 to 15 pages following the LNCS style files. For a paper to be included in this volume, it should be presented at the conference by one of the authors.
- Upload the pdf file of the 8-15 page regular paper in LNCS style on the EasyChair platform.
- Paste the abstract corresponding with the full paper in the textbox (maximum 3000 characters, including spaces) to be included in the abstracts booklet, which will be distributed during the conference.
Authors should consult Springer’s authors’ guidelines and use their proceedings templates, either for LaTeX or for Word, for the preparation of their papers. Additionally, Springer’s proceedings LaTeX templates are available in Overleaf. Springer encourages authors to include their ORCIDs in their papers. In addition, the corresponding author of each paper, acting on behalf of all of the authors of that paper, must complete and sign a Consent-to-Publish form. The corresponding author signing the copyright form should match the corresponding author marked on the paper. Once the files have been sent to Springer, changes relating to the authorship of the papers cannot be made.
Extended abstracts (for presentation only)
Submitted abstracts should not exceed one page (maximum 3000 characters, including spaces). At most 4 references can be included. Mathematical formulas can be included in LaTeX notation. Accepted Abstracts should be presented at the conference by one of the authors
Session proposals
Session proposals (length up to 400 words) should be submitted to m.sarhani@aui.ma and malek.sarhani.aui@gmail.com by March 15, 2026, and should cover the following points:
- Session title.
- The organizer(s). Include names, addresses, and affiliations, and indicate the main responsible person.
- A brief summary of the scope/topic.