8th International Conference on Innovative Data Communication Technologies and Application
ICIDCA 2027
7-9, June 2027
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Woldia University
Weldiya, Ethiopia
Full Paper Submission Deadline
2 March 2027
Acceptance Notification
3 April 2027
Registration Deadline
5 May 2027
Conference Date
7-9, June 2027
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ICIDCA 2027
Communication Intelligence has emerged as a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary research field that integrates advanced communication technologies, signal processing, artificial intelligence, and data-driven computing to enable secure, reliable, and intelligent communication systems. The convergence of communication intelligence, signal processing, and data computing has led to transformative developments in next-generation wireless communications, multimedia systems, intelligent networks, and data-centric applications.
The rapid development of speech, audio, acoustic, multimedia, and communication signal processing, together with intelligent computing models, has created new opportunities for designing adaptive, secure, and efficient communication infrastructures. Advanced data computing technologies, cloud-edge platforms, high-performance computing, and intelligent data management further support scalable and real-time processing of massive communication data.
The 7th International Conference on Innovative Data Communication Technologies and Applications (ICIDCA 2027) aims to bring together researchers, academicians, industry professionals, and practitioners to present recent advances in signal processing, communication intelligence, data computing, machine learning, and intelligent communication systems. The conference provides an international forum for discussing innovative theories, methodologies, algorithms, architectures, and applications that address emerging challenges in communication technologies and data-driven intelligent systems.
ICIDCA 2027 welcomes original research contributions covering, but not limited to, signal processing for communications, speech and audio processing, multimedia signal processing, machine learning for signal processing, wireless communication systems, distributed and edge computing, data analytics, big data computing, network intelligence, computer vision, IoT, cybersecurity, and high-performance computing. The conference encourages theoretical advances, practical implementations, and experimental studies that contribute to the development of intelligent, scalable, and sustainable communication and computing technologies.
Expected Outcomes
Opportunities to build international research network and increase awareness on new research trends happening in the particular area of interest.
International networking will lead the scholars to a new perspective on the important elements of their study.
Valuable theoretical approaches and simulation techniques will be discussed, allowing the delegates to gain state-of-the-art research knowledge.
Delegates may learn about the techniques/tools that experts in their field prefer for solving the research challenges.
Collaboration of industry and academia will have a beneficial impact on the teaching/learning process since academia will get more familiar with current developments in a variety of fields.
Benefits
Scholars can acquire an extensive network of contacts.
Strengthen the knowledge base for enhancing the research career of the delegates.
Conference delegates can gain critical insights on recent findings in their area of expertise.
Enlightening keynote sessions offer participants the right exposure to meet the right group of people.
Interacting with successful people will offer crucial insights on how to achieve a research success.
About - Woldia University
Woldia University is one of the public universities established by the Government of Ethiopia following its plan to expand higher education institutions in the country’ to increase access and shore up its economic development and social transformation. Education coverage of Ethiopia so minimal even compared to the Sub-Saharan Africa. The Government of Ethiopia exerted its effort in expansion of education in the country to increase its educated human capital that meets the labor market demand of the nation. With this intention, the University was established in 2011 in Woldia town, North Wollo Zone, Amhara National Regional State on a 201-hectare. Currently the university has three campuses: Woldia Campus (main), Mersa Agricultural College, and St. Lalibela Institute of Heritage and Tourism Studies. Woldia is located in a cross-sectional geographic location which interconnects Samara (Afar), Mekele (Tigray) and Bahir Dar (Amhara), Dessie (Amhara) and in a distance of 520 KMs north of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
When the University began its teaching-learning process in 2011, it enrolled 573 regular undergraduate students in four faculties of twelve departments, and 156 weekend (extension) undergraduate students in two departments, having 115 academic and 117 administrative staffs. Currently, the university comprises two institutes, six colleges, and six schools. It offers 50 undergraduate programs, 66 postgraduate programs, and 3 PhD programs. Extensive work is being done in the community service sectors. The university has 1,285 teachers and technical assistants, 958 permanent administrative staffs, and 983 members of service providing Associations to whom campus cleaning, security, catering and cafeteria, and many other services are outsourced. The Federal democratic republic of Ethiopia, ministry of Education tried to differentiate higher education institutions to play a great role on the national development agenda. Higher education institutions in Ethiopia have been differentiated based on their generations, facilities, geographic location and the natural resources they have in their mandate area. The differentiation reform planned for the higher education sector has been focused on thematic areas including access, equity, and unity with diversity, quality, relevance, efficiency, research, technology transfer and community services, and the financing of higher education. Since its establishment by the Government of Ethiopia, in 2011 G.C. the university had passed through a noticeable development progress for the past fifteen (15) years. Laboratories, workshops, libraries, offices, student services, ICT infrastructures, staff residence, guesthouses, electrical and water supply infrastructures, teacher’s residence, etc. were all up to par. The university has competitive advantages in the area of tourism, agriculture, technology and health. So in our 5 years strategic plan we identified tourism, agriculture, technology and health as a major area of excellence. Thus the departure mainly started from the listed center of Excellences of the university.
Keynote Speakers
speaker
Dr. Harikumar Rajaguru
Professor, ECE, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, India.
speaker
Prof. Valentina Emilia Balas
Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Automation and Applied Informatics, Director of the Department of International Relations, Head of the Intelligent Systems Research Centre, Romania.
speaker
Dr. Durga Prasad Sharma
Expat Professor and Research Advisor, Arba Minch University. Ethiopia.
Lead Author - UNESCO
Organizing Committee
Chief Patron
Dr Anegagregn Gashaw
President
Woldia University, Ethiopia

Patron
Dr.Marye Belete Alemayehu
Vice President,
Academic Research and Technology Transfer,
Woldia University, Ethiopia.
Conference Chair
Dr Getnet Zeleke Tessera
Woldia University, Ethiopia
Publication Chair
Dr Prince Thomas
Woldia University, Ethiopia
Technical Program Chairs
Dr. Shashikant Patil
Atlas SkillTech University, India
IEEE Signal Processing Society Committee Member
Dr. Leena Chandrashekar
RNS Institute of Technology, India
IEEE Signal Processing Society Committee Member
Dr. Tzung-Pei Hong
National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Prof. Valentina Emilia Balas
Professor, Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad, Romania
Dr. Khaled A. Kamel
Professor, Computer Science Department, Texas Southern University, Houston, USA
Pr. Pascal LORENZ
University of Haute Alsace, France
Dr. M Sai Prashanth
Chair, Student Activities, IEEE ComSoc Member Services Board.
Dr. Paolo Bellavista
Università di Bologna, Italy.
Dr. Joy Iong Zong Chen
Da-Yeh University, Taiwan
Dr. Xavier Fernando
Ryerson University, Canada
Dr. Pavel Lafata
Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
Dr. Robert Bestak
Czech Technical University, Prague
Dr. Zubair A. Baig
Deakin University, Australia
Technical Program Committee
Dr. Abdul M. Iliyasu
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Mr. Virginia Ebere
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria
Dr. V. Suma
Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, India
Dr. Vinicius Coelho
Universitário Darcy Ribeiro Gleba Faculdade De Tecnologia, Brasil
Dr. Muhammad Suryanegara
Universitas, Indonesia
Mr. Yuwa Igbinosa
Howard College Campus, South Africa
Dr. Christina G
St Joseph University, Tanzania.
Dr. P. Radhakrishnan
Emirates College for Management and Information Technology, UAE
Mr. Taslim Reza
Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Bangladesh
Dr. Pradeep Kumar
University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Dr. Vivek Kumar Singh
University of Coimbra, Portugal
Prof. Dr. Kuan Yew Wong
Universiti Teknologi, Malaysia
Dr. Anand Nayyar
Duy Tan University, Vietnam
Dr. Hussien Seid
Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Ethiopia.
Local Organizing Committee
Dr. Endalkachew Fekadu
Woldia University, Ethiopia.
Dr. Ahadu Hillawe
Woldia University, Ethiopia.
Dr. Semaw Kebede
Woldia University, Ethiopia.
Dr. Henok Mezemr
Woldia University, Ethiopia.
Dr. Tibebu Merde
Woldia University, Ethiopia.
Mr. Amlaku Dessie
Woldia University, Ethiopia.
Mr. Semagn Shifere
Woldia University, Ethiopia.
Mr. Walelegne Yirdew
Woldia University, Ethiopia.
Mr. Nega Agmas
Woldia University, Ethiopia.
Mr. Kidus Fiker
Woldia University, Ethiopia.
Call for Paper
ICIDCA aims to report the engineering features of big data communication technologies that are setting off upsurges in the exploration of algorithms, raising challenges on big data, and its development integration; and novel paradigms in the cross–disciplinary field that need to be constructed by implementing complex innovative ideas from various fields.
Track - 1
Signal Processing, Machine Learning, and Intelligent Communications
  • Machine Learning for Signal Processing
  • Deep Learning for Signal Processing
  • Statistical and Adaptive Signal Processing
  • Signal Processing Algorithms and Architectures
  • Speech Signal Processing
  • Audio Signal Processing and Enhancement
  • Acoustic Signal Processing
  • Multimedia Signal Processing
  • Image and Video Processing
  • Signal Processing for IoT and Sensor Networks
  • 5G/6G Intelligent Wireless Communications
  • Information Forensics, Security, and Privacy
    • Track - 2
    Data Communication Technologies
  • Big Data Collection in Communication Networks
  • Big Data for Network Service Intelligence
  • Adaptive Techniques for Network Performance
  • Mobile and Wireless Data Communication Systems
  • Intelligent Communication Networks
  • Distributed Data Analytics
  • Network Security and Privacy
  • Signal Processing for Communications and Networking
  • Audio and Speech Communications
  • Graph Signal Processing for Communication Networks
  • Edge Computing for Data Communication
  • Big Data Analytics for Communication Systems
    • Track - 3
    Data Computing and Intelligent Data Management
  • Computational Models for Big Data
  • Knowledge Extraction and Data Analytics
  • Big Data as a Service (BDaaS)
  • Intelligent Data Management
  • High-Performance and Parallel Computing
  • Cloud, Edge, and Distributed Computing
  • Blockchain Data Management
  • Security and Privacy-Preserving Data Analytics
  • Scalable Data Storage and Processing
  • Machine Learning for Large-Scale Data Analytics
  • Multimedia Data Processing and Analytics
  • AI-enabled Computing Infrastructure
    • Submission
    We welcome high-quality articles reporting novel and unpublished results of conceptual, creative, experimental, and theoretical work or study in any of the topic areas mentioned in Call For Papers. When a manuscript is submitted, it indicates that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere.
    Microsoft CMT Acknowledgement
    The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.
    Language:
    The text should be in English, wherein the author should not mix both American and British usage.
    Authors are instructed to proofread the article before submission in order to eliminate possible grammatical or spelling errors and to ensure the usage of correct scientific English.
    Page Limit:
    The maximum page count is 10, and the minimum page count is 3.
    Submission:
    The conference has two different tracks:
    Track 1: DATA COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
    Track 2: DATA COMPUTING
    Submission Method:
    Papers should only be submitted to the conference Email The Email subject should clearly include the TRACK [The Email subject line should be “New paper submission to Track-1 / Track-2 ”] to which the author is submitting the paper.
    Paper Structure:
    The full paper should contain the following details of the proposed research work:
    1. Title of the Paper
    2. Abstract
    3. Key Words (Not more than Five Key Words)
    4. Design/ Methodology/ Approach
    5. Purpose
    6. Major Research Findings
    7. Practical Implications
    8. Research Limitations/ Implications
    9. Originality/Value
    10. Conclusion & Future Research Work
    All submissions must be written in English, either in an MS Word format or in a Latex format, and must use standard manuscript templates that can be downloaded below:
    to be updated...
    Review Process:
    All articles will be peer-reviewed in a double-blind manner. Relevancy, structure, research technique, ethical conduct, language standard, inventiveness, references, hypothesis, result presentation, proficiency, format, and a variety of other aspects are all taken into account throughout the process of assessment.
    Papers that are accepted will be published in the Conference Proceedings and further it will be published in the author selected publication track.
    All submitted papers will be reviewed by three international program committees. ICIDCA takes the protection of intellectual property very seriously. All submissions will be screened for plagiarism and similarity check. By submitting your work, you agree to allow ICIDCA to screen your work for plagiarism.
    The paper will be evaluated based on their novelty and innovative research contribution.
    Decision:
    There are three possible decisions for a submitted full-paper
    1. Accepted with Official Acceptance Letter as a mail attachment to proceed with the registration.
    2. Major Revision, the papers should be revised according to reviewer comments to obtain the Official Acceptance Letter.
    3. Rejected. This means the paper will not be considered for the next process even if it is revised.
    NOTE: Author should register to the conference only after obtaining the Official Acceptance Letter from the conference.
    Plagiarism Policy for the Publication:
    All articles submitted to ICIDCA will first undergo a plagiarism check before being sent to our technical program committee for review.
    Note that plagiarized articles will be rejected (Must be 15% below excluding references).
    Copying of contents from other articles is strictly prohibited. However, it is allowed with proper quotations and citations.
    Only articles with 80% original content should be submitted with the expectation of being accepted for ICIDCA 2027 proceedings.
    ICIDCA keenly discourages plagiarism in research articles, proposals and survey articles submitted to us.
    Articles failing plagiarism check will be subjected to rejection without any review.
    Instructions for the oral presentation:
    The presentation should last about 15 minutes. You may use whatever type of presentation and number of slides you prefer. Please arrive early for your presentation to verify that all essential equipment is available.
    Registration
    General Guidelines
    Authors should forward the following documents to complete the registration to the conference:
    1. Final camera ready paper (It should be in editable format either word or latex file)
    2. Copyright agreement form (It should be duly signed by the corresponding author with date)
    3. Payment Proof (Anyone of the author can pay - Registration fee per paper only)
    4. Permission Request form(Obtain a signature from a third-party user if any third-party material is used)
    Cancellation/Refund Policy
    After the registration process has been finalized, it is not possible to cancel or withdraw.
    Publication
    to be updated...
    Contact
    icidca.conf@gmail.com
    Venue
    Woldia University
    PO.Box 400
    RH4X+GM, A2,
    Weldiya, Ethiopia