IEEE ICME 2026 (IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo) is scheduled to take place in Bangkok, Thailand on July 5-9, 2026. The conference has been the flagship multimedia conference sponsored by four IEEE societies: Circuits and Systems (CAS), Communications (ComSoc), Computer (CS), and Signal Processing (SPS). It promotes the exchange of the latest advances in multimedia technologies, systems, and applications across these research communities. 

The conference will bring together leading researchers and practitioners to share the latest developments and advances in the discipline. Featuring high-quality oral and poster sessions, world-class keynotes, exhibitions, demonstrations, and tutorials, the conference will attract leading researchers and global industry figures, providing excellent networking opportunities. In addition, exceptional papers and contributors will be selected and recognized with prestigious awards.

We hereby welcome submissions of high-quality, original papers from the global scientific community, and welcome proposals for organizing high-level Special Sessions, Workshops, Tutorials, and Grand Challenges. All papers in the proceedings of the regular program (including special session and industry/application papers) and proceedings of the workshops, demo track, and grand challenges will be included in IEEE Xplore and indexed by EI Compendex.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

    3D multimedia, AR/VR and immersive media
    Emerging multimedia applications and technologies
    Artificial intelligence/machine learning based multimedia
    Image and video processing
    Multimedia analysis and generation
    Multimedia communications, networking and mobility
    Multimedia databases and data mining
    Multimedia quality assessment and metrics
    Multimedia security, privacy and forensics
    Multimedia standards, trends and related research
    Multi-modal media computing, interaction, and human-machine interaction
    Social media analysis and applications
    Speech/audio processing
    Additional specific topics of interest are covered by the Special Sessions