Full name: The 6th International Forum on Signal Processing
Abbreviation: IFSP 2026

*The 6th International Forum on Signal Processing*
(IFSP 2026)
Harbin, China | July 10-12, 2026

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to the 6th International Forum on Signal Processing (IFSP 2026) in Harbin, China during July 10-12, 2026. It is organized by Harbin Engineering University, China; co-hosted by College of Information and Communication Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, China, Yangtze Delta Region Advanced Research Institute of Harbin Engineering University, China and National Key Laboratory on Blind Signal Processing, China; assisted by Chengdu University of Information Technology, China, Xi'an University of Posts & Telecommunications, China and Center for Underwater Embodied AI, China. （https://www.ifsp.net/）

IFSP 2026 is dedicated to promoting research and development in all aspects of signal processing, and we welcome paper submissions from all branches of signal processing, as well as their applications or other related topic areas. Our areas of interest include, but are not limited to, image and video processing, speech and audio processing, signal processing for communication systems, signal processing for biomedical applications, machine learning for signal processing.


★Conference Committees

Honorary Chair
Lu Gao, Harbin Engineering University, China & National Key Laboratory of Test Physics and Numerical Mathematics of Space Vehicle, China

Conference Chairs
Alfonso Farina, University College London, UK (FREng, FIET, LFIEEE, Fellow of EURASIP, EurASc)
Qun Wan, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China
Nan Su, Harbin Engineering University, China

Program Chairs
Li Zhang, University of Leeds, UK
Li Cheng, University of Alberta, Canada
Danilo Orlando, University of Pisa, Italy
Chengpeng Hao, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Jun Liu, Chengdu University of Information Technology, China
For more conference committees, please kindly check it via: https://www.ifsp.net/com.html


★Keynote Speakers & Invited Speakers
Prof. Guangtao Zhai (IEEE Fellow), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Prof. Qing Shen, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Assoc. Prof. Xu Chen, Harbin Engineering University, China
Assoc. Prof. Yang Su, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, China
Assoc. Prof. Shuang Xiao, Harbin Engineering University, China
Prof. Liang Cheng, Harbin Medical University, China


★Publication
Submitted papers will go through a rigorous peer review process, and finally accepted papers after registration and presentation will be published in the IFSP 2026 conference proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore and possible indexing by Ei Compendex and Scopus.


★Topics
Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:

Track 1: Image and video processing
- Image and video compression
- Image and video analysis and segmentation
- Image and video enhancement and restoration
- 3D imaging and visualization

Track 2: Speech and audio processing
- Speech recognition and synthesis
- Audio analysis and processing
- Speaker recognition and verification
- Speech enhancement and dereverberation

Track 3: Signal processing for communication systems
- Wireless communication systems
- Digital signal processing for communications
- MIMO systems and space-time processing
- Channel estimation and equalization

Track 4: Signal processing for biomedical applications
- Biomedical signal processing
- Medical imaging and image processing
- Biosignal analysis and classification
- Brain-computer interfaces

Track 5: Machine learning for signal processing
- Deep learning for signal processing
- Reinforcement learning for signal processing
- Sparse signal processing
- Dimensionality reduction techniques

Track 6: Signal processing for sensor networks
- Distributed signal processing
- Sensor data fusion
- Sensor localization and tracking
- Energy-efficient signal processing for sensor networks

Track 7: Signal processing for control and automation
- Control theory and systems
- Robotics and automation
- Intelligent control systems
- Adaptive and nonlinear control systems

Track 8: Signal processing for multimedia applications
- Multimedia communication systems
- Multimedia content analysis and indexing
- Multimedia security and forensics
- Human-computer interaction

Track 9: Signal processing for security and surveillance
- Video surveillance systems
- Object recognition and tracking for security
- Biometric signal processing
- Signal processing for encryption and decryption

For more topics, please visit: http://www.ifsp.net/cfp.html.


★Submission Guideline
♢ English is the official language. Paper should be prepared and presented in English.
♢ Full paper (5 Pages in two-column format) submission is required for Publication and Presentation. For presentation only, just send us the abstract.
♢ Submission:
- By online submission system: https://confsys.iconf.org/submission/ifsp2026
- Submit to ifsp_contact@yeah.net as attachment. The email subject should be named as "Submission-IFSP 2026-Full Paper/ Abstract"


★General Program
Day 1 - Friday - July 10, 2026
10:00-17:00 | Registration & Materials Collection
14:30-16:00 | Campus Tour
14:30-17:00 | Committee Conference

Day 2 - Saturday - July 11, 2026
09:00 - 09:10 | Opening Ceremony
09:10 - 12:00 | Keynote Speeches
12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch
13:30 - 18:00 | Author Oral and Poster Sessions
18:00 - 20:30 | Award Ceremony & Dinner Banquet

Day 3 - Sunday - July 12, 2026
09:00 - 12:00 | Invited Speeches
13:30 - 18:00 | City Tour in Harbin


★Conference Venue-Harbin Engineering University
Harbin Engineering University (HEU) dates back to the PLA Military Engineering Institute founded in 1953. In 1970, its name changed to Harbin Shipbuilding Engineering Institute and then in 1994 to Harbin Engineering University.
HEU consists of 20 colleges, 4 teaching departments (divisions and centers), more than 40 scientific research institutions and more than 150 scientific research and teaching laboratories. There are 6 national science innovative personnel bases, 1 national electrical and electronic teaching base, 7 national experimental teaching demonstration centers, and 1 national college students' cultural quality education base.


★Contact Us
Conference Secretary: Ms. Adela Zhong
Email: ifsp_contact@yeah.net
Tel: +86-19180927671
WeChat: csit2009
Website: http://www.ifsp.net/
Office Hour: Monday-Friday, 9:30-18:00 (GMT+8)