We are pleased to invite submissions to:

LODAS 2026 – The 1st International Workshop on Learning and Optimization for Distributed AI Systems. Co-located with FLICS 2026 Valencia, Spain. June 9–12, 2026.

Workshop website: https://jamaltoutouh.github.io/lodas2026/
Conference website: https://flics-conference.org/

# Scope

Modern AI systems must operate under real-world constraints: distributed data ownership, limited communication, resource limitations, privacy requirements, latency bounds, dynamic environments, and heterogeneous devices.
LODAS 2026 focuses on the intersection of:
* Machine Learning
* Evolutionary Computation
* Distributed/Federated Learning
* Optimization & Scheduling
* AI Systems & Deployment

We aim to bridge learning algorithms and system-level design, promoting research where models, optimization strategies, and infrastructures are co-designed for scalable, reliable, and efficient distributed AI systems.

We welcome both theoretical and applied contributions, including empirical studies, benchmarks, simulations, and real-world deployments.

# Topics of interest (non-exhaustive)

* Federated, distributed, and edge learning
* Communication-efficient and resource-aware AI
* Multi-objective and constrained optimization
* Workflow scheduling and system-level optimization
* Agentic AI and autonomous multi-agent systems
* Foundation models under system constraints
* Trustworthy, privacy-preserving, and robust AI
* Cyber-physical systems, IoT, and digital twins

# Submissions

Submitted papers (PDF) must use the A4 IEEE Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings and must include keywords.

## Submission types:


* Long papers: 7–8 pages (research contributions)
* Short / position papers: 4–6 pages (work-in-progress, visionary ideas)
* Poster papers (undergraduate): 1–2 pages

All submissions must comply with the FLICS 2026 Submission Instructions and be submitted via EasyChair.

## Important dates

* Submission deadline: April 21, 2026
* Acceptance notification: May 5, 2026
* Camera-ready & registration: May 15, 2026

Workshop dates: June 9–12, 2026 (exact day/time to be announced in the FLICS program)

## Organizers

* Jamal Toutouh, University of Málaga, Spain (jamal@uma.es)
* Gabriel Luque, University of Málaga, Spain (gluque@uma.es)
* Diego Daniel Pedroza-Perez, University of Málaga, Spain (pedroza@uma.es)

We warmly encourage you to submit your work and to forward this CFP to colleagues and relevant mailing lists.