As the shift to a circular economy gains momentum, the DECODE Workshop addresses the need for digital foundations that promote sustainability, interoperability, and transparency. Core to this is the Digital Product Passport (DPP)—a digital tool enabling traceability and data sharing across product lifecycles.

This workshop invites original research and position papers on systems, architectures, and standards powering circularity through open digital enablers.

Topics of Interest

Distributed and secure IoT architectures
Federated data governance and interoperability
Service ecosystems supporting circular business models
Digital Product Passport Data Services and Ecosystems Technical enablers of traceability, transparency, and lifecycle tracking
Smart and Digital Supply chains
Interoperability of Data Space Technologies
Distributed data architectures for DPPs
Decentralised Governance
Secure data exchange with self-sovereign identities
Identity management for DPPs
Data intermediaries
DPP supporting technologies such as data provision devices and applications
Economic Theory and Game Theory
Data Mining and (Big) Data Analysis
Data Space Architectures
Multi-Access Edge Computing
Operations and Business Support Systems
Distributed Ledger Technology
Digital Twins for Networks and Services
Secure and Dependable Networking
Cloud/Edge Computing Services
Data Services
Internet of Things Services
Security Services
Context-Aware Services
Information Technology Services
Security Management
Centralized Management
Hierarchical Management
Distributed Management
Federated Management
Autonomic and Cognitive Management
Policy- and Intent-Based Management


Important Dates

Paper Submission Deadline: August 14, 2026
Author Notification: September 11, 2026
Camera-Ready Submission: September 18, 2026

Submissions should use the IEEE 2-column conference style.
Paper limit: 6 pages (regular), 4 pages (position papers), including references.
Organizing Committee

Martin Benedikt – Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH
Pal Varga – Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Markus Tauber – Research Studios Austria FG

Technical Program Committee (TPC)

Martin Benedikt, Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH, Austria
Pál Varga, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
Markus Tauber, Research Studios Austria FG, Austria
Gerald Reiner, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
Mauro Tortonesi, University of Ferrara, Italy
Amin Anjomshoa, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
Belal Abu Naim, Research Studios Austria FG, Austria
Thomas Felberbauer, University of Applied Science St Pölten, Austria
Emel Arikan Fichtinger, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
Luca Davoli, University of Parma, Italy
Bergmair Bernhard, Silicon Austria Labs, Austria

Submission & Website

Workshop Website: https://decode.icb.at

Paper Submission via EDAS: TBC

Call for Papers: https://decode.icb.at/DECODE2026-CFP.pdf