6th IEEE International Symposium on the Internet of Sounds

The International Symposium on the Internet of Sounds (IS2) is part of the IEEE Communication Society’s conference portfolio. The conference has an official IEEE website: https://internetofsounds2025.ieee-is2.org/

We are pleased to invite you to the 6th IEEE International Symposium on the Internet of Sounds (IEEE IS2 2025). The Internet of Sounds is an emerging research field at the intersection of the Sound and Music Computing and the Internet of Things domains.

The symposium will take place in Palazzo dell’Emiciclo and Gran Sasso Science Institute in the vibrant city of L’Aquila, Italy, known for its rich history, dynamic culture, and rapidly growing technology sector.

The aim is to bring together academics and industry to investigate and advance the development of Internet of Sounds technologies by using novel tools and processes. The event will consist of presentations, keynotes, panels, poster presentations, demonstrations, tutorials, music performances, and installations.

Call for Papers and Demos

Topics of interest include and are not limited to:

  • Wireless acoustic sensor networks
  • Web Audio 
  • Networked music performances
  • Networked immersive audio
  • Embedded systems for audio applications
  • 5G/6G architectures for the Internet of Sounds
  • Music information retrieval in networked applications
  • Ecoacoustics
  • Detection and classification of sounds in acoustic sensor networks
  • Networked Musical XR
  • Semantic Audio applications for the Internet of Sounds
  • Sonification for Internet of Sounds applications
  • Smart musical instruments
  • Ubiquitous music
  • Audio packet loss concealment methods
  • Participatory live music performances
  • Musical haptics for the Internet of Musical Things
  • Music education applications for the Internet of Musical Things
  • Intelligent music production in Internet of Musical Things contexts
  • Protocols and exchange formats for the Internet of Sounds
  • Energy-Efficient and Green Networking for the Internet of Sounds
  • Internet of Sounds networks and protocols
  • Privacy and security in acoustic sensor networks
  • Audio datasets for Deep Learning and Data Mining
  • Challenges in the management and delivery of large audio databases
  • Visualization, access, and indexing of audio databases
  • Cloud-based services for musical and audio applications
  • Improving accessibility and inclusiveness within the Internet of Sounds
  • Sustainability and ethical aspects of the Internet of Sounds
  • Brain-Computer Interfaces for the Internet of Sounds
  • Model compression (quantization, knowledge distillation) for real-time AI for audio
  • Standardization for the Internet of Sounds
  • Visualization and Sonification of acoustic sensor networks
  • UAVs and Non-Terrestrial Networks for the Internet of Sounds
  • Robots for the Internet of Musical Things

We consider contributions in the form of a full paper (min 5 pages, max 10 pages), a poster paper (min 2 pages, max 4 pages), or a demo proposal (max 2 pages). Authors are welcome to submit to all three tracks. We encourage the submission of work in progress as well as more mature work. However, only the contributions of at least 4 pages will be included in the Proceedings to be submitted to IEEE.

Satellite events

The program will include two satellite events:

For the topics addressed in each workshop please visit the respective webpages.

Paper Submission

All submissions will be fully, single-blind peer-reviewed. The papers must be submitted via EasyChair paper management system. The expected number of pages for contribution should not exceed 10 pages for paper. Authors must follow IEEE ethical and writing guidelines.

LaTeX and Word template: IEEE conference templates.

Submission portal: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeeis22025

Call for Performances and Installations

We invite submissions that showcase the internet of sounds in performance and sound installations. Proposed works should have a clear connection to the conference and may be connected to a poster or demo submission. We particularly invite pieces that last 5-12 minutes, however, shorter and longer performance proposals will be considered.

Performances and Installations Submission

A proposal (compiled in a SINGLE pdf) should include a one-page project description, one-page description of technical requirements, short program notes, artist bio(s), and a link to any performance/installation audio or audio-visual documentation (if available).  The documentation link should use streaming-only services, e.g., SoundCloud, Vimeo, YouTube.

More details are available at: https://internetofsounds2025.ieee-is2.org/call-contributions/call-music-performanceinstallation

Important dates

  • All submission deadlines: July 1, 2025
  • Author notification: September 1, 2025
  • Camera-ready due: October 1, 2025
  • Early registration deadline: October 2, 2025
  • Late registration deadline: October 15, 2025
  • Symposium dates: October 29 – 31, 2025

Awards

The Organizing Committee will select the winners for the Best Paper, Best Student Paper, and Best Demo awards. To be eligible for the Best Student Paper award, the presenting and first author of the paper must be a full-time student.

Organizing committee

  • General Co-Chair: Claudia Rinaldi – CNIT – National Inter-University Consortium for Telecommunications
  • Paper Co-chair: Carlo Centofanti – University of L’Aquila
  • Paper Co-chair: Stephen Roddy – University College Cork
  • Paper Co-chair: Marcelo M. Wanderley – McGill University
  • Paper Co-chair: Toon van Waterschoot – KU Leuven
  • Poster Chair: Michel Buffa – University Côte d’Azur
  • Tutorial Chair: Josè Santos – University of Ghent
  • Demo Chair: Andrea Marotta – University of L’Aquila
  • Industry Liaison Chair: Jan Dürre – Sennheiser
  • Industry Liaison Chair: Mauro Galbiati – WNDR.IT
  • Industry Liaison Chair: Andrea Genovese – Qualcomm
  • Music & Installations Co-chair: Giusy Caruso – Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp
  • Music & Installations Co-chair: Maria Cristina De Amicis – Conservatory of Music of L’Aquila
  • Music & Installations Co-chair: Alessio Gabriele – Conservatory of Music of L’Aquila
  • Facility Chair: Marco Giordano – University of L’Aquila
  • Publication Chair: Alex Piccioni – University of L’Aquila
  • Publicity Chair: Chrisoula Alexandraki – Hellenic Mediterranean University
  • Travel Grants Chair: Lina Mohjazi – University of Glasgow
  • Student Volunteer Coordinator: Stefano Giacomelli – University of L’Aquila
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Chair: Dajana Cassioli – University of L’Aquila
  • General Chair: Luca Turchet – University of Trento

Logistics

Registration: https://internetofsounds2025.ieee-is2.org/registration

Address: Palazzo dell’Emiciclo, Via Michele Iacobucci, 4, 67100 L’Aquila AQ. Coordinates: 42° 20′ 41.989″ N 13° 23′ 53.696″ E

The event will be in a partial hybrid format.

Code of conduct

The code of conduct for attending IEEE IS2 is described here.

Contacts

Enquiries can be addressed to the Paper Co-Chairs: is2-2025-tpc@googlegroups.com