# SDE - 2026

## The International Workshop for Software Defined Everything

## In conjunction with

## The 13th International Conference on Software Defined Systems

### 2026 Conference Location

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## Workshop Topics

### SDE Theories and Applications

- Trends in SDE, theories, applications and trends
- SDE Markets
- Security in SDE
- Software defined data centre
- Software defined infrastructures
- Software defined IOT/Edge

### SDE Infrastructure and Business

- Software Defined – Centralized Vs Decentralized infrastructure
- Software-Defined WAN
- Softwarization methodologies for SDE
- SDE on demand
- SDE as a service
- Business models for SDE

### SDE Adaptation and Business Strategy

- Adaptive Software for SDE
- SDE and Vendor-lock-in
- SDE Business Agility
- Business case for SDE
- SDE and compliance

## Organising Committee

### General Co-Chairs

Michael Oakes
Research Institute in Information and Language Processing, University of Wolverhampton
Muder Almiani
Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait

### Technical Program Co-Chairs

Muhammad Naveed Anwar
Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Mohammad Lafi
AlZaytoonah University, Jordan

### Publication and Publicity Chairs

Mamun Abo-Tair
Ulster University, UK
Ahmad Abusukhon
AlZaytoonah University of Jordan, Jordan

### Technical Program Committee

Shadi AlZu'bi
AlZaytoonah University of Jordan
Jackson Marques de Carvalho
University at Albany, NY, USA
Muhammad Naveed Anwar
Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Ahmad Alhamed
Humber College, Canada
Qasem Obeidat
University of Bahrain, Bahrain
Jawad AlKhatib
Taibah University‎, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Samer Atawneh
Saudi Electronic University (SEU), Saudi Arabia
Akram Abdel Qader
Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Jordan
Mohammed Lafi
Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Jordan
Farshad Fotouhi
Wayne State University, USA
Bilal Hawashin
AlZaytoonah University, Jordan
Ghassan Kanaan
Amman Arab University, Jordan
Ala Al-Fuqaha
Western Michigan University, USA
Fikri Dweri
Sharjah University, UAE
Tarek Kanan
AlZaytoonah University, Jordan
Sukyna AlQatawneh
AlZaytoonah University of Jordan
Riyad Al-Shalabi
Yarmouk University, Jordan
Ahmad Obaidat
Avertra Corporation, USA
Alaa Mughid
Hashemite University, Jordan
Ahmed Bouridane
University of Northumbria, UK
Mohamed Abdel-Maguid
University Campus Suffolk, UK
Husen AlZoubi
Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
Mohammad Elbes
AlZaytoonah University, Jordan
Nedal Ababneh
The University of New South Wales, Australia

## Important Dates

First Cycle
Paper submission: 30 May 2026
Notification: 15 July 2026
Camera Ready and Registration: 30th July
Second Cycle
Paper submission: 30 July 2026
Notification: 30 Sept 2026
Camera Ready and Registration: 15th Oct 2026

## Submission Instructions and Publication

### Submission Guidelines

We invite you to submit original contributions to SDE2026 via the official submission system through the Easy Chair Platform. Submissions can include technical and experimental, theoretical, conceptual, or survey papers.

### Paper Requirements

- Format: IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format using 10-point font
- Length: Regular papers must not exceed 6 pages (including figures, tables, and references)
- File Format: All papers must be submitted in PDF format
- Keywords: Include up to 7 keywords
- Contact Information: Complete postal and email address, phone and fax numbers of corresponding author

### Review Process

- All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers
- Reviews based on relevance, originality, importance, and clarity
- Papers must present original unpublished research
- Must not be under review for any other conference or journal

### Publication

- Accepted papers will appear in the 8th International Conference on Software Defined Systems Proceedings
- Proceedings will be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion
- Indexing in EI (Compendex), Scopus, and DBLP
- Extended versions of selected papers may be invited for a Special Issues on relevant journals

Note: Authors of accepted papers are expected to present their work at the conference. High-quality papers that cannot be accepted as regular papers may be accepted as short papers.

## Submit Your Paper

Ready to submit your research? Use the official submission system below, make sure you chose the correct workshop track.

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## Registration and camera ready submission

for your paper to be included in the workshop and conference program, You must complete the registration and the camera ready paper submission

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