Special Sessions: “Open-track” Abstract/Paper Submission

Special Sessions are open for contributions. Contributions can be either a 4-6 page paper in the IEEE style or a short abstract (1 page). All papers/abstracts will be peer-reviewed by the Technical Program Committee. Accepted abstracts will be included in the Conference Proceedings but will NOT be considered for inclusion in IEEE Xplore.

  • “Open-track” paper submission window:
  • “Open-track” abstract submission window:

How to Submit a Contributed Abstract/Paper in a Special Session

  1. To Submit an Abstract or Paper
  2. Abstract / Paper should be submitted by a designated “Corresponding Author” with his/her PIN according to the steps below:
  1. Select one of the following as the type of submission.
    “Open Track Abstract” if submitting a one-page abstract, OR
    “Open Track Paper” if submitting a full paper (4-6 pages)
  2. Fill in the information about “Title, Authors, Keywords, and Abstract” (NOTE: In order to classify the abstract to the preferred special session, use the open track code reported in the below table); and then continue to the next pageUpload your “Abstract” or “Paper” in a PDF, MS-Word, or Latex (Note: The main.tex file should be called root.tex) Images must be in jpg or png format.
  3. Upload your “Abstract” or “Paper” in a PDF, MS-Word, or Latex (Note: The main.tex file should be called root.tex) Images must be in jpg or png format.

*NOTE regarding PINs for PaperCept

  1. Authors” should be entered through their PINs and every author must have a PIN. You may use this link to search your or someone else’s PIN.
  2. If you have submitted papers to prior NANO conferences: You should have your PIN. You can retrieve your or co-authors’ existing PIN or set/reset your PASSWORD in the PIN Wizard at the submission site.
  3. If you have never submitted papers to NANO conferences: You should set your PIN and PASSWORD in the PIN Wizard at the submission site. The same should be done for the authors without PINs.
  4. Authors should prepare their submissions using the abstract template or full paper template. 

*NOTE regarding how to Update an Existing Submission

  1. Go to the Online Submission Site.
  2. Log in with your PIN and PASSWORD, and go to the author workspace for NANO 2027.
  3. Follow the link to “Update Submission Information” or to “Re-upload” the file.

Special Session Code