NICE 2026: Neuro Inspired Computational Elements Atlanta, GA, United States, March 24-27, 2026 |
| Conference website | https://niceworkshop.org/nice-2026/ |
| Abstract registration deadline | November 24, 2025 |
| Submission deadline | November 24, 2025 |
| Late Breaking News Abstracts Deadline | February 2, 2026 |
The 2026 Neuro-Inspired Computing Elements (NICE) Conference is the 13th annual meeting of researchers in the neural computing field.
Like previous editions, NICE 2026 will focus on the interplay between neural theory, neural algorithms, neuromorphic architectures and hardware, and applications for neural computing technology. NICE aims to involve diverse participation from all over the world and bring together research communities with universities, government, and industry.
NICE 2026 will be held March 24-27, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Submission Guidelines
For submissions, we will accept regular papers (4-8 pages, not including references) that will be reviewed by the program committee. The length of the paper will not influence decisions, which will be peer-reviewed on the sole quality and clarity of the work. Papers should cover unpublished work and emphasize the novel aspects and the potential impact on the neural computing community. Preference will be given towards submissions describing ambitious approaches to bringing neural inspiration into real-world computing applications. From these submissions we will invite several short talks, lightning talks, and poster presentations.
As with previous years, NICE is planning on publishing an online proceedings volume, details are below. Authors can also opt out of including their paper in the proceedings. We also welcome Abstracts (1-2 pages) for 'Work in Progress' or 'Late Breaking News'. Abstract submissions will not be included in the proceedings.
Publication: 2026 NICE Conference Proceedings
The 2026 NICE proceedings will be published and indexed through IEEE Conference Proceedings.
Please see IEEE Template Download for formatting instructions for IEEE conferences in LaTEX and Word. EasyChair submissions should be a PDF of your paper, with camera ready versions (per the IEEE instructions) due after acceptance.
List of Topics
Listed below are the topics for the conference, together with a non-exhaustive list of relevant sub-topics.
During submission, please indicate which of the following topics your paper impacts from the drop-down menu.
- Architectures and Hardware
- Neuromorphic Hardware
- Analog/Mixed-Signal and Beyond-CMOS Hardware
- Compute-In-Memory Architectures
- Next-Generation Architectures
- Computational and Systems Neuroscience
- Neural circuits: Theory and Experimental Support
- Local learning and Plasticity
- Connectomics
- Neural Algorithms and Machine Learning
- Neuroscience-Inspired Algorithms
- Resource-Constrained and/or Hardware-Aware Artificial Neural Networks
- Spiking Neural Networks
- Neuromorphic Computing Applications
- Emerging Applications
- Robotics and Automation
- High-Performance Computing
- Edge Computing
- Biosignal Processing and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Bio-Inspired Sensing
- Event-Driven Sensing
- Novel Neuromorphic Sensors
- Efficient Spike-Based Information Coding and Processing
- Algorithms and Software Frameworks for Neuromorphic Computing
- Tools and Programming/Mapping Frameworks
- Benchmarks, Neuromorphic Datasets
- Theoretical Frameworks and Models for Neuromorphic Engineering
- Memory-efficient Spike-Based Simulators
Committees
Organizing Committee
- Murat Okandan (NICE Workshop Foundation)
- Brad Aimone (Sandia National Laboratories)
- Jennifer Hasler (Georgia Tech)
- Steve Furber (University of Manchester)
- Johannes Schemmel (Heidelberg University)
- Dhireesha Kudithipudi (UT San Antonio)
- Bjorn Kindler (Heidelberg University)
- Gert Cauwenberghs (UCSD)
- Suma G. Cardwell (Sandia National Laboratories)
- Sebastian Billaudelle (INI, UZH & ETH Zürich)
Local Chair
- Jennifer Hasler (Georgia Tech)
Program Chairs
- Suma G. Cardwell (Sandia National Laboratories)
- Sebastian Billaudelle (INI, UZH & ETH Zürich)
- Organizing Committee
Venue
NICE 2026 will be held in Atlanta, GA, USA. More details to be announced soon.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to Dr. Suma G. Cardwell (sgcardw@sandia.gov) and Dr. Sebastian Billaudelle (sebastian@ini.uzh.ch).
Sponsors
If you are interested in helping sponsor NICE 2026, please contact Prof. Jennifer Hasler and Dr. Brad Aimone (jbaimon@sandia.gov).