Real Time Communications Conference & Expo at Illinois Tech

Join us for the RTC Conference and Expo at Illinois Tech, taking place from October 8th to 10th on IIT’s Mies Campus in Chicago. As we celebrate our 20th anniversary, we’re excited to bring together thought leaders from across industry and academia to shape the future of real-time communications.

Who Should Attend? If you’re involved in voice, video, messaging, mobility, the cloud, or the Web—whether you’re a technical developer, innovator, engineer, academic researcher, product manager, marketer, or entrepreneur—this conference is for you. It’s an opportunity to learn, teach, and connect with peers in the field. For additional information on the conference, please see our Conference Prospectus

What We’re Looking For: We’re soliciting presentation proposals at the leading technical and industrial edge of how we think about, create, and implement real-time communications networks, services and applications. Presentations will be placed into the following conference tracks:

• WebRTC & Real-Time Applications
• Internet of Things
• Programmable Real-Time Networks
• Next Generation Emergency Communications
• VoiceTech
• Research Track (Juried Papers)

For more details on each track, visit our website’s Program page. To propose a presentation, simply submit a title, abstract, and brief bio via the Propose a Talk link on our site.

Call for Speakers vs. Call for Papers: This Call for Speakers is distinct from the separate Call for Papers  issued earlier this year for the RTC Conference’s Research Track. The Research Track is an academic track in which juried papers that are selected based on a peer review process, will be  presented at the conference and then submitted for publication in IEEE Xplore. The Call for Speakers covers all tracks other than the Research Track. Presentation proposals will be reviewed by the Program Committee as they are received. Ongoing notifications of acceptance will be made based on content, relevance, and speaker qualifications. The proposal deadline is July 8, 2024, but please make your proposals as early as possible to ensure a place on this year’s agenda!

Expectations for Presenters: Please note that this is an in-person event with all the advantages that the format offers.  The in-person format, in particular, gives participants the opportunity to meet and talk with the presenters  during the breaks and social events.  Talks that are accepted for the program will be given in person and not online.  Please note also, that our audience has high expectations! They expect our speakers will present meaningful, thought-leading content. Overt marketing pitches will not be accepted.

Join Us: The RTC Conference at Illinois Tech is a globally recognized event where industry and academia connect. Don’t miss this chance to contribute to the future of real-time communications. Submit your proposal today and be a part of the conversation!

The RTC Conference and Expo at Illinois Tech – October 8 10 – is a venue for connecting the future to today in real-time where thought leaders from industry and academia gather to discuss, debate and shape the future of the rapidly changing real-time communications field. Check out our Conference Prospectus and make plans to join us as a conference sponsor for this unique event taking place at Hermann Hall on IIT’s Mies Campus in Chicago!

As an International Conference of the IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization for the advancement of technology, we feature an especially wide audience of technical professionals who are eager to contribute and to learn from the talks and demonstrations that will be presented, ensuring It will serve as an outstanding platform for knowledge exchange, networking opportunities, and exploring the latest advancements in real-time communications. By becoming a sponsor of the RTC Conference & Expo at Illinois Tech, your organization will gain exceptional exposure and access to a highly influential audience.

Here are some compelling reasons why you should consider joining us as a sponsor:

1. Outstanding Brand Visibility: The RTC Conference& Expo at Illinois Tech expects a significant turnout of industry and academic experts, thought leaders, and innovators from around the globe. You will receive extensive exposure throughout the conference, including prominent logo placement, branding opportunities in marketing materials, event signage, and online platforms, ensuring maximum visibility.
2. Thought Leadership Positioning: Demonstrate your expertise and thought leadership by participating in panel discussions and delivering presentations. Share your insights and experiences with a diverse audience, positioning your company as a go-to resource within the real-time communications community.
3. Talent Acquisition: The RTC Conference & Expo at Illinois Tech will attract top-tier talent from academia, startups, and established organizations. Engage with talented students and professionals, and showcase your company’s culture and career prospects, creating a powerful recruitment platform.
4. Showcase Your Company: Use the conference as a platform to exhibit your latest technological advancements. This will enable you to capture the attention of potential customers and partners, and receive valuable feedback from industry experts.
5. Help Shape Future Industry Research Initiatives: Partner with the RTC Lab to identify, develop and execute R&D projects that are mutually beneficial to industry and academia.
6. Help Build the Applications Development Ecosystem: Educate developers and evangelize the power of programmable real-time communications by sponsoring HackRTC, a weekend long real-time communications focused hackathon the weekend prior to the main conference.

We offer various sponsorship packages designed to suit your organization’s goals, ranging from Platinum, Gold, and Silver conference levels, as well as a HackRTC sponsorship level. Customized sponsorship options that align with your unique requirements offer discounts for combining Conference sponsorship with HackRTC sponsorship, and/or Exhibitor space in your sponsorship. Each package includes an array of benefits and privileges tailored to meet your specific objectives.

Please join us in shaping the future of real-time communications. Your sponsorship will play a pivotal role in making this event a resounding success and will position your brand as a key player within the industry.

Our dedicated sponsorship team is ready to assist you in exploring sponsorship opportunities and discussing available packages. We are eager to provide you with further details, answer any questions you may have, and work together to create a mutually beneficial partnership. For more information, and to secure your conference sponsorship, please contact Tom Costello at [email protected] or (847) 890-5061.

Call for Papers – Call for Speakers – What is the difference?

In the section below we reprint the Call for Papers for presentation in  the RTC Conference’s Research Track.  Papers submitted will be peer reviewed. Those that are accepted and presented will be submitted for publication in the IEEE XPlore digital archive. 

The RTC Conference uses the services of EDAS to facilitate the receipt and evaluation of the research papers proposed for presentation in this track. The link at which papers can be uploaded is Paper Submission. (https://edas.info/N32106). The CFP (copied below and also available at RTC Research Track CFP (https://rtc-conference.com/x2025/research-track-cfp/) contains more information about the scope and requirements for these papers.

There are five other tracks in the RTC Conference – Internet of Things, WebRTC & Real-Time Applications, Programmable Real-Time Networks and Cloud Communications, VoiceTech, and Next Generation Emergency Services . These tracks welcome proposals for talks and demonstrations whose content complements the material presented in the Research track.  These talks and demos can serve as a source of new ideas for industry and academic research partners.

Presentations and demonstrations in these tracks will be selected  by the RTC Conference Track Chairs and Steering Committee based on relevance and technical content. The Call for Speakers for these tracks will be issued next month and will be accessible via the conference website.

Call for Papers – RTC Research Track

The functions and scope of real-time mixed media applications are expanding as these applications are integrated with IoT, ML/AI, blockchain, voice- and financial technologies, and more. While there are conferences devoted to each of these technologies separately, and to the underlying networks and platforms that support them, the RTC Conference Research Track is specifically interested in exploring the issues, opportunities and challenges associated with the integration of these disparate technologies. The online version of this Call for Papers can be found at CFP (https://rtc-conference.com/x2025/research-track-cfp/).

The RTC Research Track invites paper submissions in interactive multimedia communications describing architectures, design, theoretical results, experiments, innovative systems, prototyping efforts, and case studies. Papers that are accepted and presented at the conference will be submitted for publication in IEEE Xplore.

We are interested in works at the intersection of multimedia interactive communications with technologies in internet of things, vehicular networking, confidential computing, machine learning, network management, programmable network services, security, privacy, machine learning, voice technologies, blockchain, gaming, and robotics. The Technical Program inherits the 16-year legacy of the IPTComm Conference which evolved from a focus on Voice over IP to include some topics listed above. The archive of IPTComm publications is located at archive (http://iptcomm.org/archive.html).

We invite paper and poster submissions including but not limited to the following topics of interest:

• Evolving Technologies and their impact on- and use within RTC Applications, including:
  • Innovations in WebRTC applications and algorithms
  • Augmented and virtual reality, gaming, and robotics
  • Video / audio codecs
  • Innovative applications to sectors including finance, energy, healthcare, education and social services
  • Automated driving and autonomous transportation
  • Vehicular and other transportation networking
  • Programmable networks and edge computing
  • 5G/6G networks – applications and research
  • IoT networks
  • Industrial communication networks
• AI/ML in RTC Applications and Services, including:
  • Large language models & conversational AI frameworks
  • Natural language engines: optimizations & explanation
  • Voice/Video biometrics and authentication Network threat detection and intelligence
  • Adversarial ML attacks and countermeasures
  • ML Operations
• Impact of Security and Privacy methods on RTC, including:
  • Identity management and privacy
  • IoT security and privacy models
  • Privacy-aware computation
  • Intrusion detection and prevention
  • Forensics and diagnostics
  • Watermarking and steganography
  • Autonomous security operations
  • Blockchains in communication
  • Disinformation: challenges and models
• Network Management and Resilience methods and their effect on RTC applications, including:
  • Scaling, monitoring and management
  • Reliability engineering
  • Cloud-native computing
  • Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software Defined Networks (SDN)
  • GPU computing
  • Performance benchmarking
  • Quality of Experience (QoE)
  • Autonomous network management

Submission Guidelines

Paper submissions must describe original research, not published nor currently under review for another conference or journal. The program committee will referee all papers. At least one author of each paper must be registered and present their paper at the conference.

• All paper submissions must be done through EDAS (https://edas.info/N32106)
• Regular paper submissions should follow the guidelines and use the formatting tools available at the IEEE Manuscript Templates page.
• Regular papers are limited to 8 pages, double-column IEEE format, including figures, references and appendices.
• Work-in-progress papers should have no more than 4 pages in IEEE double-column format, including figures, references and appendices. Work-in-progress papers must include “Work in Progress” in the title.

Important Dates

• Paper submission deadline:Monday, July 8, 2024 – 1200 CDT
• Notification of acceptance: Monday, August 5, 2024 – 1200 CDT
• Final camera-ready submission: Monday, September 2, 2024 – 1200 CDT
• Conference Dates: October 8-10, 2024

Conference Chairs

• Carol Davids (Illinois Institute of Technology & School of Applied Technology, USA)
• Vijay K Gurbani (Vail Systems, Inc. & Illinois Institute of Technology, USA)

Technical Program Committee Chairs

• Ronald Marx (Huawei German Research Center, Germany)
• Jose Aguerre (Evercast & University of the Republic, Uruguay)

Technical Program Committee

• TBD

An IEEE International Conference at Illinois Tech

HackRTC October 5 – 6, 2024

RTC Conference October 8 – 10, 2024 

Please post to your calendar and Save the Date!

The IEEE Chicago Section and the Real-Time Communications Lab at Illinois Tech are delighted to co-host HackRTC on October 5 – 6, 2024, followed by the 20th annual Real-Time Communications (RTC) Conference and Expo at Illinois Tech from October 8 – 10, 2024. This year holds special significance for both the IEEE Chicago Section and the RTC Conference at Illinois Tech. 130 years ago, the IEEE Chicago section became the first AIEE (now IEEE) section formed outside of New York with the inaugural meeting taking place at Armour Institute (now Illinois Tech) in 1894. Meanwhile, the RTC Conference at Illinois Tech is excited to be celebrating our 20th anniversary. Few technology conferences reach such a significant milestone, and we invite you to join us in commemorating our past accomplishments as we look into the future in a celebration of knowledge, innovation, and collaboration.

The RTC Conference at IIT is a globally recognized collaborative event where the interactive multimedia and real-time communications industries converge with academia. This conference unites developers, technical professionals, and business executives from various sectors, fostering an open exchange of ideas to lead future development in the rapidly evolving field of real-time communications.

This year’s event promises to be the biggest and best to date! A multi-tracked conference over three days will focus on major areas such as:

• Internet of Things (IoT)
• WebRTC & Real-Time Applications
• Next Generation Emergency Communications
• Programmable Real-Time Networks
• VoiceTech
• Research Track (juried papers)

Please mark your calendars and plan to join us for this exciting event. In the meantime, stay tuned to our website and mailing lists for further updates or at:

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