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The technical program of METAVERSE 2026 will include a Research Track, an Application Track, and a Short Paper Track. The METAVERSE 2026 tracks seek original, UNPUBLISHED research papers reporting substantive new work in various aspects of vertical industry services and related technologies and applications. Research Track papers MUST clearly indicate their contributions to the field of vertical services industry in terms of technologies, applications, and solutions. All papers MUST properly cite related work in the field, such as those published in the proceedings of ICWS, SCC, CLOUD, BigData, METAVERSE, EDGE, ICIOT, ICCC, AIMS, ICBC, SERVICES, APSCC, ECOWS, and related journals including IJWSR and IJBPIM (see Literature Recommendations page).

METAVERSE 2026 hopes to attract researchers, practitioners, and industry business leaders in all the following services sectors to help define and shape the modernization strategy and directions of the services industry. You are invited to submit research, engineering, experience reports, case studies, empirical, evaluation, and business innovation papers on the following topics:

    Metaverse Architectures and Infrastructure: Frameworks and technological building blocks for realizing scalable and efficient metaverse environments, focusing on integration, data, and intelligence.
    User Interactions and Experience Design: Innovations in user interfaces, avatar customization, and immersive experiences for enhanced engagement.
    Business Models and Scenarios: Strategies for monetization, enterprise applications, and metaverse-enabled business transformations across various industries.
    Service Ecosystems in the Metaverse: Development of service components, virtual service stores, and strategies for delivering high-quality services within the metaverse.
    Security, Privacy, and Governance: Addressing challenges in data security, user privacy, and governance frameworks for metaverse platforms.
    Applications in Vertical Service Industries: Metaverse applications in healthcare, education, finance, real estate, retail, energy, government, and entertainment sectors, with case studies and domain-specific innovations.
    Cross-Industry Metaverse Solutions: Collaborative strategies for supply chain management, enterprise resource planning, marketing, and human resource management using metaverse platforms.
    Quality of Services and Standards: Ensuring performance reliability, user satisfaction, and adherence to standards across metaverse services.
    Integration with Advanced Technologies: Leveraging AI, blockchain, VR/AR, and IoT to enhance metaverse applications and interoperability.
    Future Directions and Modernization Strategies: Exploring trends, research, and practical insights to shape the modernization of the services industry through metaverse innovations.