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    IEEE Conference Paper Format

    IEEE Conference Citation Format

    [#] Author(s), "Title," in Proc. Conference Name, City, Country, Year, pp. #-#.

    Author: F. Last, F. M. Last format

    Title: Paper title in quotes, sentence case

    Proceedings: Use "Proc." prefix, italicized

    Location: City, Country format

    IEEE Conference Paper

    [1] J. Smith and M. Brown, "Machine learning for wireless communication," in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications, Rome, Italy, 2023, pp. 1234-1239.

    With DOI

    [2] R. Johnson et al., "Edge computing optimization," in Proc. IEEE INFOCOM, Vancouver, Canada, 2023, pp. 567-575, doi: 10.1109/INFOCOM.2023.1234567.

    Workshop Paper

    [3] K. Davis, "Quantum algorithms for signal processing," in Proc. IEEE Workshop on Quantum Computing, Boston, MA, 2023, pp. 45-52.

    Major IEEE Conferences

    IEEE hosts numerous flagship conferences across engineering disciplines:

    Communications & Networking

    INFOCOM:IEEE INFOCOM
    ICC:IEEE ICC
    GLOBECOM:IEEE GLOBECOM
    WCNC:IEEE WCNC

    Computer Science

    ICDCS:IEEE ICDCS
    ICDE:IEEE ICDE
    CLUSTER:IEEE CLUSTER
    CLOUD:IEEE CLOUD

    Signal Processing

    ICASSP:IEEE ICASSP
    ICIP:IEEE ICIP
    DSP:IEEE DSP
    MLSP:IEEE MLSP

    Power & Energy

    PESC:IEEE PESC
    APEC:IEEE APEC
    ECCE:IEEE ECCE
    ISGT:IEEE ISGT

    Proceedings Formatting

    Different types of IEEE conference proceedings have specific formatting requirements:

    Full Conference Proceedings

    [1] T. Anderson, "5G network optimization," in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Dublin, Ireland, Jun. 2023, pp. 1-6.

    Include full conference name with acronym

    Short Conference Name

    [2] H. Liu, "Quantum error correction," in Proc. IEEE INFOCOM, New York, NY, 2023, pp. 234-241.

    Use established short names for major conferences

    Conference with Volume

    [3] M. Garcia, "AI in robotics," in Proc. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, vol. 2, Prague, Czech Republic, 2023, pp. 567-574.

    Include volume number when proceedings span multiple volumes

    Online Conference

    [4] S. Kumar, "Edge computing security," in Proc. IEEE Conference on Computer Communications, Virtual Event, May 2023, pp. 89-96.

    Use "Virtual Event" for online-only conferences

    Different Presentation Types

    IEEE conferences feature various presentation formats that affect citation style:

    Oral Presentation

    [1] J. Wilson, "Signal processing algorithms," presented at IEEE ICASSP, Seoul, South Korea, 2023.

    Use "presented at" for oral presentations without proceedings

    Poster Presentation

    [2] K. Chen, "Wireless sensor networks," poster presented at IEEE INFOCOM, London, UK, 2023.

    Specify "poster presented at" for poster sessions

    Keynote Speech

    [3] A. Patel, "Future of quantum computing," keynote address at IEEE Quantum Week, Broomfield, CO, 2023.

    Use "keynote address" for invited talks

    Panel Discussion

    [4] R. Taylor et al., "AI ethics panel," panel discussion at IEEE Conference on AI, Montreal, Canada, 2023.

    Use "panel discussion" for panel sessions

    Workshops and Special Sessions

    Workshops and special sessions within IEEE conferences have specific citation formats:

    Workshop Paper

    [1] D. Park, "Neuromorphic computing," in Proc. IEEE Workshop on Machine Learning for Signal Processing, Espoo, Finland, 2023, pp. 1-5.

    Include "Workshop" in the proceedings title

    Workshop within Conference

    [2] L. Zhang, "Federated learning privacy," in Proc. 1st Workshop on Privacy in Machine Learning, co-located with IEEE ICDM, Orlando, FL, 2023, pp. 12-18.

    Specify "co-located with" for satellite workshops

    Special Session

    [3] M. Brown, "IoT security frameworks," in Proc. IEEE ICC Special Session on IoT Security, Kansas City, MO, 2023, pp. 234-241.

    Include "Special Session" designation

    Tutorial Paper

    [4] N. Kim, "Deep learning tutorial," tutorial presented at IEEE ICASSP, Brighton, UK, 2023.

    Use "tutorial presented at" for tutorial sessions

    Workshop Citation Tips

    • Always include workshop number or edition (1st, 2nd, etc.)
    • Specify if workshop is co-located with main conference
    • Include workshop acronym if commonly used
    • Cite both workshop proceedings and main conference when relevant
    • Include DOI when available for workshop papers