The conference is one of the most important in the field, and this year Brazilians will have the chance to participate without leaving the country
The IEEE/ACM International Conference on Big Data Computing, Applications, and Technologies (BDCAT 2026) will take place in December 2026 in Florianópolis. Two researchers from ICoNIoT are serving on the conference committees: Luiz Bittencourt (Unicamp) is one of the General Chairs, and Flávia Delicato (UFF) is one of the Program Chairs. Learn more
The Conference
As the era of data-driven intelligence continues to reshape our world, BDCAT remains a premier annual conference series dedicated to pushing the boundaries of Big Data. Its mission is to provide a dynamic platform for researchers, professionals, and industry leaders from around the world to present new findings, share innovative ideas, and tackle the most pressing challenges in the broad field of Big Data computing and applications.
Since its inaugural edition in London, United Kingdom (2014), BDCAT has grown into a vibrant global community. Over the past decade, the conference has traveled to the world’s leading scientific hubs and has played a key role in bridging the gap between academia and industry. By promoting interdisciplinary collaboration, the BDCAT community has directly impacted how we scale, manage, and extract useful insights from massive datasets, influencing everything from business systems and scientific research to public policy and deep learning architectures.
Deadlines and Dates
The conference will take place from December 1 to 4, 2026, and the call for papers is open until August 19.
Full details are available on the conference website
UCC
Running concurrently with BDCAT is the UCC Conference—the International Conference on Utility and Cloud Computing—also taking place from December 1 to 4. The technical committee is coordinated by ICoNIoT researcher Edmundo Madeira.
As the digital landscape increasingly relies on decentralized, scalable, and on-demand computing resources, UCC stands out as a premier international forum for discussing the present and future of utility, cloud, and cutting-edge computing paradigms. UCC 2026 brings together prominent researchers from research institutions and industry to present pioneering research, architectural innovations, and practical applications that are driving the next generation of cloud technologies.