The First International Conference on Advances in Communications and Signal Processing (ACASP 2027)

Conference Objectives

ACASP 2027 aims to:

• Promote high-quality research in communications and signal processing.
• Encourage collaboration between academia, industry, and research organisations.
• Showcase emerging technologies shaping future communication systems.
• Provide an international platform for researchers to present innovative ideas and research findings.
• Foster discussions on practical challenges and future research directions.
• Strengthen academic and industry partnerships through knowledge exchange.
• Facilitate publication opportunities for accepted papers (details to be announced).

Conference Tracks

The conference welcomes original research contributions in, but not limited to, the following areas:

Advances in Communications and Radar

• MIMO and Millimetre-Wave communication
• Next-Generation Networks
• 5G NR and 6G
• Waveform Design for beyond 5G Communication
• Cooperative, Massive IoT, and D2D Communications
• RF Signal Processing & Design 
• Source Coding and data compression
• Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces
• Classical and Quantum Information Theory
• Non-Terrestrial Networks
• Machine Learning for Communications
• Next generation broadcasting
• Green Communications and Energy Harvesting
• Security for wireless communication
• RF Finger printing
• Implications of AI in communication and signal processing

Optical Wireless Communication

• Challenges and new advances of optical wireless technologies
• Optical wireless solutions for 6G and WLANs
• New coding and modulation techniques (e.g., probabilistic constellation shaping) for OWC
• Visible Light Communication & Li-Fi
• Free Space Communications
• Underwater Communications
• Optical reconfigurable intelligent surface aided communications
• Experiments, trials, testbeds, and integration on OWC

 Integrated Sensing and Communication

• Radar Signal Processing
• Indoor Localization
• Sparse Signal Processing and Compressive Sensing
• Channel Estimation, Channel Modeling, and Target Parameter Estimation in ISAC
• Resource Allocation and Beamforming
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for ISAC
• Wi-Fi-Based ISAC and Wireless Sensing
• ISAC for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Networks
• ISAC for Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Networks

Digital and Multirate Signal Processing

• Audio & Acoustic Signal Processing
• Adaptive and Statistical Signal Processing
• Biomedical Signal and Image Processing
• Image and Multidimensional Signal Processing
• VLSI Architectures and Implementations for DSP
• Multi-Spectral, Hyper-Spectral and Multi-Modal Imaging and Applications
• Speech and Language Signal Processing
• Signal Processing for Edge Computing and Embedded Systems
• High-Speed and Low-Power DSP Circuit Design
• FPGA/ASIC Implementation of DSP Systems
• Hardware Acceleration for Signal Processing
• Reconfigurable and Emerging VLSI DSP Technologies
• Signal Processing in Emerging Technologies

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Signal Processing

• Deep learning models for audio, image and video analysis
• Explainable and Trustworthy AI for signal processing
• Generative AI and Foundation Models for Signal Processing
• Imaging and Vision for Autonomous Systems
• Multimodal Learning and Sensor Fusion

Call for Papers

Researchers, academicians, scientists, industry professionals, and research scholars are invited to submit original, unpublished research papers presenting innovative ideas, theoretical developments, practical implementations, and experimental results in the broad areas of communications and signal processing.

All submissions will undergo a rigorous peer-review process conducted by the Technical Programme Committee. Accepted papers will be presented during the conference and considered for publication in the conference proceedings, subject to the conference publication policy. Submission guidelines, paper templates, and important dates will be announced shortly.

Keynote Speakers

ACASP 2027 will feature keynote lectures by distinguished academicians, scientists, and industry leaders from leading universities, research institutions, and organisations across India and around the world.

Speaker announcements will be made shortly.

Conference Committees

International Steering Committee

• Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
• Boon S. Ooi, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York, USA
• G. Satish Reddy, Distinguished Senior Professor, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, India
• Yajulu Medury, Vice-Chancellor, Mahindra University, India Ajit K. Chaturvedi, Vice-Chancellor, BHU Varanasi, India

General Chairs

• Unnikrishna Pillai, NYU, USA
• Sankar Kumar Pal, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India
• Bhaskar Ramamurthi, IIT Madras, India
• Surendra Prasad, IIT Gandhinagar, India
• Mathukumalli Vidyasagar, IIT Hyderabad, India
• V. U. Reddy, IISC Bangalore, India
• Chockalingam A, IISc Bangalore
• P. Vijay Kumar, IISc, Bangalore,
• B. Vijay Kumar, University of Carnegie Mellon USA
• Upamanuyu Madhov, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
• Rammohan Vemuri, Mahindra University

Technical Programme Committee Chairs

• Adithya K. Jagannatham, IIT Kanpur, India
• David Koilpillai, IIT Madras
• Sundar Rajan, IISc, Bangalore
• Suvra Sekhar Das, IIT Kharagpur, India
• Swaminathan R, IIT Indore, India
• Ranjan K. Mallik, IIT Delhi, India
• Swades De, IIT Delhi, India

Finance Committee Chair

• Yaminidhar Reddy Bhavanam, Mahindra University

Organising Committee Chairs

• Subbarao Boddu, Mahindra University
• Sayantan Hazra, Mahindra University

Publications Committee Chair

• Krishna Chaitanya Bulusu, Mahindra University

Publicity Committee

• Subbarao Boddu, Mahindra University
• Sayantan Hazra, Mahindra University
• Krishna Chaitanya B., Mahindra University
• Bhogeswara Rao, Mahindra University
• Vimalesh Varma, NIT Patna
• Praful Mankar, IIIT Hyderabad
• Ramakant Y., Mahindra University
• Ankita Jain, Mahindra University
• Priyabrata Parida, Samsung Research (SMI Lab), USA

Special Sessions Chairs

• Subbarao Boddu, Mahindra University
• Ankita Jain, Mahindra University, Hyderabad, India
• Sayantan Hazra, Mahindra University
• Prabhu Chandhar, Basig Wireless Laboratories India Pvt. Ltd., Chennai, India

Tutorials and Workshops Committee Chairs

• Anil Kumar Vuppala, IIIT Hyderabad
• Prabhu Chandhar, Basig Wireless Laboratories India Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
• Vikas Kanaujia, Mahindra University
• Anjli Varghese, Mahindra University

Tourism and Hospitality Committee

• Subbarao Boddu, Mahindra University
• Krishna Chaitanya B., Mahindra University

Sponsorship and Exhibition Committee

• Anjli Varghese, Mahindra University
• Vikas Kanaujia, Mahindra University

Important Dates

Event	Date
Last Date for paper submission	November 15, 2026
Final Notification of Review Outcomes	January 15, 2027
Submission of Final paper	January 31, 2027
Early Registration Deadline	February 15, 2027
Conference Dates	March 04 – 06, 2027

Any Queries

Subbarao Boddu
Organising Committee Chair
Mahindra University, Hyderabad, India

Email: subbarao.boddu@mahindrauniversity.edu.in

Mobile: +91-75691 59621