<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext;text-align:center"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:18pt;line-height:39.55px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">The 3</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt;line-height:39.55px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:super">rd</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:18pt;line-height:39.55px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> IEEE International Conference on Federated Learning Technologies and Applications (<span class="gmail-il">FLTA 2025</span>)</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:18pt;line-height:39.55px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext;text-align:center"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:27.225px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"></span><a href="https://flta-conference.org/flta-2025/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="color:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(70,120,134);font-size:14pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:27.225px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">https://<span class="gmail-il">flta</span>-conference.org/<span class="gmail-il">flta</span>-<span class="gmail-il">2025</span>/</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(0,0,255);font-size:14pt;line-height:27.225px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif"></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:27.225px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif;color:rgb(0,0,255)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext;text-align:center"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:16pt;line-height:35.3125px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">14-17 October <span class="gmail-il">2025</span> | Dubrovnik, Croatia</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:16pt;line-height:35.3125px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext;text-align:center"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(255,0,0);font-size:13.5pt;line-height:25.025px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Croatia Section</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> and Dubrovnik University</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:13.5pt;line-height:25.025px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(255,0,0)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt;line-height:25.575px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:25.575px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:14pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:25.575px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif;font-weight:bold"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span class="gmail-il">FLTA 2025</span> CFP:</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:14pt;line-height:25.575px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,16,26)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">The </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">3rd IEEE International Conference on Federated Learning Technologies and Applications (<span class="gmail-il">FLTA 2025</span>)</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> invites researchers, practitioners, and thought leaders from academia and industry to present their latest advancements in </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">federated learning (FL), distributed AI systems, privacy-preserving AI, and Edge-Cloud continuum innovations</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">. As FL transforms traditional centralized machine learning paradigms, <span class="gmail-il">FLTA</span> stands as a premier platform to shape its future and foster collaboration among global experts. Join us in pushing the boundaries of decentralized AI and building the next generation of resilient, scalable, and privacy-focused systems. Featuring </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">leading keynotes, technical sessions, workshops, and networking opportunities</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">, <span class="gmail-il">FLTA 2025</span> offers a vibrant environment for sharing breakthroughs and emerging trends across domains such as healthcare, autonomous systems, IoT, and cybersecurity.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,16,26)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,16,26)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">This year’s conference will highlight key themes, including </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">secure model aggregation, adaptive optimization, cross-device learning, real-time applications, and fairness in federated settings</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">, reflecting FL’s expansion across distributed infrastructures. We welcome </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">cutting-edge</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> submissions in theory, algorithms, and applications, focusing on innovative approaches addressing </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">communication efficiency, heterogeneity, privacy, and multi-model collaboration</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">. Whether you are solving challenges in massive-scale FL systems or pioneering new methods for edge deployments, <span class="gmail-il">FLTA 2025</span> is the ideal stage to </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">showcase</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> your work, gain critical insights, and connect with top experts shaping the </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">global FL research landscape</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,16,26)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,16,26)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">We look forward to welcoming you to the beautiful city of Dubrovnik and discussing your contributions to push FL research forward and </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">establish</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> its impact in </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">distributed, collaborative intelligence, and Secure AI.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,16,26)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,16,26)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></span></span><span style="margin:0px;pa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ns, case studies, and experimental results</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-size:11pt;line-height:19.7625px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">demonstrating</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> distributed AI's effectiveness</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-size:11pt;line-height:19.7625px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-weight:bold"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> in real-world scenarios</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-size:11pt;line-height:19.7625px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">.</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.7625px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,16,26)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif;font-weight:bold"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> ------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif;font-weight:bold"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Important Dates</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Full Paper Submission Date: June 1, <span class="gmail-il">2025</span></span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Short paper/poster due: June 10, <span class="gmail-il">2025</span></span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:WordVisiCarriageReturn_MSFontService,Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Notification to Authors: </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">July 29, <span class="gmail-il">2025</span></span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:WordVisiCarriageReturn_MSFontService,"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Camera Ready Submission: 15 August <span class="gmail-il">2025</span></span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">-----------------------------------------------------------------------</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif;font-weight:bold"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">General Chairs</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><ul role="list" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:verdana;overflow:visible"><li role="listitem" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 24px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;display:block;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif;vertical-align:baseline"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Peter Richtarik, KAUST, Saudi Arabia</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><ul role="list" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:verdana;overflow:visible"><li role="listitem" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 24px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;display:block;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif;vertical-align:baseline"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size:12pt;line-height:22.0875px;font-family:"Times New Roman","T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nt-family:verdana;overflow:visible"><li role="listitem" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 24px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;display:block;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:11pt;line-height:16.5042px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;border-bottom:1px solid transparent">Schahram</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;border-bottom:1px solid transparent">Dustdar</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> TU Wien, Austria</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:16.5042px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><ul role="list" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:verdana;overflow:visible"><li role="listitem" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 24px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;display:block;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:11pt;line-height:16.5042px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Feras </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;border-bottom:1px solid transparent">Awaysheh</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> Umea University</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:16.5042px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><ul role="list" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:verdana;overflow:visible"><li role="listitem" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 24px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;display:block;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:11pt;line-height:16.5042px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Sadi Alawadi, BTH, Sweden </span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:16.5042px;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:20.1083px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif;font-weight:bold"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Contact:</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.1083px;font-family:"Times New Roman","Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont","Times New Roman_MSFontService",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-size:9.5pt;line-height:15.875px;font-family:Verdana,Verdana_EmbeddedFont,Verdana_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Please send any inquiry on <span class="gmail-il">FLTA</span> to Sadi Alawadi: </span></span><a href="mailto:sadi.alawadi@bth.se" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="color:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(70,120,134);font-size:9.5pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:15.875px;font-family:Verdana,Verdana_EmbeddedFont,Verdana_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">sadi.alawadi@bth.se</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-size:9.5pt;line-height:15.875px;font-family:Verdana,Verdana_EmbeddedFont,Verdana_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:9.5pt;line-height:15.875px;font-family:WordVisiCarriageReturn_MSFontService,Verdana,Verdana_EmbeddedFont,Verdana_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,17,17)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-size:9.5pt;line-height:15.875px;font-family:Verdana,Verdana_EmbeddedFont,Verdana_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">For </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Program</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">:</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> Fahed </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;border-bottom:1px solid transparent">Alkhabbas</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><a href="mailto:fahed.alkhabbas@mau.se" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="color:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(70,120,134);font-size:9.5pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:15.875px;font-family:Verdana,Verdana_EmbeddedFont,Verdana_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">fahed.alkhabbas@mau.se</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-size:9.5pt;line-height:15.875px;font-family:Verdana,Verdana_EmbeddedFont,Verdana_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:9.5pt;line-height:15.875px;font-family:Verdana,Verdana_EmbeddedFont,Verdana_MSFontService,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,17,17)"> </span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(17,17,17);font-size:9.5pt;line-height:15.875px;font-family:Verdana,Verdana_EmbeddedFont,Verdana_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">For keynote speech</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> and </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;border-bottom:1px solid transparent">sponsorships</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;border-bottom:1px solid transparent">:</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;border-bottom:1px solid transparent">Feras</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;border-bottom:1px solid transparent">Awaysheh</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><a href="mailto:feras.awaysheh@umu.se" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="color:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(70,120,134);font-size:9.5pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:15.875px;font-family:Verdana,Verdana_EmbeddedFont,Verdana_MSFontService,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">feras.awaysheh@umu.se</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric: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