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Call for papers

The International Faust Conference aims at gathering researchers, developers, musicians, computer artists, etc. using the Faust programming language. The fifth International Faust Conference (IFC-26) will propose sessions of paper presentations, as well as thematic round tables, demonstrations, and tutorials. Participants are encouraged to present current works, projects, etc. and to discuss future directions for Faust and its community.

IFC-26 is organized by the University Côte d'Azur. This FREE event will take place on May 28-29, 2026 in Cannes (france).

Guidelines for Submissions​

  • Deadline for submitting papers: February 1st, 2026
  • Deadline for submitting reviews: March 15th, 2026
  • Notification of acceptance: March 25th, 2026

Paper Submissions​

We welcome submissions from academics, professionals, independent programmers, artists, etc. We solicit original papers centered around the Faust programming language in the following categories:

  • Original research papers (from 2 to 14 pages long, LaTeX template), to be presented as oral presentation and that will be included in the proceedings.

  • Practitioner talk: 1-2 page extended abstract (PDF or MarkDown or LaTex, that will not be integrated to the proceedings) to be presented as a short oral presentation. This track aims at welcoming contributions from solo developers, designers, artists, hackers, industry professionals, or broadly speaking practitioners, who wish to share knowledge about FAUST related topics, but are not used to the standards of academic writing. The proposal must include a title, a brief related work, a description of the work or topic to be presented and a short biography of the author(s). Please contact the session chairs if you have questions and / or need some support.

  • Performance: Submit a performance making creative use of FAUST audio applications. Performance submissions consist of a 1-2 page extended abstract (PDF or MarkDown or LaTex, that will not be integrated to the proceedings) that must include a title, a description of the performance, links to audio / video documentation of the work, biographies of all performers and a complete list of technical requirements. If your proposal requires unusual equipment to be provided by conference organizers, please contact the session chairs to ensure the feasibility of the proposal.

  • Artworks and Demos: Submit a work to be presented as an artwork or hands-on demo which makes significant use of FAUST. Artwork and demo submissions consist of a 1-2 page extended abstract (PDF or MarkDown or LatTeX, that will not be integrated to the proceedings) including a title, a description of the project, diagrams, images or links to online resources. Works must be suitable for presentation on a computer kiosk with headphones. If your proposal requires unusual equipment to be provided by conference organizers, please contact the session chairs to ensure the feasibility of the proposal.

  • Technology tutorial: Send an detailed abstract (PDF or MarkDown or LaTex, that will not be integrated to the proceedings) of your tutorial directly to the tutorial chair.

Papers should be written in English, up to 14 pages in length, non anonymous, and formatted according to the LaTex template provided.

All submissions are subject to peer review. Acceptance may be conditional upon changes being made to the paper as directed by reviewers. Accepted papers will be published on-line. They will be presented by their author(s) at IFC-26.

All submissions, except tutorial proposals, should be made through the IFC-26 submission portal.

Round Table Topics​

A series of round tables on the following themes will take place:

  • Faust Tools (e.g., Architectures, IDE, Faust Code Generator, On-Line Services, etc.)
  • DSP in Faust and Faust Libraries (e.g., New Algorithms, New Libraries, Missing Functions, etc.)
  • Faust Compiler and Semantics
  • Other Topics / Open Session

We solicit topic suggestions from the Faust community for each of these themes by sending an email to the round table chair