The 18th International Conference on Advanced Computer Theory and Engineering (ICACTE 2025) is scheduled to take place in Nanjing, China during September 26-28, 2025. Since its inception in 2008, ICACTE has been held in various locations across the globe, including Germany, Singapore, South Korea, and China. Each edition attracts participants from all over the world, providing them with an opportunity to collaborate and network. Co-sponsored by IEEE, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, China, China Metaverse Technology and Application Innovation Platform, China and Tongling University, China, hosted by School of Information Engineering, School of Artificial Intelligence, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, China, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Culture and Tourism for Research on the Application Technology of Metaverse Cultural Tourism Scenarios, China; assisted by Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Research Center for Metaverse, China, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, China and Anhui Jianzhu University, China. Conference Website: http://www.icacte.org/ Conference Time: September 26-28, 2025 Conference Venue: Nanjing, China ★Conference Committees Advisory Chairs Jozef M. Zurada, University of Louisville, USA Wenjie Tang, Nanjing University, China Conference Chairs Zhigeng Pan, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, China Mithun Mukherjee, BITS Pilani, UAE Hao Zheng, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, China Benyue Su, Tongling University, China Technical Program Committee Co-chairs Changsheng Xu, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China (IEEE Fellow & IAPR Fellow) Manolis Vavalis, University of Thessaly, Greece Le Sun, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, China Yalong Yang, Anhui Jianzhu University, China Kewen Xia, Hebei University of Technology, China Publicity Chairs Abu Barkat Ullah, University of Canberra, Australia Donghui Shi, Anhui Jianzhu University, China Tao Wang, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China Yafei Hou, Okayama University, Japan Hao Jiang, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, China Wenwen Pan, Hangzhou Dianzi University, China For more committees, please visit: https://www.icacte.org/committee.html ★Keynote Speakers Prof. Dianxiang Xu, University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA Prof. Yudong Zhang (FIEEE, FIET), Southeast University, China Prof. Huan Zhou, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China ★Invited Speakers Prof. Zhi Li, Guangxi Normal University, China Assoc. Prof. Pavel Loskot, Zhejiang University, China Prof. Mohan Li, Guangzhou University, China Assoc. Prof. Hao Jiang, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, China Assoc. Prof. Wenwen Pan, Hangzhou Dianzi University, China Assoc. Prof. Lukman Abdurrahman, Telkom University, Indonesia ★Publication Submitted papers will be peer reviewed by program committees and technical committee, and accepted papers will be published into conference proceedings by IEEE after registration and presentation. The proceedings will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore and indexed by Ei Compendex & Scopus. * ICACTE 2024 Proceedings | IEEE Xplore (ISBN: 979-8-3315-3988-7) | Ei Compendex | Scopus * ICACTE 2023 Proceedings | IEEE Xplore (ISBN: 979-8-3503-1752-7) | Ei Compendex | Scopus * ICACTE 2022 Proceedings | IEEE Xplore (ISBN: 978-1-6654-8180-9) | Ei Compendex | Scopus * ICACTE 2021 Proceedings | IEEE Xplore (ISBN: 978-1-6654-4244-2) | Ei Compendex | Scopus * ICACTE 2020 Proceedings | ACM Digital Library (ISBN: 978-1-4503-7734-8) | Ei Compendex | Scopus Special Issue (SCIE Journal) Selected registered paper can be recommended for potential publication in Symmetry (ISSN: 2073-8994). Impact Factor: 2.2 (2023) Indexing: Scopus, SCIE (Web of Science), CAPlus/SciFinder, Inspec, Astrophysics Data System, and other databases. ★Topics(Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:) Track 1. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Artificial intelligence Machine learning Neural networks Pattern recognition Track 2. Computer Systems and Networks Computer architecture and embedded systems High performance computing Reconfigurable computing systems System security Track 3. Data Science and Applications Bioinformatics and scientific computing Data encryption Information retrieval Natural language processing Track 4. Human-Computer Interaction and Multimedia Computer animation Computer graphics and multimedia Human-computer interaction Virtual reality Track 5. Software Engineering and Applications Compilers and interpreters Computing practices and applications Programming languages Technology in education Track 6. Quantum Information and Quantum Computing Quantum neural networks Quantum convolutional neural networks Quantum federated learning Quantum reinforcement learning Track 7: Blockchain Technology and Applications Fundamentals and technological innovations in blockchain The rise of decentralized finance (DeFi) Development and security of smart contracts Integration of blockchain in supply chain management Track 8. Emerging Technologies Biomedical engineering Control systems Theoretical computer science Ubiquitous computing For more topics and scope please check: http://www.icacte.org/cfp.html ★Submission Instructions 1). Language: English is the official language of the conference; the paper should be written and presented only in English. 2). Submission Types * Abstract submission for presentation only without publication. * Full paper submission for both presentation and publication. 3). Paper Length: Each full paper should be no less than four full pages, including all figures, tables, and references. If the length of the full paper exceeds six pages, the cost of each extra page is 60 USD / 400 RMB / page. 4). Submission Methods ▪By online submission system: http://confsys.iconf.org/submission/icacte2025 ▪By Email:icacte@bmail.org ★Contact us Conference secretary: Ms. Luna Wu Email: icacte@bmail.org Website: http://www.icacte.org/ Office Time: 9:30--18:00, Monday to Friday (GMT+8 Time Zone)