Track 1 - Sustainable development for cities and environment (Fabio Massaro – University of Palermo, Giambattista Gruosso – IEEE Italy Section)       
1.1  Smart electric energy systems (Eleonora Riva Sanseverino – University of Palermo, Stefano Massucco – University of Genova - PES chapter Chair)      
1.2  Electricity from renewable energy (Marco Trapanese – University of Palermo)      
1.3  Advanced materials for photovoltaic applications (Isodiana Crupi – University of Palermo, Antonio Agresti - University of Roma Tor Vergata)      
1.4  Smart net zero energy buildings (Maurizio Cellura - University of Palermo, Stefano Massucco – University of Genova- PES chapter Chair)      
1.5  Smart communities for resilient and innovative cities (Daniele Ronsivalle - University of Palermo, Stefano Epifani - DTI)      
1.6  Sustainable agriculture (Paolo Inglese – University of Palermo, Luca Bascetta – Polytechnic of Milano)       
1.7  Sustainable marine transportation (Mirko Marracci - University of Pisa)      
1.8  Environmental monitoring and prediction (Angelo Genovese – University of Milano, René Garello - IMT Atlantique, France)       
1.9  Remote sensing models and methods to support sustainable development and disaster management (Antonio Iodice – University of Napoli Federico II – GRS South Chapter Chair, Ferdinando Nunziata - University of Napoli Parthenope)      
1.10  Exploiting adaptability in modern computing systems through dynamic reconfiguration (Wayne Luk - Imperial College, London, UK, Marco D. Santambrogio, Polytechnic of Milano, Milano Italy)  
1.11 Power Electronics and Drives for Sustainable Transportation (Marco Di Benedetto – University of Roma Tre)
Track 2 - Smart emerging technologies for Industry 4.0 (Mauro Mosca - University of Palermo, Leopoldo Angrisani  - IM Chapter chair)      
2.1  Computer vision  (Marco La Cascia - University of Palermo)      
2.2  Robotics and Autonomous Systems (Adriano Fagiolini - University of Palermo, Lucia Pallottino – University of Pisa - RA Chapter Chair)      
2.3  Social Robotics (Antonio Chella - University of Palermo, Lucia Pallottino – University of Pisa - RA Chapter Chair)      
2.4  Safety Security and Privacy for Cyber-Physical Systems (Pierluigi Gallo – University of Palermo, Sara Foresti – University of Milano - Computer Chapter Chair)      
2.5  Photonic technologies for industry 4.0 (Alessandro Busacca – University of Palermo,  Silvia M. Pietralunga – CNR Milano - PHO Chapter Chair)      
2.6  Nanotechnologies for industry 4.0 (Roberto Macaluso - University of Palermo, Yogendra Kumar Mishra - Kiel University)      
2.7  Compliant non-destructive testing (Giovanni Mazzanti - University of Bologna, Pietro Romano - University of Palermo)      
2.8  Tissue engineering (Massimiliano Zingales - University of Palermo)      
2.9  Advanced numerical modelling (Elisa Francomano - University of Palermo, Antonino Laudani -  University of RomaTRE)      
2.10  Smart technologies and modelling for avionics (Alberto Milazzo - University of Palermo, Antonio Faba – University of Perugia)      
2.11  Computing in Heterogeneous, Autonomous 'N' Goal-oriented Environments (Marco Domenico Santambrogio - Polytechnic of Milano, Italy, Henry Hoffmann - University of Chicago, IL, USA)
Track 3 - ICT for future networks (Dajana Cassioli and Fabrizio Granelli –VT/COM Chapter Chair)      
3.1  Experimental research and prototyping towards 5G and beyond (Ilenia Tinnirello – University of Palermo,  Luiz Da Silva, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)  3.2  Sensor networks (Filippo D’Ippolito – University of Palermo, David Scaradozzi – Polytechnic University of region Marche)      
3.3  Telemedicine and e-Health: medical image data and datasets into healthcare interoperability with IoT (Giuseppe Caruso University of Palermo, Luigi Rovati - University of Modena e Reggio Emilia)      
3.4  Distributed ICT for health and wellness (Fernanda Irrera – University of Roma La Sapienza – ED Chapter Chair, Maria-Alexandra Paun IEEE Switzerland Chair)      
3.5  Blockchain technologies: challenges and opportunities (Giuseppe Bianchi – University of Roma Tor Vergata, Franco Chiaraluce – Polytechnic University of region Marche)      
3.6  5G, from technology to its enabled applications (Fabio Graziosi - University of L’Aquila, Luca Valcarenghi - Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna Pisa)      
3.7  Contact Management in connected Society & Enterprises (Marie-Hélène Abel - University of Technology of Compiegne – SMC France Chapter Chair, Hedi Karray - Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Tarbes - France)      
3.8   IoT technologies for healthcare in emergency-related environments (José Luis Ayala Rodrigo - Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, Luca Cerina - Polytechnic of  Milano, Italy)
3.9   Power-awareness and resource management in mobile and IoT computing systems (Donatella Sciuto - Polytechnic of Milano, Milano, Italy, Simone Campanoni, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA)
3.10 High Integrity and High Accuracy for Intelligent Transportation Systems (Claudio Sacchi – University of Trento,  Cosimo Stallo – University of Trento)