20TH COLOMBIAN COMPUTING CONFERENCE
At the 20th Colombian Computing Conference – 20CCC'26, we will celebrate our nation's scientific and technological advancements and draw inspiration to continue leading the strategies that drive growth and innovation in the field of computing.
Board of Directors, Colombian Computer Society (SCo2).
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SPEAKERS Keynote Speakers and Guest Speakers
Keynote Speakers and Guest Speakers
ABOUT US
Colombian Computer Society (SCo2)
The Colombian Computer Society (SCo2) is a nonprofit organization that has been promoting research, education, and professional development in computer science in Colombia for more than two decades.
Our mission is to strengthen the academic and professional computing community in the country by promoting the exchange of knowledge, the development of new talent, and collaboration between academia and the technology industry.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Call for Papers – 20CCC'26
Submit your research paper to 20CCC'26. We welcome submissions in the following subject areas:
- • Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics
- • Advanced Computing and Intelligent Systems
- • Software, Automation, and Digital Transformation
- • Digital Security
- • Robotics, Signals, and Interaction with the Environment
- • Immersive Technologies and Digital Media
- • Human-Computer Interaction and Accessibility
- • Computer Science and ICT Education
The best papers will be published in the conference proceedings.
20CCC-CFP 20CCC-CFP-ENAvailable spots – 20CCC'26
II MCC – Women in Computer Science in Colombia
The Women in Computing Chapter of the Colombian Computer Society invites the academic and professional community to submit papers to the 2nd Workshop on Women in Computing in Colombia (II MCC), to be held as part of the 20CCC.
II MCC – call for papersNALEF – Nations of the Americas Conference and Labs of the Evaluation Forum
The NALEF initiative, in collaboration with the Colombian Computer Society, invites the academic, research, and professional communities to participate in its workshops and activities as part of the 20th Colombian Computer Congress 2026. This initiative aims to foster the development, evaluation, and comparison of natural language processing technologies and multimodal systems, promoting open, reproducible, and inclusive research in the context of the languages of Latin America and the Caribbean.
20CCC-NALEFMaster's and Doctoral Symposium (SMD2026)
The 2026 Master's and Doctoral Symposium (SMD2026), within the framework of the Colombian Computing Conference 2026 organized by the Colombian Computer Society, invites graduate students and the academic community to participate in this forum focused on the exchange of ideas, research advances, and experiences in Computer Science. The symposium seeks to strengthen research training through the presentation of work at different stages of development, specialized feedback, and the creation of collaboration networks between researchers in training and experts in the field.
SMD2026Software Demonstrations and Models 2026
The Software and Model Demonstrations 2026 space, within the framework of the Colombian Computing Conference 2026 organized by the Colombian Computer Society, invites the academic, research, and professional community to present prototypes, applications, and innovative technological solutions. This setting is focused on the exhibition of live functional developments, promoting direct interaction with attendees, the validation of proposals, and the generation of collaboration opportunities, thus strengthening knowledge transfer and the practical application of computing.
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Registration fees
Registration will open soon.
Attendees
Registration for non-authors
Students
Non-author professionals
Authors
Until July 1, 2026
After July 1, 2026
COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS
Organization of 20CCC'26
Scientific Committee
Responsible for reviewing and selecting articles. Composed of renowned researchers from Colombian and international universities.
Organizing Committee
Logistical, financial, and communications coordination for the event. Led by the Digital Transformation Department at the Technological University of Bolívar.
Review Committee
Responsible for the peer review process, ensuring the academic quality of all accepted submissions.
Engineering, Web, and Apps
Responsible for design, layout, and the creation of digital resources.
- Omar Yesid Hernandez Sotelo
- Omar David Barrios de Alba
Scientific Committee
Responsible for reviewing and selecting articles. Composed of renowned researchers from Colombian and international universities.
Presidents
Reviewers
Germany
- Christian Sturm Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt
Argentina
- Silvana Aciar ICATE (CONICET/UNSJ)
- Cecilia Challiol LIFIA, Facultad de Informática, UNLP and CONICET
- Rosanna Costaguta Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero
- Alejandro Fernandez LIFIA, Facultad de Informática, Universidad Nacional de La Plata
- Germán Lescano Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero
- Alicia Mon Universidad Nacional de La Matanza
- Claudia Pons Universidad Nacional de La Plata
- Andrés Rodríguez LIFIA - Universidad Nacional de La Plata
- Jorge Rodríguez Facultad de Informática - Universidad Nacional del Comahue
- Diego Torres LIFIA
Austria
- Victor Adriel De Jesus Oliveira Institut für Creative/Media/Technologies
Brazil
- Cibelle Amato Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
- Maria Amelia Eliseo Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
- Valeria Martins Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
- Luciana Nedel Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
- Ismar Silveira Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
Chile
- Luz Chourio Acevedo Universidad de Santiago de Chile
- Camila Aliaga-Vergara Universidad de Talca
- Ricardo Barrientos Universidad Católica del Maule
- Nicolás Barriga Universidad de Talca
- Felipe Besoain Universidad de Talca
- Mario Bruno Universidad de Playa Ancha
- Sandra Cano Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
- Millaray Curilem Universidad de La Frontera
- David Diaz FEN Universidad de Chile
- Lioubov Dombrovskaia Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
- Vannessa Duarte Universidad Católica del Norte
- Jaime Díaz-Arancibia Universidad de La Frontera
- Francisco Escobar Universidad de La Frontera
- Gustavo Gatica Universidad Andrés Bello
- Ruber Hernández-García Universidad Católica del Maule
- Juan Lagos Universidad de La Frontera
- Marcos Levano Universidad Católica de Temuco
- Claudio Meneses Universidad Católica del Norte
- Yeny Méndez Universidad Mayor
- Cristian Olivares-Rodríguez Universidad Alberto Hurtado
- Pablo Palacios Universidad Diego Portales
- Rodrigo Paredes Universidad Finis Terrae
- Daniela Quiñones Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
- Hector Cornide Reyes Universidad de Atacama
- Julio Rojas-Mora Universidad Católica de Temuco
- Luis Silvestre Universidad de Talca
- Mauricio Solar Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
- Rodrigo Torres-Avilés Universidad del Bío-Bío
- Cristian Vidal-Silva Universidad de Talca
Costa Rica
- Fulvio Lizano Universidad Nacional
Ecuador
- Otto Parra Universidad de Cuenca
- Pablo Torres Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja
United Arab Emirates
- Habib Fardoun Fardoun Canadian University Dubai
Spain
- Susana Bautista Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
- Luis Bengochea Universidad de Alcalá
- José García-Alonso Universidad de Extremadura
- Juan Garrido Universidad de Castilla - La Mancha
- Toni Granollers Universitat de Lleida
- Ramon Mas-Sansó Universitat de les Illes Balears
- Manuel Ortega Universidad de Castilla - La Mancha
- Patricia Paderewski Universidad de Granada
United States
- Laura Cortés Rico Cornell University
France
- Óscar Carrillo CITI Lab
Mexico
- Claudia Blanca Calleros Universidad Veracruzana
- Juan Manuel González Calleros Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
- José Celaya-Padilla Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas
- Carlos-Alberto Domínguez-Báez Tecnológico Nacional de México
- Carlos Espino-Salinas Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas
- Carlos E. Galván Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas
- Daniel de la Rosa Gómez Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas
- Huizilopoztli Luna-García Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas
- Ricardo Mendoza Tecnológico Nacional de México / Aguascalientes
- Jorge A. Morgan-Benita Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas
- Carlos Astengo Noguez Tec de Monterrey
- José Arceo Olague Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas
- Roberto Solís Robles Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas
- Alfredo García Suárez Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
- Raúl Aguilar Vera Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
Peru
- Arturo Moquillaza Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Portugal
- Fernando Moreira Universidade Portucalense
Venezuela
- Antonio Silva Sprock Universidad Central de Venezuela
Colombia
- Margarita García Astete Cátedra Unesco EDUCALYC
- Dora Ballesteros Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
- Marco Javier Suárez Barón Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
- Dewar Rico Bautista Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander Ocaña
- Leonardo Bermón Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Manizales
- Fredy Bernal Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
- Gloria Mercedes Díaz Cabrera Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano
- Marta Camacho Institución Universitaria Colegio Mayor del Cauca
- Kevin Osorno Castillo Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano
- Luis Castillo Universidad de Caldas
- Alexander Cerón Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
- Julio Chavarro Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira
- Lina Chica Universidad de Medellín
- Cesar A. Collazos Universidad del Cauca
- Luis Coronel Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander Ocaña
- Ángel Cruz-Roa Universidad de los Llanos
- Leonardo Duque Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano
- Wilintonn Ortiz Fajardo Universidad del Cauca
- Ángela Villareal Freire Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano
- Óscar Henao Gallo Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira
- Gloria Piedad Gasca-Hurtado Universidad de Medellín
- Enrique González Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
- Edward Guillen Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
- Carlos J. Barrios Hernandez Universidad Industrial de Santander
- Emilcy Hernández-Leal Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- María López Hurtado Universidad del Cauca
- César Jaramillo Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira
- Javier Jimenez Universidad CESMAG
- Robinson Jimenez Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
- Carlos Latorre-Rojas Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
- Manuel Legarda Institución Universitaria Colegio Mayor del Cauca
- Bell Manrique Losada Universidad de Medellín
- Jeferson Arango López Universidad de Caldas
- Leonardo Ramírez López Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
- Beatriz Marin Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga
- Juan Martinez Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
- Carlos Meneses Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira
- Edwin Montoya Universidad EAFIT
- Paula Dorado Mora Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
- Valentina Tabares Morales Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Andrés Moreno Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
- René Zuñiga Muñoz Universidad del Cauca
- Néstor Duque Méndez Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Andrés Orozco Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano
- William Giraldo Orozco Universidad del Quindío
- Mauricio Orozco-Alzate Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Manizales
- Germán Osorio-Zuluaga Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Byron Perez-Gutierrez Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
- Andrés Solis Pino Corporación Universitaria Comfacauca - Unicomfacauca
- Edith Pulido Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
- Luz Aristizábal Q Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Christian Quintero Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
- Mauricio Ramírez Universidad de Medellín
- Luz Restrepo-Tamayo Universidad de Medellín
- Carlos Rocha Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
- Paula Rodriguez Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano
- Arles Rodríguez Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Gabriel Rodríguez Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
- Pablo Ruiz Universidad del Cauca
- Luis Freddy Muñoz Sanabria Fundación Universitaria de Popayán
- Mariutsi Osorio Sanabria Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano
- Wilman Sanchez Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
- Wilson Sarmiento Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
- Jairo Serrano Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar
- Eduard Sierra-Ballen Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
- Andrés Solano Universidad Autónoma de Occidente
- Óscar Revelo Sánchez Universidad de Nariño
- Ana Uribe Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede - Manizales
- Maria Villegas Universidad del Quindío
- Wilson Libardo Pantoja Yepez Universidad del Cauca
- Cristian Zafra Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
- Gabriel Ávila Politécnico Grancolombiano
COMPLEMENTARY EVENTS
Additional Activities
Competitive Programming Marathon
Teams of three compete by solving algorithmic problems in an ICPC-style format. Open to undergraduate and graduate students.
Master's and Doctoral Symposium (SMD2026)
An academic forum designed for master's and doctoral students to present their progress, preliminary findings, or proposals for ongoing research. The symposium fosters academic dialogue, the exchange of experiences, and feedback from experts and researchers, thereby contributing to the strengthening of research training and the consolidation of collaborative networks.
Software Demonstrations
A space dedicated to showcasing prototypes, applications, platforms, systems, and technological solutions developed by researchers, students, entrepreneurs, and professionals. These demonstrations will provide an opportunity to share applied advancements, showcase functional results, and foster direct interaction with attendees.
Workshop
A competitive and collaborative space inspired by the evaluation formats of the international scientific community, in which participants tackle predefined problems using common datasets, rules, and evaluation metrics.
Networking and Social Activities
Spaces designed to foster interaction, the exchange of experiences, and the building of connections among attendees from the academic, business, and institutional sectors. These include activities such as a welcome dinner, a tour of the walled city of Cartagena, and networking events.
CONFERENCE VENUE
Escuela Naval Almirante Padilla, Cartagena
WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE 20CCC
Dr. Carlos Lopez
Investigador – Universidad Nacional
"The CCC is the most important computing event in Colombia. Each edition allows us to share advances and build invaluable collaboration networks."
Ing. Andres Ramirez
Estudiante Doctorado – U. del Valle
"Presenting my research at the CCC was a turning point in my career. The networking opportunities are unmatched."
Dra. Laura Martinez
Directora TI – Empresa de Tecnología
"As an industry professional, the CCC allows me to stay up to date with academic research and connect with top-tier Colombian talent."
Prof. Jorge Hernandez
Decano – Universidad del Cauca
"The conference reflects the maturity of our scientific community. Cartagena de Indias will be the perfect setting to celebrate 20 editions of excellence."
Dra. Diana Valencia
Investigadora IA – Colciencias
"The quality of the papers and the diversity of topics make the CCC an unmissable event for any computing professional in Latin America."
EVENTS
IMPORTANT DATES
Activity calendar and deadlines for 20CCC'26
March 2026
Call for submissions
May 18, 2026
Long paper submission deadline
May 18, 2026
Master's and Doctoral symposium deadline
June 15, 2026
Notification [acceptance/rejection]
June 22, 2026
Final paper submission
August 13, 2026
SCo2 Regular General Meeting
20th Colombian Computing Conference
COUNTDOWN
August 12, 13, and 14, 2026 – Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
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The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.