The RTSI Forum aims to bring together researchers and industry experts in the technical fields covered by IEEE with the following objectives: (1) Fostering partnerships and collaboration between academia and industry Raising awareness of the positive impact of engineering and technology on quality of life, (2) Encouraging discussion between the research community, government agencies, and effective research policies, (3) Disseminating the latest advancements, innovations, and applications and (4) Promoting collaboration between researchers from different fields. RTSI provides various opportunities for companies to showcase their activities, interact with stakeholders, and contribute to national and international discussions on relevant technical topics through tutorials, panels, technical sessions, special sessions, student forums, competitions and exhibitions. RTSI offers PhD students presentation opportunities, networking, and competitions and encourages industry participation.

IEEE 9th Forum on Research and Technologies for Society and Industry (RTSI) is technically sponsored by IEEE. The conference proceedings are likely to be indexed in databases such as Scopus, Web of Science (WoS), Google Scholar, and others.