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First Edition · 3–4 December 2026 · Virtual

International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering

Advancing Sustainable Engineering for a Connected World

Registration and paper submission are both free of charge.

About the Conference

Welcome to ICETE 2026

ICETE 2026 brings together researchers, engineers, and postgraduate students from around the world to present original work across selected topics in electrical, mechanical, civil, and computer engineering. The conference provides a rigorous, peer-reviewed forum for exchanging ideas on sustainable energy systems, intelligent infrastructure, and emerging computational methods.

Dates
3–4 December 2026
Format
Virtual · Zoom
Publication
All accepted and presented papers will be published as chapters in an edited, peer-reviewed volume. Each chapter receives an individual DOI. Extended versions of selected papers will be invited for submission to partner journals.

Call for Papers

Conference Tracks

Original contributions are invited across the following tracks.

Sustainable Energy Systems

Generation, storage, and management of clean energy for buildings, vehicles, and grids.

  • Photovoltaic system design and grid integration
  • Battery management and state-of-charge estimation
  • Digital twins for energy assets
  • Microgrids and building-integrated renewables
  • Energy auditing and demand-side management

Power Electronics and Electrical Machines

Conversion, control, and drive systems that underpin modern electrification.

  • Converter and inverter topologies
  • Electric machine design and diagnostics
  • Motor drives for transport applications
  • Wide-bandgap semiconductor applications
  • Wireless power transfer

Intelligent Infrastructure and Civil Systems

Sensing, monitoring, and lifecycle management of the built environment.

  • Structural health monitoring
  • Smart buildings and facilities management
  • Sustainable construction materials
  • Resilient urban water and transport networks
  • BIM and digital construction workflows

Machine Learning for Engineering

Data-driven and hybrid physics-informed methods applied to engineering problems.

  • Physics-informed neural networks
  • Hybrid model- and data-driven estimation
  • Predictive maintenance and prognostics
  • Computer vision for inspection
  • Uncertainty quantification in learned models

Communications and Signal Processing

Theory and applications of modern communication and sensing systems.

  • Wireless communication systems and 6G
  • Optical and free-space communications
  • Radar and remote sensing
  • Biomedical signal processing
  • Embedded and IoT sensing platforms

Control, Robotics, and Mechatronics

Design and control of autonomous and electromechanical systems.

  • Model predictive and adaptive control
  • Autonomous vehicles and mobile robotics
  • Industrial automation
  • Human–robot interaction
  • Estimation and observer design

For Authors

How to Submit

Submissions are made through the online form linked below. Prepare your manuscript, export it as a PDF, and have your author details ready.

There is no submission fee and no publication or article-processing charge.

How It Works

Submitting in three steps

  1. 1

    Prepare your manuscript

    Follow the manuscript requirements listed on this page. Remove author-identifying information for the double-blind review.

  2. 2

    Export to PDF

    Check that all figures render correctly, fonts are embedded, and the file does not exceed 10 MB.

  3. 3

    Complete the submission form

    Upload the PDF and enter the title, abstract, keywords, chosen track, and details of all authors. A confirmation email is sent automatically.

Standards

Manuscript requirements and ethics

Submissions that do not meet these requirements are returned without review.

Manuscript Requirements

  • Length: 12–20 pages including figures, tables, and references
  • Language: professional academic English, checked for grammar and clarity
  • Format: single-column manuscript, A4, 11pt, 1.5 line spacing, submitted as PDF. Figures and tables placed within the text at the point of first mention.
  • Originality: content must be original and not under review elsewhere
  • Similarity: an overall similarity index below 15% is required
  • Figures: legible at print size, with vector graphics preferred

Publication Ethics

  • Plagiarism, duplicate submission, and fabricated data lead to immediate rejection.
  • All listed authors must have made a genuine intellectual contribution to the work.
  • Any use of generative AI tools in manuscript preparation must be disclosed in the acknowledgements.
  • Conflicts of interest must be declared at submission.

Plan Ahead

Key Dates

All deadlines are 23:59 UK time. The full schedule, with descriptions of each milestone, is on the Dates page.

All Dates
  1. 1

    30 September 2026

    Paper Submission Deadline

    Full papers must be uploaded through the online submission system by 23:59 UK time. This is a hard deadline; submissions received after this time do not enter the review process.

  2. 2

    by 20 October 2026

    Notification of Acceptance

    Corresponding authors are notified of the outcome by email, together with the full reviewer reports. Decisions are accept, accept with minor revisions, or reject.

  3. 3

    10 November 2026

    Final Manuscript Deadline

    Authors of accepted papers submit the final version, revised to address every reviewer comment and prepared in the required format. Manuscripts not received by this date are withdrawn from the programme.

  4. 4

    20 November 2026

    Author Registration Deadline

    At least one author of each accepted paper must complete registration for the paper to appear in the programme. Registration is free of charge but is mandatory, and identifies the presenting author.

  5. 5

    3–4 December 2026

    Conference

    Two days of keynote lectures, technical sessions and panel discussions, held online. Each accepted paper must be presented live by one of its authors.

Announcements

Latest News

6 July 2026

Call for papers now open

Submissions are invited across six technical tracks. The full list of topics is available above.

11 May 2026

Publication route confirmed

Accepted and presented papers will appear as chapters in an edited, peer-reviewed volume, each with an individual DOI.

2 March 2026

Conference announced

ICETE 2026 will be held 3–4 December 2026 as a fully online event, welcoming contributions from researchers worldwide.

Share your research with an international audience

Join researchers and engineers from around the world at ICETE 2026. Submission is free; publication follows peer review and presentation.