2026 International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control
ICNSC 2026

Theme: AI and Industrial Internet of Things

The 2026 International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control will be hosted in Chongqing, China. A dynamic megacity in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Chongqing is one of the nation's four direct-administered municipalities. Set where the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers meet and known as China's “Mountain City,” it carries a deep Ba-Yu cultural heritage. As a core engine of the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle and an inland-opening highland, Chongqing offers the conference a distinct blend of cultural depth, industrial strength, and connectivity.

The conference will feature plenary speeches, panel sessions, tutorials, workshops, interactive sessions, and invited/special sessions, with contributions expected from academia, industry, and management agencies. The conference theme is: AI and Industrial Internet of Things.

Technical topics of the conference include, but are not limited to:

• Adaptive systems
• Autonomous agents and multi-agent
• Automobile control and sensor systems
• Big data analytics
• Causal learning & Interpretability
• Collaborative systems
• Complex system management
• Continual learning
• Control of networks
• Cyber-physical systems
• Discrete event systems
• Distributed intelligent systems
• Digital twin
• Edge computing
• Emergency planning
• Fuzzy and neural systems
• Federated learning
• Heterogeneity and decision making
• Heterogeneous wireless networks
• Human/computer interface
• Imbalanced classification
• Intelligent vehicle highway systems
• Internet of Things
• Large-scale global optimization
• Medical and patient monitoring
• Meta learning
• Micro/nano, electro-mechanical sensor systems
• Multi-network integration
• Multi-objective optimization
• Multi-task optimization
• Model predictive control
• Network security
• Network-based computing systems
• Networked control systems
• Objective detection
• Quantum cybernetics
• Quantum machine learning
• Resilient control systems
• Reinforcement learning
• Semiconductor manufacturing systems
• Sensor design, integration and fusion
• Sensor networks
• Smart car and vehicle control
• Smart and green building
• Smart grids
• Smart civil aviation and aerospace
• Smart vision and image processing
• Social networking
• Space-based networking
• Swarm intelligence
• Transfer learning
• Wearable computing
• Wireless communications
• Wireless sensor networks

Call for Special Sessions/ Workshop

Interested attendees are encouraged to propose special sessions/workshops, each of which consists of five papers providing a focused discussion of new or innovative topics. Each proposal must include the session/workshop title, description, organizers and affiliations. Proposals should be submitted through EasyChair. Special session papers will undergo the same intense review process and submission is not a guarantee for acceptance.

Email for Inquiries

Email: ieeeicnsc2026@gmail.com

Important Dates

Sponsors and Technical Co-sponsors

Organizing Committee

Steering Committee

• MengChu Zhou, New Jersey Institute of Technology (Chair)
• Tsu-Tian Lee, Tamkang University (Co-Chair)
• Lyes Benyoucef, Aix-Marseille University
• Qi Kang, Tongji University
• Francesco Basile, University of Salerno
• Ni-Bin Chang, University of Central Florida
• Feng Chu, Université d'Évry Val-d'Essonne
• Mingcong Deng, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
• Giancarlo Fortino, University of Calabria
• Yo-Ping Huang, National Taipei University of Technology
• Xiaoou Li, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute
• Jiliang Luo, Huaqiao University
• Saïd Mammar, Université d'Évry Val-d'Essonne
• Ting Qu, Jinan University
• Naiqi Wu, Macau University of Science and Technology
• Shuai Li, University of Oulu
• Weimin Wu, Zhejiang University
• Shouguang Wang, Zhejiang Gongshang University
• Xianzhong Zhou, Nanjing University

Paper Submission

Complete manuscripts must be electronically submitted through the paper submission website:

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icnsc2026

Submitted manuscripts should be within six (6) pages in IEEE two-column format, including figures, tables, and references. Please use the templates at Manuscript Templates for IEEE Conference Proceedings from the conference website to prepare your pape. All submissions MUST be in PDF format.

Please download the template "Microsoft Word" of A4 or "LaTeX Template" from the website:

https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates

Special Sessions and Workshops

Each proposal must include the session/workshop title, description, organizers and affiliations. Proposals should be submitted through EasyChair. Special session papers will undergo the same review process as regular papers, and submission does not guarantee acceptance.

Chongqing, China

Chongqing is a dynamic megacity in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and one of China's four direct-administered municipalities. Located at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers, the city is widely known as China's “Mountain City” and is distinguished by its Ba-Yu cultural heritage.

As a core engine of the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle and an important inland-opening highland, Chongqing combines cultural depth, industrial strength, and extensive connectivity, providing a distinctive setting for ICNSC 2026.

Conference Venue

Accommodation

Conference Program

ICNSC 2026 will feature plenary speeches, panel sessions, tutorials, workshops, interactive sessions, and invited/special sessions.

Registration