The 2026 (9th Edition) International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems (icABCD) is a leading conference in the soft computing and communication systems. icABCD 2026 will be held physically in Durban, South Africa. The conference aims at bringing together researchers and practitioners from all over the world working on soft computing, big data technologies, data communication systems and computer security on a common platform so that they can present and discuss emerging ideas and trends in these highly challenging research fields.

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.

Authors MUST anonymise (remove all contact details from) their papers before submission.

Format your paper strictly according to the guidelines provided.

The paper must have a minimum of 4000 words. Papers having more than 12 pages will carry extra page charges. The maximum number of pages must not exceed 16.

The submission link is: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icabcd2026

Paper submission deadline: 31st January 2026 (strict deadline)

List of Topics

• Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning 
• Communication Technologies
• Information Security & Cybersecurity
• Computer Vision & Robotics
• Software Engineering
• Electrical & Electronics Engineering
• ICT in Society and Emerging Trends in Technology
• ICT for Sustainable Development
• AI/ICT in Education

Committees

Organizing committee

• Prof. (Dr) Upasana Singh, UKZN, South Africa
• Associate Professor (Dr) Sameerchand Pudaruth, University of Mauritius, Mauritius

Invited Speakers

• Prof. (Dr) Hossana Twinomurinzi, University of South Africa
• Dr Nishal Khusial, Head of Digital Forensics and AI Enablement, Forvis Mazars

Publication

icABCD2026 papers will be published in a conference proceedings with an ISBN number.

Authors should read this: https://icabcd.org/call-for-papers-2/

Venue

The conference will be held in Durban, South Africa.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to icabcd.org@gmail.com