The 12th International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Applications (ICARA 2026), scheduled for February 5-7, 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey, will serve as a premier global forum for researchers, engineers, and industry leaders. This event will facilitate the exchange of cutting-edge knowledge, presentation of groundbreaking research, and in-depth discussions on the latest technological advancements. The conference program will comprehensively address critical domains including autonomous systems architecture, advanced control algorithms, cognitive robotics, machine vision systems, natural human-robot interaction, and cross-industry applications.

Submission Guidelines

Authors are invited to submit full length papers consisting of a complete description of their ideas and applicable research results in 5 pages, of which are for technical content including text, figures and references (if any). Paper not respecting this format may be returned to authors without review.

Paper Specifications：

• PDF file MUST be IEEE Xplore compliant
• Paper Size: US Letter (8.5″ x 11″) or A4 (210mm X 297mm)
• Fonts: Embed ALL fonts in your PDF file. No Type 3 fonts allowed.
• File Format: Adobe PDF (.pdf)
• Allowed File Size: 5.0Mb
• Do NOT page number your paper
• Do NOT apply security settings to your PDF file.
• Note: Deviations from the above paper specifications could result in removal of your accepted paper from the proceedings.

List of Topics

• Adaptive Control Systems Agriculture and Field Robotics Artificial Intelligence in Biosystems Artificial Neural Networks in robotics or automation Biorobotics, Biomechatronics Biped and Humanoid Robots Cooperative and Network Robotics DNA Computing for Autonomous Agents Embedded Systems Entertainment Robotics ...

Committees

International Advisory Committee

Prof. Angel P. del Pobil, Jaume I University, Castellon, Spain

Prof. Angelo Cangelosi, University of Manchester, UK

Prof. Danica Kragic, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden

Conference Chairs

Prof. Anthony Tzes, New York University Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Prof. Ramesh K. Agarwal, Washington University in St. Louis, USA (IEEE Fellow)

Program Chairs

Prof. Farshad Khorrami, New York University, USA

Prof. Hartmut Surmann, University of Applied Science Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Prof. Magid Evgeni, Kazan Federal University, Russia

Prof. Stjepan Bogdan, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Prof. Veysel Gazi, Yildiz Technical University, Turkey

Program Co-Chairs

Prof. Mohammed Abu Mallouh, Hashemite University, Jordan

Assoc. Prof. János Botzheim, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary

Assoc. Prof. Weitian Wang, Montclair State University, USA  

Publicity Chairs

Prof. Gheorghe-Daniel Andreescu, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania

Prof. Petr Valášek, Czech University of Life Science Prague, Czech Republic

Assoc. Prof. Xuping Zhang, Aarhus University, Denmark

Publication Chairs

Prof. Michael A. Saliba, University of Malta, Malta

Prof. Sule Yildirim Yayilgan, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

Assoc. Prof. Leonidas Dritsas, ASPETE - School of Pedagogical and Technological Education, Greece

Publication

Submitted papers will be peer reviewed by the conference committees and international reviewers. Accepted papers after proper registration and presentation will be collected into ICARA 2026 Conference Proceedings.

Contact

Ms. Leah LIU

Email: icara_conf@academic.net

Web: www.icara.us