CAS2026: Complex Adaptive Systems 2026 The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan, June 19-20, 2026

Conference website	https://www.cas2026.org
Submission link	https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cas2026
Abstract registration deadline	January 10, 2026
Submission deadline	March 1, 2026

Complex Adaptive Systems Conference 2026

Adaptive Futures: Theoretical Foundations and Emerging Practices in Complex Adaptive Systems

Dates: June 19–20, 2026

Venue: The University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus, Tokyo, Japan

Conference Overview

The Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) Conference was founded and organized by Missouri University of Science and Technology in 2011, pushing research boundaries over the last thirteen years. In 2025 the conference was held at MIT in Cambridge, MA USA. (https://sites.mit.edu/cas2025/)

In 2026, CAS will take place for the first time in Asia, hosted at The University of Tokyo. CAS 2026 Tokyo will emphasize theoretical depth, academic rigor, and cross-disciplinary dialogue, strengthening the academic foundations of Systems Engineering and Complex Systems Science. It will serve as a forum dedicated to theory, modeling, and the fundamental understanding of adaptive and emergent behavior in complex systems.

Conference Theme

Adaptive Futures: Theoretical Foundations and Emerging Practices in Complex Adaptive Systems

Systems today are in a constant state of flux driven by disruptive technologies such as AI and interdependent social, political, environmental changes. Understanding how systems evolve, respond to uncertainty, and exhibit intelligent behavior requires exploring the fundamental principles of complex adaptive systems: adaptability, emergence, and self-organization.

We invite original research contributions that examine these principles and their role in shaping complex adaptive systems. We are particularly interested in work that addresses:

• Adaptive learning and decision making: Individual and collective learning under dynamic and uncertain conditions, including social learning and distributed decision-making
• Emergence and self-organization: Mechanisms in sociotechnical and engineering systems that give rise to global behavior from the interactions of its parts (micro-macro patterns of behavior) without centralized control  
• Agent-based simulation and modeling: Approaches beyond LLM-driven agent frameworks and traditional multi-agent systems, including hybrid modeling techniques
• Sociotechnical Integration: Integration of adaptive systems within sociotechnical contexts including human, organizational, and societal structures
• Methodological advances: Novel frameworks for that converge knowledge, analysis, modeling and simulation across spatial and temporal scales to support decision making, analysis of emergent phenomena and adaptive dynamics
• Applications: Real world system domain studies that explore these principles such as autonomous systems, smart city infrastructure and disaster management.

Call for Authentic Work – to ensure academic integrity, the conference will strengthen measures for detecting AI-generated content in submissions.

 

Important Dates

Abstract submission deadline: January 10, 2026

Abstract Acceptance Notice: January 20, 2026

Full paper deadline: March 1, 2026

Notification of acceptance: March 23, 2026

Conference dates: June 19–20, 2026

Accepted papers will be published in the CAS 2026 Proceedings. Selected papers may be invited for submission to a special journal issue or a follow-on edited volume.

Organizers

Founding ChairCihan Dagli, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Conference ChairNil Ergin, The Pennsylvania State UniversityTakuya Nakashima, The University of Tokyo

Organizing CommitteeKazuhiro Aoyama, The University of TokyoAmro Farid, Stevens Institute of TechnologyKazuo Hiekata, The University of TokyoBryan Moser, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyRyota Wada, The University of TokyoGioele Zardini, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Honorary AdvisorMika Sato-Ilic, University of Tsukuba

Topics of Interest

Topics relevant to advances in theory and methods for complex adaptive systems are in scope. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:

Adaptability Theory and Methods System Adaptability Adaptive Systems Theory Resilient Systems Adaptive Safety and Reliability Modeling Adaptability in Complex Systems Adaptable Software & System Interface Adaptability Heuristics Adaptable Architectures Model-Based Adaptable System Design Risk Management with Adaptation   Complex System, Systems of Systems Dynamic Complex Systems Architectures Socio-technical Systems Adaptive Control Dynamical System Analysis Agent Systems Modeling and Simulations Adaptive System Complexity Complex System Modeling

Systems Domain Studies Mechanical Systems Adaptive Engines and Aircraft Maritime Vessels and Infrastructure Energy Systems Computational Systems AI for Systems Adaptability Quantum for Adaptive systems Interpreting Adaptation Behaviors Adaptive Big Data Analytics Social Network Analysis Adaptable Cybersecurity Urban Systems Disasters and Resilience Smart Cities and Adaptive City Planning Sustainable and Circular Construction Aging Population Energy Mobility Biological Systems and Human Factors Bioinformatics and Bio-inspired Agriculture Healthcare and Medical Devices Human Factors and Adaptability Natural Ecosystems Climate (Mitigation, Adaptation) Oceans Forests and Biodiversity Services Systems Adaptive Acquisition Supply Chain Adaptability Adaptive Logistics Telecommunications

Conference Webpage

https://www.cas2026.org/