About the conference
The 19th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision (ICARCV 2026), will be held in Halong Bay, Vietnam, Nov 15-17, 2026. The conference is organized by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and technically co-sponsored by IEEE Control Systems Society. The conference will be held fully in physical mode this time.
ICARCV has a history of more than 35 years. It focuses on both theory and applications mainly covering the topics of control, automation, robotics and computer vision. In addition to the technical sessions, there will be invited sessions, plenary speeches, keynote speeches, and plenary panel sessions.
Proceedings of past ICARCVs have been indexed by ISI Proceedings, EI Compendex and included in the IEEE Xplore. To encourage research sharing, we will also allow authors to submit journal papers, accepted within 12 months before Nov. 15, 2026, from top tier journals to be presented in the conference. However, the submission will not be indexed in IEEE Xplore.
Topics of interest
The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Control: Adaptive control; Robust control; Process control; Complex systems; Co-operative control; Identification and estimation; Nonlinear systems; Intelligent systems; Discrete event systems; Hybrid systems; Networked control systems; Sensor networks; Multi-agent systems; Delay systems; Neural networks; Fuzzy systems; Control of biological systems; Precision motion control; Control applications; Control engineering education; Marine systems; Data analytics; AI in control.
- Automation: Man-machine interactions; Process automation; Intelligent automation; Factory modeling and simulation; Home, laboratory and service automation; Network-based systems; Planning, scheduling and coordination; Nano-scale automation and assembly; Instrumentation systems; Biomedical instrumentation and applications; Building energy efficiency; Fault diagnosis and detection.
- Robotics: Modeling and identification; Multi-robot systems; Robot control; Mobile robotics; Mobile sensor networks; Perception systems; Micro robots and micro-manipulation; Visual servoing; Search, rescue and field robotics; Robot sensing and data fusion; Localization, navigation and mapping; Dexterous manipulation; Medical robots and bio-robotics; Human centered systems; Space and underwater robots; Tele-robotics; Mechanism design and applications.
- Vision: Image/video analysis; Image-based modeling; Stereo and Structure from motion; Feature extraction, grouping and segmentation; Scene analysis; Object recognition; Learning and statistical methods; Human-computer interaction; Tracking and surveillance; Biometrics; Vision for robots; Activity/behavior recognition; Medical image analysis; Face and gesture.
- Emerging Technologies: Internet of Things; Cyber-physical systems; Smart buildings; Smart grid; Energy management systems; Big data; Electric vehicles and intelligent transportation.
Paper and Invited Session Proposal Submission
Papers must be written in English and should describe original work in detail. Please download the template [TBA] and submit the full papers online through PaperCept. Proposals for invited sessions can be submitted online at the same webpage. Upon acceptance, authors are required to register and present their papers at the conference. Papers which make outstanding contributions to the relevant topics will be considered for best paper awards. In accordance with IEEE requirements, only PDF files will be accepted.
Important Dates (Tentative):
| Deadline for Full Paper & Invited Session Proposal submission | May 15, 2026 |
| Notification of Acceptance | July 15, 2026 |
| Deadline for Camera Ready Manuscript Submission | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Deadline for Authors’ Registration | Aug 25, 2026 |
Organizers and Committees
Organizer
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Technical Sponsor
- IEEE Control Systems Society
- IEEE CSS Chapter, Singapore
Organizing Committee
- General Chair: Hu Guoqiang, Co-chair: Su Rong
- Program Chair: Wen Bihan, Co-chair: Yan Yamin
- Keynote and Panel Chair: Xie Lihua
- Award Committee Chair: Wen Changyun
- Publication Chair: Wang Lin
- Invited Session & Workshop Co-Chair: Wang Ziwei
- Publicity Chair: Wang Dan Wei, Co-chair: Soh Yeng Chai
- Finance Chair: Mao Kezhi
- Local Arrangement Chair: Wong Jia Yiing, Patricia, Co-Chair: Hung Dinh Nguyen