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First Edition · 17–18 December 2026 · Virtual

International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering

Advancing Sustainable Engineering for a Connected World

Registration and paper submission are both free of charge.

About the Conference

Welcome to ICETE 2026

ICETE 2026 brings together researchers, engineers, and postgraduate students from around the world to present original work across selected topics in electrical, mechanical, civil, and computer engineering. The conference provides a rigorous, peer-reviewed forum for exchanging ideas on sustainable energy systems, intelligent infrastructure, and emerging computational methods.

Dates
17–18 December 2026
Format
Virtual · Zoom
Publication
Papers selected for the volume will be published as chapters in an edited, peer-reviewed book published by Springer Nature. Each published chapter receives an individual DOI.

Topics

Call for Papers

Original contributions are invited across the following topics.

Sustainable Energy Systems

Generation, storage, and management of clean energy for buildings, vehicles, and grids.

  • Photovoltaic system design and grid integration
  • Battery management and state-of-charge estimation
  • Digital twins for energy assets
  • Microgrids and building-integrated renewables
  • Energy auditing and demand-side management

Power Electronics and Electrical Machines

Conversion, control, and drive systems that underpin modern electrification.

  • Converter and inverter topologies
  • Electric machine design and diagnostics
  • Motor drives for transport applications
  • Wide-bandgap semiconductor applications
  • Wireless power transfer

Intelligent Infrastructure and Civil Systems

Sensing, monitoring, and lifecycle management of the built environment.

  • Structural health monitoring
  • Smart buildings and facilities management
  • Sustainable construction materials
  • Resilient urban water and transport networks
  • BIM and digital construction workflows

Machine Learning for Engineering

Data-driven and hybrid physics-informed methods applied to engineering problems.

  • Physics-informed neural networks
  • Hybrid model- and data-driven estimation
  • Predictive maintenance and prognostics
  • Computer vision for inspection
  • Uncertainty quantification in learned models

Communications and Signal Processing

Theory and applications of modern communication and sensing systems.

  • Wireless communication systems and 6G
  • Optical and free-space communications
  • Radar and remote sensing
  • Biomedical signal processing
  • Embedded and IoT sensing platforms

Control, Robotics, and Mechatronics

Design and control of autonomous and electromechanical systems.

  • Model predictive and adaptive control
  • Autonomous vehicles and mobile robotics
  • Industrial automation
  • Human–robot interaction
  • Estimation and observer design

For Authors

How to Submit

Submissions are made online through the Microsoft Conference Management Toolkit (CMT). Prepare your manuscript, export it as a PDF, and have your author details ready.

There is no submission fee and no publication or article-processing charge.

How It Works

Submitting in three steps

  1. 1

    Prepare your manuscript

    Follow the manuscript requirements listed on this page. Remove author-identifying information for the double-blind review.

  2. 2

    Export to PDF

    Check that all figures render correctly, fonts are embedded, and the file does not exceed 10 MB.

  3. 3

    Complete the online submission

    Upload the PDF and enter the title, abstract, keywords and details of all authors.

The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.

Standards

Manuscript requirements and ethics

Submissions that do not meet these requirements are returned without review.

Manuscript Requirements

  • Length: a minimum of 12 pages including figures, tables and references. There is no upper limit.
  • Language: professional academic English, checked for grammar and clarity.
  • Format at submission: single-column manuscript, A4, 11pt, 1.5 line spacing, submitted as PDF.
  • Final version: authors of accepted papers receive the reviewers' comments and a chapter template after the conference.
  • Originality: content must be original and not under review elsewhere.
  • Similarity: an overall similarity index below 15% is required.
  • Figures: legible at print size, with vector graphics preferred.

Required Structure

  • Title: concise and informative.
  • Abstract: one paragraph of no more than 200 words, placed after the title.
  • Keywords: four to six keywords or short phrases.
  • Main text: numbered sections (1, 1.1, 1.1.1), including an introduction and a conclusion.
  • Figures and tables: numbered in order, each with a caption, and each cited in the text.
  • References: listed at the end of the manuscript in one consistent style. Every reference must be cited in the text.
  • Author names and affiliations: leave them out of the manuscript at submission and enter them in the submission system instead.

Publication Ethics

  • Plagiarism, duplicate submission, and fabricated data lead to immediate rejection.
  • All listed authors must have made a genuine intellectual contribution to the work.
  • Any use of generative AI tools in manuscript preparation must be disclosed in a short statement at the end of the manuscript.
  • Conflicts of interest must be declared at submission.
  • Material taken from other sources, including figures and tables, must be acknowledged, and written permission obtained where it is required.

Plan Ahead

Key Dates

All deadlines are 23:59 UK time. The full schedule, with descriptions of each milestone, is on the Dates page.

All Dates
  1. 1

    20 November 2026

    Paper Submission Deadline

    Full papers must be uploaded through the online submission system by 23:59 UK time. Submissions received after this time may not enter the review process.

  2. 2

    by 4 December 2026

    Notification of Acceptance

    Corresponding authors are notified by email whether the paper is accepted for presentation. Accepted papers are included in the conference programme.

  3. 3

    11 December 2026

    Author Registration Deadline

    At least one author of each accepted paper must complete registration for the paper to appear in the programme. Registration is free of charge but is mandatory, and identifies the presenting author.

  4. 4

    17–18 December 2026

    Conference

    Two days of technical sessions, held online. Each accepted paper must be presented live by one of its authors.

  5. 5

    15 January 2027

    Final Manuscript Deadline

    After the conference, authors of accepted papers receive the reviewers' comments and revise the paper accordingly. The final version is submitted in the chapter template supplied with those comments. Manuscripts not received by this date are withdrawn from the volume.

Announcements

Latest News

11 May 2026

Publication with Springer Nature

Selected papers will be published as chapters in an edited, peer-reviewed book published by Springer Nature, each with an individual DOI.

2 March 2026

Conference announced

ICETE 2026 will be held 17–18 December 2026 as a fully online event, welcoming contributions from researchers worldwide.

Share your research with an international audience

Join researchers and engineers from around the world at ICETE 2026. Submission is free; selected papers are published as book chapters.