2026 8th International Conference on Innovative and Smart Materials (ICISM 2026) will be held in Cape Town, South Africa, during May 13-15, 2026. It is hosted by University of Cape Town (South Africa), technically co-sponsored by co-sponsored by India International Congress on Computational Intelligence (IICCI).

 

Publication:

Submitted papers will be peer reviewed by the conference scientific committees and accepted papers will be published in Key Engineering Materials (KEM) , submitted to SCOPUS, Inspec, etc. for indexing.

 

Call for Papers:

Application of smart materials, structures and related technology

Fundamentals of smart materials

Modeling/formulation and characterization of smart actuators, sensors and smart material systems

Smart material systems that utilize biomimetics and bioinspiration

Smart materials utilized as sensors and actuators with applications at any scale

Smart optical materials for modification in spectral shifts and refractive index shift

More topics: https://www.icism.org/cfp.html

 

Submission Methods:

Full Paper (publication and oral presentation)

Abstract (oral presentation only)

Electronic Submission System: http://confsys.iconf.org/submission/icism2026

 

Venue: 

Pullman Cape Town City Centre

Address: 22 Riebeek St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa

 

Agenda Overview

Day1

10:00 AM  17:00 PM      Participants Onsite Registration & Conference Materials Collection 

Day 2

09:00 AM  12:10 AM      Opening Ceremony and Keynote Speeches

12:10 AM  13:30 PM      Buffet Lunch

13:30 PM  19:00 PM      Offline Participants' Oral Presentation

18:30 PM  21:00 PM      Dinner

Day 3

09:00 AM -17:00 PM      Online Participants' Oral Presentation

 

Contacts:

Ms. Veronica Reed