CFP: 2026 Winter Simulation Conference: Simulation for Climate Resilience

[Navonil Mustafee]

Dear Colleagues,

Please find the Call for Paper for the 2026 Winter Simulation Conference, taking place in Glasgow, Scotland, in December.

The theme of the conference is Simulation for Climate Resilience.

The conference keynote speaker is Professor Ralf Ludwig form the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich).

As part of the conference, we also have a special thematic track “Simulation for Climate Resilience, Environment and Sustainability”. Please refer to the conference website for further information.

The CfP follows:

2026 Winter Simulation Conference

December 6-9, 2026

Scottish Event Campus Ltd & Crowne Plaza Glasgow, Scotland

Simulation for Climate Resilience

Call for Papers

The 2026 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC 2026) will focus on one of the most pressing challenges confronting humanity – building resilience in the face of climate change.

Rising global temperatures, driven by climate change, pose increasing risks to both natural and human systems. Climate resilience refers to the capacity of a system to anticipate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the adverse impacts of climate change. Such systems include social and institutional structures, as well as operational networks like transportation, healthcare, and supply chains. All of them are becoming more vulnerable to climate-related hazards such as extreme weather, floods, heatwaves, and droughts. Simulation provides a powerful means of modeling complex systems under future climate scenarios, enabling researchers and practitioners to test adaptive strategies, assess system vulnerabilities, and plan for effective response and recovery.

WSC 2026 invites papers highlighting the latest advances in simulation theory and applications that showcase the current state-of-the-art, including novel research with a focus on climate resilience. We particularly encourage submissions that demonstrate simulation excellence across a wide range of domains, including but not limited to aviation, disaster response, education, energy, finance, healthcare, infrastructure, manufacturing, national security, and supply chains. In addition to the traditional conference tracks, the conference will feature a special track on “Simulation for Climate Resilience”, dedicated to papers that explore innovative uses of simulation to understand, assess, and enhance the resilience of systems facing climate-related challenges.

WSC 2026 will continue the tradition of including pre-conference workshops, introductory and advanced tutorials, commercial case studies, poster sessions, and the Ph.D. Colloquium. WSC 2026 will include an online-only participation option through the Simulation around the World track, which brings together remotely delivered presentations from all parts of the globe, as well as limited access to other tracks. The conference will also host the 22nd International Conference on Modeling & Analysis of Semiconductor Manufacturing (MASM). WSC 2026 will include professional development opportunities delivered through a dedicated track.

Author Kit and Website

Please check the Wintersim website for a complete list of tracks, the author kit, and an up-to-date overview of the different paper types, associated dates and deadlines, and further requirements.

Call for Papers: https://meetings.informs.org/wordpress/wsc2026/call-for-papers/  

Author Kit: https://meetings.informs.org/wordpress/wsc2026/authorsubmission/  

Deadlines

April 5:  Paper submission deadline for Contributed Papers
April 24:  Paper submission deadline for Invited Papers
July 31:  Extended abstract submission deadline for Posters and Industry Track
August 28:  Extended abstract submission deadline for PhD Colloquium

Points of Contact

Please direct any questions concerning the call-for-papers to WSC2026 program chair Stephan Onggo at B.S.S...@soton.ac.uk. General questions concerning WSC2026 can be directed to WSC2026 general chair Nav Mustafee at N.Mus...@exeter.ac.uk.

WSC 2026 Publicity Committee

Steffen Strassburger, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany

Canan Gunes Corlu, Boston University, USA

Enver Yucesan, INSEAD, France

Hasan Turan, The University of New South Wales, Australia

Jayendran Venkateswaran, Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, India

José Arnaldo Barra Montevechi, Universidade Federal de Itajubá, Brazil

Jun Luo, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Mehdi Souier, University of Tlemcen, Algeria

Tillal Eldabi, University of Bradford, UK

 

Best wishes,

Nav

 

General Chair, WSC 2026

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Navonil Mustafee, Ph.D.

Professor of Analytics and Operations Management

Centre for Simulation, Analytics and Modelling (CSAM)

University of Exeter Business School

+44 (0) 1392 725661  I  n.mus...@exeter.ac.uk

 

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