[Call for Papers] IEEE ICA 2026 – International Conference on Agentic AI – December 14-17th, Kumamoto, Japan
publicity ieee.ica2026
Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to invite submissions to:
2026 IEEE International Conference on Agentic AI (IEEE ICA 2026)
Venue: Kumamoto, Japan
Conference Dates:14–17 December 2026
Abstract Submission Deadline: 8 September 2026
Paper Submission Deadline: 15 September 2026
Author Notification: 15 October 2026
Camera-ready Deadline: 1 November 2026
All deadlines are 23:59 Anywhere on Earth (AoE).
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Call for Papers
IEEE ICA 2026 is a premier international conference dedicated to Agentic AI—AI systems that autonomously perceive, reason, plan, act, learn, and adapt to achieve complex goals in dynamic environments.
The conference welcomes original, unpublished contributions on the foundations, methods, systems, evaluation, and applications of next-generation autonomous AI systems.
IEEE ICA 2026 will be co-located with PRIMA 2026 (https://www.prima2026.org/), highlighting the complementarity between Agentic AI and multi-agent systems research.
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Conference Website
https://attend.ieee.org/ica-2026/
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Topics of Interest include (but are not limited to)
Foundations of Agentic AI
- Agent architectures and foundation-model agents
- Reasoning, planning, memory, and tool use
- Learning, adaptation, and self-improvement
- Long-horizon autonomous workflows
Multi-Agent and Collective Systems
- Coordination, cooperation, and competition
- Communication, negotiation, and argumentation
- Collective intelligence and distributed problem solving
Human-Agent Interaction
- Human-AI collaboration and human-agent teaming
- Mixed-initiative systems and adjustable autonomy
- Trust, oversight, and decision support
Evaluation and Trustworthiness
- Benchmarking, testing, and verification
- Safety, alignment, explainability, and accountability
- Privacy, security, and robustness
Applications
- Healthcare, finance, smart cities, transport, logistics
- Education, public services, software engineering
- Robotics, IoT, cyber-physical systems
- Scientific discovery and AI-assisted research
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Submission Guidelines
IEEE ICA 2026 accepts two types of submissions:
- Regular Papers: up to 6 pages (oral presentation)
- Extended Abstracts: 2 pages (poster presentation)
All page limits include references. All submissions must be in English and follow the IEEE Conference Proceedings template.
The conference follows a strict double-blind review process.
All accepted and presented papers will be published in the IEEE ICA 2026 Conference Proceedings by IEEE CPS and submitted to IEEE Xplore.
At least one author of each accepted paper must register and present the work in person.
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Submission Portal
Papers should be submitted via EasyChair (https://easychair.org/account/signin?l=355961764028233829.1777221087.50f5f96d).
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Awards
Best Paper Award
Best Student Paper Award
Best Poster Award
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Contact
Please contact the IEEE ICA 2026 Program Chairs (ieee.ica20...@gmail.com) for any inquiries regarding paper submissions.
Please refer to the conference website (https://attend.ieee.org/ica-2026/) for the full call, submission information, and updates.
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We would greatly appreciate it if you could circulate this call within your networks.
We look forward to welcoming you to Kumamoto, Japan.
Best regards,
IEEE ICA 2026 Publicity Team