 | CONTROLO 2026: 17th APCA International Conference on Automatic Control and Soft Computing Quinta das Lagrimas Hotel Coimbra, Portugal, September 9-11, 2026 |
| Conference web page | https://controlo2026.apca.pt/ |
| Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=controlo2026 |
| Poster | (download) |
| Submission deadline | May 29, 2026 |
Join us at CONTROLO 2026!
The organizing committee invites you to participate in the 17th APCA International Conference on Automatic Control and Soft Computing (CONTROLO 2026), to be held in Coimbra, Portugal, from September 9 to 11, 2026.
Key Areas of Focus:
- Control Systems
- Automation and Robotics
- Soft-Computing applications in Control, Automation, and Robotics
Check the Keynote Speakers here!
Philippe Goupil (AIRBUS): From Traditional Fault Detection and Isolation (FDI) to Learning: an Industrial Perspective on AI-Driven FDI in Civil Aviation
André M. H. Teixeira (Uppsala University): Secure Control Systems
Paulo Leitão (Polytechnic Institute of Bragança): Multi-agent Systems as a Key Enabler Technology to Realize Smart, Reconfigurable and Sustainable Cyber-Physical Systems
Susana Vieira (University of Lisbon): From Fuzzy Systems to Hybrid Intelligence Ecosystems: Bridging Explainability, Learning, and Control
Research topics of interest for submission include but are not limited to:
List of Topics
- Control Systems
- Adaptive Control
- Aeronautics and Aerospace control
- Control Education
- Control technology, sensors and actuators
- Control Theory, Architectures and Applications
- Discrete-event systems
- Distributed Control
- Estimation and Identification
- Fault Detection, Diagnosis and Fault Tolerant Control
- Fuzzy and Neuro-Fuzzy Systems and Control
- Human in the Loop Control
- Hybrid Systems
- Intelligent and AI Based Control
- Linear and Nonlinear Control
- Modelling and Simulation
- Networked Control Systems
- Optimal, Robust and Stochastic Control
- Optimization Approaches
- Remote and Virtual Laboratories
- Automation and Robotics
- Automated Guided Vehicles
- Autonomous Agents
- Cyber-Physical Systems
- Embedded Systems
- Factory Modelling and Automation
- Grafcet and Petri-Nets
- Human-Agent Interaction
- Human-Machine Interfaces
- Industrial Networks and Automation
- Industrial Automation
- Instrumentation
- Internet of Things and Industry 4.0
- Manufacturing systems
- Mechatronics Systems
- Mobile Robots
- Modelling of Complex Systems
- Perception and Awareness
- Process Automation
- Real-Time Systems
- Robotics
- Vision, Recognition and Reconstruction
- Soft-Computing with application to Control, Automation or Robotics
- Adaptive and Dynamic Programming
- Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition
- Cloud, Fog and Big Data
- Cognitive Artificial Systems
- Computational Intelligence
- Data Mining and Information Retrieval
- Data Reduction and Interpretation
- Evolution of AI Systems
- Independent and Cognitive Computing
- Intelligent Agents and Context Awareness
- Knowledge Acquisition and Representation
- Machine Learning
- Perception Intelligent Decision Systems
- Reinforcement and Deep-Learning
Venue
CONTROLO 2026 takes place at the Quinta das Lágrimas, a luxurious hotel linked to a tragic love story between Crown Prince Dom Pedro and Inês de Castro in Coimbra. CONTROLO 2026 is organised by the University of Coimbra (UC), one of the oldest in Europe (1290) and inscribed by UNESCO on the World Heritage List, Coimbra is considered the “city of students” with a rich cultural and historical patrimony.
Contact
For any questions or issues before, during or after the conference, please do not hesitate to contact the CONTROLO 2026 organization: controlo2026@apca.pt