Material Sciences & Nanotechnology

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