13^th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence & Applications (ARIA 2026)

August 22 ~ 23, 2026, Dubai, UAE

Scope & Topics

13^th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence & Applications (ARIA 2026) will provide an excellent international forum for sharing knowledge and results in theory, methodology and applications of Artificial Intelligence. The aim of the conference is to provide a platform to the researchers and practitioners from both academia as well as industry to meet and share cutting-edge development in the field.
Authors are solicited to contribute to the conference by submitting articles that illustrate research results, projects, surveying works and industrial experiences that describe significant advances in the following areas, but are not limited to.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following

AI and Machine Learning


• AI Algorithms
• Data Mining and Machine Learning Tools
• Computational Theories of Learning
• Neural Networks
• Deep Learning
• Reinforcement Learning
• Transfer Learning
• Federated Learning
• Self-Supervised Learning
• Meta-Learning
• Explainable AI (XAI)
• AI Model Compression and Optimization
• Multimodal Learning
  
  Natural Language and Speech Processing
  
  
• Natural Language Processing (NLP)
• Speech Recognition
• Text-to-Speech (TTS)
• Dialogue Systems and Chatbots
• Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Prompt Engineering
• Sentiment Analysis
• Machine Translation
• Information Extraction
• Summarization Techniques
• Multilingual NLP
  
  Computer Vision
  
  
• Computer Vision and Speech Understanding
• Image Recognition and Classification
• Object Detection and Tracking
• Scene Understanding
• Video Analytics
• 3D Vision
• Generative Models (e.g., GANs, Diffusion Models)
• Vision-Language Models (e.g., CLIP, DALL•E)
  
  Robotics and Control
  
  
• Robotics
• Automatic Control
• Robot Learning
• Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)
• Swarm Robotics
• Autonomous Vehicles and Drones
  
  Knowledge Representation and Reasoning
  
  
• Knowledge Representation
• Knowledge-based Systems
• Reasoning and Evolution
• Ontologies
• Commonsense Reasoning
• Causal Inference
• Semantic Web Techniques and Technologies
  
  Intelligent Systems and Architectures
  
  
• Intelligent System Architectures
• Hybrid Intelligent Systems
• Distributed AI
• Multi-Agent Systems
• Edge AI
• Neuromorphic Computing
• Cognitive Computing
  
  Applications and Interdisciplinary Areas
  
  
• Artificial Intelligence Tools & Applications
• Web Intelligence Applications and Search
• Bioinformatics
• Mechatronics
• AI in Healthcare
• AI in Finance
• AI for Climate and Environment
• AI for Social Good
• AI in Education
• AI in Cybersecurity
• AI Ethics and Policy
• Human-Centered AI
• Trustworthy AI
• Responsible and Fair AI
  
  Theory and Uncertainty
  
  
• Fuzzy Logic
• Heuristic and AI Planning Strategies and Tools
• Probabilistic Graphical Models
• Bayesian Networks
• Soft Computing Theory and Applications
  
  Emerging and Trend Topics
  
  
• Recent Trends and Developments
• Generative AI
• AI Governance
• Zero-shot and Few-shot Learning
• AI in the Metaverse
• Synthetic Data Generation
• Digital Twins
• AI-augmented Creativity (music, art, literature)

Paper Submission

Authors are invited to submit papers through the conference Submission System by April 18, 2026 . Submissions must be original and should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication while being evaluated for this conference. The proceedings of the conference will be published by Computer Science Conference Proceedings in Computer Science & Information Technology (CS & IT) series (Confirmed).

Selected papers from ARIA 2025, after further revisions, will be published in the special issue of the following journals.

• International Journal of Artificial Intelligence & Applications (IJAIA)
• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic Systems (IJFLS)
• International Journal on Soft Computing, Artificial Intelligence and Applications (IJSCAI)

Important Dates

Co - Located Event

• 7^th International Conference on Data Science and Machine Learning (DSML 2026)
• 12^th International Conference on Software Engineering and Applications (SOFEA 2026)
• 12^thInternational Conference of Control Theory and Computer Modelling (CTCM 2026)
• 12^thInternational Conference on Signal Processing and Pattern Recognition (SIPR 2026)
• 12^thInternational Conference of Networks, Communications, Wireless and Mobile Computing (NCWC 2026)
• 7^thInternational Conference on Big Data, IOT and Blockchain (BIBC 2026)
• 13^thInternational Conference on Computer Science and Engineering (CSEN 2026)
• 7^thInternational Conference on Education and Integrating Technology (EDTECH 2026)
• 15^thInternational Conference on Natural Language Processing (NLP 2026)

***** The invited talk proposals can be submitted to aria@aria2026.org