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>>> CALL FOR PAPERS <<<</div>
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CONTROLO'2026 - 17th APCA International Conference on Automatic
Control and Soft Computing</div>
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Dear Colleagues and Researchers,</div>
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We are happy to invite you to participate in the 17th APCA
International Conference on Automatic Control and Soft Computing
(<span style="font-weight: 700;">CONTROLO 2026</span>), to be
held in
<span style="font-weight: 700;">Coimbra, Portugal</span>, from <span
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September 9 to 11, 2026</span>. </div>
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This biennial international conference will host an
unforgettable meeting with the academic and industry community
engaged in presenting the latest developments in the fields of
control, automation, robotics and soft computing.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">CONTROLO 2026</span> will
feature <span style="font-weight: 700;">
Keynote </span>talks on hot topics delivered by international
speakers who are leading experts in Fault Detection and
Isolation in civil aviation (AIRBUS), security control, fuzzy
systems, Multi-agent Systems and cyber-physical systems.</div>
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It will also feature <span style="font-weight: 700;">Work-in-Progress</span> and
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Industrial </span>presentations, <span
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Discussion panels</span>, and 10
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Special Sessions</span> on interdisciplinary subjects within
the conference’s topics of interest.
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://controlo2026.apca.pt/approved-special-sessions/">https://controlo2026.apca.pt/approved-special-sessions/</a></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Important Dates:</span></div>
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- 01 May 2026: Regular and Special Session papers deadline</div>
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- 31 May 2026: Work-in-Progress papers deadline</div>
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- 30 June 2026: Workshops deadline</div>
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- 01 July 2026: Author notification</div>
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- 17 July 2026: Camera-ready submission</div>
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The proceedings will be published on <span
style="font-weight: 700;">IEEE Xplore</span>.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Technical co-sponsors:</span> APCA,
IFAC, IEEE, CEA, SBA, SPR, SPEE, ISA, APDIO, SPM.</div>
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Please find attached the <span style="font-weight: 700;">Call
for Papers</span> for your consideration, and visit the
website
<span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a
href="https://controlo2026.apca.pt/"
id="OWA3bb33504-c589-bc84-6b97-00d9600fb4b5"
class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"
moz-do-not-send="true"><u>https://controlo2026.apca.pt/</u></a></span>.</div>
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We eagerly await your contributions and look forward to
welcoming you in Coimbra!</div>
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Kind regards,</div>
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The CONTROLO 2026 Organizing Committee.</div>
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