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<span style="background-color: white;">>>> CALL FOR
WORK-IN-PROGRESS PAPERS <<<</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">CONTROLO'2026 - 17th APCA
International Conference on Automatic Control and Soft
Computing</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Dear Researchers,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">We are happy to invite
you to participate in the 17th APCA International Conference
on Automatic Control and Soft Computing (</span><span
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2026</span><span style="background-color: white;">), to be
held in </span><span
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Portugal</span><span style="background-color: white;">, from
</span><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 700;">September
9 to 11, 2026</span><span style="background-color: white;">. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">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.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 700;">CONTROLO
2026</span><span style="background-color: white;"> will
feature
</span><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 700;">Keynote
</span><span style="background-color: white;">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.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The </span><span
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(WiP)
</span><span style="background-color: white;">papers are</span><span
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papers</span><span style="background-color: white;">, that
offer an excellent opportunity to share innovative concepts
and early-stage developments with the community, receive
feedback, and foster collaborations. This track is
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<span style="background-color: white;">Novel and promising
research that is still in progress.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Innovative ideas,
open problems, or new research directions.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Ongoing projects with
significant potential impact.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Presentation of
collaborative R&D projects involving industry
partners.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 700;">Important
Dates:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">- Submission deadline: 22
June, 2026</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">- Notification of
acceptance: 30 June 2026</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">- Final submission: 17
July 2026</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; background-color: white;">Please find
attached the </span>
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for Work-in-Progress Papers</span><span
style="color: black; background-color: white;"> for your
consideration, and visit the website
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<span style="background-color: white;">We eagerly await your
contributions and look forward to welcoming you in Coimbra!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Kind regards,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The CONTROLO 2026
Organizing Committee.</span></div>
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