2026 8th International Conference on Intelligent Manufacturing and Automation Engineering (ICIMA 2026) * Date: December 11-13, 2026 * Place: Dalian, China * Website: https://www.icima.org/ 2026 8th International Conference on Intelligent Manufacturing and Automation Engineering (ICIMA 2026) will be held in Dalian, China, from December 11th to 13th, 2026. The conference is sponsored by Dalian University of Technology, China. ★★Call for Papers★★ Please check the topics of ICIMA 2026. The topics are not limited to those as below: ★Track 1: Intelligent Manufacturing Systems & Paradigms * Advanced Manufacturing Paradigms (Flexible, Reconfigurable, Lean, Agile, and Cloud Manufacturing) * Digital Twins and Cyber-Physical Production Systems * Smart Factories and Digital Manufacturing Ecosystems ★Track 2: Industrial AI, Data & Intelligence * Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Manufacturing * Industrial Big Data Analytics, Mining, and Visualization * Cognitive Automation and Intelligent Decision Support Systems ★Track 3: Robotics, Automation & Control * Industrial Robotics, Collaborative Robots (Cobots), and Mobile Agents * Adaptive and Cognitive Process Control * Sensor Fusion, Machine Vision, and Intelligent Inspection ★Track 4: IoT, Connectivity & Digital Platforms * Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Architectures and Platforms * 5G/6G and Edge Computing for Smart Manufacturing * Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Operations Management ★Track 5: Product Design & Lifecycle Engineering * Smart and Generative Product Design * Design for X (Manufacturability, Assembly, Sustainability, etc.) * Integrated Product and Production Development ★Track 6: Production Planning & Supply Chain Optimization * Smart Production Planning, Scheduling, and Control * Dynamic Capacity Planning and Real-Time Optimization * Green, Lean, and Agile Supply Chains ★Track 7: Advanced Manufacturing Processes & Technologies * Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) and Hybrid Processes * Precision, Micro-, and Nano-Manufacturing * Smart Machining and Adaptive Process Optimization ★Track 8: Modeling, Simulation & Human Factors * Discrete-Event and Agent-Based Simulation for Manufacturing * Virtual Commissioning and Digital Prototyping * Human Factors, Ergonomics, and Operator 4.0 More details, please view: https://www.icima.org/cfp.html ★Conference Proceedings★ Submitted Papers to the conference will be subjected to the rigorous peer-review process. For accepted papers, it will be published in the ICIMA 2026 Conference Proceedings. ★Submission★ 1. Full paper (publication and presentation) 2. Abstract (only presentation) **Online Submission System： http://www.zmeeting.org/submission/icima2026 More detail about submission, please visit at https://www.icima.org/submission.html ★Conference Schedule★ December11th, 2026 | Conference Material Collection December12th, 2026 | Opening Remark & Keynote Speeches & Presentation Sessions & Dinner Banquet December13th, 2026 | Invited speeches & Presentation Sessions ★Contact Us★ Ms. Nina XU icima@young.ac.cn working day - 10:00-18:00