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 India International Congress on Computational Intelligence (IICCI). Publication: Accepted and presented papers of ICISM 2026 will be published into ICISM Conference Proceedings, which will be submitted for Scopus 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 Day 1 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 Email: icism_conf@163.com