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  • Deadline for manuscript submission:June 24, 2026

    Notification of acceptance:July 24, 2026
    Deadline for early bird registration:September 10, 2026

    Submission of camera-ready:August 10, 2026

    Deadline for early bird registration:September 10, 2026

    Conference:September 19-20, 2026

Welcome to 2026 9th IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems

2026 9th IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems (ICUS 2026), sponsored by IEEE Beijing Section, and Chinese Institute of Command and Control (CICC), organized by Harbin Engineering University, China and Technical Committee on Unmanned Systems of CICC, will be held from September 19 to 20 in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. 

ICUS aims to provide an academic and technological exchange platform for scientists, engineers and practitioners over the world to discuss the latest academic and technical issues related to unmanned systems. It also offers an excellent opportunity for participants to share innovative ideas, recent findings and best practices on unmanned systems, robotics, automation, and intelligent systems.

As with previous conferences, accepted full papers will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore subject to meeting IEEE Xplore's scope and quality requirements, and being indexed by EI, after presentation at the conference. 

ICUS 2026 will feature high-quality plenary keynote speeches, oral and poster presentations. Several awards will be offered for outstanding contributions.

We cordially invite you to join us. Hope to see you in the beautiful city of Qingdao during autumn.

General Chairs

  • Prof. Aiguo Fei

    Prof. Aiguo Fei Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
    President of Chinese Institute of Command and Control

  • Prof. Jie Chen

    Prof. Jie Chen Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
    IEEE Fellow
    Harbin Institute of Technology, China

  • Prof. Fei-Yue Wang

    Prof. Fei-Yue Wang IEEE Fellow
    Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • Prof. Daxin Tian

    Prof. Daxin Tian IEEE Fellow
    Beihang University, China

  • Prof. Hongde Qin

    Prof. Hongde Qin Harbin Engineering University, China

  • Program Committee Chairs

  • Prof. Quan Pan

    Prof. Quan Pan Northwestern Polytechnical University, China

  • Prof. Guanghui Wen

    Prof. Guanghui Wen Southeast University, China

  • Prof. Yulong Huang

    Prof. Yulong Huang Harbin Engineering University, China

  • Prof. Zhengguo Sheng

    Prof. Zhengguo Sheng University of Sussex, United Kingdom

  • organizing committee chair

  • Prof. Yunsai Chen

    Prof. Yunsai Chen Harbin Engineering University, China

  • organizing committee co-chairs

  • Prof. Youfu Li

    Prof. Youfu Li IEEE Fellow
    City University of Hong Kong

  • Asst. Prof. Weisong Wen

    Asst. Prof. Weisong Wen The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

  • Assoc. Prof. Zhongben Zhu

    Assoc. Prof. Zhongben Zhu Harbin Engineering University, China

  • Dr. Ferheen Ayaz

    Dr. Ferheen Ayaz University of London, United Kingdom

  • Prof. Hongbo Gao

    Prof. Hongbo Gao University of Science and Technology of China

  • publication chairs

  • Prof. Rong Song

    Prof. Rong Song Chinese Institute of Command and Control

  • Prof. Xianbo Xiang

    Prof. Xianbo Xiang Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

  • Dr. Jun Yang

    Dr. Jun Yang Loughborough University, United Kingdom

  • publicity chairs

  • Prof. Fumin Zhang

    Prof. Fumin Zhang The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

  • Assoc. Prof. Fu Zhang

    Assoc. Prof. Fu Zhang University of Hong Kong

  • Prof. Mahdi Jalili

    Prof. Mahdi Jalili RMIT University, Australia

  • Prof. Amani Faya Ibraheem

    Prof. Amani Faya Ibraheem King Khalid University, United Kingdom

  • Invited Session Chairs

  • Prof. Daxin Tian

    Prof. Daxin Tian IEEE Fellow
    Beihang University, China

  • Prof. Chengwei Yang

    Prof. Chengwei Yang Beijing Institute of Technology, China

  • Prof. Guanghui Wen

    Prof. Guanghui Wen Southeast University, China

  • Prof. Luzheng Bi

    Prof. Luzheng Bi Beijing Institute of Technology, China

  • Prof. Wei Han

    Prof. Wei Han Zhihai Innovation Research Institute, CSSC, China

  • Prof. Xiangwei Zhu

    Prof. Xiangwei Zhu Sun Yat-sen University, China

  • Prof. Jiehao Li

    Prof. Jiehao Li South China Agricultural University, China

  • Dr. Yuan Zhou

    Dr. Yuan Zhou Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

  • Prof. Yuezu Lv

    Prof. Yuezu Lv Beijing Institute of Technology, China

  • Prof. Xiuxian Li

    Prof. Xiuxian Li Tongji University, China

  • Dr. Yichen Li

    Dr. Yichen Li Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

  • Prof. Wen Jiang

    Prof. Wen Jiang Northwestern Polytechnical University, China

  • Prof. Bing Li

    Prof. Bing Li System Engineering Institute of Sichuan Aerospace, China

  • Prof. Haipeng Wang

    Prof. Haipeng Wang Naval Aviation University, China

  • Prof. Chengchao Bai

    Prof. Chengchao Bai Harbin Institute of Technology, China

  • Prof. Manjiang Hu

    Prof. Manjiang Hu Hunan University, China

  • Prof. Yanjie Chen

    Prof. Yanjie Chen National University of Defense Technology, China

  • Dr. Mingming Bai

    Dr. Mingming Bai Zhejiang University, China

  • Prof. Huanjie Wang

    Prof. Huanjie Wang Beijing University of Technology, China

  • Prof. Chao Wei

    Prof. Chao Wei Beijing Institute of Technology, China

  • Prof. Qingchao Liu

    Prof. Qingchao Liu Jiangsu University, China

  • Dr. Wenwu Zhu

    Dr. Wenwu Zhu Hefei University of Technology, China

  • Assoc. Prof. Haibin Shao

    Assoc. Prof. Haibin Shao Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

  • Prof. Hongbo Gao

    Prof. Hongbo Gao University of Science and Technology of China

  • Dr. Chengbo Wang

    Dr. Chengbo Wang University of Science and Technology of China

  • Prof. Yi Yang

    Prof. Yi Yang Beijing Institute of Technology, China

  • Prof. Guodong Yin

    Prof. Guodong Yin Southeast University, China

  • Assoc. Prof. Xiangyu Shao

    Assoc. Prof. Xiangyu Shao Harbin Institute of Technology, China

  • Assoc. Prof. Fei Ding

    Assoc. Prof. Fei Ding Hunan University, China

  • Asst. Prof. Wei Tong

    Asst. Prof. Wei Tong Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

  • Prof. Hongde Qin

    Prof. Hongde Qin Harbin Engineering University, China

  • Prof. Xinqiang Chen

    Prof. Xinqiang Chen Shanghai Maritime University, China

  • Dr. Tao Xu

    Dr. Tao Xu Beijing Institute of Technology, China

  • Prof. Shisheng Cui

    Prof. Shisheng Cui Beijing Institute of Technology, China

  • Prof. Tingting Zhang

    Prof. Tingting Zhang Army Engineering University of the PLA, China

  • Prof. Wenwu Yu

    Prof. Wenwu Yu Southeast University, China

  • Prof. Deyang Liu

    Prof. Deyang Liu Anqing Normal University, China

  • Dr. Qing Wang

    Dr. Qing Wang Beihang University, China

  • Assoc. Prof. Ximing Wang

    Assoc. Prof. Ximing Wang Information Support Force Engineering University, China

  • Assoc. Prof. Lei Ye

    Assoc. Prof. Lei Ye National University of Defense Technology, China

  •  Prof. Huazhou Hou

    Prof. Huazhou Hou Purple Mountain Laboratories, China

  • Prof. Liying Yang

    Prof. Liying Yang Shenyang Institute of Automation (SIA), Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • Prof. Shiliang Shao

    Prof. Shiliang Shao Shenyang Institute of Automation (SIA), Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • Dr. Yang Xu

    Dr. Yang Xu Zhejiang University, China

  • Prof. Yueneng Yang

    Prof. Yueneng Yang National University of Defense Technology, China

  • CALL FOR PAPERS
    Prospective authors are invited to submit full papers or extended abstracts in PDF format using corresponding templates. As with previous conferences, accepted full papers will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore subject to meeting IEEE Xplore's scope and quality requirements, and being indexed by Ei, after presentation at the conference.

    Submission

    TOPICS OF INTEREST INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

  • Unmanned space system
  • Unmanned aerial system
  • Unmanned ground system
  • Unmanned surface system
  • Unmanned underwater system
  • Robotic system
  • Bionic unmanned system
  • New concept unmanned systems
  • Cooperation between manned and unmanned systems
  • Antagonistic game for unmanned systems
  • Anti-unmanned systems technology
  • Unmanned system dynamics
  • Unmanned system security and protection
  • Human-computer interaction for unmanned system
  • Unmanned system navigation and path planning
  • Unmanned system modeling and simulation
  • Networks and communications for unmanned system
  • Multi-source information fusion for unmanned system
  • Unmanned driving
  • Artificial intelligence and its application in unmanned systems
  • Unmanned System Application in such fields as agriculture, public security, transportation, disaster mitigation and relief, etc.