ISC'2026 Preliminary Programme - All timings given are preliminary

Session Timing


  • 08.30-15.00   Registration
  • 09.15-09.30   Welcome Address ISC'2026
  • 09.30-10.30   Keynote
  • 10.30-11.00   Coffee Break
  • 11.00-13.00   Session
  • 13.00-14.00   Lunch
  • 14.00-16.00   Session
  • 16.30-19.00   Conference Visit
  • 19.15-20.30   Copa de Vinho

  • 09.00-16.00   Registration
  • 09.00-10.00   Keynote
  • 10.00-10.30   Coffee Break
  • 10.30-13.00   Session
  • 13.00-14.00   Lunch
  • 14.00-15.30   Session
  • 15.30-16.00   Coffee Break
  • 16.00-18.00   Session
  • 20.00-22.30   Conference Dinner

  • 09.00-09.30   Registration
  • 09.30-10.30   Keynote
  • 10.30-11.00   Coffee Break
  • 11.00-13.00   Session
  • 13.00-13.15   Closing Session and Best Paper Award
  • 13.15-14.00   Lunch

Keynote Speakers

KEY_01
Ez ikusi, ez ikasi (don't see, don't learn): The role of simulation in the AI era

Kerman Lopez, la Calle Etxabe, Tekniker, Eibar, Spain

KEY_02
The Autonomous Built Environment: Integrating the Simulation Continuum from Generative Design to Robotic Operations

Dr. José Antonio Chica Paez, Head of the “Next Construction Lab” at TECNALIA Research & Innovation, Eibar, Spain

Invited Speaker

INV_01
From Deep Learning to Neuro-Symbolic AI: Building Explainable Frameworks for Cultural Heritage Sciences

Kévin Réby, CNRS, UPR 2022 MAP, Campus CNRS Joseph Aiguier, Marseille, France

Sessions

Simulation in AI

SIM_AI_01
A Practical Attention Multi-Stage TCN Framework for Real-World Time-Series Applications

Asier Garmendia-Orbegozo, Miguel Angel Anton, BRTA Tecnalia Research & Innovation, Azpeitia, and Jose David Nunez-Gonzalez, Department of Applied Mathematics. University of the Basque Country. Eibar, Spain

SIM_AI_03
Surrogate Based VS Simulation-Based Optimization for Buffer Allocation: A Quantitative Assessment

Anna Presciuttini, Lulai Zhu, Federica Costa, Alessandra Cantini, Andrea Matta and Alberto Portioli-Staudacher, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

SIM_HOS_LOGIS_01_ONL
The Features of Using Neural Networks for Classification of Respiratory Diseases on X-Ray Images

Igor Atamanyuk, Department of Applied Mathematics, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland and Mykolaiv National Agrarian University, and Yuriy Kondratenko, Department of Intelligent Information Systems, Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Mykolaiv, and Institute of Artificial Intelligence Problems, Kyiv, and Yana Trofymenko and Ievgen Sidenko, Department of Intelligent Information Systems, Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Mykolaiv, and Dmytro Chumachenko, Mathematical Modelling and Artificial Intelligence Department, National Aerospace University “Kharkiv Aviation Institute”, Kharkiv and Anastasiia Poltorak, Department of Management, Business and Administration, Mykolaiv National Agrarian University, Mykolaiv, Ukraine

Simulation in Robotics

SIM_ROB_01
Design and Kinematic Analysis of a Modular Robotic Link Driven by Antagonistic Shape Memory Alloy Wires

Pancho Dachkinov, institute of Robotics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria

SIM_ROB_02
Design and Simulation Validation of an Open-Source Robot for Physical AI Data Collection and STEM Education

Pancho Dachkinov, Institute of Robotics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria

SIM_ROB_04
Design and Analysis of a Single Motor in-Pipe inspection Robot

Pancho Dachkinov, Institute of Robotics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria

VR in Engineering

SIM_VR_EDU_01
A Multimodal Physical-Digital Framework for Personalised Interactive STEM Education Using AI, 3D Printing and AR

Pancho Dachkinov and Paulina Tsvetkova, Institute of Robotics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria

SIM_ENGIN_01
CI/CD Pipeline for Embedded Firmware: Integrating Virtual and Physical Hardware Testing and Deployment

Igor Bikandi, Industrial and Automatic Electronic Engineering, Mondragon Unibertsitatea, Ikerlan S. Coop, Spain

Production Planning, Scheduling and Maintenance

SIM_DEC_01
Leveraging System Simulation for Decision Support in Strategic Product Planning

Niklas Doehner, Paderborn University - Heinz Nixdorf Institute - Chair for Product Creation, Paderborn, Germany

SIM_CH_01
Competence-Oriented Modular Workflow Design for Strategic Decisions

Iris Graessler and Deniz Oezcan, Chair for Product Creation, Paderborn University, Paderborn, Germany

SIM_METH_03
Simulation-Based Approach for Eco-Efficient Injection Footwear Planning

Henrique Piqueiro, Romão Santos, Miguel Sousa, Rui Rebelo, José Paulos, Rute Palhau INESC TEC, Porto and Albano Fernandes, AMF LDA., Guimarães, Portugal

SIM_APP_01
Combining Discrete Event Simulation and Reinforcement Learning for Human-Centered Production Planning: An Exemplary Application to Job Rotation Scheduling

Maike Hermanns, Michael Kranz and Susanne Mütze-Niewöhner, Institute of Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

SIM_PRED_01
Competency Profiles for the Use of Predictive Maintenance in SME’s

Iris Graessler and Marcel Niemeyer, Chair for Product Creation, Paderborn University, Paderborn, Germany

Simulation in Logistics

SIM_SUPPLY_LOGIS_01
Discrete Event Simulation reveals Cost-Carbon-Service Trade-Offs in reverse Logistics

Alfonso Rios Silva, Catarina Marques, António Baptista, Romão Santos and Ana Silva INESC TEC, FEUP, Porto, Portugal and Edoardo Giacheri, STAM, Genova and Giuseppe Pizzimenti and Alberto Mereu, Decathlon, Desio MB, Italia

SIM_METH_01
CAD-Driven Simulation Framework for Warehouse Layout Analysis

Ana Carolina Silva, Romão Santos and Ana Beatriz Fontão, INESC TEC, Porto and Frederico Borges, Mc Shared Services, S.A, Maia, Portugal

SIM_LOGIS_01
Determination of Optimal Distribution Circuits using K-Means++ and HFBS Algorithms

Oussama Hayane and Marwa Gam, Institut Universitaire de Technologie – Université Paris 8 | Université Lyon 2, Lyon, France

Strategic Financial Management

SIM_ENGIN_03
Asset Administration Shell as a Backbone for Interoperable and Scalable Discrete-Event Simulation

Ana Beatriz Fontão, Romão Santos, João Ruivo, Wallen Ribeiro, António Lucas Soares, António Baptista, INESC TEC, FEUP, Porto, Portugal and Angelos Bavelos, Netcompany, Luxembourg and Dimosthenis Dimosthenopoulos, LMS, Patras, Greece

SIM_POL_GOV_01_ONL
Algorithm for Assessing National Financial and Economic Security

Igor Atamanyuk, Department of Applied Mathematics, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland and Mykolaiv National Agrarian University, Anastasiia Poltorak, Department of Management, Business and Administration Mykolaiv National Agrarian University, Mykolaiv, Yuriy Kondratenko, Department of Intelligent Information Systems, Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Mykolaiv and Institute of Artificial Intelligence Problems, Kyiv, Ievgen Sidenko, Department of Intelligent Information Systems, Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Mykolaiv, Vadym Slyusar, Central Research Institute of Armaments and Military Equipment of Armed Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, and Andrii Ahafonov, Department of Management, Business and Administration, Mykolaiv National Agrarian University, Mykolaiv, Ukraine

Simulation in Marine and Hydro Energy

SIM_ENERG_01
Assessment of Multivariate Imputation Techniques for Reconstructing Missing Significant Wave Height Time-Series in Marine Energy Applications

Aiur Agirre-Txurruka, Haitz Etxezarreta-Beain, Ane Tellechea-Iribarren, Alain Ulazia, Eider Mendiburu-Valor, Ekaitz Zulueta, Jose Manuel Lopez-Guede, J. David Nuñez-Gonzalez, Engineering School of Gipuzkoa, Eibar, Spain

SIM_ENERG_03
Sensitivity Analysis of Co-Location Feasibility Index in the West-Cantabrian Sea

Hodei Ezpeleta Lopetegi, Alain Ulazia Manterola and Eider Mendiburu-Valor, Department of Energy Engineering and Oihana Aristondo Etxeberria, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Spain

SIM_ENERG_05
An Integrated Simulation-Optimization Framework for Offshore Wind Blade Inspection Planning

Unai Urruticoechea, Eider Garate, Meritxell Gomez, Julen Ercibengoa, Eduardo Gilabert and Egoitz Konde, Intelligent Information System, TEKNIKER, Eibar, Spain

SIM_ENERG_04
Imputation Techniques for Thermal Demand in Citizen Energy Communities: Application to the Urberoa Case Study

Lucia Porlan-Ferrando and Alejandro Muro-Belloso, Fundación Tekniker, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), and J. David Nuñez-Gonzalez, Applied Mathematics Department Engineering School of Guipuzkoa (EHU), Eibar, Spain

Simulation in Tele-Communications

SIM_COM_01
Accelerated Buffer Overflow Simulation in Self-Similar Queueing Networks with Long Range Dependent Processes and Finite Buffer Capacity

Izabella V. Lokshina, SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY, USA and Cees J. M. Lanting, DATSA Belgium, Consulting, Leuven, VBR, Belgium

SIM_AERO_COM_01_ONL
Methodology for Investigating the Interference Immunity of Satellite Navigation Antenna Arrays using ANSYS HFSS

Vadym Slyusar, Central Research Institute of Armaments and Military Equipment of Armed Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, and Igor Atamanyuk, Department of Applied Mathematics, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland and Mykolaiv National Agrarian University, Mykolaiv, Ihor Sliusar, Department of Information Systems and Technologies, Poltava State Agrarian University, Poltava, and Zakhar Shelemin, Scientific Research Department, Central Research Institute of Armaments and Military Equipment of Armed Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv, and Ievgen Sidenko, Department of Intelligent Information Systems, Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Mykolaiv, Yuriy Kondratenko, Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Mykolaiv, and Institute of Artificial Intelligence Problems, Kyiv, Ukraine