IntelliSys 2026 — Intelligent Systems Conference

IntelliSys 2026, the 12th Intelligent Systems Conference, takes place on 3–4 September 2026 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Organised by SAI Conferences, it is an established international research conference on artificial intelligence, machine learning and intelligent systems, and it draws academics, researchers and R&D practitioners from more than fifty countries. For people who publish and present rather than simply attend, IntelliSys offers a peer-reviewed forum with formal proceedings, making it a genuine academic AI conference rather than a commercial expo. Now in its twelfth year, it has settled into a recognisable place on the European research calendar.

A research conference with formal proceedings

Founded in 2015, IntelliSys has built a reputation for rigorous peer review and international reach. Accepted papers are published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems series, giving authors an indexed, citable outcome — a key reason the conference attracts the academic and applied-research community, since a publication in a recognised series carries weight for early-career researchers and established groups alike. The event also recognises outstanding papers and posters with awards announced at the closing session, and its programme is anchored by keynote talks from globally recognised figures in AI and machine learning research. That combination of peer review, proceedings and keynotes is what distinguishes a working research conference from the many commercial AI events that have proliferated in recent years.

Conference tracks

The scientific scope is deliberately broad, spanning theory, methods and applications across four main tracks. This breadth lets the conference connect fundamental machine learning research with the systems and domains where it is applied, and encourages cross-pollination between communities that might otherwise meet only at their own specialist venues.

• Artificial Intelligence — deep learning, large language models, natural language processing, artificial general intelligence, explainable and responsible AI, quantum machine learning and AI for healthcare
• Computer Vision — pattern recognition, image and video processing, multimodal systems, 3D vision, and virtual, augmented and mixed reality
• IoT & Cyber-Physical Systems — sensor networks, smart cities, digital twins, ADAS and autonomous vehicles, and AI for energy
• Intelligent Systems — agents and multi-agent systems, robotics, neuromorphic computing, decision-making systems and AI for climate and sustainability

The inclusion of large language models, agentic and multi-agent systems, explainable AI and responsible AI reflects where the research frontier sits in 2026, while the robotics, computer-vision and cyber-physical tracks keep the conference grounded in real intelligent-systems engineering rather than software alone. It is a scope that mirrors how the field itself is converging, with perception, language and decision-making increasingly built into single systems.

Who should attend

IntelliSys is aimed primarily at researchers, doctoral students and academics presenting original work, along with industry research teams who want to engage with current methods and benchmark their thinking against an international peer group. The recent edition's keynote speakers came from leading European institutions, including RWTH Aachen University, the University of Amsterdam, and CWI, the Dutch national research institute for mathematics and computer science, which gives a sense of the academic calibre the conference attracts. For anyone building a publication record in AI, machine learning or intelligent systems, it offers both a venue to present and a place to track emerging directions across disciplines, as well as the kind of cross-border networking that research collaborations grow from.

Format, submission and how to attend

The conference runs over two days in Amsterdam, combining keynote lectures with peer-reviewed paper and poster sessions. Authors submit through the official IntelliSys call for papers, and accepted work proceeds to the Springer proceedings; the official site lists submission deadlines, registration details and venue, accommodation and visa guidance for international attendees. Prospective participants — whether presenting or attending — should consult the official conference pages for current deadlines, registration tiers and the final speaker programme, as these are updated through the run-up to September and submission windows close well before the event.

Why it is worth tracking

As a long-running, Springer-indexed conference with a multidisciplinary remit, IntelliSys 2026 is a credible fixture on the international AI research calendar. Held in Amsterdam, a strong European hub for AI and computer-science research, it gives the global community a focused two days to share rigorous work across machine learning, computer vision, robotics and intelligent systems — the building blocks of the AI advances now reaching industry. For researchers and applied teams who value peer review and a published record over a trade-show floor, it is a well-targeted choice.