From February 24, 2026 to February 26, 2027
ICARA 2027 | Automation and Robotics Research Conference Heads to Paris La Défense
The 13th International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Applications meets February 25–27, 2027 at De Vinci Higher Education's campus in Paris La Défense; paper submissions close October 1, 2026.
QUICK FACTS
| Date | Feb 25–27, 2027 |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Venue | Campus de l'Arche, De Vinci Higher Education — 47 boulevard de Pesaro, 92000 Nanterre, France |
| Organizer | Conference secretariat ([email protected]), with De Vinci Higher Education (DVHE) as local host and sponsor. Conference chairs: Anthony Tzes (NYU Abu Dhabi) and Ramesh K. Agarwal (Washington University in St. Louis); program chairs Alessandra Sciutti (IIT), Sorin Olaru (Paris-Saclay University), Evgeni Magid (Kazan Federal University). |
| Event type | Academic Conference |
| Official website | https://www.icara.us/ |
| Registration | https://www.icara.us/registration.html |
| Admission | Paid, USD. Early (before Jan 25, 2027): regular authors 600; students, committee and IEEE members 560; IEEE student members 520; presenter only (abstract) 400; delegates 320; extra paper 400; extra page 70. Regular: 640 / 600 / 560 / 440 / 350; extra paper 440. |
| Scale | Attendance and paper counts not published. The 2026 Istanbul edition ran nine in-person and four online sessions; three keynotes announced for 2027. |
| Key deadlines | Paper submission Oct 1, 2026 (EasyChair); notification Nov 1, 2026; registration Nov 20, 2026; early-bird registration Jan 25, 2027. |
EVENT OVERVIEW
ICARA 2027, the 13th International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Applications, is scheduled for February 25–27, 2027 at the Campus de l'Arche of De Vinci Higher Education in the Paris La Défense business district, in Nanterre just west of Paris. The series meets every February in a different city; the 2025 edition was held in Zagreb and the 2026 edition in Istanbul. Conference chairs are Anthony Tzes of NYU Abu Dhabi and Ramesh K. Agarwal of Washington University in St. Louis, with program chairs from the Italian Institute of Technology, Paris-Saclay University and Kazan Federal University.
The program centers on automation, control and robotics applications. Announced keynote speakers are Morten Hovd of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Carlos Ocampo-Martínez of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and Ionela Prodan of Université Grenoble Alpes, all working in control and automation. Papers are submitted through EasyChair by October 1, 2026, with notification on November 1. Proceedings of the 2021 to 2026 editions were archived in IEEE Xplore. Registration is paid, with early author fees from USD 600 and non-presenting delegates paying USD 320 before January 25, 2027. The event is run through a conference secretariat with De Vinci Higher Education as local host.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Keynotes by Morten Hovd (NTNU), Carlos Ocampo-Martínez (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) and Ionela Prodan (Université Grenoble Alpes)
Topics span automation, control and robotics applications
Proceedings of the 2021–2026 editions archived in IEEE Xplore, indexed in Ei Compendex and Scopus per the organizer
Hosted at De Vinci Higher Education's campus in Paris La Défense
RECOMMENDED ATTENDEES
Researchers and graduate students in control, automation and applied robotics seeking an IEEE Xplore-indexed venue in Europe; faculty from French and European engineering schools; engineers in industrial automation and control interested in model-predictive and optimization-based control; and research administrators tracking conference publications. Of limited relevance to buyers, integrators or investors looking for commercial robotics.
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