Conference Theme: AI + IM: Intelligent Innovation Methods

Dates: July 17-19, 2026 (On-site & On-line Meetings)

Conference Venue: National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

Organizers:

• International Society of Innovation Methods (I-SIM) (Sponsor)
• The Society of Systematic Innovation (SSI)
• National Tsing Hua University (NTHU). (local host)

Supporting journal for publications:

• Journal of Systematic Innovation (IJoSI) (SCOPUS and Google Scholar indexed) (Link)

Conference features：

1. Optional paper competition and excellent paper presentations will be selected for awards recognized in the international arena.
2. In-scope awarded full papers will be recommended for review toward journal paper publication in the IJoSI. Review efforts will be for the improvements of paper quality.
3. Free pre-conference tour: One-day free pre-conference technical or scenary tour will be provided to internal registered participants.
4. State-of-the-art forward-thinking keynotes, tutorials, and invited special speeches by world-class speakers.
5. GCSI provides an excellent platform and global recognition for your outstanding innovation projects in the International Arena.
6. ICSI provide excellent networking opportunities for researchers and practitioners to learn from one another and world-leading experts in the field related to AI and innovation methods.

TOPICS OF INTERESTS (include but not limited to)

• Innovation Methods for applications in Strategy, Business, Service, Products, Processes and Equipment, etc.
• Innovation methods for Intellectual Property analysis and applications.
• Education of systematic product/process/service innovations & innovation methods
• TRIZ-based opportunity identification and problem solving: theories and applications.
• Open and collaborative innovation;
• Data driven innovation
• Integration of Innovation Methods with Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Smart Design/Manufacturing/Services, or Computer-Aided Innovation (CAI)
• Other new technologies, theories, applications, equipment, tools and trends that are related to or can be integrated with systematic innovation

SUBMISSOIN GUIDELINES

• Submit an abstract or extended abstract for evaluation including main ideas and contributions in for preliminary evaluation. Please download and follow the templates provided on the website for abstract/paper/presentation files. Direct submission of full papers for evaluation are welcome. The ICSI conference accepts a full paper, a presentation file, or a full paper plus a presentation file as final submissions. Full papers should be in WORD format, and presentation files in Power Point format.
• Only timely full-paper submissions are eligible to participate in the Paper Competition. To participate in the paper competition, choose the paper competition option and select appropriate category in the on-line registration process. An international Judge Committee will double-blind review the papers for awards.

Important due dates：

GCSI PROJECT COMPETITION

A concurrent event, the 14^th Global Competition on Systematic Innovation (GCSI), will hold its final round of project competition in one of the special sessions of the ICSI conference. The goals of this GCSI exhibition are to promote systematic innovation and help the dissemination of innovation results. Multiple Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and certificates will be awarded. ICSI participants can attend the project presentations and demonstrations free of charge. The Judge Committee reserves the right to adjust the number of awardees based on the quality of the projects. For details see https://www.i-sim.org/icsi2026.