INCOSE Annual Conference on Systems Engineering Research 2026

The CSER 2026 theme, Intelligent Digital Twin-enabled Systems Engineering for 21st Century Sociotechnical Systems, reflects the growing importance of integrating digital twin technologies with systems engineering practices. As systems become increasingly complex, interconnected, and adaptive, digital twins offer a powerful means to simulate, monitor, and optimize performance across the lifecycle. This theme emphasizes the need for innovative approaches to design, analysis, and decision-making in sociotechnical environments—where complex systems principles converge with human, organizational and technological factors.

The 2026 CSER organizing committee is seeking contributions that advance the state of the art of systems engineering and digital engineering, including but not limited to the following research topics:

• Generative AI
• Human-AI Teaming
• Transdisciplinary Systems Engineering
• Model Based Systems Engineering
• Software-Defined Vehicles
• Adaptive Cyber-Physical Human Systems
• Systems and SoS Integration
• System Architecture and Complexity
• Trade-space Visualization and Analysis
• Urban Systems and Infrastructure
• Digital Engineering and Digital Twinning
• Sociotechnical Systems Engineering
• Systems Thinking and Complexity Management
• Interactive Storytelling in Systems Engineering
• XR in Systems Engineering
• Smart Manufacturing
• New Topics in Systems Engineering Education
• Cybersecurity Systems Engineering
• Agent-Based Simulation
• Digital Transformation and Workforce Development

Key Submission Dates

Call for Submissions

• November 30, 2025 – Submission Deadline for all content
• February 1, 2026 – Acceptance Notification
• March 1, 2026 – Final Submission