Welcome to ICMLC 2026

We are pleased to welcome you to 2026 18th International Conference on Machine Learning and Computing, which will be held in Nanjing, China during February 06-09, 2026. The International Conference on Machine Learning and Computing (ICMLC) is grand annual conference on machine learning algorithms, computational statistics, mathematical optimization, computer engineering, computer science and other related subject since 2009. It will provide opportunities for researchers in this field to share their ideas and reinforce collaboration. As such, the conference has achieved a remarkable number participants while also enable profuse exchanges among academic and industrial researchers over the years.
ICMLC 2026 is sponsored by Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China, hosted by School of Computer Science and Engineering.

Organizing Committees

Advisory Committee Chairs

Lei Xu, IEEE Fellow, IAPR Fellow, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Haizhou Li, IEEE Fellow, ISCA Fellow, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China
Xiaolin Huang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Conference Chairs

Jianqiang Li, Shenzhen University, China
Lin Huang, Metropolitan State University of Denver, USA

Conference Co-chairs

Jianfeng Lu, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China
Zechao Li, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China
Shuanghua Yang, University of Reading, UK

Steering Committee Chairs

Qianmu Li, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China
Liying Zheng, Harbin Engineering University, China
Xun Gong, Southwest Jiaotong University, China

Program Chairs

Cangqi Zhou, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China
Shikui Tu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Bo Xu, Guangdong University of Finance and Economics, China
Dong Huang, South China Agricultural University, China

Program Co-chairs

Ran Shi, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China
Shuai Zhao, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Dongyang Kuang, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Lars Lundberg, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden
Zhihong Liu, National University of Defense Technology, China

Local Chairs

Junlong Zhou, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China
Xuansong Li, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China

Special Session Chairs

Jing Zhang, Southeast University, China

Yi Zhu, Yangzhou University, China
Yan Pang, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Patrizia Savi, Politecnico di Torino，Italy
Jingpeng Li, South China University of Technology, China
Xiucai Ye, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Zaid Al-Huda, Chengdu University, China
Taha Rajeh, Chengdu University, China
Muhammad Hafeez Javed, Chengdu University, China
Yan Huang, South China University of Technology, China
Dawen Li, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Xi Zhang, Sun Yat-sen University, China

Regional Chair of United Kingdom

David Greenhalgh, University of Strathclyde, UK

Regional Chair of Japan

Akinori Ito, Tohoku University, Japan

Regional Chair of Australia

Cheng Siong Lee, Monash University, Australia

Conference Schedule

Note: The simple conference program as follows may change due to the number of participants change or other reasons. The final conference program will be sent to all participants around at the begin of January, 2026.

Date	Time	Activity
February 06 Friday	10:00 --16:00	Onsite Sign-in Conference Materials Collections
	10:00 --16:00	Online Test

Date	Time	Activity
February 07 Saturday	09:10 --09:20	Welcome Address
	09:20 --09:30	Opening Remarks
	09:30 --10:10	Keynote Speech I
	10:10 --10:40	Coffee Break Time
	10:40 --11:20	Keynote Speech II
	11:20 --12:00	Keynote Speech III
	12:00 --13:30	Group Photo and Lunch Time
	13:30 --14:00	Invited Speech I
	14:05 --16:05	Special Session 1-Impact of Data Quality Improvement on Machine Learning Session 1-Machine Learning Theory and Algorithms Session 2 -- High-performance Computing Models and Data Processing
	16:05 --16:25	Coffee Break Time
	16:25 --16:55	Invited Speech II
	17:00 --19:00	Special Session 2 -- Learning-based System Design and Verification Technologies for Complex Embedded Systems Session 3 -- Image Models and Feature Analysis Session 4 -- Image Segmentation and Classification
	19:00 --21:00	Dinner Banquet

Date	Time	Activity
February 08 Sunday	10:00 --10:40	Keynote Speech IV
	10:40 --11:00	Coffee Break Time
	11:00 --11:30	Invited Speech III
	11:30 --12:00	Invited Speech IV
	12:00 --13:30	Lunch Time
	13:30 --15:30	Session 5 -- Target Detection and Recognition
	15:30 --16:00	Afternoon Coffee Break
	16:00 --18:00	Session 6 -- Intelligent Control Systems and System Security Based on AI
	18:00 --20:00	Dinner Time

Date	Time	Activity
February 09 Monday	09:30 --11:45	Session 7 -- Data-oriented Information System Optimization and Intelligent Computing Session 8 -- Image, Text and Gesture Recognition Session 9 -- Intelligent Image Classification and Algorithms
	11:45 --13:30	Lunch Time
	13:30 --15:15	Session 10 -- Machine Learning Models and Algorithms Session 11 -- Image Processing and Computer-aided Technology Session 12 -- Information Security Detection and Analysis
	15:15 --15:30	Break Time
	15:30 --16:00	Invited Speech V
	16:00 --16:15	Afternoon Break Time
	16:15 --18:15	Session 13 -- Software and Intelligent Information System Design Session 14 -- Language Models and Data Classification Session 15 -- Intelligent Image Classification and Algorithms

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