The theme of ISDIA 2026, “Agentic AI and Sustainability,” is both a reflection of our technological present and a visionary look into our collective future. Coinciding with Emirati Environment Day on February 7, this edition of ISDIA acknowledges the UAE’s national agenda to become a global hub for sustainability, innovation, and AI readiness—an agenda enshrined in key initiatives like the UAE Net Zero 2050 Strategy, the National AI Strategy 2031, and the Dubai Universal Blueprint for Artificial Intelligence.

Agentic AI refers to AI systems capable of autonomous, goal-driven behavior—systems that do not merely respond to instructions, but proactively take initiative based on context, learned knowledge, and ethical boundaries. These agentic systems include AI agents that make decisions, learn over time, and interact in real-time environments across sectors—from climate monitoring and healthcare delivery to energy grid optimization and waste management.

Agentic AI moves beyond passive automation. It enables active decision-making, adaptive planning, and human-machine collaboration, allowing technologies to operate at scale and with nuance in complex, dynamic systems.

Sustainability is no longer an optional goal; it is a survival imperative. The integration of intelligent technologies into sustainability initiatives has already shown promising outcomes across energy, transportation, agriculture, climate science, and urban development.

1. AI-powered Digital Twins for simulating the environmental impact of infrastructure and urban planning
2. Reinforcement Learning-based Climate Models for forecasting and mitigation
3. Autonomous Systems for precision agriculture, wildlife conservation, and sustainable logistics
4. Multi-Agent Systems that collaboratively manage energy consumption across smart grids and buildings
5. AI-driven ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Decision Support Tools that allow companies to audit, measure, and optimize sustainable practices
6. Human-centered AI platforms that ensure sustainable practices are ethically aligned and culturally adaptive
7. In line with the UAE’s rapid deployment of AI in smart city infrastructure, renewable energy management (e.g., Masdar City), and green transportation (e.g., RTA’s autonomous mobility roadmap), ISDIA 2026 invites participants to explore how Agentic AI can be deployed responsibly and impactfully to reshape the future of sustainability.
8. Shaping the Next Era

As the world stands at the crossroads of ecological urgency and technological possibility, ISDIA 2026 invites scholars, practitioners, industry leaders, and policymakers to contribute to building an agentic and sustainable AI future—a future where AI doesn’t just solve problems but anticipates needs, adapts ethically, and operates in harmony with environmental and societal systems.

By aligning academic discourse with real-world applications, and situating the conference during a nationally recognized day of environmental reflection, ISDIA 2026 seeks to become a landmark event in shaping the next era of intelligent, responsible innovation.

ISDIA 2026 invites high-quality, original research submissions from scholars, practitioners, and students in the areas of Information System Design and Intelligent Applications. The conference will be held in hybrid mode on February 7–8, 2026, with Day 1 hosted onsite in Dubai and Day 2 conducted virtually via Webex. We welcome contributions across theoretical and applied dimensions of intelligent systems, with a focus on interdisciplinary innovation, real-world impact, and responsible AI.

Building on the success of ISDIA 2025, which focused on “AI for Healthcare,” ISDIA 2026 expands the conversation toward Agentic AI and Sustainability. Accepted and registered papers will be published in Springer Nature's Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, indexed in SCOPUS, DBLP, and Web of Science, subject to Springer’s editorial guidelines.

1. Machine Learning and Deep Learning in Information Systems
2. NLP, Text Analytics, and Sentiment Analysis
3. Cognitive Computing and AI-driven Decision Support
4. Big Data Processing, Visualization, and Privacy
5. Cybersecurity, Blockchain, and Secure Cloud Systems
6. IoT Applications in Smart Cities and Healthcare
7. Human-Computer Interaction and UX
8. Web and Multimedia Information Retrieval
9. Edge, Fog, and Quantum Computing
10. Robotics, Swarm Intelligence, and Industry 4.0
11. Ethical AI, Green IT, and Sustainable IS
12. Software Engineering, DevOps, and Cloud Systems
13. AI in Genomics, Drug Discovery, and Clinical Operations

1. Agentic AI and Responsible Autonomy
2. Sustainable Computing and Green
3. Technologies
4. AI for Climate Action and Environmental Monitoring
5. Ethics, Governance, and Trust in AI
6. Human–AI Collaboration for Social Good
7. Smart Cities, IoT, and Sustainable Infrastructure
8. Renewable Energy Systems and Intelligent Optimization
9. Digital Twins and Sustainable Innovation
10. AI for Education, Inclusion, and Equity
11. General Track

Submitted papers must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere. All manuscripts will undergo a rigorous peer review process, and accepted papers must be registered to be included in the final proceedings.

The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support