IFAC WC · International Federation of Automatic Control
IFAC World Congress
ConferenceAwardedGovernmentIn-personTriennial
Busan, KR23 Aug 2026 – 28 Aug 20266 days
Duration
6 days · 23 Aug 2026 – 28 Aug 2026
Frequency
Triennial
About this congress
The IFAC World Congress is the flagship event of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), held triennially. It aims to bring together a worldwide audience of scientists, engineers, and students from academia and industry, offering the most up-to-date and complete view of control techniques with the widest coverage of application fields. The 23rd edition in 2026 will include plenary talks, technical programs, workshops, tutorials, competitions, and social events, fostering global friendship through control technology and thriving from innovative global diversity.
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Key details
- City & country
- Busan, KR
- Dates
- 23 Aug 2026 – 28 Aug 2026
- Duration
- 6 days
- Frequency
- Triennial
- Format
- In-person
- Rotation pattern
- Global rotation
- Commercial type
- Academic ConferenceTechnical Conference
- Official website
- www.ifac-control.org/conferences/ifac-world-congress-23rd-wc-2026tm — register free for link access
Who attends
Control scientistsengineersand students from academia and industry worldwide
Programme
Tracks
Regular sessionsInvited sessionsOpen invited track sessionsTutorial sessionsDemonstration sessionsAI-Enhanced Digital Twins for Engineering and Automation: Semantic Data Exchange in ActionA key for sustainable longevity: integrating physical asset management and obsolescence management
Networking events
- Social Programs
- IFAC Control Orchestra
Host city history — 22 congresses since 1960
2023YokohamaJP← current
2020BerlinDE
2017ToulouseFR
2014Cape TownZA
2011MilanIT
2008SeoulKR
2005PragueCZ
2002BarcelonaES
1999BeijingCN
1996San FranciscoUS
1993SydneyAU
1990TallinnSU
1987MunichDE
1984BudapestHU
1981KyotoJP
1978HelsinkiFI
1975Boston/CambridgeUS
1972ParisFR
1969WarsawPL
1966LondonUK
1963BaselCH
1960MoscowSU
AsiaEuropeAfricaNorth AmericaOceaniaOther
JP ×2DE ×2FR ×2US ×2SU ×2ZA ×1IT ×1KR ×1CZ ×1ES ×1CN ×1AU ×1HU ×1FI ×1PL ×1UK ×1CH ×1
Based on the rotation history, the next congress is likely to move to North America.