Conferences
14–16 October 2026, The Hague/Delft, The Netherlands
IWAR 2026—10th International Workshop on Advanced Remanufacturing
Are you working on the future of sustainable and autonomous remanufacturing? Then join us at the 10th International Workshop on Advanced Remanufacturing (IWAR 2026), taking place from 14 to 16 October 2026 at the THUAS campus in The Hague/Delft, The Netherlands.
Formerly known as the International Workshop on Autonomous Remanufacturing, IWAR has grown into an interdisciplinary platform for researchers, engineers, and industrial leaders to present their latest research results, ideas, developments, and applications in all areas of sustainable remanufacturing. The workshop will bring together leading scientists, researchers, and scholars in the domain of interest from around the globe and enable the interactive exchange of state-of-the-art knowledge.
Awards & Publication Opportunities
- Best Paper Award (sponsored by the Automation journal)
- Prize: €500
- One publication waiver voucher for the Smart Remanufacturing collection (valid until 31 December 2026)
- The authors of all accepted papers are welcome to submit extended full papers to the collection for post‑workshop publication.
Tracks
We invite the submission of research covering all areas related to autonomous remanufacturing, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Circular economy
- Sustainable production technologies
- Sustainable business models
- Green supply chains
- Reverse logistics
- Inspection and testing
- IoT and Industry 5.0
- AI in remanufacturing
- Disassembly mechanisms
- Robotic disassembly
- Collaborative robots
- Robotic inspection
- Remanufacturing of automotive products
Presenters are invited to submit abstracts (maximum 250 words) describing their research. Selected papers will be published in the IWAR 2026 Proceedings (Springer Link).
Timeline
- Abstract submission & notification: April–June 2026
- Full paper submission: 15 July 2026
- Early bird registration closes: 8 September 2026
- Registration deadline: 1 October 2026
- Conference: 14–16 October 2026
Location: THUAS campus, The Hague/Delft, The Netherlands
Previous IWAR events were hosted by the following universities:
- IWAR 2025 – Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
- IWAR 2024 – Wayne State University, Detroit, USA
- IWAR 2023 – Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy
- IWAR 2022 – University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- IWAR 2021 – Beihang University, Beijing, China
- IWAR 2020. – University of Birmingham, UK
- IWAR 2019. – Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
- IWAR 2018 – Wuhan University of Technology, China
- IWAR 2017 – University of Birmingham, UK
