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<div style="direction: ltr;"><b>Workshop on Engineering Applications – WEA 2026</b></div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">This year, WEA will be held from Oct. 21-23, 2026 at the Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina in the beautiful city of Pereira which is the most convenient place to have a wonderful time in the Colombian coffee region !!!</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">WEA 2026 offers two main categories for submissions:
<b>PAPER</b> and <b>ABSTRACT</b>. Please keep in mind that accepted papers will be considered to be included into
<b>WEA 2026 CCIS volume (approved !!!)</b> while accepted abstracts will be included into a Book of Abstracts with ISBN.</div>
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Information about <b>SUBMISSION DEADLINES</b> is available in our webpage:<br>
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<b><a data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWA79bcf018-6573-2121-b7a4-7252795ce6e6" href="https://ieee.udistrital.edu.co/wea2026/author-deadlines/">https://ieee.udistrital.edu.co/wea2026/author-deadlines/</a></b></div>
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<b>WEA 2026 Call for Papers</b></div>
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</b>The Engineering Faculties of the Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina and Universidad Externado de Colombia are glad to invite researchers, students, and practitioners from any engineering field to participate
into one of its tracks of the conference which will be held in Pereira– Colombia</div>
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The goal of WEA 2026 is to bring together researchers, students and practitioners from academia and industry focused in applied computer science on any engineering field. Original research papers and posters are invited for publication in all areas of applied
computer science on engineering.<br>
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Topics covering industrial applications and academic research of computer science on engineering are desirable on any of the following tracks:<br>
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<b>Track 1: Artificial Intelligence and XAI</b><br>
Artificial Intelligence: Theory and applications<br>
Computational Intelligence:<br>
Interval-Fuzzy-Rough sets<br>
Genetic/Evolutionary algorithms<br>
Neural Networks<br>
Explainable AI (XAI)<br>
Metaheuristics and search methods<br>
Control (theory and applications)<br>
Intelligent Computing<br>
Machine Learning<br>
Data Science and Analysis<br>
Applications and methodologies<br>
Real-world implementations<br>
Uncertainty theory/analysis<br>
Industry X (4.0 and beyond)<br>
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<b>Track 2: Optimization</b><br>
Mathematical/formal methods<br>
Computational methods/algorithms<br>
Real/combinatorial optimization<br>
Optimization under uncertainty<br>
Computational implementations<br>
Metaheuristics and algorithms<br>
Operations Research<br>
Optimization and AI<br>
Modeling and applications:<br>
Logistics/Production/Health<br>
planning,<br>
Inventory, TSP/VRP,<br>
Food safety<br>
Supply chain networks, methods and models<br>
Optimization and health/medicine<br>
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<b>Track 3: Simulation Systems</b><br>
Simulation methods/models<br>
Analysis Methodologies<br>
Agents-based models/simulation<br>
Transdisciplinary methodologies<br>
Uncertainty Modeling<br>
Simulation and health/medicine<br>
Discrete events simulation<br>
Continuous simulation<br>
System Dynamics<br>
Hybrid Simulation<br>
Simulation Optimization<br>
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<b>Paper and Abstract submission deadlines:</b></div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;"><b>Paper submission deadlines:</b></div>
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</b>Paper submission (CCIS Springer) deadline: April 11, 2026<br>
Paper notification of acceptance: May 9, 2026<br>
Paper final version deadline: June 13, 2026</div>
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<b>Abstract submission deadlines:</b></div>
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</b>Abstract submission deadline: July 25, 2026<br>
Abstract notification of acceptance: August 22, 2026<br>
Abstract final version deadline: September 19, 2026</div>
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Tutorial proposal deadline: September 8, 2026<br>
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<b>Author registration deadlines:</b></div>
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</b>Paper registration deadline: June 13, 2026<br>
Abstract registration deadline: September 19, 2026</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;"><b>See you in Pereira !!!</b></div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;"><b>WEA 2026 Program Committee</b></div>
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