​DiGiCES2026, OPTARCH2026, INTEL​IA2026, APEX2026, MEDISCOPE2026, and AGORA2026 conferences are indexed in Scopus, and all presentations will be published by Springer.

The National Technical University of Athens (Greece), Jordan University of Science and Technology (Jordan), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece), and Al-Albayt University (Jordan) are organizing the 2^nd International Conference on Digital Tools in Construction for Efficiency and Sustainability (DiGiCES2026), 4^th International Conference on Optimization Driven Architectural Design (OPTARCH2026), 1^st IΝΤΕrnational Conference on Leadership Ιn (INTELIA2026), 1^st International conference on Advanced comPutational mEthods for data-Informed analysis & multiphysiX design (APEX2026), 1^st International Conference on Modeling, Engineering & Data In Simulation and COmputation for PErsonalized medicine (MEDISCOPE2026), 1^st InternAtional Conference & Global Gathering on Organizational Research & Administration​ (AGORA2026) to be held in Jordan in an ONLINE format from July 16^th- 18^th, 2026. The conferences are supported by the MSCA SE projects ADAPT4CE and 3DCARE with No: 101182768 and 101236099, respectively.​

Multidisciplinary Purpose and Vision

ICONS 2026 brings together a global community of researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and innovators to accelerate digitally driven discovery and deployment across engineering, health, AI governance, and organizational practice. The series spans six interlocking conferences, DiGiCES, OPTARCH, INTELIA, APEX, MEDISCOPE, and AGORA, to foster cross-pollination of methods, standards, and real-world impact.

Topics of interest include (indicative, not exhaustive):

• Optimization & computational engineering: multiphysics methods, high-performance simulation, design optimization, verification/validation, digital twins.
• Architecture & structural design: topology/shape optimization, sustainable/bioclimatic strategies, acoustics, responsible computational workflows.
• Additive manufacturing & advanced materials: AM design frameworks, automation, recyclability, digital construction for AEC.
• AI leadership, law & systems: strategy, MLOps/infrastructure, data governance & privacy, safety/security, standards and regulation.
• Computational medicine & health AI: multiscale modeling, in-silico trials, clinical decision support, interoperability and validation.
• Management & organizations: operating models, decision science/analytics, governance & risk, culture and change at scale.
  
  These themes are indicative rather than restrictive; submissions from adjacent and emerging fields intersecting digital, computational, and sustainable practice are warmly encouraged.
  
   Scientific and Societal Objectives

ICONS 2026 advances a cohesive, cross-disciplinary program that links methods, systems, and impact across its six conferences, DiGiCES, OPTARCH, INTELIA, APEX, MEDISCOPE, and AGORA. The series promotes rigorous research and real-world deployment spanning computational & optimization methods, digital engineering, AI leadership and governance, personalized medicine, and evidence-based management.

Objectives (series-wide):

• Problem formulation & design under constraints: from architectural/civil structures and additive manufacturing to multiphysics products and clinical pathways.
• Advanced computation & AI: high-performance simulation, optimization, physics-ML hybrids, verification/validation, and reproducible software workflows.
• Platforms, data & interoperability: MLOps/infra, secure pipelines, standards, and cross-tool integration for trustworthy, scalable deployment.
• Governance, law & ethics: regulation-aligned AI (e.g., EU AI Act), privacy, safety, and responsible decision-making in public and private sectors.
• Sustainability, resilience & human outcomes: low-waste digital construction, energy-aware design, and clinically/organizationally meaningful impact.
  
  What this delivers: integrated theory-to-practice pathways—linking numerical algorithms, optimization, AI/ML, and digital twins to validated designs, safer systems, and measurable benefits in the built environment, industry, health, and management.
  
   Real-World Impact and Innovation

ICONS 2026 turns research into deployment th​rough coordinated pilots and shared benchmarks, linking AI leadership, computational engineering, personalized medicine, hazards, and organizational practice. One badge, many tracks: peer-reviewed results flow into hands-on clinics, code sprints, and executive forums to move ideas from lab to field.

Flagship, cross-conference initiatives:

• Rapid-build health & recovery assets: parametric, optimization-enhanced components for transitional care units and post-disaster shelters, combining additive manufacturing (DiGiCES) with resilience criteria from hazards modeling.
• Validated digital twins for infrastructure & industry: APEX methods (UQ, V&V, exascale/GPU workflows) packaged into reproducible toolchains for bridges, energy systems, and factories.
• Clinical decision support & in-silico trials: MEDISCOPE pilots that pair multiscale/digital-twin modeling with privacy-preserving data pipelines to demonstrate measurable patient benefit.
• Accountable AI at scale: INTELIA playbooks for strategy, safety, security, and compliance (e.g., EU AI Act alignment), tested with public- and private-sector partners.
• Responsible architecture & construction: OPTARCH workflows for topology/shape optimization and bioclimatic performance integrated into digital construction lines.
• Operating-model adoption: AGORA “clinics" translating analytics and decision-science into governance, risk, and change practices that stick.
  
  Together, these efforts show how multidisciplinary research lands: from AM parts and certified simulations to policy-aligned AI and clinical/organizational outcomes—delivering faster deployment, lower waste, and greater societal resilience.