Publication ==Conference Proceedings== Accepted papers of MLPR 2026 will be published in IET Conference Proceedings, which will be included in the IET Digital Library and IEEE Xplore and submitted to EI Compendex and Scopus for indexing. ==Journal Recommendation== Selected registered paper can be recommended for potential publication in Intelligence & Robotics (ISSN: 2770-3541 (Online)). Impact Factor：3.9（Q2）| CiteScore: 5.8 Indexing: SCI，Scopus，Google Scholar，CNKI Note: The original price is $1,800; a 20% discount on the Article Processing Charge (APC) is available for full-paper submissions to the conference. ==Abstract Publication== Accepted and registered abstracts of MLPR 2026 will be published in Intelligence & Robotics which will be submitted to SCI, Scopus, Google Scholar, CNKI for indexing free of charge. Refer to the published linkage: https://www.oaepublish.com/articles/2574-1225.2025.154

Committee

Conference Chairs

Yen-Wei Chen, Ritsumeikan University, Japan

Sam Kwong (IEEE Fellow), Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China

Conference Co-chair

Jianhua Zhang, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway

Program Chairs

Raouf Hamzaoui, De Montfort University, UK

Chi-Man Pun, University of Macau, Macau, China

Edmund Lai, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

Hui Yuan, Shandong University, China

Tomoko Tateyama, University of the Ryukyus, Japan

Kezhi Mao, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Publication Chair

Yinhao Li, Ritsumeikan University, Japan

Publicity Chairs

T. Akilan, Lakehead University, Canada

Qingjie Meng, University of Birmingham, UK

Yutaro Iwamoto, Osaka Electro-Communication University, Japan

Yan Pang, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Area Chair

Q. M. Jonathan Wu, University of Windsor, Canada

Local Organizing Chair

Jiaqing Liu, Ritsumeikan University, Japan

Keynote Speakers

Prof. Weisi Lin (IEEE/IET Fellow), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Prof. Sung-Bae Cho (IEEE/AAIA Fellow, Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST ), National Academy of Engineering of Korea (NAEK)), Yonsei University, South Korea

Prof. Cathal Gurrin, Dublin City University, Ireland

Topics (Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:)

Track 1: Machine Learning

▪ Active learning

▪ Dimensionality reduction

▪ Feature selection

▪ Graphical models

▪ Imitation learning

▪ Intelligent business computing

▪ Intelligent systems

▪ Intelligent control system

▪ Intelligent human machine interface

▪ Intelligent robot

▪ Latent variable models

▪ Learning for big data

▪ Learning from noisy supervision

▪ Learning in graphs

▪ Multi-objective learning

▪ Multiple instance learning

▪ Multi-task learning

▪ Online learning

▪ Optimization

▪ Reinforcement learning

▪ Relational learning

▪ Semi-supervised learning

▪ Sparse learning

▪ Statistical machine learning

▪ Structured output learning

▪ Supervised learning

▪ Transfer learning

▪ Unsupervised learning

▪ Other machine learning methodologies

Track 2: Pattern Recognition

▪ Analysis and detection of singularities

▪ Animation image analysis

▪ Classification

▪ Cluster analysis

▪ Deformation analysis

▪ Descriptor of shapes

▪ Diagnosis of faults

▪ Document analysis

▪ Emotion computation

▪ Enhancement and restoration

▪ Feature extraction

▪ Hand gestures classification

▪ Human face recognition

▪ Image compression

▪ Image fusion

▪ Image indexing and retrieval

▪ Image recovery

▪ Invariant representation of patterns

▪ Iris pattern recognition

▪ Learning theory

▪ Machine vision

▪ Medical image analysis

▪ Noise reduction

▪ Nonstationary stochastic processing

▪ Range imaging and detection

▪ Segmentation

▪ Stochastic pattern recognition

▪ Texture analysis and classification

▪ Visualization

More Details please click: https://www.mlpr.org/cfp.html

Paper Requirement

Papers should be prepared in English and carefully checked for correct grammar. Figures should be of high quality. Your submitted work must be original in the sense that it has never been published nor submitted for publication consideration anywhere. To ensure high scientific quality, all papers will be double-blind reviewed by the Technical Committee Members.

* Abstract submission for presentation only without publication.

* Full paper submission for both presentation and publication. Full Paper should be no less than 8 full pages.

Submission Method:

* Online Submission System: http://confsys.iconf.org/submission/mlpr2026.

More Details please click: https://www.mlpr.org/sub.html

Contact us

Conference secretary: Miss Tessa Chen

Tel: +86-13103333373

Email: mlpr_Confoutlook.com

Office Hour: 9:30--18:00, Monday to Friday (GMT+8 Time Zone)