Advancing Data Systems

& Ethical Practices

in a Gen AI Era

The International Conference on Data-Driven Innovations and Applications returns for its second edition — bringing together researchers, practitioners, and innovators from around the globe.

Sept 1-3, 2026

University of Nigeria, Nsukka

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CONFERENCE THEME

Advancing Data Systems and Ethical Practices in a GenAI Era

ICDIA 2026 explores the intersection of data-driven innovation and ethical responsibility as generative AI reshapes every domain — from healthcare and agriculture to governance and education. We invite original research that pushes boundaries while grounding itself in responsible practice.

IMIPORTANT DATES

Mark Your Calendar

Website opens for submission

April 1, 2026

Submission Deadline

July 14, 2026

Acceptance/Rejection Notice

July 30, 2026

Camera-ready Submission

August 15, 2026

Registration

August 10, 2026

ICDIA-26 Conference

Sept 1-3, 2026

Papers are invited across five thematic tracks covering the full spectrum of data-driven research and innovation.

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Research Tracks & Sub-Themes

TRACK 01

Data Creation & Preparation

  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Collection
  • Data Extraction Techniques
  • Data Cleaning and Pre-processing
  • Data Annotation
  • Feature Engineering
  • Data Integration and Fusion
  • Synthetic & Augmented Data for Intelligent Systems

TRACK 02

Data Analytics, Mining & Learning Systems

  • Exploratory Data Analysis
  • Data Mining Techniques
  • Learning from Data - AI System
  • Data Analytics / AI/ML in Healthcare, Agriculture, Industry, Smart Systems
  • Real-time and Streaming Data Analytics

TRACK 03

Data Systems & Infrastructure

  • Big Data Technologies
  • Cloud Computing for Data Management
  • Edge-Cloud Data Ecosystems
  • Distributed Data Infrastructure
  • Scalable Data Storage and Processing Architectures
  • Data Pipeline Engineering
  • Internet of Things & Biosensors

TRACK 04

Data Governance

  • Data Governance and Management
  • Data Privacy and Ethics
  • Data Security and Protection
  • Bias and Fairness in Data Systems
  • Data Quality and Integrity
  • Data Sharing and Access Frameworks

TRACK 05

Generative AI & Foundation Models

  • Foundation Models (text, image, audio, video, multimodal)
  • Generative Model Architectures and Optimization
  • Fine-tuning of Foundation Models
  • Cross-modal Generation and Translation
  • Data Design and Curation for GenAI
  • Deepfake and Synthetic Media Detection
  • Safety, Fairness, and Ethics in Generative AI

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS

Keynote & Lead Presenters

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Prof Simon Taylor
Professor of Computer Science Modelling & Simulation and Digital Infrastructure; Vice Dean, College of Engineering, Design & Physical Sciences — Brunel University, London, UK

LEAD PAPER PRESENTER

Dr. Obinna Anya
Google Corp, USA

LEAD PAPER PRESENTER

Dr. Laleh Seyyed-Kalantari
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Lassonde School of Engineering — York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
CHIEF HOST

Prof. Simon U. Ortuanya

Vice Chancellor, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

HOST

Prof. Collins N. Udanor

Head of Department, Computer Science, UNN
CHAIRMAN,, LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Dr. Emmanuel C. Ukekwe

Department of Computer Science, UNN

REGISTRATION

Attendance Fees

Physical Participants (Local)

₦ 40,000

In-person attendance, Nigeria
Virtual Participants (Local)

₦ 25,000

Online attendance, Nigeria

Students

₦ 10,000

Student rate, local
Graduate Students

₦ 20,000

Postgraduate student rate
International Participants

$ 100

USD, virtual attendance available

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

How to Submit

All papers must be submitted electronically through the Microsoft CMT conference management system.

  • Length: Maximum 6 pages in double-column format, including figures and tables. References not included in the 6-page limit; formatted per IEEE reference style.
  • Originality: Papers must be original and not under consideration elsewhere. Turnit.in plagiarism detection will be used.
  • Review Process: Double-blind peer review. Authors notified of acceptance, rejection, or revision requests based on review feedback.
  • Publication: Accepted papers published online after the conference in a Book of Abstract/Proceedings in the journal Communications in Physical Sciences.
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OTHER EVENTS

Conference Programme

Software and Artefact Exhibition

Poster Sessions

Awards and Prizes for Best Software, Artefacts, Posters, Presentations & more

The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support