Theme: Culture in AI Era
ICCT is the first comprehensive international conference on the various aspects of culture technology and its applications.
The 9th International Conference on Culture Technology 2026 will provide a chance for academic and industry professionals to discuss recent progress in
the area of cultural technology. The goal of this conference is to bring together researchers from academia and industry
to share ideas, works, problems and solutions related to the multifaceted aspects of culture technology.
Authors are invited to submit original papers and works in all areas related to culture technologies and their applications.
Topics include, but are not limited to, the following areas:
(a) VR & AR (b) Game (c) Convergence Contents (d) Media
(a) Contents Design (b) Graphics (c) UX-based Interface (d) Social Media (e) Data Management (f) Sound & Music
(a) Performance Technology (b) Exhibition Technology (c) Crafts Technology (d) Traditional Music Technology
(a) Cultural Heritage (b) Tourism Service (c) Sports Service (d) Library (e) Museum (f) Copyright Technology
(a) Machine Intelligence (b) IoT & Big Data
(a) Culture & Technology in Humanity (b) Culture & Technology in Social Science
(a) Culture & Technology in Art (b) Culture & Technology in Design
All convergence technologies not limited to a specific field
(a) Movie Generation by AI (b) AI Application in Education (c) New Education Policy in AI Era (d) AI Education Tools (e) Educational Direction in AI Era (f) AI & Culture
All papers will be fully refereed and undergo a blind review process by at least three referees of the international program committee.
Accepted papers will be published in The 9th International Conference on Culture Technology 2026 Proceedings.
Distinguished papers may be invited for revision in prestigious international journals (SCIE, SCOPUS).
Papers must be written in English and follow the ICCT paper template. The basic paper length is 4 pages (maximum 6 pages).
Submissions are handled electronically via the conference
web submission system.
*** IEEE Paper Template (A4): Download template ***
*** IACST Copyright Form: Download form ***
Full Paper Submission: July 12, 2026
Acceptance Notification: August 24, 2026
Camera-Ready Paper Submission: September 7, 2026
Early Registration: September 7, 2026
Conference: October 29 (Thursday), 2026 – October 31 (Saturday), 2026
Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai, China
Questions about the conference: Program Chair tybyun@cu.ac.kr or icct@iacst.org.
Hosted by
International Association for Convergence Science & Technology (IACST)International Association for Convergence Science & Technology; Shanghai University of Engineering Science
Additional co-host and sponsor logos will be posted with the official Call for Papers (PDF).
Kwangyun Wohn is an honorary professor of KAIST and served as Chairperson of National Research Council of Science and Technology (NST). He founded the Graduate School of Culture Technology (GSCT) at KAIST and served as Dean. His research focuses on virtual reality technology applied to cultural artifacts such as stage performances, museum exhibitions and educational contents.