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3rd International Conference on Engineering Digital Twins
(EDTconf 2026)
- Call for Papers -
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Co-located with MODELS 2026 | October 5–6, 2026, Malaga, Spain
Website: www.edtconf.org

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IMPORTANT NOTE
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EDTConf is closely linked to the Journal of Software and Systems Modeling (SoSyM) through its rolling Theme Section on
"Engineering of Digital Twins"
which serves as the JOURNAL-ONLY TRACK for full-length research papers.

Starting with EDTConf 2026, all papers accepted to this SoSyM Theme Section will be invited to present at the next instance of EDTConf.

Theme Section CFP:
https://www.sosym.org/theme_sections/cfp/cfp-SoSyM-EDTConf26.pdf

Journal:
https://www.sosym.org/

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THEME SECTION: ENGINEERING OF DIGITAL TWINS
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Digital Twins (DTs) have emerged over the last decade as a key technology for understanding, utilising, monitoring, and improving systems across a broad range of application domains, including agriculture, automotive, avionics, construction, healthcare, manufacturing, smart cities, and more.

DTs are based on the use of data and models, and their development requires the integration of different technologies for purposes such as design-space exploration, virtual commissioning, and behaviour optimisation.

The development of Digital Twins is inherently multi-disciplinary and requires collaboration across software engineering and other engineering disciplines with strong domain expertise. Software engineers play a central role in architecting, developing, deploying, testing, evolving, and validating DT software.

Despite their rapid adoption, Digital Twins are still often developed in an ad hoc manner. The lack of systematic frameworks, methods, and tools remains a major obstacle to the scalable and industrial-strength engineering of Digital Twins.

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SUBMISSIONS TO THE SPECIAL THEME SECTION
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This rolling Theme Section and EDTConf aim to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to shape the future of systematic Digital Twin engineering.

Submissions should present novel research on any aspect of the engineering of Digital Twins. Papers must clearly describe:
- the engineering methods used (model-based or otherwise), and
- the engineering challenge being addressed.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Modeling concepts, languages, methods, and tools for DTs
- AI for DTs / DTs for AI
- DevOps for DTs / DTs for DevOps
- Quality assurance and evaluation of DTs
- DT modeling, simulation, and co-simulation of CPS
- Deployment and operation of DTs
- Model consistency, management, and evolution
- Uncertainty and fidelity in DTs
- DT reliability, trust, and security
- Architectural patterns for DTs
- Virtual commissioning based on DTs
- DTs for continual learning and continuous improvement
- Combining models and data in DTs
- DTs for dynamic (re)configuration and optimization
- Evolution and compositionality of DTs
- Case studies and experience reports
- Empirical studies of DT development and use
- Teaching and education of DT skills

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SUBMISSION POLICY
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Submitted papers must not be simultaneously submitted to other journals
or conferences, in either extended or shortened form.

Extended versions of previously published work are allowed if:
- less than 75% appeared in a non-journal publication, or
- less than 40% appeared in a journal publication.

See the SoSyM plagiarism policy:
https://www.sosym.org/submission/#plagiarismstatement

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IMPORTANT DATES
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The review process is rolling. Papers submitted BEFORE 31 DECEMBER 2025 will be given the opportunity to undergo at least TWO MAJOR REVIEW rounds.
Papers submitted BEFORE 19 APRIL 2026 will be given the opportunity to undergo ONE MAJOR REVIEW round.

NOTE:
These dates are estimates. If substantial revisions are required or
additional time is needed by authors or reviewers, presentation at
EDTConf 2026 cannot be guaranteed.

Final acceptance deadline for presentation:
09 August 2026

All papers accepted for publication by 9 August 2026 will be invited to present at EDTConf 2026.

To accommodate quick reviewing cycles, the PC of EDTConf serves as Journal reviewers for this theme section.

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FORMAT AND SUBMISSION
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There is no strict format or page limit.

Please consult the SoSyM author guidelines:
https://www.sosym.org/submission/

Each paper is reviewed by at least three expert reviewers.

Accepted submission formats:
- Word (.doc, no macros)
- Rich Text Format (.rtf)
- PostScript (.ps, embedded fonts required)
- PDF (version 5.0 or earlier)

Submission system:
https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/sosym

Instructions:
- Step 1: Select manuscript type "Theme Section Paper"
- Step 5: In the Cover Letter include:
"Submission for Theme Section on Digital Twins"


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CONTACT
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Contact: edtconf2026@sosym.org


EDTConf Theme Section Editors:
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Nelly Bencomo, Durham University
nelly.bencomo@durham.ac.uk

Eduard Kamburjan, IT University of Copenhagen
eduard.kamburjan@itu.dk

Vinay Kulkarni, Tata Consultancy Services
vinay.vkulkarni@tcs.com


SoSyM Editors-in-Chief:
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Benoit Combemale, University of Rennes
http://combemale.fr/

Jeff Gray, University of Alabama
http://gray.cs.ua.edu/

Bernhard Rumpe, RWTH Aachen University
http://www.rumpe.de/
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