ICES 2026

International Conference on Energy Systems

Dear All,

It is our great pleasure to make an open invitation for International Conference on Energy Systems. ICES 2026 will be held in Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul Turkiye, on May 3-6, 2026.

International Conference on Energy Systems is an international conference on energy technologies. The aim of this conference is to assemble international scientists, researchers, engineers, policymakers and others that focus on energy technology. There will be networking platforms to create catalytic discussions about the advances, developments, and challenges in different aspects of energy field. The conference will provide a platform for the dissemination of the state-of-the-art researches, technical interactions between participants, the presentation of the new development in the area of energy technology and the debate and shaping of future directions and priorities for energy technology.

Following the conference, selected papers will be published in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (SCI-E, Scopus), International Journal of Exergy (SCI-E, Scopus), Energy Storage (ESCI, Scopus), Journal of Thermal Engineering (ESCI, Scopus), Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences (ESCI, Scopus) and Journal of Eta Maritime Science (ESCI, Scopus) in their extended versions.

We warmly welcome you to share your latest research findings in the conference. You can downlod the abstract template from the following this link.

We look forward to having the opportunity to welcome you in Istanbul, Turkiye on May 3-6, 2026.

Sincerely,

Dr. Yasin Karagoz and Dr. Nader Javani
CONFERENCE CHAIRS (ICES 2026)


YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY MECHANICAL ENGINEERING FACULTY	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HYDROGEN ENERGY	NATIONAL HYDROGEN ENERGY TURKIYE

Conference Venue:
Yıldız Technical University,
Besiktas Campus,
Besiktas, Istanbul, TURKIYE

Date:
May 3-6, 2026

Conference Language:
English

Plenary Speakers

VEYSEL EROGLU TURKIYE	Former Minister of Forestry and Water Affairs of the Republic of Turkey Former General Director of State Hydraulic Works (DSİ) Head of Environmental Technology, General Director of İstanbul Water and Sewerage Administration (ISKI), Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Former Minister of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Turkey Turkish President’s Special Envoy for Water Affairs to Iraq Professor emeritus, Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering
FERIDUN HAMDULLAHPUR CANADA	Sixth President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Waterloo, Canada, from 2010 to 2021 Canadian Academy of Engineering fellow, 2014 The chancellor of International Business University Appointed to the Order of Canada in 2022; publisher and director of L’Officiel, a subsidiary of AMTD Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada for his significant contributions to Canadian society, 2018 Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his leadership in education and innovation, 2013
IBRAHIM DINCER CANADA/TURKIYE	President, Hydrogen Technologies Association Editor-in-Chief, Energy Storage Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Exergy Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Global Warming Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Research, Innovation and Commercialization Special Issues Coordinating Editor, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Chairman, Energy Working Group, Turkish Academy of Sciences Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Ontario Tech University, Canada/ Yildiz Technical University, Turkiye
JIANLEI NIU HONG KONG	Editor-in-Chief, Energy and Buildings Chair Professor of Building Environment and Energy, Hong Kong Polytechnic University Associate Director - Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute(SCRI) Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering (BEEE) Fellow of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers Fellow of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate Fellow of the International Building Performance Simulation Association Fellow of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Chartered Engineer(UK); Registered Professional Engineer (Hong Kong)

Invited Speakers - Academic

IORDACHE IOAN
ROMANIA

Chair of the States Representatives Group (SRG) within European Clean Hydrogen Partnership (CHP)
General Director of the National Institute for Research, Development and Testing in Electrical Engineering ICMET Craiova

AZIZ MUHAMMAD
JAPAN

Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Leader, Energy and Process Integration Lab, The University of Tokyo

HAITHAM RAMADAN
FRANCE

Professorship award by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research
Well-known expert in multi-physical modelling of energy systems, renewable energy technologies (solar and wind), and hybrid power systems

REZA VATANKHAH BARENJI
UK

Professor in the Engineering Department at Nottingham Trent University
Expertise in Industry 4.0, digitalisation, artificial intelligence, and sustainable systems engineering
Principal Investigator or co-investigator on research projects totalling approximately £2.8 million
Author of 60+ peer-reviewed journal articles in AI-driven manufacturing, blockchain, and digital transformation

Invited Speakers - Industry

HAKAN ACIKEL
TURKIYE

Co-founder of Uestco Energy Systems
Specialized in energy technologies, including LNG systems, gas mixers, lean gas systems, and gas sensors

SERDAR AKCA
TURKIYE

Director of the Engine Design Department at BMC POWER
PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 2014

ZEKERIYA DEMIR
TURKIYE

Deputy General Manager (Finance) at Turkish Airlines Technical Inc.
Financial Affairs Manager at STM Defense Technologies Engineering and Trade Inc., a subsidiary of the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries, 2015-2016
Dean in the Department of Business Administration at Kırklareli University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences from 2009 to 2015