Second International Conference on Digital Intelligence for Energy Systems was successfully held on 7-9 October 2026

We are delighted to share with you that the Second International Conference on Digital Intelligence for Energy Systems (ICDIES 2026) was successfully held on 7-9 October 2026!

ICDIES 2026 is held at the University of Wollongong (UOW), Australia. It is a global platform for showcasing advances in digital intelligence and exploring their roles in enabling smarter, more sustainable and more resilient energy systems.

In the opening ceremony, Professor Zhenjun MA, Conference Chair, University of Wollongong, Professor Alan Rowan, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), University of Wollongong, and Professor Shengwei WANG, Conference Honorary Chair, the Director of RISE delivered warm welcome speech and opening remarks!

Over 180 participants from 13 countries/regions, including Australia, Denmark, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, United Kingdom, attended the conference. During the Conference, over 120 researchers, professionals and energy policy makers at both energy demand and supply sides were invited to share their valuable insights and innovative ideas towards Smart Energy Solutions.

In the Conference, there were two plenary panel sessions. Experts from academia, industry, and government were invited as panelists.

• Panel session I: Looking to the past and the future of consumer energy resources in Australia
• Panel session II: Flexible demand in the built environment

Participants enjoyed discussion in the panel sessions. They shared plenty of opinions and innovative insights from different points of view.

The conference was launched by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University to bring the researchers and professionals from building/demand side and power generation/distribution side to share and discuss the latest development and innovative solutions/ideas on energy systems with the digital intelligence as a common platform.  The first conference is held in PolyU two years ago.     

Besides, participants joined different parallel sessions in these days happily and actively! They presented their research deliverables and innovative ideas. It is a great opportunity for participants to explore the possibility of interdisciplinary research from different institutions.

Furthermore, ICDIES 2026 had Award Competition Sessions as below:

• Outstanding PhD Student Awards
• Outstanding Young Scholar Awards
• Future AI Leaders in Smart Energy Competition

Through these competitions, several outstanding young scholars are recognized!

Congratulations to the successful of ICDIES 2026!

Conference website:

https://conference.uow.edu.au/digital-intelligence-for-energy-systems/#d.en.391924