IMPORTANT DATES

Abstract submission:                             

Full paper submission:                

Registration

September 11, 2026

Conference Date:                                   

October 8 - 10, 2026

AREAS OF INTEREST

Environmental Sciences and Sustainability

• Environmental treatment and resource recovery
• Green energy
• Environmentally-friendly materials for pollution control
• Catalytic elimination of environmental pollutants
• Circular economy
• Sustainable agriculture
• Sustainable urban waste and water management
• Urban planning and smart cities
• Cleaner technology
• Low carbon transportation systems
• CO2 storage & enhancement solutions to achieve net zero emissions by 2050
  • Environmental education and behavior change

Chemistry and application

• Nanotechnology
• Nanomaterials
• Catalyst
• Nanopolymers, nanocomposites, and microplastics in the environment
• Materials for energy and advanced applications
• Environmental chemical engineering
• Chemical reaction engineering
• Organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry
• Gasification/pyrolysis for biomass-to-energy and energy recovery from waste streams
• Photocatalysis and electrochemical and photo-assisted electrochemical methods
• Adsorption
• Advanced oxidation processes
• Development and validation of testing methods
• Computational chemistry, modeling, docking simulation, machine learning and deep learning
• Green analytical chemistry and applications

Food Technology and Biotechnology

• Food analysis and quality control
• Food safety and supply chain
• Sensory science and consumer-driven product development
• Innovative consumer and market research
• Nutrition and food science: nutrition, nutraceuticals, fortified foods, functional foods
• Traditional food and solutions
• Wastes and by/by-products management
• Biochemistry and physiology
• Microbiology
• Molecular biology
• Genetic engineering
• Genomics

SUBMISSION

Papers for Lifetech 2026 should be submitted electronically using the conference submission platform:

https://conf.iuh.edu.vn/index.php/ysc2025/submission

and will be reviewed by experts in the fields and ranked based on the criteria of authorship, significance, quality and clarity.

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

• Prof. Dr. Le Van Tan, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dam Sao Mai, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Trinh Ngoc Nam, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Cuong, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Prof. Dr. Tran Dinh Thang, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Nguyen Minh An, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Hung Anh, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Dr. Nguyen Ba Thanh, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vo The Ky, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Prof. Dr. Kenji Hara, Tokyo University of Technology, Japan
• Prof. Dr. Chanatip Samart Thammasat University, Thailand
• Prof. Dr. Yongwan Won, Chonnam National University, South Korea
• Prof. Dr. Huynh Trung Hieu, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Assoc.Prof.Dr. Francesca De Filippis, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
• Prof. Dr. Bernard Tychon, Liege University, Belgium
• Prof. Dr. Ognjen Š. Miljanić, University of Houston, USA
• Prof. Dr. Sumaiya Zainal Abidin – Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, Malaysia
• Prof.Dr. Quang D. Nguyen, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hungary
• Prof. Dr. Petra Schneider, Applied Sciences University Magdeburg-Stendal, Germany
• Prof. Dr. Byeong-Kyu Lee, University of Ulsan, South Korea
• Prof. Dr. Tomio Miwa, Nagoya University, Japan
• Prof. Dr. Ping Chung Kuo, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
• Prof. Dr. Lin Woo Kang, Konkuk University, South Korea
• Prof. Dr. Min-Ren Yan, Member of The Editorial Board of Measuring Business Excellence
• Prof. Dr. Tony Chieh-Tse Hou, NDHU National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
• Prof. Dr. Wang Dung An, National Chung Hsing Uni., Taiwan
• Prof. Dr. Choi Seung Bok, The State University of New York, Korea
• Dr. Miang Koon Ng Judy, HBU-UCLan, Associate Fellow Higher Education Academy, UK
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. John Luke Gallup, Portland State University, USA.
• Prof. Dr. Fabien De Geuser, Dean at CFVG, French Vietnamese School of Management, ESCP Europe
• Asst. Prof. Dr. Narumol Phosrithong, Siam University, Thailand
• Dr. Srisuda Chongsithiphol, Siam University, Thailand
• Asst. Prof. Dr. Maruj Limpawattana,Siam University, Thailand
• Asst. Prof. Dr. Somruedee Thaiphanit, Siam University, Thailand
• Asst. Prof. Dr. Trithos Kamsuwan, Siam University, Thailand
• Asst. Prof. Dr. Nathamol Chindapan, Siam University, Thailand

PUBLICATION

All submissions will undergo peer review. Upon acceptance, papers will follow one of the publication pathways below:

1. Conference Proceedings
   All accepted papers will be published in the ICATSD2026 Conference Proceedings.
2. Special Issue – Journal of Science and Technology – IUH
   A number of selected papers, as recommended by the Scientific Committee, will be invited for submission to a Special Issue of the Journal of Science and Technology – IUH, and will be considered for publication subject to the journal’s standard peer-review and editorial procedures.
3. Special Issue – Sustainable Chemistry One World (Scopus Q3)
   A number of selected papers, as recommended by the Scientific Committee, will be invited for submission to a Special Issue of Sustainable Chemistry One World (Scopus Q3), and will be considered for publication subject to the journal’s standard peer-review and editorial procedures.

CONTACT

Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City - Office of Science Management & International Affairs

Website: https://smia.iuh.edu.vn/

Director:  Assoc. Prof. TRINH NGOC NAM, Ph.D.

     TEL: 0283.8940 390 (Ext 113)

     Email: trinhngocnam@iuh.edu.vn

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING

Lifetech 2026 - Conference Proceeding: Download here