Federal Research Center «Computer Science and Control» of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Vitebsk State University named after P.M. Masherov are pleased to announce the 16th International Conference on Intelligent Data Processing: Theory and Applications (IDP-2026). The conference will be held from 21 to 25 September 2025 at VGU venue in Vitebsk, Belarus. Languages for the meeting are Russian and English.

The conference has been held regularly since 1989. It is one of the most recognizable scientific forums on data mining, machine learning, pattern recognition, image analysis, signal processing, and discrete analysis.

The conference is held with the organizational support of the National Committee of RAS for Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis and Intellectual Ring Ltd.

Key Topics

• Data Mining,
• Machine Learning,
• Big Data Analytics,
• Deep Learning,
• Computer Vision,
• Data Mining Optimization Techniques,
• Algorithmic Complexity and Approximate Methods,
• Image Processing, Computer Vision,
• Signal processing,
• Information Retrieval and Text Analysis,
• Industrial Data Science Applications,
• Analysis of Biomedical Data, Bioinformatics,
• Methods of Mathematical Modeling in Data Mining,
• Data Mining in Information Security.

The program committee based on requests of potential participants can expand the topic of the conference.

The conference accepts papers representing the latest achievements in the theory and practice of data mining. The papers should demonstrate the theoretical achievements in addressing the fundamental problems of data mining and pay attention to the possible applications of these achievements. Papers demonstrating the solution of practical problems should use modern theoretical methods, motivated by real needs of the modern world. Innovative solutions of the industry and business problems require particular attention.

The book of abstracts will be published before the conference. The program committee will accept abstracts for publication based on peer-review and fulfillment of the following conditions:

• live presentation by an author of the report;
• payment of the registration fee;
• provision of a package of required documents in the original.

To increase audience coverage, conference sessions will be broadcast via video link. Submission of reports via video link is not encouraged, and will be allowed only in exceptional cases and with full payment of the registration fee.

An extended version of selected reports will be recommended for publication in journals.

Important Dates

August 02	submission deadline
August 16	submission deadline with the express processing surcharge, deadline of acceptance of the required documents (scans and track number)
September 23–24	conference work
September 25	excursion
September 26–27	conference work

Rules for Abstract Submission

Authors should submit abstracts, prepared in accordance with the instructions, to info -(at)-mmro-(dot)-ru until August 2, 2026 (until August 16 with the express processing surcharge). The volume of abstracts without the heading (title and list of authors) and the bibliography is up to one page; the total length of abstracts is up to two pages.

In addition to the abstract, the application letter must contain a short questionnaire:

• name and status of the speaker: student, graduate student or other;
• list of conference visitors for making invitations and name badges and their expected visit dates;
• intention to participate in the selection for publication of extended articles (yes/no).

The e-mail used to submit the application will be used for all further communications with the authors of the report, including notifications of extended publications.

Registration Fee

The amount of the registration fee (in Russian rubles) for participation in the conference depends on the category of the speaker and the time of application:

• students – 4000 rubles;
• graduate students – 5000 rubles;
• the rest – 6000 rub.

The same categories, but with an additional payment for express processing of abstracts (application submission August 3–16 inclusive):

• students – 6000 rubles;
• graduate students – 7000 rubles;
• the rest – 8000 rub.

A discount of 50% is provided for participants from Belarus.

The specified registration fee only includes participation in the conference without accommodation. The procedure for paying registration fees and options and costs of accommodation will be communicated additionally.

Those wishing to participate in the conference without a report must agree with the organizing committee of the conference.

The Required Documents

Accompanying documents for the publication of abstracts must include an agreement on the transfer of rights to publication, signed by the authors. The agreement template will be published on the conference website.

Participants from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus should provide additional documents. For a complete list, please refer to the information letter in Russian.

Documents are accepted by registered mail to the 119333, Russian Federation, Moscow, 44k2 Vavilova St., FRC SCS RAS, Borisova T.I. The track number of the letter must be communicated to the organizing committee by email along with scanned copies of documents before August 16 inclusive. Otherwise, the organizing committee reserves the right to exclude the abstracts of the report from the book.