Background

2026 5th International Symposium on Big Data and Artificial Intelligence: For Education Transformation is a biennial symposium (since 2018), which will be held on January 8th to 10th, 2026 at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The symposium will focus on frontier topics in both the theoretical and applied aspects of Data Science, Cloud Computing, Mobile Web, IoT, Computer Science (CS), and Artificial Intelligence (AI), while particularly encouraging and supporting research that explores the intersection of these fields with education. This includes, but is not limited to, studies on AI-powered teaching tools, data-driven educational decision-making, cloud-based collaborative learning platforms, IoT-enabled smart campus systems, ethical implications of technology in education, and the integration of CS/AI fundamentals into educational curricula to foster digital literacy. It is organized by the International Engineering and Technology Institute (IETI) and co-organized by the Institute for Higher Education Research and Development (IHERD) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). As a leading international symposium, it aims to provide an innovative platform for academic exchange among students, faculty members, researchers, and industry professionals from across the globe.

Publication

All presented papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings, while selected papers will be recommended to relevant journals for potential publication.

History

2018 International Symposium on Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (ISBDAI 2018) was held in Hong Kong on Dec 29 - 30 2018 (and also we have a parallel session in Guilin). Participants are from South Africa (University of Johannesburg, University of South Africa), Taiwan (Center for High Performance Computing), Hong Kong (Hong Kong Shue Yan University), Changsha (Changsha University of Technology), Beijing (Tsinghua University), Chengdu (Tencent), Guilin (Guilin University of Technology), Jinan (Shandong University of Finance and Economics), Japan (Ehime university, Meiji University), Kazakhstan (Eurasian National University), Malaysia (INWASCON), South Korea (Kunsan National University, Busan University of Foreign Studies), Sweden (56 Digital), USA (IDSAI) and etc. Conference Proceedings was published by ACM International Conference Proceedings Series, which was indexed by Ei Compendex, Scopus, ACM Digital Library and CPCI / Web of Science.

2020 2nd International Symposium on Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (ISBDAI 2020) was held in Johannesburg on October 15 - 16 2020. Participants (online) are from Democratic Republic Congo, UK, USA, Italy, Romania, Australia, Cyprus, South Africa, Mainland China, Hong Kong and etc. Conference Proceedings was published by ACM International Conference Proceedings Series, which was indexed by Ei Compendex, Scopus and ACM Digital Library.

2022 3rd International Symposium on Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (ISBDAI 2022) was held in Singapore (online and onsite) on Dec. 9-10 2022. Participants (online and onsite) are from Singapore, Cyprus, New Zealand, UK, USA, Italy, Romania, Australia, Thailand, Pakistan, Portugal, Mainland China, Hong Kong and etc. Conference Proceedings was published by ACM International Conference Proceedings Series, which was indexed by Ei Compendex, Scopus and ACM Digital Library.

2024 4th International Symposium on Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (ISBDAI 2024) was held in HongKong (online and onsite) on Dec. 14-16 2024. Participants (online and onsite) are from USA, Austria, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Kazakhstan, Cyprus, Romania, Australia, Thailand, Pakistan, Malaysia, Uzbekistan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and etc. Conference Proceedings was published by ACM International Conference Proceedings Series, which was indexed by Ei Compendex, Scopus and ACM Digital Library.

Paper Review

All submissions to the ISBDAI will be sent to at least 2 reviewers and evaluated based on originality, technical and research content, relevance to conference, contributions, and readability. The full paper submissions will be chosen based on technical merit, interest, applicability, and how well they fit a coherent and balanced technical program.

Important Dates

Submission Deadline: November 15, 2025
Notification Deadline: November 30, 2025
Registration Deadline: December 10, 2025
Conference Dates: January 8-10, 2026

Guideline

A. Author + Presenter: You are invited to submit an unpublished original work.
B. Presenter Only: Abstract / Poster is necessary to submit, it will not be published.
C. Listener Only: Attend the conference.

Note

Organizer and Publisher need to check the quality of the papers, and they can not guarantee that all the conference articles will be published. Publisher sends all of its published materials to the indexing services. But please note that DBLP, Scopus, Engineering Village, EI Compendex, CPCI(Web of Science), etc., are all entirely separate entities from Publisher. As such, we cannot guarantee that a certain proceedings volume content will pass their review process – or, even if it does pass the review process, when exactly that volume will be indexed. They all have their own guidelines for acceptance, independent of Publisher's influence.

Journal Opportunities

Excellent papers will be recommended to the ABDC/ISI/Scopus indexed journals.