Abstract Submission Open
E-Textiles 2026 will bring together researchers, engineers, designers, industry leaders, and innovators working in the rapidly evolving field of electronic textiles. The conference aims to foster interdisciplinary exchange and present the latest scientific advances, manufacturing technologies, materials developments, system integration approaches, and real-world applications in e-textiles.
If you have innovative research results, novel materials, advanced manufacturing solutions, smart textile systems, or emerging applications to share with the international community, we warmly encourage you to submit your contribution.
Main Conference Topics
- Research & Technology
- Sustainability & Circularity
- Applications
- Manufacturing
- Reliability & Testing
- Healthcare
Late News Call for Abstracts (poster only)
We invite the submission of 2–4 page extended abstracts (PDF format) for poster presentations.
- Submission deadline: 31st August 2026, 23:59 (CEST – Central European Summer Time)
- Submission portal: https://www.conftool.org/e-textiles2026
- Please find the abstract template here (for abstract submission, please use this template only). Please read the instructions on the template carefully and consider them when preparing your submission.
All abstracts will undergo peer review. Detailed information about full paper submission and publication options will be announced soon.
Full Paper submissions (IEEE Xplore)
All accepted submissions (poster and oral) are invited to submit a full paper version of their paper for the IEEE Xplore Conference Proceedings. Please use the IEEE templates when preparing the full paper version, which can be downloaded here:
https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html
Please note that your full paper must go through the IEEE PDF eXpress Checker before you can submit it via ConfTool. The IEEE PDF eXpress Checker will be available from the 15. September 2026. To enter your manuscript into the PDF checker, you need the conference ID, which will be published here on the conference website once the Checker is available.
Important – Conference ID for IEEE PDF eXpress Checker is 70691X
https://ieee-pdf-express.org/account/login
All full papers will undergo peer review, and an amended final version will have to be provided before the publication.
Full paper submission deadline for first round submissions: 30st of September, 2026.
Full paper submission deadline for late news submissions: 15th of October, 2026.
Review phase (all papers): 1st of October – 15th of November 2026
Final version submission deadline (all papers): 15th of December, 2026.
Important Dates
- Deadline Late News Abstract Submissions: August 31 2026, 23:59 (CEST – Central European Summer Time)
- Late News Communication of Acceptance: September 14, 2026
- Deadline Full Paper (IEEE explore): September 30, 2026
- Deadline Full Paper (Late News) (IEEE explore): October 15, 2026
Please find below the E-Textiles 2026 Call for Abstracts flyer.
E-Textiles 2026 may include poster and oral presentations on the following topics:

Research & Technology
- Sensors & Actuators
- Innovative Materials
- Functionalization of Fibers, Yarns & Textiles
- Fibertronics
- Miniaturization

Sustainability & Circularity
- Repairability
- Circularity
- Sustainable Solutions & Materials
- Recycling
- Resource Efficiency

Applications
- Sports & Outdoor
- PPE & Workwear
- Defense
- Industrial Applications
- Mobility/Transportation
- Health & Medical

Manufacturing
- Automated solutions
- Upscaling of manufacturing
- Mass customization
- Interconnections
- Integration Methods
- Encapsulation

Design & Fashion
- Design Considerations
- Innovative Fashion Solutions
- User Centric Design
- Co-Creation & Design Thinking
- Usability

Reliability & Testing
- Reliability Considerations
- Test Methods for E-Textiles
- Standardization
- Strategies for an Improved Reliability

