International Conference on Systems Engineering, Technology, and Sustainable Solutions (ICSETS)

Systems Engineering at MTC: Shaping Future Defense and Industry Leaders

The Systems Engineering Programme at the Military Technological College (MTC) offers a dynamic blend of theoretical and practical education across ten specialized pathways, designed to equip graduates with the expertise needed for Oman’s military and civilian engineering sectors. Accredited by prestigious institutions like the IET, Energy Institute, and iMechE, the programme delivers globally recognized qualifications, including Advanced Diplomas (OQF Level 7) and Bachelor’s Degrees (OQF Level 8), alongside certifications from the University of Portsmouth. Through hands-on training, rigorous assessments, and Training Needs Analysis (TNA) aligned with Ministry of Defence competencies, students master cutting-edge applications in fields such as Power Systems, Mechatronics, and HVACR. Graduates emerge as skilled professionals ready to drive innovation in Oman’s defense and industrial landscape—making this conference a pivotal platform to showcase their contributions and advance collaborative solutions in systems engineering.

Aim:

The conference aims to bring together professionals, researchers, and industry leaders to discuss state-of-the-art developments and trends in Systems Engineering, sustainable solutions, and emerging technologies. The conference seeks to cover interdisciplinary collaboration and presentation of novel approaches for finding solutions to modern engineering challenges: from smart systems and energy sustainability up to digital transformation and biomedical innovations.

Scope:

The conference broadly encompasses engineering and technology with a focused emphasis on smart and sustainable solutions. The main areas are as follows:

Engineering and Emerging Technologies in Smart Systems: In the wide realm of applications in automation, control systems, robotics, autonomous vehicles, advanced manufacturing, and human-computer interaction, this covers developing and integrating smart systems in different engineering fields.
Innovative Electronics, Communications, and Mechatronics Systems: This track will discuss recent advancements in sensor technology; 5G and emerging communication networks; RF and microwave systems; signal processing; and intelligent machine systems driving innovation for pace-setting next-generation electronics and communications systems.
Sustainable Engineering and Energy Solutions: Focus on the environmental challenge with discussions on renewable energy, smart grids, energy storage, decarbonization, and circular economy, including the role of nanotechnology for sustainability.
Digital Transformation and Modern Simulation: This track would detail the concepts behind the role of digital twins, AI, machine learning, blockchain, cybersecurity, and digital transformation for educational innovations. Emphasis would be placed on putting state-of-the-art computational technologies into perspective in industrial applications.
Biomedical Innovations and Advanced Technologies: It brings out the interaction between engineering and healthcare on biomedical devices, diagnostics, wearable health technology, and nanoscale innovations for medical advancements.

Conference Tracks

1. Engineering and Emerging Technologies in Smart Systems

Smart Applications, Embedded Systems, and Automation technologies
Control Systems, Robotics, Autonomous Systems, and Vehicles
Unmanned and Autonomous Vehicles, HVACR Technologies, and Printing Technology
Advanced Manufacturing

2. Innovative Electronics, Communications and Mechatronics Systems

Sensors, Semiconductor Technology, Networking, 5G, and Emerging Communication Technologies
RF and Microwave Circuits, VLSI Circuits, and Systems
Remote Sensing, Image Processing, and Photonics
Signal Processing, Space Technologies, and Exploration Systems

3. Sustainable Engineering and Energy Solutions

Industry 4.0
Renewable Energy, Decarbonization, Emissions Reduction, and Net Zero
Smart Grids, Power Electronics, Energy Storage, and Battery Technology
Circular Economy, Sustainable Energy, and Green Engineering
Nanotechnology for Sustainability and Environmental Engineering

4. Advancing Digital Transformation and Modern Simulation

Computational and Simulation Technologies, Artificial intelligent mathematics, and Quantum Computing
Machine Learning, Blockchain computational science
Cybersecurity computational and mathematics, Data Privacy analysis
Digital Transformation in Education, such as Engineering Education, Competencies for Future Graduates, Adaptation to the Future Job Market, Virtual Reality (VR), Soft Labs, and Advanced Simulation Environments

5. Biomedical Innovations and Advanced Technologies

Biomedical Engineering and Health Science Applications
Laser, Photonics, and Advanced Ordnance Technologies
Nanoscale Technologies for Medical Devices, Diagnostics, and Wearable Health Technologies
Integration of Engineering Solutions in Medical Physics

Indexing

All accepted manuscripts will be published in IOP Publishing; Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS) OR Earth and Environmental Science (EES); provides volume data to the abstracting and indexing providers on publication.
All accepted manuscripts will be abstracted and indexed in Scopus.
All papers are submitted for evaluation for indexing in Web of Science (CPCI). Web of Science assesses all submitted volumes against their own quality criteria.

Before the submission, please review the following guidelines from IOP:

Manuscript preparation guideline: https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/authorguidelines-for-conference-proceedings/

Peer review policy: https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/questions/proceedingspeer-review-policy/

Ethical policy: https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/ethical-policy-journals/

Copyright: https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/questions/iop-proceedings-licence/

Templates and guidelines for proceedings papers

Please refer to the provided link for detailed templates and guidelines: Templates and guidelines for proceedings papers – IOPscience.

Instructions for full paper submission

The proceedings of the International Conference on Systems Engineering, Technology, and Sustainable Solutions (ICSETS) will be published in the Open Access Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS), which is part of IOP Conference Series. All papers published in IOP Conference Series are fully citable and upon publication will be free to download in perpetuity.

As the Conference Proceedings are online only, there is in principle no page limit. However, we do not encourage to use these proceedings for lengthy contributions of more than 10 pages.