First International Workshop on

Next-Gen Knowledge Engineering for

Industry 6.0 and Emerging Data (NKE6.0)

Call for Papers

Industry 6.0 in this era demands a new generation of intelligent, interconnected, and human-centric systems powered by advanced knowledge engineering. The Next-Gen Knowledge Engineering for Industry 6.0 and Emerging Data (NKE6.0) workshop is collocated with The 9th International Conference on Emerging Data and Industry (EDI40) April 14-16, 2026, Istanbul, Türkiye, emphasizing on the integration of artificial intelligence, semantic technologies, and domain-specific knowledge to enable smarter decision making across healthcare, software development, and business ecosystems. Generative AI for personalized health coaching and intelligent diagnostics further advance patient-centric care in Industry 6.0. In software engineering, knowledge engineering enables code generation, automated refactoring, ontology-based requirements design, and knowledge-based DevOps automation. AI-augmented software testing using domain ontologies ensures reliability and quality across the software lifecycle. For enterprises, knowledge-driven analytics, smart decision systems, and customer experience modeling are transforming management strategies through data-centric insights. Furthermore, knowledge-driven robotics and autonomous systems, empowered by edge and cloud knowledge management, contribute to scalable and adaptive industrial ecosystems. Finally, sustainable knowledge engineering plays a vital role in advancing smart cities and e-governance, ensuring ethical, explainable, and responsible AI integration.

List of Topics

The workshop consists of the following major tracks:

• Knowledge-driven robotics and autonomous systems in Industry 6.0
• Intelligent diagnostics in Industry 6.0 healthcare
• Edge and cloud knowledge management in smart environments
• Explainable medical AI through knowledge modeling
• Knowledge-Based DevOps Automation
• Enterprise Knowledge Modeling for Smart Decision Systems
• Knowledge-Driven Customer Experience Analytics
• AI-Augmented Software Testing Using Domain Ontologies
• Generative AI for Personalized Health Coaching
• Knowledge graphs, ontologies, and reasoning for clinical decision support
• AI-driven healthcare interoperability and semantic data integration
• Sustainable knowledge engineering for smart cities and e-governance

Researchers and practitioners with interest in any of the above-stated tracks are invited to submit their original unpublished work. Submitted papers will go through an intensive peer-review process on the criteria of originality and relevance of work.

About Research Paper

Paper Format

• The submitted paper must be formatted according to the guidelines of procedia computer science, MS word template, latex, template generic, elsevier.

Paper Length

• Submitted technical papers must be 6 pages including all figures, tables and references.

Paper Submission

• Authors are requested to submit their papers electronically using the online conference management system in PDF format before the deadline.
• https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=nke602026

Registration Fee

• Approximately: € 450

Important Dates

• Paper Submission Due Date: December 1, 2025
• Acceptance Notification: Jan 15, 2026
• Final Manuscript Due: Feb 1, 2026

Proceedings 

All NKE6.0 accepted papers will be published in the

• Procedia Computer Sciences hosted on www.Elsevier.com and www.sciencedirect.com

All papers in Procedia will also be indexed by

• Scopus (www.scopus.com)
• Engineering Village (Ei) (www.engineeringvillage.com)
• EI Compendex (www.ei.org/compendex)
• DBLP (http://dblp.uni-trier.de/)

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Advisory Board Members

• Prof. Ir. Dr. Riza Sulaiman, Institut Informatik Visual (IVI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). 
• Prof. Dr. Uvais Qidwai, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
• Dr. Radziah Mohamad, Associate Professor, Department of Software Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM ).
• Dr. Mumtaz Begum Mustafa, Associate Professor, Department of Software Engineering, Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Dr. Hamid, Government College Women University, Sialkot, Pakistan.
• Dr. Rashid Khokhar, School of Computing & Mathematics, Faculty of Business, Charles Sturt University (CSU), Australia.
• Dr. Muhammad Imran Babar, The University of Southampton, Malaysia Campus.
• Dr. Salisu Garba, Lecturer, Sule Lamido University, Nigeria
• Dr. Amjad Ali, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar.
• Dr. Rashid Hussain, Assistant Professor, School of Computer Science and Technology, Algoma University, Canada.

Organizing Committee

• Dr. Farrukh Zeshan, Associate Professor, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Lahore Campus, Pakistan.
• Dr. Adnan Ahmad, Associate Professor, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Lahore Campus, Pakistan.
• Dr. Mohammad Nazir Ahmad, Associate Professor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

Contact

Dr. Farrukh Zeshan, Associate Professor, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Lahore Campus, Pakistan. (drzfurkh@cuilahore.edu.pk)