The Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education (APSCE) is pleased to announce the 2026 edition of its Theme-Based International Conference Series (TBICS), to be held from June 25 to 27, 2026, in Kumamoto, Japan. TBICS is held in addition to APSCE’s flagship annual ICCE (International Conference on Computers in Education). To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the TBICS conference, TBICS is convening four co-located conferences under one “Festival of Learning.”

List of Theme-based sub-conferences (tracks)

• AI-CTE-STEM 2026 seeks to further advance computational thinking education through knowledge sharing, collaborative discussion, and consensus-building on emerging themes and practices.
• AI3L 2026 invites contributions exploring how artificial intelligence is transforming language and literacy education. This year’s theme is “Transcending Language Learning in the Age of AI: Toward Personalized, Automated, and Immersive Experiences.”
• AI-MetaACES 2026 theme is “Cultivating Symbiotic Ecosystems: Agency, Ethics, and Identity in AI-Mediated Worlds,” highlights the complex and emergent human–technology relationships forged at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, immersive Metaverse environments, and personalized Artificial Companions.
• ICLEA2026 theme is “Exploring New Frontiers in Learning Analytics through Artificial Intelligence (AI) Augmentation,” which highlights the evolving intersection of learning analytics and AI, focusing on how learning unfolds with analytics enhanced by AI technologies.

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:

• Full papers: 6 pages
• Short papers: 4 pages
• Posters: 3 pages
• Extended Abstract (AI3L only): 500 words

Important Dates

• Submission deadline: February 15, 2026
• Notification to authors: March 15, 2026
• Camera-ready submission deadline: April 15, 2026
• Author registration deadline: April 15, 2026
• Early-bird registration deadline: April 15, 2026
• Conference date: June 25–27, 2026

Organizing Committees

Program Committee

• Program Coordination Chair: Hiroaki Ogata, Kyoto University, Japan
• AI-CTE-STEM 2026 Program Chair: Ting-Chia Hsu, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
• AI3L (ICFULL) 2026 Program Chair: Jie-Chi Yang, National Central University, Taiwan
• AI-MetaACES 2026 Program Chair: Xuesong Michael Zhai, Zhejiang University, China
• ICLEA 2026 Program Chair: Elizabeth Koh, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Steering committee

• Chair: Tak-Wai Chan, National Central University, Taiwan
• Co-Chair: Siu Cheung Kong, The Education University of Hong Kong
• Secretary: Yanjie Song, The Education University of Hong Kong
• Gautam Biswas, Vanderbilt University, USA
• Chee-Kit Looi, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• Maiga Chang, Athabasca University, Canada
• Hiroaki Ogata, Kyoto University, Japan
• Weiqin Chen, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
• Maria Mercedes Rodrigo, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines

Local Organization

• Co-Chair:Rwitajit MAJUMDAR, Kumamoto University, Japan
• Co-Chair:Shin-Ichiro KUBOTA, Kumamoto University, Japan
• Toshihiro KITA, Kumamoto University, Japan
• Mashashi TODA, Kumamoto University, Japan
• Yoshiko GODA, Kumamoto University, Japan
• Hiroshi NAKANO, Kumamoto University, Japan
• Asuka KAWAGOE, Kumamoto University, Japan
• Ai YAMASHITA, Kumamoto University, Japan

Venue

The conference will be held in Kumamoto Prefectural Exchange Center.

8-9 Tetorihoncho, Chuo Ward, Kumamoto, 860-0808, Japan

Contact

• The questions about submissions should be emailed to the PC chair of each track.
• Other questions related to local information should be emailed to tbitcs2026@gmail.com

Sponsors

• APSCE
• Kumoto University, Japan
• Kyoto University, Japan
• Evidence-Driven Education Research Council