SAVE THE DATE!
WHEN: Sunday, 26 July to Friday, 31 July 2026
WHERE: Kyoto International Conference Center (ICC), Kyoto, Japan
Welcome
The Combustion Institute’s (CI) International Symposium on Combustion (ISOC) is the premier meeting of the combustion researchers. Bringing together over 1500 attendees, the meeting will feature approximately 1200 presentations, introducing innovative and relative research. In addition to concurrent oral and poster presentations, the ISOC will feature mini symposia and spotlight Industry Allies. Attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy the hospitable Japanese culture in the rich cultural city of Kyoto.
Call for Papers
The Call for Papers for the 41st International Symposium on Combustion has been released.​​
Program Co-Chairs (PCCs), Prof. Osamu Fujita (Hokkaido University, Japan) and Prof. Venkat Raman (University of Michigan, United States) have led the development to form a strong foundation for a successful 41st Symposium. Several important changes to the ISOC format have been made from previous symposia. In addition to these changes, the Call for Papers contains descriptions of the Symposium themes and colloquia, and important dates and deadlines.
CI Town Hall: Symposium Series
As part of the CI’s Town Hall initiative, the ISOC Program Co-Chairs held two Town Hall Meetings dedicated to the 41st International Symposium on Combustion. Video recordings of each meeting are available for your viewing.
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Learn more about the changes being implemented for the 41st International Symposium on Combustion. A video recording of the previous Town Hall Meeting on this topic can be found here.
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Learn more about using Microsoft CMT and Submitting Papers to the 41st Symposium. A video recording of the most recent Town Hall Meeting on this topic can be found here.
Technical Program Co-Chairs
Local Hosts
Local Host Team Chair
Local Host Team Members
Kaoru Maruta, Tohoku University
Hiroshi Kawanabe, Kyoto University
Jun Hayashi, Kyoto University
Masato Mikami, Yamaguchi University
Mamoru Tanahashi, Institute of Science Tokyo
Teruyuki Okazaki, MHI Solution Technologies Co., LTD.
Shuhei Takahashi, Gifu University
Fumiteru Akamatsu, Osaka University
Important Information
Participation
The International Symposium on Combustion is the largest and most logistically complex combustion meeting in the world. All attendees are expected to work together to enhance the value of the meeting by following the Code of Conduct and General
Considerations for Attendees.
Frequently Asked Questions
View the Frequently Asked Questions document concerning the changes to the ISOC submission and presentation formats, and revised evaluation processes as discussed by the PCCs during their June 2025 Town Hall Meetings here.
*Microsoft CMT
​The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.
