DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN INDUSTRY: TRENDS, MANAGEMENT, STRATEGIES
INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE
DTI Science Biennale 2026/2027
"From Pilot AI to Integrated AI:
Industrial Ecosystems and Robotization"
DTI2026: deadline November 1, 2026
! Important changes !
Starting from 2024, the Conference Digital Transformation in Industry (DTI) has adopted the Science Biennale format. While the conference mission remains unchanged, the new format provides more time for researchers and practitioners to accumulate substantial scientific results and applied experience, and to present them through the international platform of the DTI Science Biennale.
In 2026, DTI will be conducted entirely as an e-conference. In 2027, the conference will be organized in a hybrid format, combining a face-to-face meeting with online participation to foster broader international dialogue and collaboration.
In 2026, we invite researchers, practitioners, and experts to submit their contributions for publication in the Proceedings and a Special Issue associated with the DTI Science Biennale.
Conference scope
The new thematic cycle of the DTI Science Biennale for 2026–2027 is devoted to the transition from fragmented and experimental uses of artificial intelligence to its systemic, scalable, and organizationally embedded implementation in industry.
The conference will focus on how AI moves beyond isolated pilot projects and becomes an integral part of industrial ecosystems, production architectures, management systems, and inter-organizational cooperation. Particular attention will be paid to the conditions under which AI contributes not only to local efficiency gains, but also to broader industrial transformation, including process integration, platform coordination, data interoperability, workforce adaptation, and the expansion of robotized solutions.
Within this agenda, AI is considered not merely as a set of digital tools or algorithms, but as a strategic technological layer reshaping industrial value creation, coordination mechanisms, and the architecture of modern production systems. The 2026–2027 cycle therefore aims to discuss the institutional, technological, managerial, and policy foundations required for the transition from pilot AI to integrated AI in industry.
At the same time, DTI remains an open interdisciplinary platform for a broad range of research on digital transformation in its diverse technological, economic, managerial, institutional, and social dimensions. The conference welcomes contributions addressing a wide spectrum of issues related to digitalization across industries, sectors, and organizational contexts.
In this respect, the key topic, “From Pilot AI to Integrated AI: Industrial Ecosystems and Robotization”, is intended to define the general vector of the 2026–2027 discussion and highlight one of the most significant emerging trends in contemporary industrial transformation.
The main scope is the following:
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Integrated AI in production, logistics, engineering, and enterprise management;
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Industrial ecosystems as environments for AI diffusion, scaling, and coordination;
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AI-enabled robotization and the transformation of production systems;
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AI technology markets and digital solutions for industry;
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Data infrastructures and digital platforms for industrial transformation;
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Corporate and regional practices in digital transformation and AI adoption in industry;
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Strategies and models of digital transformation of industrial companies;
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Organizational redesign and process integration in the adoption of AI and other digital technologies;
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Cyber-physical systems, digital twins, smart manufacturing, and advanced industrial architectures;
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Industrial policy priorities, technological sovereignty, and strategic support measures for digital transformation;
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Institutional conditions for integrated AI and industrial modernization;
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Digital logistics, connected industrial markets, and digital platform-based coordination;
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Organizational and financial mechanisms for supporting digital transformation in industry;
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Human capital development, digital skills, workforce adaptation, and labour market transformation in the era of AI-driven industrial change;
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Economic, social, and ESG implications of AI integration, robotization, and digital transformation;
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other theoretical, empirical, and applied issues related to digitalization and technology-driven industrial change.
Important dates
March 15, 2026 – Start of manuscript submission to the Conference Proceedings
March 15, 2026 – Start of submission of video presentations and poster presentations
September 30, 2026 - Manuscript submission deadline for the Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence Research Topic “AI-driven Industrial Revolution”
November 1, 2026 – Deadline for manuscript submission to the Conference Proceedings
November 1, 2026 – Deadline for submission of video presentations and poster presentations
November 15, 2026 – Conference date / publication of conference presentations on the DTI 2026 platform
Conference venue
Institute of Economics of the Ural Brach of Russian Academy of Sciences
29, Moskovskaya str., Ekaterinburg, Russia
Conference languages: Russian, English
Participant format in DTI2026: video-presentation / poster presentations
Participant format in DTI2027: face-to-face / online / video-presentation
Manuscript language of printed articles:
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for conference proceedings with publication in series book (indexed in Scopus is planned) - English;
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for conference proceedings indexed in the Russian Index of Science Citation [elibrary.ru] - English, Russian