The ICRS is one of the leading interdisciplinary conferences in resilience research, featuring 200 accepted contributions in its most recent edition. After successful events in Mexico City (2023), Singapore (2024), and Delft (2026)—where the 4TU Centre for Resilience Engineering took the lead—the conference will now take place in Darmstadt for the first time.
Darmstadt is a city of science and culture in the Rhine-Main region, home to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt and known for its Art Nouveau heritage. Since 1997, it has officially held the title “Wissenschaftsstadt” (City of Science), reflecting the importance of its scientific institutions and education. As “Digitalstadt” (Digital City), Darmstadt builds on its strengths in technology to drive digital innovation.
„We are delighted to bring this outstanding international and interdisciplinary conference on resilient systems to Darmstadt,“ says Christian Reuter, Professor of Science and Technology for Peace and Security at TU Darmstadt. „This underscores the appreciation for our research on resilient infrastructures for digital cities, which we have been conducting at the LOEWE center emergenCITY since 2020.“
Conference timeline:
Call for papers/abstracts: 1 December 2026 – 1 February 2027 (deadline)
Reviewing: March 2027
Notification: 1 April 2027
Registration: 1 April 2027 – 1 September 2027
Abstract deadline:
Hosting ICRS 2027 will also highlight the crucial step of translating this research into real-world applications. Organized in close cooperation with the Schader-Stiftung, the upcoming conference provides a major platform for this mission. „This will also increase the visibility of the Digital Resilience Xchange (DiReX) application and transfer center, which has been putting emergenCITY’s research into practice since 2025,“ states Michèle Knodt, Director of DiReX and Professor of Political Science. „We look forward to excellent contributions and a fruitful exchange between scientists and practitioners in the coming year.“
The event is backed by a strong network of organizing partners, including ETH Zürich, TU Darmstadt, and the DLR Institute for the Protection of Terrestrial Infrastructures. Furthermore, Christian Reuter, Vice Coordinator of the LOEWE center emergenCITY, and Max Mühlhäuser, Distinguished Emeritus at emergenCITY, have been serving on the ICRS scientific organizing committee since 2024.
Organizers:
DiReX
Digital Resilience Xchange (DiReX) is an application and knowledge transfer center at Technische Universität Darmstadt. It translates research findings, particularly those generated by the LOEWE Center emergenCITY, into practice to strengthen the digital resilience of infrastructures, organizations and society.
PEASEC
Science and Technology for Peace and Security (PEASEC) at Technical University of Darmstadt studies how digital technologies shape peace and security. Its interdisciplinary research combines computer science with peace and security studies.
TU Darmstadt
TU Darmstadt is one of Germany’s leading technical universities and is known for excellent and relevant research. Through outstanding scientific findings and forward-looking study programs, TU Darmstadt plays a decisive role in shaping global transformations, from the energy transition and Industry 4.0 to artificial intelligence.
Schader-Stiftung
Since 1988, the Schader Foundation has been a charitable non-profit organization located in Darmstadt. Its purpose is to promote the social sciences by supporting dialogue among academic researchers and practitioners and encouraging a more practice-oriented approach to the field.
Wednesday, 22 September 2027
| Time |
Programme |
| 10:00–11:00 |
Registration |
| 11:00–11:30 |
Opening |
| 11:30–12:30 |
Keynote 1 |
| 12:30–13:30 |
Lunch |
| 13:30–15:00 |
Parallel Sessions I |
| 15:00–15:30 |
Coffee break |
| 15:30–17:00 |
Parallel Sessions II |
| 17:00-17:30 |
Break |
| 17:30–19:00 |
Reception City Darmstadt with mayor Hanno Benz und Public Event |
| ab 19:00 |
Dinner (Schader Stiftung) |
Thursday, 23 September 2027
| Time |
Programme |
| 08:30–09:00 |
Coffee & Networking |
| 09:00–10:00 |
Keynote 2 |
| 10:00–10:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:30–12:00 |
Parallel Sessions III |
| 2:00–13:30 |
Lunch |
| 13:30–15:00 |
Parallel Sessions IV |
| 15:00–16:00 |
Coffee Break with Poster Session/ Demonstrator Session |
| 16:00–17:30 |
Parallel Sessions V |
| 17:30–18:30 |
Sight Seeing Mathildenhöhe (optional) |
| 19:00–22:30 |
Conference Dinner |
Friday, 24 September 2027
| Time |
Programme |
| 08:30–09:00 |
Coffee & Networking |
| 09:00–10:00 |
Keynote 3 |
| 10:00–10:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:30–12:00 |
Parallel Sessions VI |
| 12:00–12:45 |
Closing Plenary |
| 12:45–13:00 |
Best Paper / Best Student Paper / Best Poster Awards |
| 13:00–14:00 |
Farewell Lunch |
