
First International Workshop on Next-Gen Knowledge Engineering for Industry 6.0 and Emerging Data (NKE6.0)
Call for Papers Paper Format Proceedings Journal Special Issues Important Dates Advisory Board Organizing Committee	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. 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. 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 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/). Journal Special Issues Springer: Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing (IF: 7.10) Springer: Journal of Personal and Ubiquitous Computing (IF: 3.006) Elsevier: International Journal on Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice (IF: 3.992) Computing and Informatics: International Journal of Computing and Informatics (IF: 0.504) Registration Fees Approximately: € 450 Important Dates Paper Submission Due Date: December 1, 2025 Acceptance Notification: Jan 15, 2026 Final Manuscript Due: Feb 1, 2026 Advisory Board Members Dr. Radziah Mohamad, Associate Professor, Department of Software Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM ). Dr. Mohammad Nazir Ahmad, Associate Professor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. 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. Mahmood Ashraf, Associate Professor, University of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 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. Hossein Nematzadeh, Universidad de Málaga (Spain) Dr. Sohaib Ahmed, Senior Associate Professor, Department of Software Engineering, Bahria University, Karachi Campus 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.(drzfurkh@cuilahore.edu.pk) Dr. Adnan Ahmad, Associate Professor, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Lahore Campus, Pakistan.(adnanahmad@cuilahore.edu.pk )

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.
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.

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

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/).

Journal Special Issues

Registration Fees

Approximately: € 450

Important Dates

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

Advisory Board Members

Dr. Radziah Mohamad, Associate Professor, Department of Software Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM ).

Dr. Mohammad Nazir Ahmad, Associate Professor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

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. Mahmood Ashraf, Associate Professor, University of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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. Hossein Nematzadeh, Universidad de Málaga (Spain)
Dr. Sohaib Ahmed, Senior Associate Professor, Department of Software Engineering, Bahria University, Karachi Campus
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.(drzfurkh@cuilahore.edu.pk)
Dr. Adnan Ahmad, Associate Professor, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Lahore Campus, Pakistan.(adnanahmad@cuilahore.edu.pk )

First International Workshop on Next-Gen Knowledge Engineering for Industry 6.0 and Emerging Data (NKE6.0)