CONFERENCE FORMAT
The goal of the 2026 Capstone Design Conference is to provide a forum for faculty, staff, students, and industry representatives to share ideas about improving and/or starting engineering capstone design courses. To foster meaningful discussion and outcomes, the conference includes interactive panel sessions, poster presentations, workshops, and industry demonstrations. We welcome faculty, administrators, industry representatives, and students as participants in this engaging conference.
CONFERENCE HOST
The conference will be held June 1 to 3, 2026 at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
STUDENT PARTICIPATION
We invite proposals of exemplary capstone projects to be presented in poster format by students who are currently enrolled in or have recently completed a capstone design project. Accepted students may also be invited to participate on a panel. We require an endorsement from a faculty member as well as an application from the student team, and the application process is detailed here. Student submissions and faculty endorsements are due by February 27.
PAPERS and WORKSHOPS
Paper, Panel, and Workshop submissions have now closed. The schedule for paper reviews and final submissions is:
- Feb 24, 2026: Reviews due
- Mar 6, 2026: Authors notified of decision
- Apr 10, 2026: Revisions due, where required
- Apr 17, 2026: Re-reviews due, where required
- Apr 24, 2026: Final paper decisions sent
- May 8, 2026: Camera-ready submissions due
Submitted papers and workshops can be managed through the Conference Management Tool (CMT). The paper template contains paper formatting guidelines.
PROFESSIONAL PARTICIPATION
We are pleased to be able to offer Travel Support Grants for the 2026 Capstone Design Conference. The goal of these grants is to encourage attendees who would like to participate in CDC26 but have limited travel funds within their institutions. Details are available here. Travel Support Grant applications are due by March 20.
OTHER INVOLVEMENT
Sponsors help to make this conference possible! Sponsorship information is available here.
We welcome your help to make this conference a rewarding and useful experience for the capstone design community. Please submit ideas and recommendations directly to the organizing committee at capstoneconf@gmail.com.
QUESTIONS
Please direct questions about papers, workshops, or other conference areas to the organizing committee at capstoneconf@gmail.com.
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.