On Thursday, April 16th, 2026, the 5th 4TU/14UAS Research Day on Digitalization of the Built Environment takes place in Enschede and is co-organized by DAT Digitalization and hosted by University of Twente.
About this event
The Netherlands' Digitalisation Research Days uniquely blend practice-oriented academic projects from UAS with long-term research programmes conducted at 4TU. Participants bring together graduate students, doctoral candidates (PhDs/EngDs), lecturers, and researchers in an intimate and informal setting to discuss themes such as (geographic and building) information modelling, reality capture, simulation, interactive decision-making platforms, immersive and extended reality, predictive modelling, digital twins, and implementation of digital technologies.
In 2026, we invite delegates to the campus of the University of Twente, located in Enschede. Participation is free of charge, and limited travel sponsorship is available through 4TU DAT Digitalisation. If you are an educator, researcher, student, or professional affiliated with 4TU, 14UAS, another partnering Dutch institution, or an international institution interested in connecting with the Dutch research ecosystem, we invite you to submit your work before the deadline. Find relevant information about submissions below
Besides the usual parallel sessions, the programme includes plenary keynotes by leading policymakers, a prototype demonstration session, and an excursion. New this year is the ice-breaker pre-conference evening on Wednesday, April 15 (Enschede City Centre), where you can join for drinks, after a short digitalisation-themed presentation/excursion.
Contribution Types
We welcome submissions across the full spectrum of projects, including early-stage and advanced, applied and fundamental, research- and education-oriented. Possible submissions are:
· Demonstrations – live, presentations during sessions or breaks.
· Posters – A0 visual overviews of completed projects;
· Extended Abstracts – concise scientific summaries of completed or ongoing studies;
· Full Papers – detailed working papers covering the full scope of technical research;
Submissions will be made via EasyChair, where formatting instructions are provided. Indexed proceedings will be published by the University of Twente, including extended abstracts and full papers. We particularly encourage full paper submissions for their depth and comprehensive coverage.
Important Dates
· February 1, 2026 Initial submission (poster draft, short abstracts)
· February 13, 2026 First reviews sent to authors
· March 1, 2026 Full submission (poster, extended abstract, paper, demo signup)
· March 15, 2026 Full reviews sent to authors
· March 29, 2026 Final submission deadline
· April 12, 2026 Final notification of acceptance
· March 22 – April 10, 2026 Registration
Looking forward to receiving your submissions!
The Local Organising Committee.
Twan Rovers and Christian Struck (Saxion UAS), Monica Peña Acosta, Ramon ter Huurne, Mila Koeva, and Léon olde Scholtenhuis (University of Twente, l.l.oldescholtenhuis@utwente.nl)