14th IWA International Conference on Instrumentation, Control and Automation (ICA) in Oslo, Norway
Pre-conference hybrid workshops
29th June 2025
~35/61€ (online); ~61/105€ (in person)
- Future of ICA in the water sector
- MetaCO-inspired workshop
- Cybersecurity in the water sector
- Application of hybrid modelling in ICA
- ML and AI in urban water Management
14th ICA conference
30th June-2nd July 2025
Registration fees: ~357-829€
- Greener utilities
- Water quality monitoring
- Performance optimisation
- Asset management
- Risk management
Welcome to ICA2025
Hamanth Kasan
President of the IWA, Professor
As the world faces unprecedented challenges, the importance of embracing latest approaches in instrumentation, control and automation toward achieving water security cannot be over emphasised. Looking forward to the engagements and outcomes of this exciting event.
Kala Vairavamoorthy
Executive Director, IWA
Digitalization is a vital tool for making our utilities smarter, more efficient, and cost-effective, which is why it is such a high priority for IWA. Today’s huge potential for digital transformation builds on the long and continuing contribution of ICA. The forthcoming ICA conference, the 14th in the series, will introduce key innovations to address the evolving needs of utilities, and I look forward to welcoming you to Oslo in 2025.
Janelcy Alferes
Chair, ICA IWA Specialist Group
Project Leader Monitoring technology & WaterClimateHub – VITO, Belgium
With the increasing challenges that the water sector is facing, ICA is more than ever a crucial enabler towards more efficient and resilient water and wastewater systems. Join us to dive in this transformation journey from data to smart decision making.
Harsha Ratnaweera
Conference Chair,
Professor, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Founder, DOSCON AS, Norway
We are honoured to host the 14th ICA in Oslo at a time when the water sector is rapidly embracing digitalisation. Join us for an unforgettable stay in Norway, where we will explore the latest innovations and shape the future of ICA in water together.
Keynotes
Gustaf Olsson
Professor emeritus, Lund University, Sweden
Keynote: ICA - long way to where we are today
Dragan Savic
Global Advisor Digital Sciences, KWR, Netherlands
Professor of Hydroinformatics, University of Exeter, UK
Keynote: ICA - the way forward
Peter Vanrolleghem
Professor and Canada Research Chair on Water Quality Modeling at Université Laval, Canada.
Keynote: Towards the 15th ICA
Pernille Ingildsen
CEO Odsherred Utility, Denmark.
EXHIBITOR INVITATION
We have 15 exclusive exhibitor slots available for the ICA-2025.
To apply, please email post@iwa-ica2025.net with your preferred exhibitor slot number and company details. We will get in touch with you shortly!
We are pleased to invite exhibitors to join 14th IWA-ICA 2025 in Oslo!
As an exhibitor, your stand will be strategically located within the conference area, ensuring direct engagement with participants throughout the event. Your company logo will also be prominently featured on our official website and conference app, with a direct link to your website.
The exhibitor package is priced at 35 000 NOK (~3000€), excluding VAT, and includes entry for one representative from your organization. Each space will have one table and 1-2 chairs.
Norwegian Water Utilities: Ultra-Modern,
Powered by State-of-the-Art ICA Solutions!
Ultramodern utilities
Real-Time Sensors with Intelligent Process Monitoring and Control for Seamless Performance!
Topics
Greener utilities
Role of ICA in achieving energy-neutral, zero-waste operations and reduction of greenhouse gases from the utilities
Water quality monitoring
physical, virtual and hybrid sensors including emerging contaminants, microbiological quality, DBP etc.
Performance optimisation
Process control, Integrating Big Data with SCADA systems in water utilities, AI-and machine learning driven process control and performance forecasting, Digital Twins
Asset management
IoT and Big data analytics for proactive asset management, AI- and machine learning for predictive maintenance in water systems including leakage management
Risk management
ICA in managing natural and man-made process disruptions: early warning, decision support, cyber security, etc.
Selected manuscripts will be submitted to relevant IWA journals
Abstract submission is closed, but if you have a highly relevant case, please send your abstract to post@iwa-ica2025.net for consideration.
Submission guidelines
- Before you begin
- All papers should be submitted through the online form below. Logging in to the electronic platform is required prior to submission.
- After the submission deadline, all submissions are reviewed by the scientific committee for presentation at the conference as a poster, oral or short oral presentation
- If a paper is selected for oral, short oral or poster presentation, at least one author must register for the conference and present the paper. However, no individual can present more than two submissions. Any further papers must be presented by a co-author.
- All presenters will be required to register for the conference by 15th of March 2025. Presenters, who have not registered by this date, will not be included in the conference program.
- Full manuscripts (8 pages) are due by 10th of June 2025 and will be included in the conference proceedings. Selected submissions will be recommended for publication in one of the IWA Publishing peer-reviewed Open Access journals (https://www.iwapublishing.com/journals)..
- Submission format
- Abstracts to the conference will be in form of a 2-4 A4 pages (including text of 1000 words, references and figures + tables). Please use the provided template above.
- Preparing your submission
- All submissions must be written in English.
- Submit your abstract in Word format (doc./docx.) using the Conference template.
- All authors named in the submission should be listed in the order you would like them to appear in the conference program and certificate.
Guidelines for publication in IWA journals
The 14th ICA conference is pleased to be collaborating with IWA Publishing journals, Journal of Hydroinformatics, Water Practice and Technology and Water Science and Technology.
Curated and invited by Professor Harsha Ratnaweera (Norwegian University of Life Sciences), this Themed Issue will bring together high-quality research presented at the conference. For authors interested in submitting to this Themed Issue, please review the Information for Authors then submit to your journal of choice by 20 June 2025.
For more information about the journals and the manuscript templates, please see:
- Journal of Hydroinformatics, https://iwaponline.com/jh
- Water Practice and Technology, https://iwaponline.com/wpt
- Water Science and Technology, https://iwaponline.com/wst
Articles in IWA Publishing Journals are published Open Access, enabling these articles to be available to access, read and download worldwide. We are pleased to provide a 25% discount on the APC for all corresponding authors that are members of the International Water Association. For more information, please see iwaponline.com/open_access/pages/publication_fees.
Organising Committee
Harsha Ratnaweera
(Chair)
Viktoria Yavorska
(DOSCON, Secretary)
Agineszka Cuprys
(Norwegian University of Life Sciences)
Rasha Hassan
(Norwegian University of Life Sciences)
Benedek Plosz
(Oslo Metropolitan University)
Tone Muthanna
(Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
Norwegian Water Cluster
(tbc)
Arne Haarr
(Norwegian Water / IWA Norway)
Murad Ahmad
(Oslo Water)
Svein Erik Bakken
(SWECO Norway)
Scientific committee
Harsha Ratnaweera
(Chair, Norway)
Janelcy Alferes Castano
(ICA SG Chair, Belgium)
Agnieszka Cuprys
(Secretary, Norway)
Abhilash Nair
(Norway)
Angel Robles
(Spain)
Dragan Savic
(Netherlands)
Hanchang Shi
(China)
Ismail Koyuncu
(Turkey)
Marian Barbu
(Romania)
Natalia Sivchenko
(Norway)
Oscar Samuelsson
(Sweden)
Peter Vanrolleghem
(Canada)
Ramon Vilanoa
(Spain)
Rita Ugareli
(Norway)
Ulf Jeppsson
(Sweden)
Viktoria Yavorska
(Norway)
Xiaodong Wang
(China)
Yair Farber
(Israel)
Zhiguo Yuan
(Australia)
Tiina Komulainen
(Oslo Metropolitan University)
S Vigneswaran
(Australia)
Partners
Key Dates
For Authors 01/10/2024: Call for papers 15/12/2024: Deadline for submission of abstracts 21/02/2025: Notification of acceptance of submitted papers 07/03/2025: Deadline for registration by authors 20/06/2025: Deadline for full papers (8 pages)
| For participants 21/02/2025: Opening of registration 21/03/2025: Deadline for early-bird registration 22/03/2025: Open standard fee |
Registration
Payment will be made in Norwegian krone-NOK (with the approximate value in € provided for reference only)
IWA members HIC | 8250 NOK (~724€) |
Non IWA members HIC | 9450 NOK (~829€) |
Students | 4100 NOK (~360€) |
IWA members LIC | 5800 NOK (~509€) |
Non IWA members LIC | 7000 NOK (~614€) |
Accompanying persons | 1200 NOK (~105€) |
Pre-conference workshops, 29.06.2025 In-person, including lunch, conference registration required One workshop 09:00-12:00 and 13:00-16:00 Two workshops: 09:00-12:00 and 13:00-16:00 |
700 NOK (~61€) 1200 NOK (~105€) |
Online, no conference registration required One workshop 09:00-12:00 and 13:00-16:00 Two workshops: 09:00-12:00 and 13:00-16:00 |
400 NOK (~35€) 700 NOK (~61€) |
Excursions | 300 NOK (~26€) |
Conference dinner* | 1400 NOK (~121€) |
IWA members/nonmembers registration: 3 lunches, reception and conference dinner included;
*Students and accompanying persons: 3 lunches and reception are included (conference dinner not included)
Program Overview
| Workshops (time slots can be swapped, tentative) | ||
| 09:00-12:00 | Future of ICA in the water sector: Coordinated by Gustaf Olsson ML and AI in urban water management: Coordinated by Zhiguo Yuan | |
| 12:00-13:00 | Mingling lunch | |
| 13:00-16:00 | Cybersecurity in the water sector: Coordinated by Christos Makropoulos Application of hybrid modeling in ICA: Coordinated by Mariane Schneider, Jun-Jie Zhu, Sina Borzooei MetaCO-inspired workshop: Coordinated by Janelcy Alferes and Kris Villez | |
| 09:00 | Opening | ||
| 09:15 | Keynote: ICA – long way to where we are today, Gustaf Olsson, Professor emeritus, Lund University, Sweden | ||
| 09:45 | Keynote: ICA – the way forward, Dragan Savic, Global Advisor Digital Sciences, KWR, Netherlands Professor of Hydroinformatics, University of Exeter, UK | ||
| 10:15 | Coffee | ||
| Parallel sessions | |||
| 10:45-12:30 | Session A | Session B | |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch | ||
| 13:30-17:00 | Session C | Session D | |
| 19:00-21:00 | Conference dinner, Høymagasinet, A historic venue by Akershus Fortress. Myntgata 7, Oslo. https://maps.app.goo.gl/kttZEHYQarkncbcq9 | ||
| Parallel sessions | |||
| 09:00-12:30 | Session E | Session F | |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch | ||
| 13:30-17:00 | Session G | Session H | |
| 18:00-19:30 | Reception by the Mayor of Oslo, Oslo City Hall/Nobel prize awarding hall. | ||
| Wednesday 2nd July 2025 | |||
| Parallel sessions | |||
| 09:00-10:15 | Session I | Session J | |
| Coffee | |||
| 10:45-11:15 | Keynote: ICA in utilities, Pernille Ingildsen, CEO Odsherred Utility, Denmark. | ||
| 11:15-11:45 | Keynote: Towards the 15th ICA, Peter Vanrolleghem, Professor and Canada Research Chair on Water Quality Modeling at Université Laval, Canada. | ||
| 11:45-12:00 | Closure | ||
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch | ||
| 13:00-16:00 | Excursions to Norway’s two largest wastewater treatment plants | ||
Workshops
Future of ICA in the water sector: Coordinated by Gustaf Olsson
ML and AI in urban water management: Coordinated by Zhiguo Yua
Cybersecurity in the water sector: Coordinated by Christos Makropoulos
Application of hybrid modeling in ICA: Coordinated by Mariane Schneider, Jun-Jie Zhu, Sina Borzooei
MetaCO-inspired workshop: Coordinated by Janelcy Alferes and Kris Villez
Excursions
VEAS (Vestfjorden Wastewater Company) is the largest WWTP (fully underground) in Norway serving over 800 000 pe in Oslo and surrounding municipalities.
Bekkelaget WWTP has a capacity to treat 500 000 pe from Oslo municipality and a partially underground facility.
Venue
The ICA2025 will be held at the Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Oslo. The hotel is centrally located in the Oslo downtown, with direct access from the Oslo airport by 20 minutes by train.
Accommodation
There are many options for accommodation in Oslo to fit every budget. We have reserved some rooms at the conference hotel, and there are many hotels offering single/double rooms around 100-200€/night, and shared rooms for 30-40€ per person/night. We will provide with a booking code for the conference hotel during registration process.
See you in Oslo!
Contact: post@iwa-ica2025.net