To promote fundamental and applied IT research in Vietnam, the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA) and the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) are jointly organizing the 19th National Scientific Conference on Fundamental Research and Applications in Information Technology (FAIR’2026), in collaboration with the Information Technology Institute (Vietnam National University, Hanoi) and HCMC University of Industry and Trade (HUIT), researchers from research institutes, and universities nationwide, are organizing the 18th National Conference on "Fundamental and Applied IT Research".

The main topic of this year’s conference is "Artificial Intelligence and Its Future Trends". Nevertheless, in line with the tradition of the FAIR conference series, submissions are not restricted to this topic and may cover a broad range of topics in Information Technology and its applications.

FAIR’2026 receives academic endorsement from four leading institutions in the field of Information and Communication Technology: the University of Danang, the Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology, Thai Nguyen University of Information and Communication Technology, and the Institute of Information Technology – Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

The 19th FAIR Conference (FAIR’2026) will be held on the campus of HCMC University of Industry and Trade on Thursday and Friday, October 8–9, 2026.