IVCNZ 2026, the 41st Image and Vision Computing New Zealand conference, is confirmed for 18–20 November 2026 at St Margaret's College on the University of Otago campus in Dunedin, hosted by the University's School of Computing with a live call for papers and IEEE Xplore proceedings.
The 41st Image and Vision Computing New Zealand conference (IVCNZ 2026) is confirmed for 18–20 November 2026 in Ōtepoti Dunedin, according to the conference's official page. The 2026 edition is hosted by Te Kura Rorohiko, the School of Computing at the University of Otago, with sessions set for St Margaret's College on the Otago campus. A call for papers is already open.
IVCNZ is described by its organisers as New Zealand's premier academic conference on visual computing and related applications. The series rotates between New Zealand universities each year; the 2025 edition was held in Wellington and co-hosted with PRICAI, and the 2026 edition moves south to the University of Otago's School of Computing. Otago is New Zealand's oldest university, established in 1869.
The conference targets academic and applied researchers in computer vision, imaging and graphics. The call for papers covers 3D imaging, AI for computer vision, biomedical and medical imaging, computer graphics, remote sensing, motion tracking and X-ray imaging; general AI papers not applicable to computer vision are explicitly out of scope. Accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion in IEEE Xplore, with proceedings typically indexed by Compendex, ISI Proceedings/ISTP and DBLP. The organisers note submissions must follow IEEE guidelines on AI-generated text.
St Margaret's College sits on the University of Otago campus behind the historic Clocktower and Geology buildings, a short walk from the Dunedin city centre, Tūhura Otago Museum and the Dunedin Botanic Garden, per the organiser's venue page. Dunedin is on the east coast of the South Island and is served by Dunedin Airport, roughly 30 km southwest of the city. The compact, walkable campus-and-city layout and the concentration of student and visitor accommodation around the central city are relevant background for delegates planning a multi-day academic stay; the organiser directs attendees to a separate registration page for details.
A 41st-edition, IEEE-indexed academic conference returning to a South Island university is a recurring, nationally significant business-events anchor for Dunedin. As an annual rotating series with a committed 2026 host, venue and publication pathway, IVCNZ represents the kind of sustained, sector-specific academic gathering that supports regional conference capacity outside the main North Island centres.
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