The eleventh International Conference on Ships and Offshore Structures (ICSOS 2026) will be hosted at Yildiz Technical University in Istanbul, Türkiye from October 4–7, 2026. As conference co-chairs, Serdar Turgut İnce, Ph.D. and Ümit Güneş, Ph.D., we extend our warm invitation to join us for this landmark event.

To mark the beginning of a new decade for the conference, October 4th will be a day with social activities, providing an ideal setting for participants to connect, collaborate, and celebrate the conference's remarkable journey. Presentations of conference papers and discussions will take place from October 5th to October 7th.

ICSOS offers authors an exceptional opportunity for rapid publication. The conference serves as a platform for high-quality papers, with the majority being promoted to special issues of the Journal of Ships and Offshore Structures (SAOS) and the Seatific Journal. This integrated process is an essential part of the conference, providing a time-efficient route for your contribution to be published.

To ensure that only high quality papers will be presented at the conference, ICSOS is very pleased to be backed-up by an outstanding international scientific committee. The committee members will support abstract selection and the thorough review of the submitted papers, both for the conference and for the special issue of the journal.

We look forward to your submissions and to welcoming you aboard this exciting journey in Istanbul,
Serdar Turgut İnce, Ph.D.
Ümit Güneş, Ph.D.
Conference Co-Chairs
Conference chair
Serdar Turgut İnce, PhD

Assistant Professor at Yildiz Technical University
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department
serince@yildiz.edu.tr

Ümit Güneş, PhD


Associate Professor at Yildiz Technical University

Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department

ugunes@yildiz.edu.tr

Conference co-chair
Prof. DSc. (Tech.) Sören Ehlers

Full Professor at Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)
Institute for Ship Structural Design and Analysis (M-10)
ehlers@tuhh.de

Prof. Dr. Jeom Kee Paik FREng

Professor of Marine Technology at University College London, UK
Chair Professor at Ningbo University, China
Chair Professor at Harbin Engineering University, China
j.paik@ucl.ac.uk