LCE2026

33rd CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering
March 11–13, 2026 at Kamakura Prince Hotel, Japan

Program

Instructions for speakers

For those who will present their paper(s), please check Instructions for Speakers.

Conference proceedings

The conference proceedings are available at here.

Program at a Glance *

Industrial tours - March 10 (Tue)

March 10 (Tue)
09:00 - Industrial tour
16:00 - 19:00 Registration

Day1 - March 11 (Wed)

March 11 (Wed)
A B C D
08:00 Registration
08:50 Opening ceremony
09:10 Circular economy in Japan (Mr. Koji Takahashi, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan)
09:30 Plenary lecture 1 (Prof. Kohzo Ito, The University of Tokyo, Japan)
10:10 Coffee break
10:30 A1: Circular economy B1: Sustainable manufacturing C1: LCA D1: Advanced recycling and recovery technologies
12:30 Lunch
13:50 A2: Circular economy B2: Sustainable manufacturing C2: LCA D2: Disassembly
15:50 Coffee Break
16:10 A3: Circular economy B3: Sustainable manufacturing C3: LCA D3: Disassembly
18:10  
18:30 - 22:00 Welcome event
(near Kamakura/Fujisawa Station)

Day2 - March 12 (Thu)

March 12 (Thu)
A B C D
08:00 Registration
08:50 Plenary lecture 2 (Prof. Gisela Lanza, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany)
09:30 Plenary lecture 3 (Dr. Shinichi Taniguchi, Hitachi, Ltd., Japan)
10:10 Coffee break
10:30 A4: Circular economy B4: Sustainable manufacturing C4: LCA D4: Digital product passports for life cycle engineering
12:30 Lunch
13:50 A5: Circular economy B5: Sustainable manufacturing C5: LCA D5: Artificial intelligence for life cycle engineering
15:50 Coffee Break
16:10 A6: Industrial session B6: Sustainable manufacturing C6: LCA (RoomE)
18:10  
18:30 - 21:00 Conference dinner
(Kamakura Prince Hotel, Room L+C+D)

Day3 - March 13 (Fri)

March 13 (Fri)
A B C D
08:00 Registration
08:50 A7: Circular economy B7: Sustainable manufacturing C7: LCA
10:50 Coffee break
11:10 A8: Maintenance B8: Sustainable manufacturing C8: LCA D8: System-level modelling and simulation for life cycle engineering
12:30 Lunch
13:50 A9: Circular economy B9: Sustainable manufacturing C9: LCA D9: Absolute sustainability
15:50 Coffee Break
16:10 A10: Circular economy B10: Life cycle thinking in product and process innovation C10: LCA D10: Organizational and societal dimensions of life cycle engineering
18:10  
18:30 - 19:00 Closing ceremony
(Room L)

*Change notes:

  1. March 02, 2026.
  2. January 29, 2026.
  3. September 08, 2025.

Scientific program

Presentation guideline
Presentation Time: 20 minutes in total (15 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for discussion)
Template: No presentation template will be provided.

Social program

Welcome event
Place: Izakaya near Kamakura/Fujisawa station
Time: 18:30-22:00 (Including travel time)
Banquet
Place: Kamakura Prince Hotel (Conference Venue)
Time: 18:30-21:00