About
The Conference
Disrupting Boundaries is the flagship international conference series organized by Scientific Advantage, dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary dialogue across social science, technology, education, and cultural diversity. As digital transformation reshapes learning, governance, and social life, traditional disciplinary boundaries are proving too rigid to capture the complexity of contemporary challenges.
Scientific Advantage exists to give researchers a strategic edge — connecting emerging scholarship with the platforms, networks, and publication pathways needed to translate ideas into impact. Disrupting Boundaries embodies this mission by creating a space where technologists, educators, social scientists, and cultural researchers can collaborate on questions that increasingly demand cross-disciplinary answers.
We welcome theoretical contributions, empirical studies, and practice-based reflections that speak to the conference's four thematic pillars: technology and society, education in transition, cultural diversity and inclusion, and interdisciplinary methods.
Why Disrupting Boundaries?
Unlike single-discipline conferences, DBC 2026 is designed around the premise that today's most pressing questions — from algorithmic bias to digital equity in education — cannot be fully understood through one field alone. Each session is structured to bring researchers from different disciplinary backgrounds into direct conversation, rather than running parallel tracks that never intersect.
Who Should Attend
- Researchers and academics in social science, education, technology studies, and cultural studies
- Graduate and doctoral students presenting early-stage or completed research
- Practitioners and policymakers working at the intersection of technology, education, and cultural inclusion
- Anyone seeking to publish in Scopus/Web of Science–indexed outlets through our post-conference publication pathway
What to Expect
Over three days in Seminyak, Bali, participants will engage in keynote sessions, parallel paper presentations, symposia, round table discussions, and poster sessions — complemented by a cultural excursion day showcasing Bali's landscape and heritage. The conference welcomes both in-person and virtual attendance, ensuring global accessibility regardless of participants' ability to travel.
Beyond the Conference
Accepted papers are published in the official conference proceedings with DOI, and outstanding contributions may be further invited to peer-reviewed journals — including Scopus/Web of Science–indexed special and regular issues — through our structured post-conference publication pathway.
About
Organizing Committee
The success of Disrupting Boundaries Conference — DBC 2026 is guided by a multidisciplinary team of scholars and practitioners committed to advancing rigorous, boundary-crossing research. Our Organizing and Scientific Committee is currently being finalized with confirmed scholars from institutions across [insert regions/countries you are targeting, e.g., Southeast Asia, Europe, and North America]. Full committee details, including reviewer affiliations and areas of expertise, will be published on this page by [insert specific date].
Conference Chair
To be confirmed
Co-Chair
To be confirmed
Secretariat
For day-to-day inquiries regarding submissions, registration, and logistics, the conference secretariat can be reached at conferences@scivanta.org.
About
Program & Scientific Committee
The Program & Scientific Committee oversees the scientific quality of the conference, coordinating the double-blind peer review process and ensuring every accepted paper aligns with the conference's four thematic pillars. Committee members are drawn from institutions actively researching technology, education, and cultural diversity, and are responsible for reviewer assignment, abstract evaluation criteria, and final acceptance decisions.
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Keynote Speakers
Disrupting Boundaries brings together leading voices at the intersection of technology, education, and cultural diversity to open each day of the conference with forward-looking perspectives on the field's most pressing questions. Keynote speaker announcements will be made progressively on this page and via our official communications as confirmations are finalized.
Professor John W. Creswell
In ConfirmationCo-Founder, University of Michigan Mixed Methods Program. Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, United States
A leading authority on mixed methods and qualitative research design, having authored numerous books and articles on research methodology. He co-founded SAGE's Journal of Mixed Methods Research and served as the founding President of the Mixed Methods International Research Association.
Professor Ariffin Abdul Mutalib
Leader, Digital Realities Lab Research Group Professor, School of Multimedia Technology and Communication, Universiti Utara Malaysia.
A researcher specializing in interaction design, usability, emerging technology, and computers in education. He has authored over 130 publications and delivers regular public lectures on the societal impact of technology, including digital literacy and responsible technology use.
Keynote Speaker from Australia
In ConfirmationInstitution to be announced
We are pleased to share that a keynote speaker from a leading institution in Australia is also in confirmation. Full details, including name and affiliation, will be announced once finalized.
About
Host Institution
Disrupting Boundaries Conference — DBC 2026 is organized by Scientific Advantage, a program of Scientific Advantage Publishing, an Asian-based academic publishing and conference organization committed to connecting emerging scholarship with global research and publication networks.
[Additional host/co-host institution details to be confirmed]
