September 2026 - Infovis

ESANN 2027 call for papers
by Michel Verleysen 11 Sep '26

11 Sep '26

ESANN 2027 - 37th European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning Bruges (Belgium) and online, 21-22-23 April 2027 https://www.esann.org Call for papers The call for papers is available at https://www.esann.org Deadline for submissions: 18 November 2026. The ESANN conferences cover artificial neural networks, machine learning, statistical information processing, and computational intelligence. The central topics of the conferences are the mathematical foundations, algorithms, and ML-AI tools and methodologies for generic use. Applications are not a central focus of the conference; application-oriented papers will only be considered if the scope of possible applications is of generic interest to a large proportion of ESANN participants. In addition to regular sessions, 6 special sessions will be organized on the following topics: * Knowledge Discovery and Human-AI Collaboration in Biomedical Data Science * New Frontiers in Graph Neural Networks: Emerging Architectures and Training Paradigms * Learning with Few Annotations * Where Kernels Meet Networks: Neural Tangent Kernels, Gaussian Processes and Beyond * From Understanding Distributional Change to Informed Action * Machine Learning Methods for Network Analysis and Processing ESANN 2027 builds upon a successful series of conferences organized each year since 1993. ESANN has become a major scientific event in the machine learning, computational intelligence and artificial neural networks fields over the years. The conference will be organized in hybrid mode. In-person participation is strongly encouraged; however online participation is possible for those who cannot travel. The physical conference will be organized in Bruges, one of the most beautiful medieval towns in Europe. Designated as the "Venice of the North", the city has preserved all the charms of the medieval heritage. Its centre, which is inscribed on the Unesco World Heritage list, is in itself a real open-air museum. We hope to receive your submission to ESANN 2027 and to see you in Bruges or online! ======================================================== ESANN - European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning http://www.esann.org/ * For submissions of papers, reviews, registrations: Michel Verleysen UCLouvain - Machine Learning Group 3, pl. du Levant - B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve - Belgium tel: +32 10 47 25 51 mailto:esann@uclouvain.be * Conference secretariat d-side conference services 24 av. L. Mommaerts - B-1140 Evere - Belgium tel: + 32 2 730 06 11 mailto:esann@uclouvain.be ========================================================

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Workshop on Human-Centered Interactive Multimodal AI Systems (HIMAS) at ACM IUI 2027
by Marcel Worring 07 Sep '26

07 Sep '26

Workshop on Human-Centered Interactive Multimodal AI Systems (HIMAS) at ACM IUI 2027 We are welcoming you to join a full-day workshop on Human-Centered Interactive Multimodal AI Systems (HIMAS) at ACM IUI 2027<https://iui.acm.org/2027/> in February 2027. As AI models are increasingly able to handle multimodal data, effectively deploying these models in real-world settings requires building interactive systems that bridge the gap between multimodal AI and the users. The workshop aims to bring together researchers from multimedia analytics, human-computer interaction, information visualization, and multimodal AI, alongside domain experts, to identify shared challenges and shape a research agenda for the future of HIMAS. Specifically, we are interested in the following themes: * Integrating multimodal AI with interactive interfaces: Moving beyond text-only chat toward interfaces that combine speech, touch, sketches, gestures, and visualizations to communicate with and steer multimodal AI. * Designing HIMAS for effective human-AI collaboration: Supporting mixed-initiative interaction, shared context, and user agency - so people can inspect, verify, and correct how multimodal systems reason. * Adapting and generalizing HIMAS across domains: Understanding which design and evaluation approaches transfer across application areas — and which must be specialized to the domain. The workshop will be in the mini-conference format with paper presentations, panel discussion, interactive demos, and group discussion. We are soliciting the following: * Position papers: Describe a future vision for HIMAS and articulate open challenges the community should tackle. * Research papers: Provide initial understanding of HIMAS through empirical or conceptual work. * Demos: Show working prototypes of interactive multimodal AI systems in an interactive afternoon session. The submission deadline is November 9, 2026. More information about how to submit the paper and the organization will be on our website: https://himas-workshop.com/ On behalf of all organizers, Marcel Worring

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EuroVis 2027: Call for workshops
by Chatzimparmpas, A. (Angelos) 05 Sep '26

05 Sep '26

EuroVis 2027: Call for workshops We solicit workshops related to all areas of visualization. These informal workshops in EuroVis provide a setting for participants to discuss advanced topics in visualization, involve experts and practitioners in the field, disseminate work in progress, and promote new ideas. Workshops at EuroVis are open to all registered attendees (“invitation only” workshops will not be approved). Important Dates * Proposal Submission Monday, October 12, 2026 * Notification Monday, October 26, 2026 * All deadlines are at 11:59 pm (23:59) Anywhere on Earth (AoE)<https://time.is/Anywhere_on_Earth>. Workshops should: * Emphasize emerging ideas, concepts, or technologies that are currently too nascent or too interdisciplinary for a full symposium; * Encourage active participation from the audience and create opportunities not only for the presenters but all attendees to contribute to the outcomes of the workshop, for example, through collective or small group discussions. * Be open to and experiment with non-traditional submission types (e.g., demonstrations; artwork; pedagogical material; high-quality, standalone talks; etc.) Possible topics may include emerging or persisting problems, developing research agendas, networking to find common interests and possibilities for cooperation, interacting with domain experts involving analysis of their domain problems, bringing together new disciplines, etc. When choosing workshop topics to propose, please consider pre-approved workshops, EGPGV and EuroVA, and try to avoid large overlaps. Note that workshops remain extremely well attended, but as new associated events and publication formats are introduced to EuroVis, the number of submitted papers may drop from previous years. So, a more interactive format (rather than one based mainly on presentations of submitted papers) is encouraged. Submission requirements Workshop proposals should include: * a title, * the contact details of the organizers, * a brief description of the organizers’ background, related publications, and research, * the planned activities (e.g., mainly talks, mainly interactive sessions, a mix), including an outline schedule for the program—workshops are strongly encouraged, though not required, to consider ways to engage all participants interactively, * the intended result and impact of the workshop, * a brief justification for why this workshop is necessary (e.g., why would the topic benefit from a more informal setting, in what ways is the topic emergent or a relatively poor fit for the main conference program, etc.), * a chosen measure for a successful CFP (e.g., number of submissions), possibly including an outline for a “backup policy” (e.g., changing the workshop format or voluntarily withdrawing the workshop before acceptance notification is sent, but should not require the workshop organizers to submit emergency papers to their own workshop), * a statement of the organization and the development of the list of participants (intended size, detailed selection procedures, and timeline for finalizing workshop presenters), * a list of any special technology needed, * the number of poster slots requested, if the workshop intends to feature posters, and * the proposed dates for the call for participation, author notification, and camera-ready deadlines (author notification must be before the early registration deadline for EuroVis; for inclusion of materials in the EG digital library and/or the downloadable proceedings, the camera-ready deadline must be 4 weeks prior to the conference). Because the number of workshop time slots is limited, half-day workshop proposals are strongly encouraged. However, well-justified full-day proposals will also be considered. Full-day proposals may optionally state what changes would be implemented to allow the workshop schedule to fit within a half day. If the proposed workshop is a follow-up of a previous workshop, please include a critical reflection of the prior workshop(s), including a discussion of the results and evidence of impact. The proposal should not exceed four pages. Please use the template file from https://www.eurovis2025.lu/fileadmin/files/egPublStyle-EuroVis_full-short-s… Attendance At least one author for each paper must register and attend the conference in person. Evaluation criteria The workshops aim to include various topics and a healthy mix of new and recurring events. Repeat submissions will be partially judged by the previous workshop's success. Workshop success will be judged subjectively, but popularity, research impact, visibility, and attendee feedback will all be considered. Specifically, the workshop proposals will be evaluated according to the following criteria: * The potential for inspiring people, being influential, and opening new lines of research, * The degree to which the workshop provides a more interactive environment for participants—all things being equal, preference will be given to workshops that emphasize participant interaction, * The coherence of the proposed topic and the degree to which it would benefit from a workshop environment, * The ability to attract people and make them excited about the workshop, * The appropriateness with respect to EuroVis topics, * If this workshop has special needs, the feasibility of the proposed plan, including financial, logistics, scheduling, and coordination impact, is also important. The workshop chairs will balance the proposed topics to support the diversity of topics within EuroVis and complement the main program. Organizers should consider what steps they will take to encourage diverse participants in their workshop (e.g., a balance of experience, background, gender, etc.) to make participation as inclusive as possible. If accepted, workshops are required to prepare a short summary (50–100 words) for the workshop website and the web program. Workshop Chairs * Angelos Chatzimparmpas, Utrecht University * Cagatay Turkay, University of Warwick * Tanja Blascheck, University of Stuttgart

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[CFP] IEEE AIxVR 2027 – Vancouver, Canada – Paper deadline Sept. 17
by Taheritajar, Alireza 03 Sep '26

03 Sep '26

Dear Colleague, IEEE AIxVR 2027 invites submissions presenting original research at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Extended/Virtual Reality (XR/VR/AR/MR). IMPORTANT DEADLINES (AoE): • Full & Short Papers: September 17, 2026 • Work-in-Progress Papers, Demos & Videos: October 29, 2026 Topics include AI for XR, XR for AI, generative AI and intelligent virtual environments, multimodal and human-AI interaction, technical and human challenges, ethical and societal aspects, and industry-focused applications. Accepted papers will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press and submitted for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Full Call for Papers: https://aivr.science.uu.nl/2027/aixvr2027_cfp.html Conference website: https://aivr.science.uu.nl/2027/ We warmly invite you to submit your work and participate. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me (ataheritajar(a)augusta.edu) Best regards, Alireza Taheritajar Publicity Chair, IEEE AIxVR 2027 ataheritajar(a)augusta.edu

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