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*** Second Call for Workshop & Tutorial Proposals
The 31st Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)
March 23-26, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus
We are pleased to invite proposals for workshops and tutorials to be held in conjunction
with the 31st International ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI 2026),
Paphos, Cyprus.
Workshops aim to provide a venue for presenting research on emerging or specialized
topics of interest and to offer an informal forum for discussing research questions and
challenges. Potential workshop topics should be related to the general theme of the
conference (“Where HCI meets AI”).
Tutorials aim to provide fundamental knowledge and experience on topics related to
intelligent user interfaces and the intersection between Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
We welcome proposals for a wide range of *full-day* or *half-day* workshops and
*full-day*, *half-day* or *quarter-day* tutorial formats and activities, including but not
limited to:
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Mini Conferences: Workshops that focus on a specific
topic and may have their own
paper submission and review processes.
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Interactive Formats: Workshops that encourage active
participation and hands-on
experiences through break-out sessions or group work to explore specific topics. They
may have their own paper submission and review process or target a report summarizing
the discussions and outcomes.
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Emerging Work Sessions: Workshops that foster discussion
around emerging ideas.
Organizers may raise specific topics and invite position papers, late-breaking results, or
extended abstracts.
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Project-Centric Formats: Workshops tied closely to
a specific existing large-scale
funded project(e.g., NSF, EU) with the goal to engage a broader community.
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Interactive Competitions: Formats that invite individuals
and teams to participate in
challenges or hackathons on selected topics relevant to IUI.
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Tutorials: Sessions that provide a structured instruction
on topics aligned with the
conference theme, such as HCI methods, AI techniques, methodological frameworks, tools,
labs or hands-on experiences for building intelligent user interfaces.
Review and Oversight by Workshop and Tutorial Chairs
Proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by the Workshop and Tutorial Chairs. It is
possible that workshops may be cancelled, shortened, merged, or restructured if there are insufficient submissions.
Workshop and Tutorial summaries will be included in the ACM Digital Library for ACM IUI
2026. We will also publish joint workshop proceedings for accepted workshop submissions
(through CEUR or a similar venue).
Responsibilities of Workshop and Tutorial Organizers
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Coordinate the Call for Papers, including solicitation, submission handling, and peer
review process.
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Create and maintain a dedicated website with Workshop or Tutorial information. The IUI
Website 2026 will link to this page.
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Prepare and communicate Call for Participation, targeting both IUI and broader relevant
communities (e.g., via mailing lists, social media, newsgroups, or offline events)
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Facilitate the planned activities, including paper presentations, discussions, and/or
interactive elements.
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Submit a workshop or tutorial summary for inclusion in the ACM Digital Library.
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Collect camera-ready papers and author agreements from workshop participants for the
joint workshop proceedings (CEUR or similar).
Note that for the joint proceedings (CEUR or similar), submissions should be peer-reviewed
and will need to meet publishers’ guidelines. CEUR, for example, requires a 5-page
minimum per contribution. Note that not all workshop and tutorial formats listed above
may meet these requirements, and we may not be able to include them.
IUI 2026 is an in-person event, and we expect workshop organizers to attend, allowing the
workshop to be conducted on-site. One author per paper is expected to attend in person
to present the work.
Proposal Format
Workshop or tutorial proposals should be a maximum of four pages long (single-column
format). Prepare your submission using the latest templates: Word Submission Template
or the LaTex Template
For Latex, please use “\documentclass[manuscript,review]{acmart}”.
The proposals should be organized as follows:
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Name and title: A one-word acronym and a full title.
Please indicate “(Workshop)” or
“(Tutorial)” after the title, as appropriate.
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Abstract: A brief summary of the workshop or tutorial.
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Description of workshop or tutorial topic: Should
discuss the relevance of the
proposed topic to IUI and its interest for the IUI 2026 audience. Include a concise
discussion of why this workshop or tutorial is particularly relevant for the intended
audience and how it will complement and enhance topics covered at the main conference.
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Previous history: List of previous workshops or tutorials
on this topic, including the
conferences that hosted them and the number of participants. If available, report on past
editions of the workshop (including URLs), along with a brief statement of the workshop
series (e.g., covering topics, number of paper submissions, and participants), as well as
post-workshop publications over the years and acceptance statistics. If this is the first
edition of the workshop, describe how it differs from others on similar topics (e.g., by
including conference names and years).
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Organizer(s): Names, affiliations, emails, and web
pages of the organizer(s). Provide a
brief description of the background of the organizer(s). Strong proposals normally include
organizers who bring differing perspectives on the topic and are actively connected to the
communities of potential participants. Please indicate the primary contact person and the
organizers who will attend the workshop. Also, please provide a list of other workshops or
tutorials organized by workshop organizers in the past.
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Workshop program committee: Names and affiliation
of the members of the (tentative)
workshop program committee that will evaluate the workshop submissions.
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Participants: Include a statement of how many participants
you expect and how you plan
to invite participants for the workshop or tutorial. If possible, include the names of at least
10 people who have expressed interest in participating in the workshop or tutorial.
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Workshop or Tutorial activities: A brief description
of the format regarding the mix of
events or activities, such as paper presentations, invited talks, panels, demonstrations,
teaching activities, hands-on practical exercises, and general discussion. Please also list
here any materials you will make available to tutorial participants, such as slides, access to
hardware or software, and handouts.
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Planned outcomes of the workshop or tutorial: What
are you hoping to achieve by the
end of the workshop or tutorial? Please list here any planned publications or other
outcomes expected.
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Length: Full-day or half-day. For tutorials, we are
also interested in quarter-day
proposals (roughly 1.5 hours).
Submission Platform
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All materials must be submitted electronically to PCS 2.0
http://new.precisionconference.com/~sigchi
by the proposal submission deadline.
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In PCS 2.0, first click "Submissions" at the top of the page, from the dropdown menus for
society, conference, and track, select "SIGCHI", "IUI 2026", and then "IUI 2026 Workshops"
or “IUI 2026 Tutorials”, respectively, and press "Go".
We encourage both researchers and industry practitioners to submit workshop proposals.
To support diverse perspectives in the workshops, we strongly recommend including
organizers from varied institutions and backgrounds.
Furthermore, we welcome workshops with an innovative structure that can attract diverse
types of contributions and foster valuable interactions.
Prospective organizers are encouraged to contact the Workshop and Tutorial Chairs in
advance (workshops2026@iui.acm.org) to discuss ideas, receive feedback, or seek
assistance in preparing engaging proposals. Especially for workshop proposals featuring
innovative interactive formats, we are happy to help further develop and implement the
ideas.
Important Dates (AoE)
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Workshop Proposals: August 22, 2025
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Decision notification: September 19, 2025
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Tutorial Proposals: October 17, 2025
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Tutorial Decision Notification: November 21, 2025
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Camera-ready Summaries: February 6, 2026
Workshop and Tutorial Chairs
Karthik Dinakar, Pienso, USA
Werner Geyer, IBM Research, USA
Patricia Kahr, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Antonela Tommasel, CONICET, Argentina
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