đ 18th ACM Web Science Conference 2026 â Calls for Papers, Posters & Workshops/Tutorials
Braunschweig, Germany | May 26â29, 2026
đ Celebrating 20 Years of Web Science!
The 18th ACM Web Science Conference 2026 (WebSciâ26<https://websci26.org/>) invites submissions exploring how the Web shapesâand is shaped byâsociety, technology, and people.
Join us in Braunschweig for an interdisciplinary exchange on the future of the Web!
đ Call for Papers<https://websci26.org/?page_id=77>
* Submission: Dec 10, 2025
* Notification: Feb 4, 2026
* Camera-ready: Feb 28, 2026
* More details here<https://websci26.org/?page_id=77>
Topics include*, but are not limited to:
* Understanding the web
* Making the web inclusive
* The web and everyday life
* Doing web science
*This is only a small selection from the list of examples.
đ¨ Call for Posters<https://websci26.org/?page_id=513>
* Submission: Feb 18, 2026
* Notification: Mar 11, 2026
* Final version: Apr 1, 2026
* More details here<https://websci26.org/?page_id=513>
* Qualitative study of community
* Theorizing web behavior, content, and structures
* Artwork providing challenges to and imaginings around the web
* Emerging legal frontiers around web science
* Practitioner perspectives from industry
đ§Š Call for Workshops & Tutorials<https://websci26.org/?page_id=79>
* Proposal submission: Dec 15, 2025
* Notification: Dec 19, 2025
* Workshops/Tutorials Day: May 26, 2026
* More details here<https://websci26.org/?page_id=79>
* Responsible web science in the age of generative AI
* Resilience against misinformation and disinformation
* Web inclusivity and digital justice
* Privacy, security, and trust online
* New methodologies for web research
* The cultural and creative web
* Education and capacity building in web science
Be part of the global conversation on Web Scienceâits evolution, inclusivity, ethics, and innovation.
đ Learn more & submit: www.websci2026.org<http://www.websci2026.org>
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Sierra Kaiser (she/her)
Wissenschaftliche Koordinatorin / Scientific Coordinator
Stuttgart Research Focus â Interchange Forum for Reflecting on Intelligent Systems (IRIS)
Universität Stuttgart
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www.iris.uni-stuttgart.de/<http://www.iris.uni-stuttgart.de/>
*Call for Participation - GSI:detect at EVALITA 2026*
We are happy to announce that, in the context of EVALITA 2026
<https://www.evalita.it/campaigns/evalita-2026/> (the 9th evaluation
campaign of NLP and Speech Tools for Italian), we are organizing
GSI:detect, the first shared task on gender stereotypes detection in
Italian.
*Task Description:*
The GSI:detect task aims at evaluating systems' ability to detect and
classify gender stereotypes (GSs) in Italian short texts and is organized
as follows:
- GS Detection (main task): given a text, assign is a numerical score,
the GS value, that quantifies the degree to which the text contains or
refers to a gender stereotype.
- GS Classification (subtask, optional but strongly encouraged): Assign
each text to one of the following categories: Role, Personality,
Competence, Physical, Sexual, and Relational.
*Participation:*
We invite participation from both academic institutions and industrial
organizations. Please visit our website <https://gsi-d-evalita.fbk.eu/> where
more information is available.
To indicate your intention to participate, fill out the EVALITA form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKLnMNzds1oaGwPYOVB7FTbmzWTqhTG5fâŚ>
(open
until November 21st 2025) selecting GSI:detect as a task of interest.
*Data:*
We just released the development data at the following link: download devset
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScorCdSGtF_Q3ZYk4AzYWXuMO1yocmPR06âŚ>
*Publication:*
Participants will submit a report (that will undergo regular peer
review) to be presented at the EVALITA 2026 final workshop, which will take
place in Bari (Italy), 26-27 February 2026 (submission instructions will be
available on the EVALITA website
<https://www.evalita.it/campaigns/evalita-2026/>).
*Important Dates *(refer to the EVALITA website
<https://www.evalita.it/campaigns/evalita-2026/> for updates):
- 1st December - 8thDecember 2025: GSI:detect evaluation window
- 15th December 2025: assessments returned to participants
- 9th January 2026: submission of participantsâ reports
- 16th January 2026: submission of organizersâ reports
- 7th February 2026: review deadline
- 16th February 2026: camera-ready version deadline
- 26 - 27th February 2026: final workshop in Bari (Italy)
*Task Organizers: *
- Gloria Comandini - Istituto Italiano di Studi Germanici
- Manuela Speranza - FBK
- Sofia Brenna - FBK ~ Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
- Davide Testa - FBK ~ UniversitĂ di Roma La Sapienza
- Stefania Cavagnoli - UniversitĂ di Roma Tor Vergata
- Bernardo Magnini - FBK
*Contact: *gsievalita(a)gmail.com
*Website:* https://gsi-d-evalita.fbk.eu/
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Dear all,
The Centre for Translation Studies (CTS)<https://www.surrey.ac.uk/centre-translation-studies> at University of Surrey is delighted to announce the next lecture in the Convergence Lecture Series<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPICDXUv_Pk&list=PLZSxmBFXjnSWymm6NBNzNo9bEâŚ>
. Professor Susan Hunston, University of Birmingham, will present 'Pattern, Construction, System: Reconciling approaches to lexis and grammar'
Date & time: Wednesday 29 October, 14:00 GMT
Abstract: This presentation describes the outcome of a project which aims to reconcile three different approaches to the lexis and grammar of English: Pattern Grammar (from the Cobuild corpus project); Construction Grammar (from Cognitive Linguistics); and Systemic Functional Grammar (from Systemic Functional Linguistics). In the project, 50 verb complementation patterns were reinterpreted as verb argument constructions, and system networks were produced to show how numerous constructions contribute to specific semantic fields. The presentation will give examples of this work and argue that it demonstrates the advantage of finding common ground between very different approaches to language.
Bio: Susan Hunston is Professor of English Language at the University of Birmingham. She has worked previously at the National University of Singapore, the University of Surrey, and the Cobuild project. She has published in Corpus Linguistics and Discourse Analysis, and her most recent book is Pattern, Construction, System: a unified approach to grammar and lexis (2025: Cambridge University Press). This book is available Open Access.
Participation is free, please register here<https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/de9cc9fa-b86e-4e4c-9a76-d6f30825afâŚ>
You are most welcome to share this invitation with others who might be interested in attending.
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Prof Constantin OrÄsan
Professor of Language and Translation Technologies
Centre for Translation Studies<https://www.surrey.ac.uk/centre-translation-studies> | School of Literature and Languages<https://www.surrey.ac.uk/school-literature-languages>
Personal page: https://www.surrey.ac.uk/people/constantin-orasan
Office: 06LC03, Phone: +44 (0) 1483 68 4115
Library and Learning Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, UK
*To be held at EACL 2026 (March 24-29 in Rabat, Morocco)*
*Workshop description*
The 8th SIGTYP Workshop aims to provide a forum for bridging linguistic
typology, multilingual NLP, and adjacent areas to develop truly
multilingual NLP methods. The workshop raises awareness of linguistic
typology and its potential to broaden the global reach of multilingual NLP
and introduces computational approaches to typology. We welcome open
problems and discussion, inviting contributions from researchers in
multilingual/cross-lingual NLP and leading scholars in linguistic typology.
In 2026, we place a special emphasis on the utility of LLMs for typological
research.
*SIGTYP is the first dedicated venue for typology-related research and its
integration in multilingual NLP. Appropriate topics include (but are not
limited to):*
- *Integration of typological features in language transfer and joint
multilingual learning. *Beyond techniques such as âselective sharing,â
what other ways can we encode heterogeneous external knowledge in ML
algorithms?
- *Development of unified taxonomy and resources. *Building universal
databases/models to support the understanding and processing of diverse
languages.
- *Automatic inference of typological features. *Pros/cons of existing
techniques (e.g., heuristics from morphosyntactic annotation, propagation
from related languages, supervised Bayesian/neural models) and emerging
approaches.
- *Typology and interpretability. *Using typological knowledge to
interpret hidden representations of multilingual models, guide multilingual
data generation/selection, and annotate texts.
- *Improvement and completion of typological databases. *Combining
linguistic expertise with data-driven methods to advance knowledge of
cross-linguistic variation and universals.
- *Linguistic diversity and universals; cross-lingual annotation. *Which
phenomena/categories should be considered universal? How should they be
annotated?
- *Using LLMs for typological studies. *Can LLMs help formulate/test
typological hypotheses? Can they make valid cross-linguistic
generalisations?
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- *Additional topics include* constructed language generation, universals
in diachronic language change, information-theoretic approaches to
typology, and automated approaches to etymology.
*Important Dates (23:59 AoE)*
- *Direct submission deadline: December 19, 2025*
- *Pre-reviewed (ARR) submission deadline: January 2, 2026*
- *Notification of acceptance: January 23, 2026*
- *Camera-ready deadline: February 3, 2026*
- *Workshop date: During EACL 2026 (March 24â29, 2026; exact day TBA)*
*Submissions*
We invite extended *abstract submissions (non-archival) *and *general paper
submissions (archival)*. The accepted submissions will be presented at the
workshop, providing new insights and ideas. Extended abstracts should
describe already published work or work in progress and should *not exceed
two (2) pages*. This way, we will not discourage researchers from
preferring main conference proceedings, while ensuring that engaging and
thought-provoking research is presented at the workshop. For general
(archival) submissions, we accept both long and short papers. Short papers
should* not exceed four (4) pages, long papers should not exceed eight (8)
pages.* Unlimited additional pages are allowed for the references section
in all submission types.
*Submissions should be anonymous, without authors or an acknowledgement
section; self-citations should appear in third person.*
*Format: *
Submissions must follow the ACL 2025 stylesheet (
https://github.com/acl-org/acl-style-files), and both long and short paper
submissions must follow the two-column format of ACL proceedings. All
submissions must be in PDF format.
*SIGTYP 2026: *https://sigtyp.github.io/
*Organizing Committee*
Priya Rani, Michael Hahn, Andreas Shcherbakov, Oleg Serikov, Alexey
Sorokin, Ryan Cotterell and Kat Vylomova
*Anti-harassment policy*
The workshop follows the ACL anti-harassment policy:
https://www.aclweb.org/adminwiki/index.php?title=Anti-Harassment_Policy.
*Contact*
For any inquiries regarding the workshop, please send an email to the
Organising Committee at sigtyp(a)gmail.com
Regards,
Priya.
Dear colleagues,
The October edition of the CLARIN Newsflash is out. Highlights include:
- The release of the first CLARIN Data Citation Guidelines
- Prof. Dr. Els Lefeverâs (CLARIN-BE) insightful contribution on European data sovereignty at the European Parliament
- The publication of the fifth volume of Tour de CLARIN
Read it here: https://www.clarin.eu/content/clarin-newsflash-october-2025
Kind regards,
CLARIN ERIC
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Elisa Gorgaini
Communication Officer - CLARIN ERIC
Utrecht University | Drift 10, 3512 BS Utrecht, The Netherlands
e.gorgaini(a)uu.nl<mailto:e.gorgaini@uu.nl> | elisa(a)clarin.eu<mailto:elisa@clarin.eu>
www.clarin.eu<https://www.clarin.eu>
We welcome you to the next Natural Language Processing and Vision (NLPV) seminars at the University of Exeter.
Talk 1
Scheduled: Thursday 16 Oct 2025 at 13:00 to 14:00, GMT+1
Location: https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/j/94505914598?pwd=eXonSrKHuxUNnMCAmiZHic⌠(Meeting ID: 945 0591 4598 Password: 903478)
Title: This One or That One? A Bilingual Study on Accessibility via Demonstratives with Multimodal Large Language Models
Abstract: Accessibility describes how easily a speaker can obtain or interact with an object, and it is often conveyed through demonstrative pronouns like âthis" and âthat" in English or âčżâ (zhè) and âéŁâ (nĂ ) in Chinese, indicating proximal or distal objects. The proximal vs. distal distinction is not absolute, since it depends on the speaker's viewpoint.
Are Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) able to solve accessibility problems based on demonstratives? In this talk, I would like to present some preliminary results on a referent identification task based on a bilingual (English and Chinese), multimodal dataset. In our experiments, all models show significant struggles, and particularly when perspective shifts are introduced.
Speaker's bio: Emmanuele Chersoni got a joint PhD in Language Sciences from Aix-Marseille University and the University of Pisa in 2018, under the supervision of Philippe Blache and Alessandro Lenci. Since 2021, he is an Assistant Professor in Computational Linguistics at the Department of Language Science and Technology of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His main research interests include classical distributional semantic models, thematic fit modeling, semantic relations and natural language processing for specialized domains. He has also served as a co-organizer of the *ACL workshop series on Cognitive Modeling and Computational Linguistics from 2019 to 2022.
Talk 2
Scheduled: Thursday 23 Oct 2025 at 15:00 to 16:00, GMT+1
Location: https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/j/92868830537?pwd=0yvSNEwhIeC3x2Mxn76zOr⌠(Meeting ID: 928 6883 0537 Password: 100657)
Title: Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: Inversion Learning for Highly Effective NLG Evaluation Prompts
Abstract: Evaluating natural language generation (NLG) systems is inherently challenging. While human evaluation remains the gold standard, it is difficult to scale and often suffers from inconsistencies and demographic biases. LLM-based evaluation offers a scalable alternative but is highly sensitive to prompt design, where small variations can lead to significant discrepancies. In this talk, I will introduce an inversion learning method that learns effective reverse mappings from model outputs back to their input instructions, enabling the automatic generation of highly effective, model-specific evaluation prompts. This method is simple, requires only a single evaluation sample, and eliminates the need for manual prompt engineering, thereby improving both the efficiency and robustness of LLM-based evaluation.
Speaker's bio: Chenghua Lin is a Full Professor and Chair in Natural Language Processing in the Department of Computer Science at The University of Manchester. His research lies at the intersection of machine learning and natural language processing, with a focus on language generation, multimodal LLMs, and evaluation methods. He currently serves as Chair of the ACL SIGGEN Board, a member of the IEEE Speech and Language Processing Technical Committee, and Associate Editor for Computer Speech and Language. He has received several prizes and awards for his research and academic leadership, including the CIKM Test-of-Time Award, the INLG Best Paper Runner-up Award, and an Honourable Mention for the Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance (SICSA) Supervisor of the Year Award. He has also held numerous program and chairing roles for *ACL conferences, including Documentation Chair for ACLâ25, Publication Chair for ACLâ23, Workshop Chair for AACL-IJCNLPâ22, Program Chair for INLGâ19, and Senior Area Chair for EMNLPâ20, ACLâ22ââ23, EACLâ23, NAACLâ25, and AACLâ25.
We will update future talks on the website: https://sites.google.com/view/neurocognit-lang-viz-group/seminars
Joining our *Google group* for future seminar and research information: https://groups.google.com/g/neurocognition-language-and-vision-processing-gâŚ
The Psycholinguistics, Information and Computation Lab (PICoL)
<https://picol-georgetown.github.io/> in the Department of Linguistics
<https://linguistics.georgetown.edu/> at Georgetown University is
recruiting candidates for a PhD in Computational Linguistics to start in
Fall 2026. The deadline for applying is December 1, 2025. The lab is
directed by Ethan Gotlieb Wilcox <https://wilcoxeg.github.io/>.
Please see this link for more details:
https://linguistics.georgetown.edu/programs/apply/
In PICoL (pronounced âpickleâ) we seek to understand how language is
learned and processed in the mind using an interdisciplinary toolbox of
methods, including computational simulations, formal mathematical models,
and psycholinguistic experiments. In addition, we use insights from
linguistics and cognitive science to characterize and improve AI and NLP
technologies. Some of our current research projects include:
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Building mathematical models of real-time language comprehension
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Testing theories of language acquisition using large language models
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Characterizing language model pretraining dynamics
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Developing new experimental methods for psycholinguistics
Applicants with a background in experimental methods are particularly
encouraged to apply this cycle.
Students in the Computational Linguistics program benefit from a range of
courses in NLP and computational modeling techniques, as well as
foundational courses in linguistics. Georgetown has a lively computational
linguistics community <https://gucl.georgetown.edu/> on campus. Applicants
must hold at least a bachelorâs degree by Fall 2026. PhD students in the
Department (domestic as well as international students) benefit from a 5-year
guaranteed funding package including a stipend, tuition scholarship, and
health insurance. For questions, please email ethan.wilcox(a)georgetown.edu
Applicants will be most competitive for the PhD in Computational
Linguistics if they have a background in Computer Science, Linguistics,
Cognitive Science, or a related field. Successful applicants have previous
experience in computer programming and can articulate a clear area of
desired research specialization. Georgetown also offers a 2-year M.S. in
computational linguistics for students who wish to obtain a foundation in
this field.
--
Ethan Gotlieb Wilcox
Assistant Professor, Computational Linguistics
Georgetown University
wilcoxeg.github.io
The Department of Linguistics <https://www.montclair.edu/linguistics/>
at Montclair
State University <https://www.montclair.edu/> invites applications for a
tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Linguistics, with a start date
of August 2026. We seek a scholar whose work addresses real-world language
challenges in educational, clinical, or communicative contexts, and is
grounded in strong theoretical foundations. We welcome research areas such
as language assessment, AI-assisted language learning, first and second
language acquisition, speech and language disorders, or mental health
communication. We particularly welcome candidates who combine theoretical
insight with applied impact, and whose methodological expertise may include
experimental techniques, corpus analysis, and/or Natural Language
Processing (NLP). The successful candidate will maintain an active research
agenda with potential for external funding and will teach both
undergraduate and graduate courses spanning both theoretical and applied
topics. We value inclusive, student-centered instruction and seek
colleagues who bring a strong commitment to teaching and mentoring in a
diverse academic environment.
*QUALIFICATIONS*
- PhD in Linguistics or a closely related field by the start date
- Demonstrated excellence in teaching and potential for strong scholarly
productivity
- Experience in working with diverse student populations
- Evidence of interdisciplinary collaboration and/or applied impact
- Expertise in experimental, corpus-based, or NLP methods
- Ability to teach foundational and advanced courses across theoretical
and applied areas of linguistics
*STARTING DATE:* August 28, 2026
*REQUIRED MATERIALS: *
Cover letter, curriculum vitae, research and teaching statements, and
representative publications, which can be uploaded during the application
process. Candidates who are shortlisted will be asked to provide 3 separate
letters of recommendation.
*APPLY BY:* The position is open until filled, and *application review
begins immediately*.
*Follow this link
<https://montclair.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/JobOpportunities/job/Montclair-NJ/AâŚ>to
apply.*
*Contact information*: lingsearch2026(a)montclair.edu
*Salary Range*: $88,673.69-$97,003.17 Annually
The position may also be eligible for comprehensive benefits, including
health insurance, retirement plans, and tuition assistance. For further
details, please visit: https://www.montclair.edu/human-resources/benefits/
*THE DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS*
The Department of Linguistics offers a BA in Linguistics, with an option of
a track in Language Engineering, an MA in Applied Linguistics, and both a
Graduate Certificate and an MS in Computational Linguistics, offered
jointly with the School of Computing. TESL/TESOL certificates are available
at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Faculty collaborate across
disciplines, including computer science, psychology, education, and
communication disorders, regularly apply for and secure external research
funding, and conduct research through three labs: the Experimental
Linguistics Lab, the Laboratory for Corpus Research in Applied Linguistics
(CORAL), and the Natural Language Processing Lab. The department is
committed to inclusive teaching that reflects the diversity of the field
and supports a broad range of students.
*THE COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES*
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) is Montclair Stateâs
largest college, with over 5,000 undergraduate, masterâs, and doctoral
students. CHSS facilitates traditional and interdisciplinary learning and
is the professional home of many outstanding scholars and instructors
across numerous disciplines, all of whom lend to CHSSâs mission to furnish
academically rigorous and relevant programs of study that contribute to the
development of an informed and engaged civil society. CHSSâs programs
develop in students the abilities to discover, create, evaluate, apply, and
share knowledge, so that they will be able to think critically, act
ethically, and be informed citizen-participants prepared to assume
leadership roles in their communities. CHSS also aims to be responsive to
the needs of society, including via its championing of use-inspired
research collaboratively undertaken by faculty and students, and graduate
programs that train students to apply knowledge in constructive, inspiring,
and practical ways that benefit our local and broader communities.
*MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY*
Building on a distinguished history dating back to 1908, Montclair State
University has evolved from an institution that was a recognized leader in
teacher education to an R2 research institution ranked as one of the 100
best public doctoral universities in the nation. The University serves
22,000 undergraduate and graduate students with more than 300 doctoral,
master's and baccalaureate programs provided by 13 colleges and schools.
Situated on a beautiful 252-acre campus just 12 miles from New York City,
Montclair delivers the instructional and research resources of a large
public university while retaining the supportive and personalized academic
environment that provides a feeling of community more typical of smaller
institutions.
Montclair State University is proud to be committed to the principle of
equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate in its recruitment
and employment practices. The University is an inclusive, richly diverse
community that fosters mutual respect, tolerance and understanding among
all students and employees.
Dear all.
The following new JCDL workshop might be of interest to you:
**1st Smarter Extraction of ScholArly MEtadata using Knowledge Graphs
and Language Models (SESAME) Workshop**
- during JCDL 2025 (Virtual Event)
- to be held on 15-19, December 2025
> SESAME brings together researchers and practitioners to explore how
AI-driven curation approaches leveraging large language models and
knowledge graphs to strengthen digital libraries infrastructures.
https://sesame-workshop.github.io/SESAME/
Deadline for submissions is **Friday, November 7th, AoE**
Topics of interest include:
- Research Artifacts Metadata Modeling and Granularity
- Large Language Models (LLMs) and NLP for Metadata
- Knowledge Graphs and Linked Data
- Digital Libraries and Infrastructure
- Societal, Ethical Impact and Future Policy Directions
Please consider submitting. The event is fully online, so the barrier to
entry is low. The organizers are also explicitly inviting applied papers.
*** First Call for Workshop Proposals ***
International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines,
and Configuration (VARIABILITY 2026)
29 September - 2 October 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina
Limassol, Cyprus
https://conf.researchr.org/home/variability-2026<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=Y29ycG9yYQkJCWNvcnBvâŚ>
VARIABILITY is a new conference that has been merged of three prominent conferences
focussing on software and systems variability, configuration and reuse: SPLC (the
International Systems and Software Product Line Conference, 29 successful editions,
ranked as a top conference), VaMoS (the International Working Conference on Variability
Modelling of Software-Intensive Systems, 19 successful editions), and ICSR (the
International Conference on Systems and Software Reuse, 22 successful editions).
We invite you to submit proposals for half-day or full-day workshops in any area related
to the field of Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines, and Configuration, all of which
fall under the broader area of Variability. In particular, workshops on challenging,
emerging areas related to the conference topics are especially sought. We particularly
encourage workshop proposals for highly interactive and collaborative workshops, rather
than mini-conferences, e.g., apart from the traditional short and long papers, consider
allowing position papers with only one page (not included in the proceedings) and focus
on a lively discussion after the presentation, to foster new ideas and gather feedback
(rather than just defending the presented work). The expected date of the workshops
will be the September 29th, 2026, before the main track of the conference.
Submissions / Publishing
VARIABILITY workshop papers will be published in a volume of the conference proceedings
published by Springer. Moreover, a one-page summary of each accepted workshop will be
published in the proceedings as well.
Workshop proposals should be authored by at least two organizers, preferably from
different institutions, and they should contain the following three sections and address
each corresponding point:
1. Organizers
⢠Name: organizersâ full names
⢠Contact information: affiliations, job titles, postal addresses, e-mail addresses, URLs,
and phone
⢠Brief biography: 100-200 words, focusing on the organizersâ expertise in the field and
experience as workshop organizers
2. Workshop Content
⢠Title: workshop title and acronym
⢠Abstract: max 150 words describing the workshop (suitable for the conferenceâs website)
⢠Tentative Website URL
⢠Topics and motivation:
⢠What are the topics, themes, and areas of interest of the workshop?
⢠How is the workshop relevant to VARIABILITY?
⢠How does the workshop connect VARIABILITY to other research communities?
⢠Goals and expected results:
⢠Explicitly state the goals of the workshop and how you intend to reach them
⢠What are the expected results of the workshop?
⢠How will these results be disseminated?
⢠Format:
⢠What is the planned workshop format (paper presentations, working sessions, invited
talks (please note here that such talks are not financially supported by the conference),
lightning talks, demonstrations, etc.)?
⢠To avoid duplicated topics and cancellations, did you coordinate with or (plan to)
merge workshops on the same/similar topics from previous years (if there are any)?
⢠What will be done to stimulate collaborative interaction?
⢠What are the planned pre- and post-workshop activities?
⢠Participants:
⢠What is the expected number of submissions and participants? Provide a plan for
attracting sufficient submissions and promoting attendance
⢠If applicable, please provide information from previous or related workshops. Have
there been previous workshops on the same or a closely related topic? When, where
and with how many participants?
⢠Special room equipment (please note that VARIABILITY conference and the workshops
are in-person events) like flip charts, microphone, etc.
⢠Do you plan for a half-day or full-day workshop?
⢠Program Committee: list of tentative program committee members, names and
affiliations
3. Preliminary Call for Papers
This will necessarily repeat some of the information from the previous sections but should
be targeted towards prospective participants. It should address the following items:
⢠Overview of the motivation, topics, and goals
⢠Workshop format
⢠Deadlines of the workshop (see dates in this call for proposals)
⢠Submission guidelines and review process
⢠References to previous workshops (websites)
⢠Dissemination campaign to distribute the CFP
4. References to previous workshops (websites)
Submission Instructions
Please send your workshop proposals using EasyChair:
https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=variability2026<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=Y29ycG9yYQkJCWNvcnBvâŚ>
A workshop proposal must be at most 4 pages long. Submissions must follow the
Springer guidelines:
https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guâŚ<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=Y29ycG9yYQkJCWNvcnBvâŚ>
Relevant supporting material, such as proceedings from previous editions of the proposed
workshop or other workshops organized by the proposal authors, should be included if
available but are not required for submission.
Acceptance Criteria
Each workshop proposal will be evaluated according to the relevance of its topic, the
expertise and experience of the workshop organizers, and the workshopâs potential for
attracting participants and generating useful results. We underline the importance of
active and creative workshops that foster a collaborative environment of interest to both
practitioners and researchers, aiming, e.g., to evolve the field of Variability and to identify
elements of joint future work. To obtain a balanced and cohesive workshop program, the
Organizing Committee will collaborate closely with workshop organizers and reserves the
right to circulate proposals to other submitters in view of possible workshop mergers. The
organizers of accepted workshops will be required to create and maintain a website in a
timely manner to serve as a workshop information center and to provide a repository for
documenting pre- and post-workshop activities.
At least one author of each accepted proposal must register and attend VARIABILITY 2026
in order for the workshop to be accepted and the summary of the workshop published.
The submission and review platform for workshop papers will be the one for the main
conference (i.e., all workshops will be as different tracks under the same Easy Chair
installation).
Important Dates (AoE)
⢠Workshop Proposals: 2 March 2025
⢠Notification of Acceptance: 16 March 2026
⢠Workshop Papers Submission: 15 June 2026
⢠Workshop Papers Notification: 7 July, 2026
⢠Camera-Ready Version Submission: 14 July, 2026
⢠Workshop Summary: 14 July, 2026
⢠Author Registration: 14 July, 2026
Organisation
General Chairs
⢠George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
⢠Gilles Perrouin, FNRS & University of Namur, Belgium
Research Track Chairs
⢠Thorsten Berger, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
⢠Ina Schaefer, KIT, Germany
Industry Track Chairs
⢠Shaukat Ali, Simula Research Lab and Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
⢠Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany
Journal First Track Chairs
⢠Mathieu Acher, University Rennes, Inria, CNRS, IRISA, France
⢠Xhevahire TÍrnava, LTCI, TÊlÊcom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France
Doctoral Symposium Track Chairs
⢠Rick Rabiser, LIT CPS, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
⢠Iris Reinhartz-Berger, University of Haifa, Israel
Demos and Tools Track Chairs
⢠Sandra Greiner, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
⢠Leopoldo Teixeira, Federal University of Pernambuco
Projects Showcase Chairs
⢠Daniel Struber, Chalmers, University of Gothenburg, Radbound University, Sweden
⢠Dalila Tamzalit, Nantes UniversitÊ, France
Hall of Fame Chairs
⢠Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany
⢠Goetz Botterweck, Lero - The Irish Software Research Centre and University of Limerick, Ireland
⢠Natsuko Noda, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan
Workshops Chairs
⢠Lidia Fuentes, Universidad de Malaga, Spain
⢠Malte Lochau, University of Siegen, Germany
Tutorials Chairs
⢠Loek Cleophas, Eindhoven University of Technology and Stellenbosch University, The Netherlands
⢠Mahsa Varshosaz, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Proceedings Chair
⢠Sophie Fortz, King's College London, UK
Publicity Chairs
⢠Wesley Assunção, North Carolina State University, USA
⢠Kentaro Yoshimura, Hitachi Ltd, Japan
Local Organiser and Finance Chair
⢠George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus