ICMI 2026 CALL FOR WORKSHOPS ============================================ 5-9 October 2026, Napoli - Italy https://icmi.acm.org/2026/ ============================================
The 28th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI 2026) will be held in Napoli, Italy, between 5-9 Oct 2026. ICMI is the premier international conference for multidisciplinary research on multimodal human-human and human-computer interaction analysis, interface design, and system development. ICMI has developed a tradition of hosting workshops in conjunction with the main conference to foster discourse on new research, technologies, social science models, and applications. Examples of recent workshop topics include:
* Generation and Evaluation of Non-verbal Behaviour for Embodied Agents * Exploring Innovative Technology for Commensality and Human-Food Interaction * Eye Tracking for Multimodal Human-Centric Computing * Multimodal Co-Construction of Explanations with XAI * Bridging Social Sciences and AI for Understanding Child Behavior * Automated Assessment of Pain * Multimodal e-Coaches * Modeling Cognitive Processes from Multimodal Data * Insights on Group & Team Dynamics * Cross-Cultural Multimodal Interaction (CCMI)
We are seeking workshop proposals on emerging research areas related to the main conference topics and those that focus on multi-disciplinary research. We would also strongly encourage workshops that will include a diverse set of keynote speakers (factors to consider include: gender, ethnic background, institutions, years of experience, geography, etc.).
The content of accepted workshops is under the control of the workshop organizers. Workshops may be of half-day or one-day duration. Workshop organizers will be expected to manage the workshop content, solicit submissions, be present to moderate the discussion and panels, invite experts in the domain, conduct the reviewing process, and maintain a website for the workshop.
Workshop papers will be indexed by ACM Digital Library in an adjunct proceedings, and a short workshop summary by the organizers will be published in the main conference proceedings. If you are a representative of an institution or company that may be interested in sponsoring a workshop on a particular topic, or sending a speaker to a relevant workshop, please contact the workshop chairs, who can act as a liaison.
-> Submission Prospective workshop organizers are invited to submit proposals in PDF format (Max. 3 pages). The proposal should include the following: * Workshop title * List of organizers including affiliation, email address, and short biographies * Workshop motivation (and history), expected outcomes and impact * Tentative list of keynote speakers * Workshop format (by invitation only, call for papers, etc.) and anticipated number of talks/posters * Workshop duration (half-day or full-day), including tentative program * Planned advertisement means, website hosting, and estimated participation * Paper review procedure (single/double-blind, internal/external, solicited/invited-only, pool of reviewers, etc.) * Paper submission and acceptance deadlines * Special space and equipment requests, if any
-> Important Dates and Contact Details * Submission Deadline: January 16th, 2026 * Notification of Acceptance: February 13th, 2026 * Workshop Dates: October 5th and 9th, 2026
Proposals should be submitted via PCS at this link https://new.precisionconference.com/icmi26/.
ICMI organization will provide the rooms, coffee and lunch for participants, and one free registration for a speaker or organizer to each workshop. Feel free to contact the workshop chairs for any further questions.
============================================ TUTORIALS ============================================ ACM ICMI 2026 will host half-day tutorials on context and cultural awareness for multimodal interaction as well as on emerging topics within the scopes of multimodal AI and social interaction. A formal call for tutorial proposals will be issued in March, but for the first time, we invite the community to indicate which tutorial topics they would most like to see. This will help prospective proposers understand what the community considers most relevant. Please complete this short form. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScQfyR6rHijr25CCBUP5tA4LhgEC4IoBfNd...
Prospective organizers are also encouraged to contact the co-chairs, Prof. Marco Cristani and Prof. Tsvi Kuflik (icmi2026-tutorials-chairs@acm.org), if they have any questions.