*** First Call for Doctoral Consortium ***

The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026)

March 23-26, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus

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The ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) is the leading annual venue for researchers and practitioners to explore advancements at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).

IUI 2026 attracted a record number of submissions for the main conference (561 full paper submissions after an initial submission of 697 abstracts).

The IUI 2026 Doctoral Consortium (DC) provides students an opportunity to present their research and receive feedback from a panel of mentors comprising senior researchers in the field. We invite students who want to benefit from the guidance given by the experienced mentors for planning the future steps in their research project. The ideal participant is a doctoral student about two years from finishing their Ph.D. However, we will also consider advanced Master students and junior Ph.D students provided their research plan is sufficiently developed to benefit from the discussion at the DC.

The IUI Doctoral Consortium will provide students with an opportunity to:

• present and discuss the status of their research with experienced scholars in a supportive, formative, and yet critical environment; • explore and further develop their research ideas through constructive feedback provided by the mentors and other DC students; • network and build collaborations with other members of the community; • discuss various professional aspects and career opportunities.

Submission and Participation

Submissions will be reviewed and selected by the DC committee and DC mentors. DC candidates should have developed a clear topic and research approach and have made some progress, but are not too far along in their research so that they can still reshape their research topic or approach.

The final version of accepted Doctoral Consortium submissions will be included in the IUI companion proceedings published in the ACM Digital Library. DC participants are expected to attend in person the Doctoral Consortium workshop that will take place as a separate session during the conference (date to be announced). DC participants will also have the opportunity to present their research in the poster session during the main program.

Complimentary/reduced conference registration will be available for DC participants under the precondition that they agree to assist as student volunteers in the organization of the conference. They will also be given priority when applying for the student travel awards (for details, see the Travel Funding page on the conference website).

Submission Instructions

If you are unsure about eligibility or submission requirements, please do not hesitate to email us at dc2026@iui.acm.org!

To apply for the Doctoral Consortium, two steps are required:

• Please submit a single PDF containing your technical submission (for details see below) via PCS by December 17, 2025. • In addition, your doctoral or thesis advisor should send a separate, brief letter of recommendation to the DC chairs at dc2026@iui.acm.org by December 17, 2025.

For the technical submission, please upload a single PDF containing the following four items to https://new.precisionconference.com/~sigchihttp://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=Y29ycG9yYQkJCWNvcnBvcmFAbGlzdC5lbHJhLmluZm8JVGhlIEFubnVhbCBBQ00gQ29uZmVyZW5jZSBvbiBJbnRlbGxpZ2VudCBVc2VyIEludGVyZmFjZXMgKElVSSAyMDI2KTogRmlyc3QgQ2FsbCBmb3IgRG9jdG9yYWwgQ29uc29ydGl1bQk0MzgJSVVJMjAyNgkxNzUJY2xpY2sJeWVzCW5v&url=https%3A%2F%2Fnew.precisionconference.com%2F%7Esigchi .

1. Cover Letter (1 page max): Please include your full name, contact details, affiliation, web page, expected graduation date and target degree, the name of your thesis advisor, gender (optional), home country (optional), and whether you are a member of an underrepresented minority group (optional).

2. DC Submission (4 pages max including references): A document describing your thesis/dissertation topic and research plan and your progress thus far. Key points the submission should include:

• motivation for your dissertation research • goal and research questions • related work that frames your research • methods/approach to reach the goal • results, if any • next steps for your research

3. Questions to mentors and co-students (1 page max): List the main questions and discussion points regarding your thesis/dissertation topic for which you expect to receive feedback from the Doctoral Consortium mentors/ participants.

4. Your CV (3 pages max): Provide an academic curriculum vitae (CV) document.

How to Format and Submit

Prepare your submission for review in a single column format, using the latest templates: Word Submission Template, or the LaTeX template using \documentclass[manuscript,review,anonymous]{acmart} for the LaTeX template.

All materials must be submitted electronically to PCS 2.0 https://new.precisionconference.com/~sigchihttp://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=Y29ycG9yYQkJCWNvcnBvcmFAbGlzdC5lbHJhLmluZm8JVGhlIEFubnVhbCBBQ00gQ29uZmVyZW5jZSBvbiBJbnRlbGxpZ2VudCBVc2VyIEludGVyZmFjZXMgKElVSSAyMDI2KTogRmlyc3QgQ2FsbCBmb3IgRG9jdG9yYWwgQ29uc29ydGl1bQk0MzgJSVVJMjAyNgkxNzUJY2xpY2sJeWVzCW5v&url=https%3A%2F%2Fnew.precisionconference.com%2F%7Esigchi by the Doctoral Consortium deadline.

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 "IUI 2026 DC", respectively, and press "Go".

Notifications and Possible SIGCHI Funding

Acceptance notifications will be sent by January 6, 2026.

Note that SIGCHI offers travel funding via the Gary Marsden Travel Awards. The application deadline for this is Jan 9th. More information can be find at https://iui.acm.org/2026/travel-funding/http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=Y29ycG9yYQkJCWNvcnBvcmFAbGlzdC5lbHJhLmluZm8JVGhlIEFubnVhbCBBQ00gQ29uZmVyZW5jZSBvbiBJbnRlbGxpZ2VudCBVc2VyIEludGVyZmFjZXMgKElVSSAyMDI2KTogRmlyc3QgQ2FsbCBmb3IgRG9jdG9yYWwgQ29uc29ydGl1bQk0MzgJSVVJMjAyNgkxNzUJY2xpY2sJeWVzCW5v&url=https%3A%2F%2Fiui.acm.org%2F2026%2Ftravel-funding%2F .

Important Dates

• Paper Submission: December 17, 2025 • Acceptance Notification: January 6, 2026

All dates are 23:59h AoE (anywhere on Earth).

Organisation

General Chairs • Tsvi Kuflik, The University of Haifa, Israel • Styliani Kleanthous, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus

Local Organising Chair • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

Doctoral Consortium Chairs • Bart Knijnenburg, Clemson University, USA • Osnat (Ossi) Mokryn, University of Haifa, Israel • Martijn Willemsen, Eindhoven University of Technology & JADS, The Netherlands