22nd International Conference on Content-based Multimedia Indexing, CBMI 2026
Toulouse, France, October 21-23, 2026
https://cbmi2026.sciencesconf.org/
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CBMI 2026 (Content-Based Multimedia Indexing), now core ranked, aims to host special sessions during the conference. Special sessions are mini-venues, each focusing on topic within the content-based multimedia indexing field which is not directly covered by the list of topics for the conference, but which are beneficial to the community.
Special session should include four to five papers, which can be invited, or regular submissions. Special session papers will supplement the regular research papers and be included in the proceedings of CBMI 2026.
In order to ensure the high quality of all conference papers, all papers submitted to special sessions at CBMI 2026 will be peer-reviewed through a standard review process, including invited papers.
The organizers of each special session must provide 1-2 reviews per submitted/invited paper, while the regular program committee will provide 1-2 reviews. Final decision on acceptance/rejection will be made in collaboration between the special session chairs (Julien Aligon, University of Toulouse Capitole, France – Jenny Benois Pineau, University of Bordeaux, France – Stefanos Vrochilis, Information Technologies Institute, Greece) and CBMI 2026 TPC chairs (Annamaria Mesaros, Tampere University, Finland – Alain Crouzil, University of Toulouse, France – Cathal Gurrin, Dublin City University, Ireland).
Deadlines :
Deadline for special session proposals: 24 February 2026 (AoE)
Notification : 3 March 2026 (AoE)
Submission process
Proposals must be made using the following template:
https://cloud.irit.fr/s/BzYJbHpx5RQ99I5
and sent to the following contact address:
<a href="mailto:cbmi2026specialsession@irit.fr" title="mailto:cbmi2026specialsession@irit.fr” target=”_blank”>cbmi2026specialsession@irit.fr
EWSN 2026 Spring Submission Deadline
February 17th, 2026 
Daniela Lopez de Luise DEADLINE APPROACHING – ACM ICMI 2026: Call for Special Sessions
February 17th, 2026 Daniela Lopez de Luise ============================================
5-9 October 2026, Napoli – Italy
https://icmi.acm.org/2026/
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The ICMI 2026 organizing committee invites proposals for Special Sessions to be held during the 28th International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI 2026) in Naples, Italy. ICMI is the premier international forum that brings together multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) and social interaction research. Multimodal AI encompasses technical challenges in machine learning and computational modeling, such as representations, fusion, data, and systems.
* Important Dates
Special Session Proposal Submission Deadline February 18th, 2026
Notification of Acceptance February 27th, 2026
* Special Session Proposals
Special sessions provide an opportunity to explore emerging topics within multimodal interaction and are a key part of this year’s conference program. We are seeking proposals that will enhance the conference’s diversity and offer valuable insights into the conference theme of “Context and Cultural Awareness for Multimodal Interaction”.
Prospective special session organizers are invited to submit proposals via icmi2026-specialsessions-chairs@acm.org. Special Session Proposals should include the following information:
– Title: A title that shows the relevance of the session for the ICMI community and the novelty of the chosen topic.
– Aims and scope: Explain why the chosen topic is novel and relevant, with the potential to contribute to the growth of the ICMI community and/or is aligned with this year’s conference theme.
– Tentative speakers: A list of prospective contributing authors with tentative titles for their contributions. Special Sessions are normally expected to have 4 to 6 papers. While there is some flexibility for invited keynote and industry talks, the majority of the special session should consist of peer-reviewed papers.
– Organizers and bios: A short bio of the session organizers including their experience in the topic of the Special Session.
The primary criteria in evaluating the special session will include the relevance of the topic, the quality and track record of the proposers and speakers, diversity, the coherence of the proposal, and the expected value it will bring to the conference. We prioritize proposals that meet these criteria and welcome submissions from underrepresented communities.
The organizers of accepted special sessions will actively participate in the high-quality peer review process for submitted papers, following ICMI standards for the main track papers. They will serve as Area Chairs (ACs) for their proposed sessions, being responsible for tasks such as assigning reviewers and facilitating discussion phases. Papers submitted to an accepted Special Session will follow the same review process as the main conference track papers, including the same submission system (PCS), formatting guidelines (short or long papers), notification dates, and a rigorous peer review process.
37th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE 2026): First Call for Workshop Proposals
February 17th, 2026 Daniela Lopez de Luise |
*** First Call for Workshop Proposals ***
37th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering
(ISSRE 2026)
October 20-23, 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina
Limassol, Cyprus
Objectives
ISSRE strives to be the conference that appeals to both researchers and practitioners. To
that end, we invite proposals for workshops to co-locate with the Symposium and provide
additional opportunities for collaborating and exchanging information. The workshops
aim at discussing research developments and challenges at an early stage. ISSRE welcomes
workshops that explore new ways to provide and assess software reliability, safety, and
security. We also seek workshops that deal with the provision of reliable, safe, and secure
software and systems in fast-growing, transformative application domains. Appropriately
defined workshop proposals have the following characteristics:
• They offer researchers a forum to exchange and discuss scientific and engineering ideas
at an early stage before maturation that would warrant conference or journal publication.
• They attract practitioners and researchers to working sessions to discuss and make
progress toward solutions to current and future problems in engineering high assurance
software and systems.
• They focus on collaborative discussions and information sharing between researchers
and industry practitioners.
Recurring Workshops
Workshops affiliated with ISSRE in previous years with good organization and numbers of
participants are pre-approved. Their organizers do not need to submit a new workshop
proposal. Their organizers are kindly asked to inform the workshop chairs about returning
the workshop to ISSRE in 2026.
Topics of Interest
Topics of interest include development, analysis methods and models throughout the
software development lifecycle, and are not limited to:
• Primary dependability attributes (i.e., security, safety, maintainability) impacting software
reliability
• Secondary dependability attributes (i.e., survivability, resilience, robustness) impacting
software reliability
• Reliability threats, i.e. faults (defects, bugs, etc.), errors, failures
• Reliability means (fault prevention, fault removal, fault tolerance, fault forecasting)
• Machine Learning and AI-based approaches for enhancing reliability of systems
• Reliability, threads and biases of AI-based software systems, in particular Large
Language Models
• Data-related reliability and vulnerability issues and risks
• Learning-based models of software systems, threads, and reliability estimates
• Automated debugging and program repair
• Metrics, measurements and threat estimation for reliability prediction and the interplay
with safety/security
• Reliability of software services
• Reliability of open source software
• Reliability in networks softwarization
• Reliability of Software as a Service (SaaS)
• Reliability of software dealing with Big Data
• Reliability of model-based and auto-generated software
• Reliability of software in artificial intelligence based software systems
• Reliability of software within specific types of systems (e.g., autonomous and adaptive,
green and sustainable, mobile systems)
• Reliability of software within specific technological spaces (e.g., Internet of Things,
Cloud, 5G/6G, edge-to-cloud computing, Semantic Web/Web 3.0, Virtualization,
Blockchain)
• Normative/regulatory/ethical spaces pertaining to software reliability
• Societal aspects of software reliability
Proposal Submissions
Workshop proposals should include information about the proposed organizing committee
and address the following questions:
• Workshop length: Half day or one full day
• Workshop style: papers, panels, posters, workgroups
• Outline of themes and goals of the workshop
• How will you solicit participation (call for workshop papers, invitation only, etc.)
• Desired/estimated number of participants
• Organizing committee members and their past experience
Submissions need to be performed via Easy Chair, selecting the appropriate track for
workshop proposals. The submission link is:
Proposal Evaluation
Workshop proposals will be evaluated by the ISSRE 2026 Organizing Committee. The
criteria include the alignment with the ISSRE charter, relevance to the larger ISSRE
community, and the strength and experience of the organizing team.
Logistics
The conference will be “in presence” with all presenters of accepted papers expected to
attend the conference physically in Limassol, Cyprus.
Important Dates (AoE)
• Workshop proposal deadline: May 14, 2026
• Workshop proposal notification: May 21, 2026
• Workshop paper submission deadline: July 20, 2026
(NOTE: This date is only indicative – please refer to individual workshop webpages for
information about deadlines)
• Workshop paper notification to authors: August 10, 2026
• Camera ready papers: August 17, 2026
Organisation
General Chairs
• Leonardo Mariani, University of Milano – Bicocca, Italy
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Program Coordinator
• Roberto Natella, GSSI, Italy
Research Program Committee Chairs
• Domenico Cotroneo, UNC Charlotte, USA
• Jie M. Zhang, King's College London, UK
Industry Program Chairs
• Jinyang Liu, Bytedance, USA
• Sigrid Eldh, Ericsson AB, Sweden
Workshop Chairs
• Georgia Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• August Shi, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Doctoral Symposium Chairs
• Stefan Winter, LMU Munich, Germany
• Lili Wei, McGill University, Canada
Fast Abstract Chairs
• Luigi Lavazza, University of Insubria, Italy
• Yintong Huo, SMU, Singapore
JIC2 Chair
• Helene Waeselynck, LAAS-CNRS, France
Publicity Chairs
• Allison K. Sulivan, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA
• Jose D'Abruzzo Pereira, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Publication Chairs
• Sherlock Licorish, Otago Business School, New Zealand
• Maria Teresa Rossi, GSSI, Italy
Artifact Evaluation Chairs
• Naghmeh Ivaki, University of Coimbra, Portugal
• Fumio Machida, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Diversity and Inclusion Chair
• Eleni Constantinou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Financial Chair
• Costas Pattichis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Web Chairs
• Michalis Ioannides, Easy Conferences LTD
• Elena Masserini, University of Milano – Bicocca, Italy
Registration Chair
• Easy Conferences LTD
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Call for Papers — IEEE ICIR 2026 | Submission Deadline: February 14, 2026
February 17th, 2026 Daniela Lopez de Luise • Emerging Technologies for Intelligent Reality (AI, Machine Learning, etc.)
• Extended Reality (XR), including AR/VR/MR
• Simulation and Digital Twins
• Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)
• 3D Modeling, Scanning, and Reality Capture
• Computer Vision and Graphics
• Hardware, Software, and Devices for Intelligent Reality
• Security, Ethics, Privacy, and Trust
Full Papers (4–6 pages) | Short Papers (2–4 pages)
• Submission Due: February 14, 2026
• Notification to Authors: March 26, 2026
• Camera-Ready Version & Author Registration: April 19, 2026
• Submission Due: February 14, 2026
Early Bird Registration ends on April 15, 2026.
For more information, please visit the ICIR 2026 website: https://icir.ieee.org/
IEEE ICIR 2026 Organizing Committee
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