Call for Tutorials

Important Dates

Proposal Submission Deadline: March 30, 2026 (Monday)
Acceptance Notification: April 20, 2026 (Monday)
Abstract and Tutorial Website Deadline: May 7, 2026 (Thursday)
Tutorials held: August 15-17, 2026 (Saturday-Monday)

(all times are 23:59 Anywhere On Earth, UTC-12)

IJCAI-ECAI 2026 invites proposals for the Tutorial Track. Tutorials will be held immediately before the technical conference.  Tutorial attendance is complimentary for all IJCAI-ECAI 2026 conference registrants; those not registered for the main conference can access the tutorials by paying a tutorial registration fee.

Objectives

Tutorials should serve one or more of the following objectives:

  • Introduce novices to major topics within AI.
  • Introduce expert non-specialists to an AI area.
  • Motivate and explain a topic of emerging importance for AI.
  • Survey a mature area of AI research or practice.
  • Educate experts and non-experts on established but specialized AI methodologies.
  • Present novel synthesis conceptualizations or methods that combine distinct lines of AI research.
  • Introduce AI audiences to an external topic that can motivate or use AI research.
  • Mentor AI researchers (particularly junior researchers) on a broad AI-relevant non-technical topic (examples could be AI jobs or ethical issues in AI).

Tutorials are intended to cover reasonably well-established information in a balanced way. Tutorials should not be used to advocate a single avenue of research, nor should they promote a product. We welcome tutorials with interactive elements but recognize this may not be appropriate to all topics in AI. We also welcome tutorials on topical subjects, particularly social or industrial implications, such as privacy, security, fairness, or ethics in AI.

Key Dates

  • Proposal Submission Deadline: March 30, 2026 (Monday)
  • Acceptance Notification: April 20, 2026 (Monday)
  • Abstract and Tutorial Website Deadline: May 7, 2026 (Thursday)
  • Tutorials held: August 15-17, 2026 (Saturday-Monday)

Note: all deadlines are at 23:59 Anytime on the Earth (AoE).

Submission Instructions

Tutorial proposals can be submitted via https://chairingtool.com/conferences/IJCAIECAI2026/tutorials?role=author.

Proposals must be submitted as a single PDF file containing the following information:

  • A two-sentence tutorial description that is suitable for inclusion in the conference registration brochure.
  • A two-paragraph tutorial description that is suitable for a web page overview.
  • Proposed length of the tutorial: 1/4 day, 1/2 day or full day (consisting of one, two or four 1:45h slots, respectively).
  • A detailed, point-form outline of the tutorial.
  • A brief characterization of the potential target audience for the tutorial, including prerequisite knowledge.
  • A brief description of why the tutorial topic should interest a substantial part of the IJCAI audience and which of the above objectives are best served by the tutorial.
  • A brief explanation of ethical concerns (if any) related to the tutorial topic and how the tutorial plans to address these ethical concerns in the tutorial content.
  • A brief CV of the presenter(s), which should include the following:
    • Name, work address, phone number, and e-mail address.
    • Education and work experience.
    • Background in the tutorial area, including publications/presentations.
    • Citation to an available example of work in the area (ideally, a published tutorial-level article or presentation materials on the subject).
    • Evidence of scholarship in AI or Computer Science, including links to DBLP page(s) and Google Scholar profile(s).
    • Teaching experience, if available (courses taught, previous tutorials presented).
    • ORCID (which is required for author registration).

Ethics Policy: IJCAI is committed to the highest standards of research integrity. Tutorial proposals must adhere to fundamental ethical principles, including the responsible use of datasets (respecting privacy, copyright, and informed consent) and mitigating potential societal harms (such as risks to safety, and issues related to discrimination and bias).

Confidentiality Policy: All tutorial proposals will be handled with strict confidentiality until their announcement date.

Any questions about the tutorial program should be directed to the tutorial chairs. Fabio Patrizi and Britta Wrede at the following address: tutorials@2026.ijcai.org.