As an important part of the conference, the workshop/special session program will focus on new research challenges and initiatives.
The workshops may have special invited sessions organized by prominent researchers.


Similar to the main conference: Full Papers must be submitted electronically in standard IEEE Conference Proceedings format (Article Templates at https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html).
Workshops paper is limited to 6 pages including references; but you can purchase maximum 2 extra pages per accepted paper.
Submitted papers will undergo a peer-review process, coordinated by the International Program Committee.


Workshop papers will be published in a companion volume.

Important Dates

  • Workshops/Special Sessions Paper Submission: September 17, 2026
  • Workshop Paper Acceptance Notification: September 30, 2026




PhD Symposium

  • WI-IAT 2026 PhD Symposium | Online Submission
    Organizers:
    Xi Niu, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA
    Jimmy Huang, York University, Canada


  • Accepted Workshops/Special Sessions

    1. WI-IAT 2026 Workshop on Web Intelligence meets Brain Informatics (WImeetsBI) | Online Submission
      Organizers:
      Jiajin Huang, Beijing University of Technology, China
      Jianhui Chen, Beijing University of Technology, China
      Hongzhi Kuai, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

    2. 15th International Workshop on Intelligent Data Processing (IDP) | Online Submission
      Organizers:
      Paolo Mengoni, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
      Kristen (Yuanxi), Li, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
      Haolan, Zhang, SCDM Centre NIT, Zhejiang University, China

    3. The 3rd International Workshop on Multimodal Learning and Artificial Intelligence Applications (MulLA) | Online Submission
      Organizers:
      Hui Chen, Hubei University, Wuhan, China
      Miao Zhang, Hubei University, Wuhan, China

    4. From Web Intelligence to Autonomous Agents: Generative, Trustworthy, and Connected AI (WIAA 2026) | Online Submission
      Organizers:
      Jianming Yong, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
      Di Wu, La Trobe University, Australia
      Thanveer Shaik, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

    5. AI Applications to Firm Productivity and Firm Organization | Online Submission
      Organizer:
      George J. Georgopoulos, York University, Canada

    6. The 3rd International Workshop on Multi-information Fusion | Online Submission
      Organizer:
      Yizheng Huang, York University, Canada

    7. The 2nd International Workshop on AI and Big Data on the Web: Insights, Challenges, and Applications (AIBD) | Online Submission
      Organizers:
      Lantian Guo, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, China
      Mark Chai, Northwest Missouri State University, USA

    8. The International Workshop on AI and Computer Science | Online Submission
      Organizers:
      Min Pan, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi, China
      Shan Liu, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi, China
      Hexi Liang, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi, China

    9. 11th International Workshop on Intelligent Social CRM (iCRM 2026) | Online Submission
      Organizers:
      Olaf Reinhold, University of Cooperative Education Saxony, Germany
      Rainer Alt, Leipzig University, Germany
      Fabio Lobato, Federal University of Western Para. Brazil

    10. Affective-Cognitive Web Intelligence: Toward Human-Centered and Trustworthy AI in the Connected World (ACWI 2026) | Online Submission
      Organizers:
      Tong ZHANG, South China University of Technology, Cina
      C. L. Philip CHEN, South China University of Technology, Cina
      Bin HU, Beijing Institute of Technology, China

    11. Multimodal Intelligence for Brain and Behavioral Health: Foundation Models, Agents, and Trustworthy Web Intelligence (MIBH 2026)| Online Submission
      Organizers:
      Ji-Zhe ZHOU, Sichuan University, China
      Chengdi WANG, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, China
      Kui WU, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, China

    12. Cognitive Web Intelligence in the Wild: Unifying Image Restoration, Change Detection, and Agentic Systems | Online Submission
      Organizer:
      Zehua Chen, Taiyuan University of Technology, China

    13. The 3nd Workshop on Large Language Models in Practice | Online Submission
      Organizers:
      Jiashu (Jessie) Zhao, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada

    14. The International Workshop on AI and Spatio-Temporal Intelligence (AI-STI) | Online Submission
      Organizers:
      Yanlin Ruan, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi, China
      Xiaoyan Liu, National Time Service Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, China
      Zhaoliang Liu, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China

    15. SoWeb: Sovereign Web Intelligence | Online Submission
      Organizer:
      René Krikke, Strategic AI Advisor and Community Member, ELLAK Cyprus

    16. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Brain Research | Online Submission
      Organizers:
      Sanjay Ghosh, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
      Swati Banerjee, Université Paris-Saclay, France

    17. International Workshop on Multilingual and Accessible NLP for the Web (NLP4Web) | Online Submission
      Organizers:
      Kavitha Venkatachalam, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, India
      Sasikala E, SRM Institute of Science and Technology Kattankulathur, India
      Srividhya S, SRM Institute of Science and Technology Kattankulathur, India



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