ACM Multimedia Call for Papers

The Call for Papers for ACM Multimedia 2026 (ACM MM 2026) 
Main Track is now open

ACM Multimedia is the flagship international conference in the
multimedia field, bringing together researchers and practitioners from
academia and industry to present cutting-edge advances and explore
emerging research directions. This year, the conference will be held
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Multimedia research emphasizes that each medium -- such as images,
text, and audio -- plays a vital role in the integrated exchange of
information. The multimedia community has long been pioneering in
handling large-scale data, organizing benchmark evaluations,
constructing influential datasets, and addressing real-world
industrial challenges.

ACM MM 2026 welcomes novel theoretical and algorithmic contributions,
as well as bold and forward-looking ideas supported by early yet
promising results, especially in emerging multimodal AI topics such as
multi-agent systems and real-time human-machine
collaboration. Submissions from related areas including data science,
human-computer interaction, and signal processing are also highly
encouraged.

Main Track Topics of Interest include (but are not limited to):

    Art and Culture

    Data Systems Management and Indexing

    Embodied and Immersive Multimedia

    Emotional and Social Signals

    Interactions and Quality of Experience

    Multimedia Applications

    Multimodal Fusion

    Multimedia Generative and Foundation Models

    Multimedia Interpretability and Explainability

    Multimedia and Language

    Multimedia Search and Recommendation

    Multimedia Reasoning

    New Forms of Media Content

    Responsible Multimedia

    Summarization, Analytics, and Storytelling

    Transport and Delivery

Main Track Important Deadlines (AoE):

    Contribution Registration: 25 March 2026

    Full Paper Submission: 1 April 2026

    Supplementary Material Submission: 8 April 2026

    Rebuttal Period: Starting 4 June 2026

    Author Notification: 9 July 2026

    Camera-Ready Deadline: 6 August 2026

    Author Registration Deadline: 20 August 2026

 Conference Website: https://2026.acmmm.org/index.html