IAPR International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems Call for Papers

17th IAPR International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems (DAS 2026)
3rd & 4th September, 2026  Wien (Vienna, Austria)
https://das2026.seecs.edu.pk

DAS 2026 is the 17th international IAPR-sponsored workshop dedicated
towards state-of-the-art system-level approaches and related
challenges in the domain of document analysis and recognition.
Previously, DAS was held as a separate event. However, since 2024,
DAS has been organised as a premier satellite workshop of the
International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR).
The 2026 edition will take place in Vienna, Austria. DAS 2026
provides a platform for researchers, practitioners, and
enthusiasts to contribute to addressing the critical issues
in practical document analysis systems.

Topics of Interest:
*      Document Analysis Systems and Architectures
*      Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Foundation Models for DAS
*      Document Understanding and Semantic Analysis
*      Document Reasoning
*      Camera-Based Document Analysis
*      Document Analysis for Digital Humanities
*      Document Analysis for Libraries and Archives
*      Document Analysis for Mobile Devices
*      Document Authentication, Forensics, and Security
*      Pen-Based Document Systems
*      Information Extraction and Document Retrieval
*      Layout, Structure, and Graphics Recognition
*      Mathematical Expression Recognition
*      Historical Document Systems
*      Web and Multimedia Document Systems
*      DAS in Architectural and Engineering Drawings
*      Datasets, Benchmarking, and Performance Evaluation
*      Industrial Applications and Case Studies
*      Human-in-the-Loop and Interactive Document Systems
*      Emerging Challenges, Ethics, and Future Directions

Types of Submissions:


*     Full Papers: Full papers should describe complete works of
      original research in topics relevant to the workshop and
      should not exceed 17 pages (including figures and references).
*     Short Papers: Short papers provide an opportunity to report
      on research in progress, to present live applied demos and
      novel positions on document analysis systems. Accepted short
      papers must not exceed 8 pages (including figures and
      references) and will appear in an extra booklet (non-archived),
      not in the official proceedings.
*     Demos: The demos will be aligned with the poster sessions of
      the workshop, providing adequate time for interaction. In
      Order to participate, interested personnel should submit a
      short paper not exceeding 6 pages overviewing the detailed
      technical specifications and practical aspects of the proposed demo.
      
Instructions to Authors:

*   All papers (full or short) must be formatted according to
    the instructions and style files provided by Springer. The
    LaTeX template for LNCS can be accessed from Springer's
    official website in Word (.docx) format or directly through Overleaf.
*   Length of full papers must not exceed 17 pages (including
    figures and references), and that of short papers must not
    exceed 8 pages (same inclusion applies). Demo papers can be
    up to 6 pages in length.
*   All paper submissions (full/short/demo) will undergo double
    blind peer review.
*   Accepted full or short papers can be accompanied by live demos
    if authors desire. However, the authors must provide advance
    notice to make the necessary arrangements. Contact Demo Chair
    at ajoy.mondal@iiit.ac.in.
*   All papers must be submitted via the workshop's submission page,
    which will be published on the workshop's website.
*   At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the
    workshop in order to present the paper. For further instructions,
    please refer to the ICDAR 2026 page.
    
Submission Link: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/DAS2026
For further inquiries, contact: das-2026@googlegroups.com

Important Dates (all deadlines are AoE time)

Full Paper submission                          Friday, 22 May, 2026
Full Paper acceptance notification             Monday, 15 June, 2026
Full Papers camera-ready                       Monday, 22 June, 2026
Short Papers/Demos submission                  Monday, 29 June, 2026
Short Papers/Demos acceptance notification     Monday, 13 July, 2026
Short Papers camera-ready                      Monday, 20 July, 2026

Workshop Dates        Thursday, 3 September - Friday, 4 September, 2026