28th International Conference on Multimodal Interaction Call for Papers

ICMI 2026 CALL FOR PAPERS
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5-9 October 2026, Napoli - Italy
https://icmi.acm.org/2026/
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The 28th International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI
2026) will be held in Napoli, Italy. ICMI is the premier international
forum for advancing research at the intersection of multimodal
artificial intelligence (AI) and social interaction to create
technically innovative, effective, and human-centered multimodal
interactive systems. A unique aspect of ICMI is its multidisciplinary
nature, bringing together research in AI, multimodal data processing,
human-machine, and human-human interaction to bridge behavioral
understanding with technology, with an eye towards impactful
applications that benefit people and society.

Novelty will be evaluated along two dimensions: scientific novelty and
technical novelty. Accepted papers at ICMI 2026 must demonstrate
novelty in at least one of these two dimensions.

The theme of this year's conference is "Context and Cultural Awareness
for Multimodal Interaction", to explore how context and cultural
factors influence multimodal interaction systems, including their
design, implementation, and evaluation. We welcome papers that address
the integration of contextual understanding, such as environmental,
social, and emotional factors, into multimodal interaction systems. We
also encourage contributions that explore cultural considerations in
the development and deployment of interactive technologies.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
* Affective computing and interaction
* User-adaptive systems
* Cognitive modelling and multimodal interaction
* Context-aware modelling
* Cross-cultural design and evaluation
* Gesture, touch, and haptics
* Healthcare, assistive technologies
* Human communication dynamics
* Human-robot/agent multimodal interaction
* Human-centred AI and ethics
* Interaction with a smart environment
* Machine learning for multimodal interaction
* Mobile and wearable multimodal systems
* Multimodal behaviour generation
* Multimodal datasets and validation
* Multimodal dialogue modeling
* Multimodal fusion and representation
* Multimodal interactive applications
* Novel multimodal datasets
* Spoken/visual behaviours in social interaction
* System components and multimodal platforms
* Virtual/augmented reality and multimodal interaction

Commitment to ethical conduct is mandatory, and submissions must
adhere to ethical standards, in particular when human-derived data are
employed. Authors are encouraged to consult the ACM Code of Ethics and
Professional Conduct (https://ethics.acm.org/).

*** Important Dates
Abstract deadline	April 13, 2026
Paper Submission	April 20, 2026
Rebuttal Period		June 1, 2026
Paper notification	July 6, 2026
Camera-ready paper	July 23, 2026
Presenting at the main conference	October 6-8, 2026

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