28th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI 2026). Call for Papers

Please find below the 
Call for Papers for the 
Late-Breaking Results (LBR) track of the 
28th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI 2026).

Based on the success of the Late-Breaking Results (LBR) track, ICMI
2026 will continue soliciting submissions for this special venue. The
goal of this venue is to provide a way for researchers to share
emerging results at the conference. Accepted submissions will be
presented in a poster session at the conference, and the extended
abstract will be published in the Adjunct Proceedings (Companion
Volume) of the main ICMI Proceedings. Like similar venues at other
conferences, the LBR venue is intended to allow sharing of ideas,
getting formative feedback on early-stage work, and furthering
collaborations among colleagues.

* Online Submission
https://new.precisionconference.com/submissions/icmi26a

* Highlights
- Submission deadline: June 21st, 2026
- Notifications: July 15th, 2026
- Camera-ready deadline: August 2nd, 2026
- Conference Dates: October 6–8, 2026
- Submission format: Anonymized short paper (four-page paper in a
  double-column format, not including references), following the
  submission guidelines - Selection process: Peer-Reviewed
- Presentation format: Participation in the conference poster session
- Proceedings: Included in the Adjunct Proceedings (Companion Volume)
  and ACM Digital Library - Lbr Co-chairs: Daniel Riccio and Hung-Hsuan Huang

* What are Late-Breaking Results?
Late-Breaking Results (LBR) submissions represent work such as
preliminary results, provoking and current topics, novel experiences
or interactions that may not have been fully validated yet,
cutting-edge or emerging work that is still in exploratory stages,
smaller-scale studies, or, in general, work that has not yet reached a
level of maturity expected for the full-length main track
papers. However, LBR papers are still expected to bring a contribution
to the ICMI community, commensurate with the preliminary, short, and
quasi-informal nature of this track.

* Why submit to the Late-Breaking Results track at ICMI?
Accepted LBR papers will be presented as posters during the
conference. This provides an opportunity for researchers to receive
feedback on early-stage work, explore potential collaborations, and
otherwise engage in exciting, thought-provoking discussions about
their work in an informal setting that is significantly less
constrained than a paper presentation. The LBR track also offers those
new to the ICMI community a chance to share their preliminary research
as they become familiar with this field.

Late-Breaking Results papers appear in the Adjunct Proceedings
(Companion Volume) of the ICMI Proceedings. Copyright is retained by
the authors, and the material from these papers can be used as the
basis for future publications as long as there are significant
revisions, as per the ACM and ACM SIGCHI policies. LBR papers will be
published as ACM extended abstracts in the Adjunct Proceedings. Under
ACM Open, extended abstract article types are not subject to Article
Processing Charges (APCs).

* Submission Guidelines
Extended Abstract
An anonymized short paper, four-page paper in a double-column ACM
conference format, using LaTeX or Word (excluding references). Papers
should follow the same guidelines as papers published in the
proceedings of the ACM ICMI conference. The paper should be submitted
in PDF format and through the ICMI submission system in the
"Late-Breaking Results" track. Due to the tight publication timeline,
it is recommended that authors submit a very nearly finalized paper
that is as close to camera-ready as possible, as there will be a very
short timeframe for preparing the final camera-ready version, and no
deadline extensions can be granted.

Anonymization
Authors are instructed not to include author information in their
submission. In order to help reviewers judge the situation of the LBR
relative to prior work, authors should not remove or anonymize
references to their own prior work. Instead, authors should refer to
their own prior work in the third person during submission. After
acceptance, such references can be changed to first person if desired.

* Review Process
LBRs will be evaluated to the extent that they are presenting work
still in progress, rather than complete work, which is under-described
in order to fit into the LBR format. The LBR track will undergo an
external peer review process. Submissions will be evaluated by a
number of factors, including (1) the relevance of the work to ICMI,
(2) the quality of the submission, and (3) the degree to which it fits
the LBR track, for example, in-progress results. More particularly,
the quality of the submission will be evaluated based on the potential
contributions of the research to the field of multimodal interfaces
and its impact on the field and beyond. Authors should clearly justify
how the proposed ideas can bring measurable breakthroughs compared to
the state of the art.

* Attendance
Similar rules for registration and attendance will be applied for
authors of LBR papers as for regular papers. Further information will
be made available later on the conference website.

* Website
For updates, please visit: https://icmi.acm.org/2026/late-breaking-results/

* Contact
For further questions, contact the LBR co-chairs, Daniel Riccio and
Hung-Hsuan Huang, at:
icmi2026-latebreaking-chairs@acm.org

We would be grateful if you could circulate this call among colleagues
and interested researchers.

Best regards,
ICMI 2026 LBR Chairs
Daniel Riccio and Hung-Hsuan Huang