WACV 2026 Call For Workshops

Submission Site

https://openreview.net/group?id=thecvf.com/WACV/2026
Conference Site

https://wacv.thecvf.com/
Important Dates

Workshop proposal deadline: Sep 13, 2025 11:59 PM AOE or 01 weeks 02 days 23:31:20
Workshop acceptance notification: Sep 27, 2025
Workshop dates: 6-7 March 2026

We invite proposals for workshops to be held in conjunction with WACV
2026, which will take place in person in Tucson, Arizona. Workshops
are scheduled for March 6 and 7, 2026.

Workshops should focus on topics related to computer vision and its
applications, as well as interdisciplinary themes, emerging
challenges, or community-building initiatives. Proposals that explore
novel application areas or foster collaborations between computer
vision and other scientific domains are especially encouraged.

Workshop organizers will have significant autonomy over the format,
style, and content of their sessions. They will be responsible for:
Managing the workshop's technical program; Inviting expert speakers;
and Maintaining a dedicated workshop website.

All workshop organizers and presenters must participate in
person. Virtual workshops or remote presentations will not be
accommodated.

Accepted workshops will be held on either 6 March 2026 or 7 March
2026. Submission Guidelines

Workshop proposals must follow the official template (available Here)
and must not exceed three (3) pages, including all content. Proposals
exceeding the page limit may be rejected without review. Upon
acceptance, organizers are required to launch a public workshop
website within one week of notification. The website must include:

Call for Papers (CFP)
Submission instructions
Important dates
Program details
Contact information
Clarity on whether accepted papers will be published in the WACV 2026 proceedings

Workshop proposals should be submitted in the form of a single PDF
through OpenReview:
https://openreview.net/group?id=thecvf.com/WACV/2026

We especially welcome workshops that aim to strengthen or establish
new communities within the field of computer vision.

Proposals will be evaluated by the workshop chairs and conference
organizers, with an eye towards selecting high-quality workshops on a
diverse set of topics that will inform and inspire the community.
Broadening Participationn

We especially encourage proposals involving diverse organizing teams
and communities currently under-represented at WACV. We also welcome
workshop topics that address issues in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
in Computer Vision applications. Registration for Workshop Attendees

All participants at WACV workshops, including organizers and invited
speakers, must be registered attendees. Accepted workshops will be
allocated 2 full (i.e., workshop plus main conference) and 1
workshop-only registration passport. Contact and Queries

For questions and concerns, please contact:

Sarah Ostadabbas s.ostadabbas@northeastern.edu and Scott McCloskey
scott.mccloskey@kitware.com

Workshops Co-Chairs WACV 2026

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Prof. Vitomir Struc, PhD
Laboratory for Machine Intelligence
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
University of Ljubljana, Slovenija
URL: https://lmi.fe.uni-lj.si/en/vitomir-struc/

VP Technical Activities, IEEE Biometrics Council
Supervisory Board Member: European Association for Biometrics (EAB)
Vice-chair of IAPR Technical Committee on Biometrics (TC4)

General Co-Chair: CVF/IEEE Winter Conference on Applications in Computer Vision (WACV 2026)
Program Co-Chair: IEEE/IAPR International Joint Conference on Biometrics (IJCB 2025), https://ijcb2025.ieee-biometrics.org/