[CfP] UMAP 2026 Call for workshops and tutorials
Marta Moscati <[email protected]> Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:20:08 +0200
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1763470205-2963-25 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000a50d27064363f252" --000000000000a50d27064363f252 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Community, We are happy to announce the Call for *workshops* and *tutorials* of the 34= th ACM Conference on User Modelling, Adaptation and Personalization (UMAP=E2=80=9926). *ACM UMAP brings together research in AI and HCI to support effective human-AI collaboration via interactive systems that can model, adapt and personalize to their users. * *Important Dates* =C2=B7 *January 22, 2026* =E2=80=93 Tutorial/ Workshop Proposal Submi= ssion =C2=B7 *February 6, 2026* =E2=80=93 Notification =C2=B7 *February 26, 2026* =E2=80=93 Tutorial/ Workshop Description &= Website URL Submission =C2=B7 *April 30, 2026* =E2=80=93 Tutorial/ Workshop Summary Camera-r= eady Submission (TAPS system) =C2=B7 *June TBD, 2026* =E2=80=93 Tutorial/ Workshop Date The conference will take place on June 8-11, 2026 in Gotheborg, Sweden. *Topics of Interest include but are not limited to* - *Generative AI and personalization*: Opportunities and challenges of using large language models or multimodal models for personalized system= s. - *Generative AI and adaptation*: Leveraging generative models to build adaptive, context-aware systems. - *Domain-specific challenges of user modeling: *Building and evaluating user profiles in domains such as e-commerce, news, education, and stream= ing media. - *Evaluation of personalized/adaptive technologies: *Methods and best practices for evaluating personalized and adaptive technologies. - *Knowledge representation and reasoning* for modeling user preferences, goals, and contexts. - *Practical tools and frameworks*: Hands-on introduction to open-source libraries or platforms for personalization, adaptation, or user modeling. - *Conversational agents and interactive personalization*: Design and evaluation of dialogue-based and conversational agents. - *Responsible personalization in practice*: Implementing fairness, accountability, transparency, and privacy-preserving approaches in deplo= yed systems. - *User control and agency*: Designing methods or prototypes that allow users to shape interactive systems. - *Cross-domain and multi-stakeholder personalization*: Balancing the needs of different stakeholders (e.g., users, providers, platforms) in real-world applications. - *Human-AI collaboration*: Personalization and adaptation strategies to support productivity, creativity, or decision-making alongside AI system= s. *Submission Guidelines* *For workshops:* *Please note that we can only accommodate half-day workshops.* All submissions and notifications will be handled electronically. The maximum length is *3 pages (excluding references)* in the *double-column format*. Workshop proposals must be submitted through EasyChair. More information and links can be found on the website. Workshop Website: https://www.um.org/umap2026/call-for-workshop-proposals/ *For tutorials:* All tutorial proposals must be written in English. The maximum length is *3 pages (excluding references)* in the ACM SIG Proceedings *double-column format*. More information and links to the ACM SIG Proceedings template can be found on the website. Tutorial Website: https://www.um.org/umap2026/call-for-tutorial-proposals/ For any questions, please contact [email protected] We look forward to receiving your submissions! The UMAP 2026 organizing committee --000000000000a50d27064363f252 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-he= ight:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang=3D"en-IL"= >Dear Community, </span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-si= ze:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">We are happy to announce the Call for <b>workshops</b> and <b>tutorials</b> of the<b> </b>3= 4th ACM Conference on User Modelling, Adaptation and Personalization (UMAP=E2= =80=9926).<b> </b><i>ACM UMAP brings together research in AI and HCI to support effective human-AI collaboration via interactive systems that can model, adapt and personalize= to their users. </i><br> <br> <b>Important Dates</b></p> <p class=3D"gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36= pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span styl= e=3D"font-family:Symbol">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font-variant-numeric:normal;f= ont-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adju= st:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;= font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 </span></span><span dir=3D"LTR"></span= ><b>January 22, 2026</b> =E2=80=93 Tutorial/<span style=3D"font-size:13.5pt= ;line-height:107%;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(45= ,45,45);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-siz= e:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-cl= ip:initial"> </span><span lang=3D"en-IL">Workshop Proposal</span> Submissio= n</p> <p class=3D"gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 3= 6pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span sty= le=3D"font-family:Symbol">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font-variant-numeric:normal;= font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adj= ust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal= ;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 </span></span><span dir=3D"LTR"></span= ><b>February 6, 2026</b> =E2=80=93 Notification</p> <p class=3D"gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 3= 6pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span sty= le=3D"font-family:Symbol">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font-variant-numeric:normal;= font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adj= ust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal= ;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 </span></span><span dir=3D"LTR"></span= ><b>February 26, 2026</b> =E2=80=93 Tutorial/ <span lang=3D"en-IL">Workshop Description</span> & Website URL Submission</p> <p class=3D"gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 3= 6pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span sty= le=3D"font-family:Symbol">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font-variant-numeric:normal;= font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adj= ust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal= ;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 </span></span><span dir=3D"LTR"></span= ><b>April 30, 2026</b> =E2=80=93 Tutorial/ <span lang=3D"en-IL">Workshop</s= pan> Summary Camera-ready Submission (TAPS system)</p> <p class=3D"gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt 36p= t;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style= =3D"font-family:Symbol">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font-variant-numeric:normal;fo= nt-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjus= t:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;f= ont-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 </span></span><span dir=3D"LTR"></span= ><b>June TBD, 2026</b> =E2=80=93 Tutorial/ <span lang=3D"en-IL">Workshop</s= pan> Date</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-si= ze:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">The conference will take place on June 8-11, 2026 in Gotheborg, Sweden.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-si= ze:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><br> <b>Topics of Interest include but are not limited to</b></p> <ul style=3D"margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type=3D"disc"> <li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-= size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>Generative AI and personalizatio= n</b>: Opportunities and challenges of using large language models or multimodal models for personalized systems.</= li> <li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-= size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>Generative AI and adaptation</b>= : Leveraging generative models to build adaptive, context-aware systems.</li> <li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-= size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>Domain-specific challenges of us= er modeling:=C2=A0</b>Building and evaluating user profiles in domains such as e-commerce, news, education, and streaming media.</li> <li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-= size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>Evaluation of personalized/adapt= ive technologies:=C2=A0</b>Methods and best practices for evaluating personalized and adaptive technologies.=C2=A0</li> <li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-= size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>Knowledge representation and rea= soning</b>=C2=A0for modeling user preferences, goals, and contexts.</li> <li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-= size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>Practical tools and frameworks</= b>: Hands-on introduction to open-source libraries or platforms for personalization, adaptation, or user modeling.=C2=A0</li> <li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-= size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>Conversational agents and intera= ctive personalization</b>: Design and evaluation of dialogue-based and conversational agents.</li> <li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-= size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>Responsible personalization in p= ractice</b>: Implementing fairness, accountability, transparency, and privacy-preserving approaches in deployed systems.</= li> <li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-= size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>User control and agency</b>: Des= igning methods or prototypes that allow users to shape interactive systems.=C2=A0</li> <li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-= size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>Cross-domain and multi-stakehold= er personalization</b>: Balancing the needs of different stakeholders (e.g., users, providers, platforms) in real-world applications.</li> <li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-= size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>Human-AI collaboration</b>: Pers= onalization and adaptation strategies to support productivity, creativity, or decision-making alongside AI systems.</li> </ul> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-si= ze:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">=C2=A0</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-si= ze:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>Submission Guidelines</b></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-si= ze:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang=3D"en-IL">For workshops= :</span></b></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-si= ze:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang=3D"en-IL">Please note t= hat we can only accommodate half-day workshops.</span></b><span lang=3D"en-IL"> </span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-si= ze:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang=3D"en-IL">All submissions = and notifications will be handled electronically. The maximum length is=C2=A0</span><b style=3D"box-s= izing:border-box">3 pages<span style=3D"box-sizing:border-box">=C2=A0(exclu= ding references)</span></b> in the=C2=A0<b style=3D"box-sizing:border-box">= double-column format</b><span style=3D"box-sizing:border-box">. Workshop pr= oposals must be submitted through EasyChair.=C2=A0</span>More information and links can be found on the website.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-si= ze:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Workshop Website: <a href=3D"https://= www.um.org/umap2026/call-for-workshop-proposals/" style=3D"color:rgb(70,120= ,134)">https://www.um.org/umap2026/call-for-workshop-proposals/</a> </p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-si= ze:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang=3D"en-IL">For tutorials= :</span></b></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-si= ze:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang=3D"en-IL">All tutorial pro= posals must be written in English.=C2=A0The maximum length is=C2=A0<b>3 pages=C2=A0(excluding referen= ces)</b>=C2=A0in the ACM SIG Proceedings=C2=A0<b>double-column format</b>. More information = and links to the ACM SIG Proceedings template can be found on the website.</spa= n></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-si= ze:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Tutorial Website: <a href=3D"https://= www.um.org/umap2026/call-for-tutorial-proposals/" style=3D"color:rgb(70,120= ,134)">https://www.um.org/umap2026/call-for-tutorial-proposals/</a> </p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-si= ze:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">=C2=A0</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-si= ze:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">For any questions, please contact <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" style= =3D"color:rgb(70,120,134)">[email protected]</a> </p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-si= ze:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">We look forward to receiving your submissions!</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-si= ze:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">The UMAP 2026 organizing committee</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-si= ze:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">=C2=A0</p></div> --000000000000a50d27064363f252-- ------------=_1763470205-2963-25 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"; name="message-footer.txt" Content-Disposition: inline; filename="message-footer.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit - User Modeling mailing list - Please, use the following address to post messages to the mailing list: [email protected] The Web page of the mailing list: https://www.di.unito.it/listserver/info/um (secure web site) enables you to view the mailing list archive, remove yourself from the mailing list, etc. ------------=_1763470205-2963-25--