ETRA 2026 Call for Full Papers - Marrakesh, Morocco (Early June)
ETRA Conference
We are thrilled to announce that the 2026 ACM Symposium on Eye Tracking Research & Applications (ETRA) will be held in the vibrant city of Marrakesh, Morocco! While the exact dates are coming soon, you can expect the symposium to take place towards the beginning of June.
ETRA serves as a vital gathering for researchers and practitioners from diverse disciplines, all united by the common goal of advancing the field of eye tracking. We cordially invite you to join our global community in Marrakesh. Here, you'll have the opportunity to engage in cutting-edge discussions, attend insightful co-located workshops, and contribute to the ongoing evolution of eye tracking. The symposium will showcase breakthroughs and innovations across various areas, including oculomotor research, gaze tracking systems, eye tracking applications, gaze-based interaction, and sophisticated eye movement data analysis.
We strongly encourage the submission of high-quality, original papers that present novel contributions to any area of eye tracking research and applications. Submissions from all domains are welcome, including visuomotor neuroscience, perception, cognition, and computer-human interaction. Please ensure your paper has not been previously accepted or is not currently under review elsewhere. For accepted work, at least one author must register for and present at the conference.
Exciting Publication Opportunity and New Open Access Model
We're excited to offer authors the choice to publish their accepted full papers as journal articles in special issues of either PACM on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (PACM CGIT) or PACM on Human-Computer Interaction (PACM HCI).
However, please be aware of a significant change regarding publication: Effective January 1, 2026, ACM is fully transitioning to 100% Open Access (OA) through its ACM OPEN initiative. This means the entire ACM Digital Library will become freely accessible to everyone worldwide. As an ACM-sponsored conference, ETRA is part of this transition, operating under a "pay-to-publish" model.
To publish your work without incurring a fee, the corresponding author's institution must be an ACM OPEN participating member. A comprehensive list of participating countries and institutions is available at https://libraries.acm.org/acmopen/open-participants. (Note: There can only be one corresponding author, who does not necessarily need to be the first author.)
Alternatively, authors can cover the Article Processing Charge (APC). A third option for support exists: waivers (ranging from 50% to 100%) may be available based on your country of residence and work. To determine if you qualify for an APC waiver, please consult the policy at https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/policy-on-open-access-apc-waivers-and-discounts.
It's important to note that these APCs apply specifically to full and short ETRA papers. They do not apply to other submission categories such as demonstrations, extended abstracts, keynotes, panels, work-in-progress, invited talks, or posters.
Details on the submission process will be available soon at: https://etra.acm.org/2026.
New Requirement: Societal Impact Statement
Given the rapid advancements and widespread applications of eye-tracking technology, we're now requiring authors to include a Privacy and Ethics Statement in their submissions. This statement, 2-3 sentences in length, should address the potential societal implications of their research, whether from study findings or new methodological advancements.
Specifically, authors should discuss the broader impacts of their work, considering aspects such as privacy, fairness, safety, human rights, data sovereignty, or potential misuse. This includes any resulting benefit-risk trade-offs.
We recognize that some research may pose minimal societal risks beyond those typically reviewed by institutional review boards. In such cases, authors can use this statement to detail how their user study design or dataset licenses address these considerations.
Important Dates Concerning the Submission Process Coming Soon!Topic Areas:
The ACM Symposium on Eye Tracking Research & Applications (ETRA) solicits original full and short research papers on a diverse set of topics related to eye tracking. Research contributions are welcomed across a range of topics including, but not limited to:
l Data analysis
Novel methods such as deep learning and other machine learning-based methods
Scanpath analysis and classification
Clustering of gaze data
Event detection
Large-scale data processing
l Prediction methods
Gaze prediction
Action, intent, or attribute prediction
l Visualization
Visual representation of gaze patterns and other eye tracking data
Visual analytics and combination with machine learning
l Algorithms for gaze estimation
New datasets for machine learning
Feature segmentation/extraction
Data-driven geometric and/or optical models of the eye
Appearance-based gaze estimation
l Eye tracking devices
Head-mounted eye tracking
Remote eye tracking
Novel sensors and wearables
l Perception and cognition; empirical studies
Perception, attention, and oculomotor control
Visual search and scene perception
Eye movements in reading and communication
Eye-hand coordination
Eye tracking in naturalistic tasks
In-the-wild studies
l Gaze-based interaction
Novel interaction methods
Virtual and augmented reality
Multi-modal interaction
l Security and privacy
Gaze-based secure authentication
Privacy-preserving techniques
l Applications
Education
Driving
Medical / Health
Virtual/Augmented Reality
Graphics and virtual avatars
Media accessibility
Best regards,Publicity Chair
ETRA'26 Organizing Committee