Call for contributions to SEMANTiCS 2026 (15-17 september)
Davide Buscaldi
Angelo.Salatino
We invite you to submit to our diverse range of open tracks:
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Research and Innovation
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Industry and Use Case
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Posters and Demos
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Blue Sky (This is a truly visionary track, unique in the entire 2026 Semantic Web conference cycle!)
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Workshops and Tutorials
More details regarding each individual call can be found below. For the most up-to-date information and to follow us on social media, please always check our website: https://2026-eu.semantics.cc/.
We look forward to meeting you in Ghent!
Best regards,
Angelo - General Chair
SEMANTiCS 2026 - Calls for Submissions
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22nd International Conference on Semantic Systems (SEMANTiCS 2026)
Ghent, Belgium
September 15-17, 2026
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The SEMANTiCS conference serves as a forum for researchers, industry leaders, and developers to discuss advances in Linked Data and semantic-enabled AI systems.
SEMANTiCS 2026 features multiple tracks, i.e., Research and Innovation, Industry and Use Case, Posters and Demos, Workshops and Tutorials. Hence, authors are kindly asked to check out the calls of each track to choose the one that best fits their contribution.
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Call for Research and Innovation Track Papers
The SEMANTiCS 2026 conference is excited to invite submissions from researchers of all genders, backgrounds, and career stages for the Research and Innovation Track, welcoming groundbreaking research contributions, innovative solutions, and experimental studies relevant to the Semantic Web, Semantic Technologies, and AI-enabled semantics. We also encourage submissions at the intersections of these fields with other scientific and applied disciplines, fostering cross-disciplinary exchange and advancement.
URL: https://2026-eu.semantics.cc/page/cfp_research_innovation
Important Dates:
Abstract Submission Deadline - April 23, 2026
Paper Submission Deadline - April 30, 2026
Notification of Acceptance - June 22, 2026
Camera-Ready Paper - July 16, 2026
Research and Innovation Track Chairs:
Contact: semantics20...@easychair.org
Cogan Shimizu, Wright State University, US
Annette ten Teije, VU Amsterdam, NL
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Call for Industry and Use Case Track Presentations
The Industry and Use Case track at SEMANTiCS welcomes submissions that present use cases and industry adoption of semantic technology. We reach out to professionals to present industry implementations, best practices and use case prototypes, to discuss semantic systems, and to exchange insights with a diverse and supportive community of peers. Additionally, we welcome submission of software applications, apps or services that demonstrate the usefulness and benefits of semantic technologies and semantic data management. We warmly encourage submissions from contributors of all genders, backgrounds, and career stages. Early-career professionals are especially welcome.
URL: https://2026-eu.semantics.cc/page/cfp_industry
Important Dates:
Submission Deadline - June 2, 2026
Notification of Acceptance - June 30, 2026
Presentation Ready - August 30, 2026
Industry and Use Case Track Chairs:
Contact: semantics20...@easychair.org
Marco Brattinga, Sopra Steria, Netherlands
Aad Versteden, redpencil.io, Belgium
Kathrin Füllenbach, TDCC-NES, Netherlands
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Call for Posters and Demos Track Papers
The SEMANTiCS 2026 Posters and Demos Track offers a platform for late-breaking research results, ongoing or early-stage projects, innovative ideas grounded on on-going research, prototypes, systems, applications, datasets, and other cutting-edge contributions relevant to semantic technologies. We welcome submissions that showcase emerging research directions as well as practical solutions demonstrating the impact of semantic technologies across academic and industrial settings. We warmly encourage contributions from individuals of all genders, backgrounds, and career stages — including students, early-career researchers from academia and industry, and those from groups traditionally underrepresented in our community.
URL: https://2026-eu.semantics.cc/page/cfp_posters_demos
Important Dates:
Paper Submission Deadline - May 30, 2026
Notification of Acceptance - July 6, 2026
Camera-Ready Paper - August 2, 2026
Posters and Demos Track Chairs:
Contact: semantic...@easychair.org
Genet Asefa Gesese, FIZ Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Karlsruhe, Germany
Eleni Ilkou, TIB - German National Library of Science and Technology, Hannover, Germany
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Call for Blue Sky Papers
SEMANTiCS is looking into the future! This special track, sponsored by the prestigious CCC, is looking for visionary ideas, long term challenges, and opportunities in the Semantic Web and Knowledge Graph research field. Concretely, we invite submissions focusing, among others, on one of the following foci:
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Solution: present groundbreaking solution concepts or paradigms to long-term, well-known (conceptual or technical) challenges in the field;
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Problem: clearly describe and specify a major challenge that, once solved, would have a significant impact on the research community, alike to the “millenium problems” in mathematics;
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Application: describe a relevant application problem from industry to be solved with knowledge graphs and semantic technologies;
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Cross-disciplinary research: identify emerging and promising cross-disciplinary research ideas; argue for promising paradigms to be learned and adapted from other research disciplines; discuss the potential impact of knowledge graphs on other research disciplines;
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Societal aspects: present ideas and visions of contributing to solving societal challenges such as climate change, safeguarding democracy in the digital world, etc.
URL: https://2026-eu.semantics.cc/page/cfp_bluesky
Important Dates:
Blue Sky Paper Deadline - May 30, 2026
Notification of Acceptance - June 30, 2026
Camera Ready - July 16, 2026
Blue Sky Track Chairs:
Contact: semantics2...@easychair.org
Heiko Paulheim, University of Mannheim, DE
Marta Sabou, Vienna University Economics and Business, AT
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Call for Workshops and Tutorials
We encourage submissions of proposals on all topics in the general areas of SEMANTiCS 2026 and proposals bridging or introducing new perspectives and/or challenges in these areas. Workshops and tutorials may incorporate a variety of inclusive and engaging formats such as panel discussions, lightning talks, meetings, networking or hands-on sessions, hackathons and other practical formats where applicable. We warmly encourage submissions from teams and individuals of all genders, backgrounds, and career stages, including those from groups traditionally underrepresented in the community.
URL: https://2026-eu.semantics.cc/page/cfp_workshops_tutorials
Important Dates:
Proposals Workshop Deadline - February 27, 2026
Notification of Acceptance - March 13, 2026
Proposals Tutorial Deadline - May 15, 2026
Notification of Acceptance - May 29, 2026
Workshop and Tutorial Chairs:
Contact: semantic...@easychair.org (workshops); semantic...@easychair.org (tutorials)
Beyza Yaman, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Rosa Filgueira, University of Edinburgh, UK
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All deadlines are 23:59 AoE (anywhere on Earth)
For more details check out the conference website: https://2026-eu.semantics.cc/
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Angelo Salatino [he/him/his]
Research Fellow and Associate Lecturer
Knowledge Media Institute,
The Open University
BlueSky: @angelosalatino.bsky.social
Web: https://salatino.org
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