[ML-News] Final Call for Papers: WebSciX 2026

[Tulika Saha]

Final Call for Papers: WebSciX 2026

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About WebSciX 2026

WebSciX India is the inaugural Asia-Pacific satellite event of the ACM Web Science Conference, dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary study of the Internet, World Wide Web, and Artificial Intelligence and their societal impact across India and the wider region. WebSciX builds upon the Web Science for Development (WS4D) series conducted in India from 2019.

Conference Website

Call for Papers

WebSciX 2026 invites researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to submit their original work for its inaugural conference, poised as a regional satellite event of the global ACM WebSci conference. 

WebSciX 2026 invites interdisciplinary contributions that explore how autonomous agents, AI and the Internet are reconfiguring economy, culture and society, affecting everything from individual agency and emotional well-being to global data governance and the future of work.

Topics of Interests: Mainstream technical research topics include, but are not limited to, the following tracks

Web Architecture & Decentralization, Network Science & Graph Theory, Information Retrieval & Content Analysis, Algorithmic Bias & Auditing, Collective Intelligence & Crowdsourcing, Autonomous Agency & Governance, Cognitive & Social Implications, Public Good & Policy Design, Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), Innovation, Infrastructure & Economy, Work, Knowledge & Labour, Political & Popular Cultures, Ethics & Epistemology, Regulation & Governance.

More details are available on the website.

Important Dates

Paper Submission Deadline: 30th August 2026 [Extended Deadline]

Notification of Acceptance: 30th September 2026

Camera-ready Submission: 15th October 2026

Conference: 26th-28th November 2026

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On behalf of the Organizing Committee

WebSciX 2026

Thanks,

Tulika

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Tulika Saha, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

School of CS & Informatics

Interim Associate Dean, CS & Game Design

University of Liverpool, Bengaluru

Honorary Faculty, School of CS & Informatics

University of Liverpool, UK