[CFP] ICDM 2026 - OWAD Workshop: Open World Anomaly Detection in Dynamic and Evolving Environments

[Roberto Corizzo]

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OWAD: Open World Anomaly Detection in Dynamic and Evolving Environments
IEEE ICDM 2026 Workshop (2nd edition)
November 12-15, 2026
Shenyang, China

https://sites.google.com/view/icdm-owad-2026-workshop/

TLDR: We solicit submissions on topics related to anomaly detection in challenging conditions and its intersection with continual learning
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Key Dates
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Paper submission deadline:  August 20, 2026
Notification to authors: September 18, 2026
Camera-ready deadline: October 5, 2026

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Topics of Interest
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We encourage high-quality paper submissions on topics related to:
- Continual Anomaly Detection: Adapting models to ongoing changes in data distribution while retaining past knowledge.
- Open World Learning: Training models to recognize and adapt to new conditions with limited or no prior knowledge. This includes unsupervised, semi-supervised, and one-class learning.
- Domain Adaptation: Transferring detection capabilities across different environments.
- Challenging learning conditions: Handling missing data, imbalance, noise.

Relevant topics also include open-world anomaly detection in challenging settings:
- Concept Drift and Data Stream Mining
- Multimodal and Multi-task Learning
- Federated, Decentralized, and Privacy-Preserving Approaches
- Active, Few-Shot, and Semi-Supervised Learning
- Anomalous Pattern Mining and Discovery
- Explainability in Continual Learning
- Large Language Models
- Graph Learning, Time Series, and Spatio-Temporal Learning
- Unsupervised, Contrastive, and Adversarial Learning
- Green AI and Model Compression for Learning in Constrained Environments
- Neural Architecture Search for Task Mapping

We welcome applied papers in  key domains such as Cybersecurity, Finance, Sensor Networks, CyberPhysical Systems, Smart Grids, Medical Healthcare, and Social Networks.

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Paper Submissions
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Authors are invited to submit original long papers (8 pages + 2 references) as well as short papers (4 pages + 2 references) that have not been previously published, and are not being considered for publication in any other forum.

Short papers should describe ongoing work, recent insights, or summaries of significant research, that address research problems targeting top-tier research venues.

Papers should be formatted according to the IEEE 2-column conference template and should be properly anonymized following the triple blind ICDM policy. Accepted papers will be included in the ICDM Workshop Proceedings (separate from ICDM Main Conference Proceedings). The proceedings are published by IEEE and EI-indexed. Each accepted workshop paper requires a full registration.

A paid registration is required for every accepted workshop paper, regardless of whether the author presents in person or via video.  

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Invited Speakers
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Fei Zhu (Continual Learning)
Changhua Pei (Time-Series Anomaly Detection) 
Yunkang Cao (Anomaly Detection)

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Desk Reject Policy
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Submissions that fail to adhere to the anonymity, length, or formatting requirements, or are affected by academic dishonesty issues—such as plagiarism, author misrepresentation, or falsification—may be subject to desk rejection by the chairs.

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Contact Information
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owadworkshop [at] gmail [dot] com

Roberto Corizzo, American University, USA
Kamil Faber, AGH University of Krakow, Poland
Davide Dalle Pezze, University of Padua, Italy
Panpan Zheng, Xinjiang University, China