Call for Ideas: Community building for researchers on generative AI-facilitated image-based abuse (CARA ‘26), co-located with SOUPS | August 24, Hannover, Germany
Ana-Maria Cretu
Dear all,
We are pleased to invite you to the first edition of the workshop on Community building for researchers on generative AI-facilitiated image-based abuse (CARA ‘26). This half-day workshop will be co-hosted with the SOUPS 2026 conference and will take place on August 24, 2026 in Hannover, Germany.
Website: https://ag2425.github.io/AIG-CSAM-NCII-Workshop/.
Recent advances in generative AI have enabled bad actors to generate non-consensual intimate imagery of adults (AIG-NCII) and child sexual abuse material (AIG-CSAM) on an unprecedented scale. Researchers are tackling these problems with a variety of approaches and backgrounds including AI, usable security, HCI, trust and safety, tech policy, and law.
The goal of this workshop is to build and foster a community of early-career researchers working on tackling the urgent challenges of AIG-NCII and AIG-CSAM, by bringing together researchers from different backgrounds to exchange ideas, build new collaborations in and across disciplines, as well as incubate new ideas and help refine existing projects.
CALL FOR IDEAS
We welcome 3-6-page submissions from researchers at all stages, from those with ongoing or published work and practical experience to those entering from adjacent fields. We welcome a variety of submissions such as empirical studies, position papers, literature reviews, and works in progress, including from early researchers who are developing new directions in this space. Submissions should relate to one of the following topics:
Platform governance and content moderation, and their usability implications for victims/survivors
Legal and policy frameworks
Technical methods for detection, removal, and prevention
Survivor-centered and trauma-informed research methods
Psychosocial impacts on victims/survivors
Usability of reporting, takedown, and protection tools
Ethical and legal barriers to research
User perceptions and awareness of AIG-NCII and AIG-CSAM risks
Privacy and consent in the design of generative AI systems
Accepted submissions will be presented at the workshop as either a lightning talk or a poster. If your submission is accepted, at least one author should attend in person to present it. See our website for more information: https://ag2425.github.io/AIG-CSAM-NCII-Workshop/.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission deadline: May 28, 2026 23:59 AoE (Anywhere on Earth)
Acceptance notification: June 11, 2026 23:59 AoE (Anywhere on Earth)
Camera Ready deadline: JuneThe goal of this workshop is to build and foster a community of early-career researchers working on tackling the urgent challenges of AIG-NCII and AIG-CSAM, by bringing together researchers from different backgrounds to exchange ideas, build new collaborations in and across disciplines, as well as incubate new ideas and help refine existing projects. 25, 2026 23:59 AoE (Anywhere on Earth)
Workshop: Monday August 24th, 2026 9am to 12pm CET (Central European Time)
We look forward to your submissions and to welcoming you to Hannover!
Best regards,
The CARA ‘26 organizing committee