[CFP] ICLR 2026 AFAA Workshop: Algorithmic Fairness Across Alignment Procedures and Agentic Systems

[Zeyu Tang]

Call for Papers -- AFAA Workshop at ICLR 2026

(6th Edition in the Series https://www.afciworkshop.org/)

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ICLR 2026 Workshop on

Algorithmic Fairness Across Alignment Procedures and Agentic Systems (AFAA)

 

We are excited to share that the Call for Papers is now OPEN for the AFAA Workshop at ICLR 2026!

-> OpenReview submission portal: https://openreview.net/group?id=ICLR.cc/2026/Workshop/AFAA

-> Submission deadline: Jan 31, 2026 (Anywhere on Earth)

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Topics

 

This workshop explores how fairness principles and tools must evolve as AI systems increasingly reason, adapt, and act autonomously. We welcome submissions of novel work relating to fairness in alignment procedures, agentic AI, and foundation models, including (but not limited to):

• Normative foundations of alignment and fairness
• Fairness-aware value learning and preference modeling
• Cultural and contextual dimensions of alignment
• Governance and oversight for agentic systems
• Ethical and accountability frameworks
• Long-term fairness and societal impact
• Fairness metrics and evaluation for agentic AI
• Bias mitigation in foundation models
• Trade-offs between fairness, alignment, and performance

We continue to welcome broad work on fairness including, fairness metrics and mitigation techniques, novel formalizations of fairness, algorithmic approaches to capturing and mitigating evolving biases, and methods in fairness related subfields (model multiplicity, interpretability, robustness, etc.)

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Submission Tracks

 

Page limits excluding references and appendices:

• Main Papers Track (6--9 pages)
• Tiny Papers Track (up to 3 pages)

 

For more details: https://www.afciworkshop.org

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We are very much looking forward to seeing your work!

Warm regards,
AFAA 2026 Organizing Team

https://www.afciworkshop.org