ICAIF '26 invites workshop proposals from academia, government, regulatory agencies, financial institutions, NGOs, and other researchers and practitioners in the AI and Finance community. We particularly encourage proposals from women and individuals from underrepresented groups.
Workshop organizers are responsible for the full planning and execution of their events. Workshop topics should focus on AI and Finance.
ICAIF workshops provide a platform for bringing together people with shared interests and building communities. Strong workshops can help evaluate and compare competing perspectives. They may address emerging topics, explore industry-wide challenges and strategic opportunities, and introduce novel tools and techniques.
ICAIF workshop formats and schedules should encourage lively debate, stimulate new ideas, and support discussion of controversial issues. Preference will be given to proposals that include organizers from multiple organizations and constituencies (for example, industry and academia, or industry and government).
AOE = Anywhere on Earth (UTC-12)
| Subject | Date |
|---|---|
| Workshop Proposal Submission Deadline | July 19, 2026 23:59 AOE |
| Workshop Proposal Acceptance Notification | August 3-9, 2026 |
| Workshop Paper Submission Deadline | TBD by workshop |
| Workshop Paper Notification | October 14, 2026 |
| Workshop Dates | November 14-15, 2026 |
All ICAIF workshops will be either half-day or full-day events, including paper presentations, talks, and other activities.
ICAIF workshop proposals should be at most 5 pages long, in 12-point font, and should include:
Describe the specific topic(s) the workshop will focus on. Only the workshops on AI in financial services will be considered.
A discussion of why the topic is important for AI in finance. If applicable, please include a discussion of prior workshops in the area.
Include the names and contact information of the organizing committee members, along with brief biographies highlighting relevant experience and expertise in the workshop topic. If applicable, please highlight prior workshops organized by the team. Identify a primary contact (email/phone number) to coordinate with the ICAIF Organizing Committee.
Proposals should include a tentative list of invited and keynote speakers, as well as a list of program committee members. Workshops may include keynotes, invited talks, paper presentations, and poster sessions.
Describe the tentative workshop schedule and format, including invited talks, panels, poster sessions, paper presentations, and other activities such as panel discussions.
Please discuss comparable or similar workshops organized at prior ICAIF and/or AI conferences. Please specify whether the workshop is a continuation of a series of events in other venues. This information will be used to assess the workshop's novelty, context, and content relative to comparable events.
Submit your workshop proposal via https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ICAIF2026/ using the "Workshop Proposals" option in the drop-down menu. Proposals must be submitted as a single PDF file.
Submit Workshop ProposalThe Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.
ICAIF workshops will be run by the organizing committees independently, in coordination with the ICAIF Organizing Committee.
ICAIF Workshop proposals will be evaluated by a committee of experts from AI in Finance, consisting of industry, academia, and government contacts. The program committee for proposals and accepted workshops will be announced on the ICAIF website. The committee will seek to offer a diversity of topics, so multiple proposals on the same topic will likely not be accepted.
Workshop organizers are responsible for creating and publicizing a Call for Papers for their events. Submission deadlines for workshop papers must align with the dates listed above. Accepted papers should address both AI and Finance, rather than only one of the two.
Workshop organizers are expected to attend in person, and presentations of accepted material must be delivered in person. Workshop organizers should ensure that this requirement is clearly communicated to authors.
Workshop organizers will make decisions regarding accepted papers and workshop participation. Accepted papers should be announced in accordance with the ICAIF general guidelines listed above.
Workshop organizers are responsible for the paper review process and acceptance communication. They are expected to propose a program committee to support the review process.
Workshops are not archival, and accepted workshop papers will not be part of the ACM ICAIF proceedings. Workshop organizers are responsible for creating and maintaining their own workshop websites. It is permissible to include accepted papers on these websites.
ICAIF workshops are expected to meet quality and content standards similar to those of the main conference. Workshop topics should fall broadly within AI in finance. Workshops outside this scope will not be considered. Workshop organizers are expected to follow standard scholarly quality and conflict-of-interest practices.
Papers accepted to the ICAIF '26 main program cannot also appear in workshop programs. ICAIF '26 workshop organizers are encouraged to solicit novel contributions in their Calls for Papers, minimizing papers that have already appeared in prior venues.
Workshop dates and start and end times will be determined by the ICAIF organizing committee. However, workshop organizers are responsible for the event program, including the detailed schedule of the workshop itself. The workshop program and other relevant information should be included on the workshop website.
For questions about workshop proposals.