[Event at CIG] Call for Papers - 2026 EPIA Conference on Artificial Intelligence

[Joao Leite]

CALL FOR PAPERSEPIA 2026

25th EPIA Conference on Artificial Intelligence
September 2–4, 2026
University of Madeira, Portugal
https://epia2026.web.uma.pt/

The EPIA Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a well-established
European conference dedicated to promoting research in all areas of AI,
spanning theoretical foundations, methodological advances, and real-world
applications. The conference fosters scientific exchange among researchers,
engineers, and practitioners working in AI and related disciplines.

The 25th edition, EPIA 2026, will take place in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal,
from September 2 to 4, 2026. As in previous editions, the conference is
organized under the patronage of the Portuguese Association for Artificial
Intelligence (APPIA).
Important Dates

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   Abstract submission deadline: May 15, 2026 (AoE)
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   Paper submission deadline: May 22, 2026 (AoE)
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   Notification of acceptance: July 3, 2026
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   Camera-ready papers due: July 13, 2026 (AoE)
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   Conference dates: September 2–4, 2026

Thematic Tracks

EPIA 2026 will feature the following thematic tracks, covering a broad
spectrum of AI topics:

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   AI for Architecture, Engineering and Conservation (AI4AEC)
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   Ambient Intelligence and Affective Environments (AmIA Environments)
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   Artificial Intelligence and Law (AIL)
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   Artificial Intelligence for Industry and Society (AI4IS)
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   Artificial Intelligence for Time-dependent Data (AITD)
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   Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM)
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   Artificial Intelligence in Transportation Systems (AITS)
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   Artificial Intelligence: Theory, Methods, and Applications (AITMA)
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   Ethics and Responsibility in AI (ERAI)
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   Generative and Agentic Artificial Intelligence (GAAI)
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   Human-Centered AI (HCAI)
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   Knowledge Discovery and Business Intelligence (KDBI)
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   Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KRR)
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   Natural Language Processing, Text Mining and Applications (NLP-TeMA)
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   Sustainable and Neuromorphic AI (SNAI)

Additional information on each track is available at
https://epia2026.web.uma.pt/tracks.html
Submission and Reviewing

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   Papers must be submitted in PDF format via the EPIA 2026 EasyChair
   submission page:
   https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=epia2026
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   Authors should select the thematic track most appropriate for their
   submission. Papers may be reassigned to a different track at the discretion
   of the Program Chairs if deemed more suitable.
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   All submissions will undergo a double-blind peer review process and will
   be reviewed by at least three members of the EPIA Program Committee.
   Authors are responsible for anonymizing their submissions by removing
   names, affiliations, and any other identifying information, and for taking
   reasonable steps to preserve anonymity throughout the review process.
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   Papers must follow the Springer LNAI format and may not exceed 12 pages.
   Authors should also take into account any additional track-specific
   submission requirements.
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   Authors are encouraged to consult Springer’s author guidelines
   <https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines>
   when preparing their manuscripts. Springer also encourages authors to
   include their ORCID identifiers in their papers. In addition, the
   corresponding author of each accepted paper, acting on behalf of all
   co-authors, must complete and sign a Consent-to-Publish form. The
   corresponding author signing this form must match the corresponding author
   identified in the paper. Once the final files have been submitted to
   Springer, changes to authorship will not be permitted.
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   EPIA 2026 will not accept any paper that, at the time of submission, is
   under review for, has already been published in, or has already been
   accepted for publication in a journal or another venue with formally
   published proceedings. During the EPIA 2026 review period, authors may not
   submit the same work to a journal or another venue with formally published
   proceedings. As a general rule, publications associated with a DOI,
   ISBN, or ISSN should be considered formal publications. Questions
   regarding submission eligibility should be addressed to the Program Chairs
   at epia2026 at easychair.org before the submission deadline. These
   restrictions do not apply to workshops and similar specialized
   presentations without formally published proceedings.
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   Generative AI tools do not qualify for authorship of papers submitted to
   EPIA 2026. Authors who use large language models or other generative AI
   tools at any stage of the writing process remain fully responsible for the
   entire content of the submission, including its correctness, originality,
   and compliance with plagiarism policies. The use of AI-generated text as
   part of the paper’s methodology or experimental analysis is permitted,
   provided that it is clearly documented and appropriately described in the
   paper.

Proceedings and Presentations

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   At least one co-author of each accepted paper must register for EPIA
   2026 by the early registration deadline.
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   Each accepted paper must be presented in person by one of its authors.
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   APPIA will provide limited travel support to co-authors who are student
   members of APPIA.
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   Accepted and presented papers will be included in the conference
   proceedings, published in Springer’s LNAI – Lecture Notes in Artificial
   Intelligence series.
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   EPIA proceedings are indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DBLP, and Google
   Scholar.

Awards

EPIA 2026 will present the following awards:

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   Best Paper Award – for the best research paper presented at the
   conference
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   Best Application Paper Award – for the best application-oriented paper
   presented at the conference
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   Best Student Paper Award – for the best research paper presented at the
   conference whose first author is a student

EPIA 2026 Committees

Conference Chair
Eduardo Fermé (University of Madeira)

Program Chairs
João Leite (NOVA University Lisbon)
Nuno Lourenço (University of Coimbra)
Penousal Machado (University of Coimbra)

Organization Chairs
Morgado Dias (University of Madeira)
Maurício Reis (University of Madeira)
Marco Garapa (University of Madeira)
Fábio Mendonça (University of Madeira)
Diogo Freitas (University of Madeira)