UbiComp / ISWC 2026
Call for Participation
UbiComp / ISWC is a premier interdisciplinary venue in which leading international researchers, designers, developers, and practitioners in the field present and discuss novel results in all aspects of ubiquitous, pervasive and wearable computing. This includes the design, development, and deployment of ubiquitous, pervasive and wearable computing technologies and the understanding of human experiences and social impacts that these technologies facilitate.
The conference will be held during October, 2026 at the Shanghai International Convention Center (SICC), China. SICC is located in the heart of Lujiazui, Shanghai’s Financial and Trade Zone in Pudong District, and offers 110,000 square meters of modern conference space with panoramic views of the iconic Bund skyline. As one of China’s most distinguished venues, SICC has hosted major global events, including the 1999 Fortune Global Forum, 2001 APEC Ministerial Meetings, 2016 G20 Finance Ministers’ Conference, and 2025 Shanghai Forum. Its central location, world-class facilities, and rich history of international engagement make it an exceptional site for bringing together the global UbiComp/ISWC community.
Join us for UbiComp/ISWC 2026 in-person!
UbiComp/ISWC offers authors a number of ways to publish and present work, interact, discuss and learn, along with dedicated opportunities for students. Each type of submission and its deadlines are described on the pages linked which follow.
Submitting & Presenting
- We invite authors of published papers in The Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies (IMWUT) and ACM Transactions on Internet of Things (TIOT) to present their papers in the main conference track.
- ISWC Notes & Briefs
- ISWC Design Exhibition
- Workshop Proposals
- Tutorial Proposals
- Posters & Demos
- Doctoral Colloquium
- Video Teasers
- Student Challenge
Other Calls
- Student Volunteers
Submission Process
All submissions are made through the Precision Conference System (PCS 2.0).
Please refer to each submission track for details about the specific submission process.
Templates and Formatting
All UbiComp/ISWC Publications (ISWC Notes and Briefs, Workshops Proposals, Workshop Papers, Posters and Demos, Doctoral Colloquium, ISWC Design Exhibition, Student Competitions), except the IMWUT Papers submissions, are required to use the templates linked below and to follow the formatting and process described in this page.
https://www.ubicomp.org/ubicomp-iswc-2026/formatting/
Note that IMWUT papers are published separately and should follow the description available under the dedicated page.
Publication Date
AUTHORS TAKE NOTE: The official publication date is the date the proceedings are made available in the ACM Digital Library. This date may be up to two weeks prior to the first day of the UbiComp / ISWC 2026 conference. The official publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to published work. (For those rare conferences whose proceedings are published in the ACM Digital Library after the conference is over, the official publication date remains the first day of the conference.)
SUBMISSION TRACKS
Workshops
Proposal Submission:
April 30, 2026
Notification of accepted proposals:
May 2, 2026
Tutorials
Proposal Submission:
May 7, 2026
ISWC Notes and Briefs
Submission:
May 17, 2026 [11.59 pm AoE]
Author Notification:
July 1, 2026
Camera Ready:
July 24, 2026
Posters & Demos
Submission:
TBD
Author Notification:
TBD
ISWC Design Exhibition
Submission:
TBD
Author Notification:
TBD
Doctoral Colloquium
Submission:
TBD
Author Notification:
TBD
Student Challenge
Idea Submission:
TBD
Author Notification:
TBD
Deliverables Due:
TBD
Video Teasers
IMWUT Videos Due:
TBD
Other Tracks Due:
TBA