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*Call for Papers** **The *7th International Workshop on Agents for Societal Impact *ASI 2026* Paphos, Cyprus. 25 - 26 May 2026. https://panosd.eu/asi2026/
in conjunction with the 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems AAMAS 2026 https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/
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*TLDR** **=====*
ASI 2026 focuses on the design, analysis, and deployment of intelligent agents that contribute positively to society. As AI agents become increasingly autonomous and embedded in real-world systems, it is critical to ensure that their behavior aligns with human values and societal goals, rather than optimizing narrowly defined technical objectives. The workshop provides a forum to discuss how agent-based technologies can be responsibly applied to real-world societal systems.
*IMPORTANT DATES** **================*
*Submission deadline: *Feb 11, 2026 (AoE) Author notification: Mar 20, 2026 Workshop tentative date: May 25–26, 2026
*TOPICS OF INTEREST** **=================*
We are interested in a broad range of research topics, both foundational and applied. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
* *Public health and healthcare* * *Education* * *Climate, sustainability, conservation* * *Transportation and mobility* * *Public infrastructure, smart cities, smart grids* * *Supply chains and logistics* * *Emergency response and disaster management* * *Agriculture and food systems* * *Labor markets and the future of work* * *Housing and land-use planning* * *Ethics, fairness, and discrimination* * *Online information integrity and misinformation* * *Security and cybersecurity* * *Governance, policy design, and decision support*
Societal impact cannot be achieved through algorithmic optimization alone. Progress requires an integrated perspective that connects agent engineering (how agents are built), computational social science (how social systems are modeled and studied), and human agent interaction (how agents work with people). Therefore, we welcome researchers working on agents and society across AI, empirical social science, and public policy.
*ABOUT ASI 2026** **================*
We invite papers (work-in-progress, or published works with interesting novelty) in two categories:
1. *Research papers* describing novel contributions using multi-agent systems in societal challenges. Both work-in-progress and recently published work will be considered. Submissions describing recently published work should clearly indicate the earlier venue and provide a link to the published paper. Papers in this category should be at most *6-8 pages* (in AAMAS format), with any number of additional pages containing bibliographic references only.
2. *Position papers* describing open problems or neglected perspectives in the field, proposing ideas for bringing MAS methods into a new application area, or summarizing the focus areas of a group working on MAS for societal challenges. Papers in this category should be at most *4 pages* (in AAMAS format), with any number of additional pages containing bibliographic references only.
The submitted papers will be assessed based on their novelty, technical quality, potential impact, and clarity of writing. *Collaboration with NGOs and society stakeholders that have first-hand knowledge of the topic will be especially appreciated.*
Please note that at least one author must register for the workshop and attend in person. This workshop has no archival proceedings, and the accepted papers are allowed to be submitted to other conference venues. Accepted submissions will have the option of being posted online on the workshop website. For authors who do not wish their papers to be posted online, please inform the organizers. We also welcome papers accepted at other venues to facilitate discussion.
*ORGANIZING COMMITTEE** **======================*
Panayiotis Danassis https://panosd.eu/ (University of Southampton, UK) Aparna Taneja https://research.google/people/106890/ (Google DeepMind, India) Lingkai Kong https://lingkai-kong.com/ (Harvard University, USA)
We look forward to receiving your submissions, The organizers