We are pleased to invite high-quality submissions to the *Fortieth AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-26)*, which will be held in *Singapore EXPO *from January 20 to January 27, 2026.

*Call For Papers*

*TL;DR*: AAAI-26 Call For Papers

*Important Dates*

- Abstract deadline: *July 25, 2025 *at 11:59 PM UTC-12 - Full paper deadline: *August 1, 2025 *at 11:59 PM UTC-12 - Supplementary material/code deadline: *August 4, 2025 *at 11:59 PM UTC-12 - Notification of final acceptance or rejection (main track): *November 3, 2025* - AAAI-26 Conference*: January 20-27, 2026*

*Details of Main Track*: https://aaai.org/conference/aaai/aaai-26/main-technical-track-call/

*Note*: Deadlines are track-specific and may differ from those listed above. Track-specific deadlines are listed on their respective CFP.

*Additional Tracks/Programs*: AAAI-26 will feature technical paper presentations, special tracks, invited speakers, workshops, tutorials, poster sessions, senior member presentations, competitions, and exhibition programs, and two other activities: a Bridge Program and a Lab Program. Please see the AAAI-26 webpage for details.

*Webpage*: https://aaai.org/conference/aaai/aaai-26/

*About AAAI*: The purpose of the AAAI conference series is to promote research in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and foster scientific exchange between researchers, practitioners, scientists, students, and engineers across the entirety of AI and its affiliated disciplines. Founded in 1979, the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) is a nonprofit scientific society devoted to advancing the scientific understanding of the mechanisms underlying thought and intelligent behavior and their embodiment in machines. Read more *here https://aaai.org/about-aaai/: * https://aaai.org/about-aaai/

*Quick Summary*:

- Three technical tracks (Main Track; AI for Social Impact; AI Alignment) - Two-phase reviewing for the Main Track: - Phase 1: Two reviews supplemented by one AI-generated, non-decisional review. - Phase 2: Additional reviews for papers not rejected in Phase 1. - Author response after Phase 2, only for papers not rejected in Phase 1. - Metareview and disposition decision after author response period. - Submissions may consist of up to 7 pages of technical content plus additional pages solely for references. - Authors may submit supplementary material, but please note that reviewers are not required to review this material. Any material critical to the evaluation of the paper should be included in the main body of the paper. Three kinds of supplementary material may be submitted alongside all papers: (1) technical appendix; (2) multimedia; (3) code and data. The supplementary material deadline is 3 days after the paper submission deadline. - All authors must complete a reproducibility checklist to facilitate replication of the reported research. - All authors are expected to be available to review (light load), unless extenuating circumstances apply. - AAAI-26 is an* in-person* conference.

*AAAI-26 Organizing Committee*