ISMIR 2026 | First Call for Papers (Juan P Bello )

Subject: ISMIR 2026 | First Call for Papers From: Juan P Bello <jpbello@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:28:45 -0500 --000000000000f767cb0648be820b Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear all, The 27th International Society for Music Information Retrieval Conference (ISMIR 2026) will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and online from Nov 8-12, 2026. ISMIR 2026 welcomes contributions in all the areas related to MIR and its applications. ISMIR is a truly interdisciplinary community, which fosters collaboration between researchers, developers, educators, librarians, students, and professionals from the disciplines involved in Music Information Retrieval, such as musicology, cognitive science, library and information science, computer science, electrical engineering, and many others. ISMIR 2026 will foster the discussion and exchange of ideas among the attendees, with special attention to new topics, emerging problems, inclusion, and diversity. The theme of ISMIR 2026 will be "Crossroads". This resonates with the region's geographical position of being at the crossroads between the East and the West, and the fact that this region has been at the intersection of diverse cultures that continue to exchange and fuse. In MIR research, the exchange and fusion of technological development and human-centric dimensions such as social impact, responsibility and ethics, health and education are becoming increasingly important in the era of artificial intelligence. As such, the scientific program of ISMIR 2026 will give emphasis to human-centric dimensions in the design and evaluation of MIR techniques and systems. Important Dates: Time zone : Anywhere On Earth (AOE) Paper submission portal opens: Feb 19, 2026 Abstract submission: April 20, 2026 Full Paper submission: April 27, 2026 Notification to authors: July 10, 2026 Camera-Ready submission: July 31, 2026 Conference dates: November 8-12, 2026 Additional information about the relevant topics and the review process can be found here: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ismir2026.ismir.net/auth= ors/call-for-papers__;!!BDUfV1Et5lrpZQ!Q04XV8NbEkO-l0STi7tHh65t9RqwTxthO9e6= 6IkLjfFqNE5n1VM4f1E8ZETY1oCuTLRcTQ8XI-p5Wq_M7Dw$=20 <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=3Dhttps-3A__ismir2026.ismir.net= _authors_call-2Dfor-2Dpapers&d=3DDwMFaQ&c=3DslrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=3DVoqB= 1pF6ok9dmWSXWOAgTg&m=3DgqrTjaD8QtkLzPUxAHJcpi52ibtHm1EbZLPnzQa0gp5KaoshIGUv= Fi8q6ug7AaJk&s=3DKo5tSfwxEj3zbC1EU0to7tKyLl6ThNBSrhTLprXq9go&e=3D > Detailed information on the submission procedure will be updated soon. Hybrid Conference Format ISMIR 2026 will be organized in a hybrid format with the aim of enabling both in-person and online participants to engage with the conference program and share their work. In-person participation is highly encouraged, and the organizing team is committed to helping presenters who wish to attend in person do so (regarding e.g., visa issues, financial support). Remote presenters will be required to attend (online) the specified session of the in-person program to which their paper is assigned. New-to-ISMIR Paper Mentoring Program New-to-ISMIR Paper Mentoring Program is designed for members new to ISMIR to share their advanced-stage work-in-progress ISMIR paper drafts with senior members of the ISMIR community as mentors to obtain focused review and constructive feedback. The program supplements the generic submission guidelines and will be run closely aligned with the paper submission deadlines. Please refer to the New-to-ISMIR Paper Mentoring Program webpage <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=3Dhttps-3A__ismir2026.ismir.net= _mentoring&d=3DDwMFaQ&c=3DslrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=3DVoqB1pF6ok9dmWSXWOAgTg= &m=3DgqrTjaD8QtkLzPUxAHJcpi52ibtHm1EbZLPnzQa0gp5KaoshIGUvFi8q6ug7AaJk&s=3Dl= dL47yflAsRasdec3AJs6Bppt4oJked1L2BYTCi8apg&e=3D > for the details. Use of LLMs and AI tools: In ISMIR 2026, we are introducing an LLM usage policy for authors and reviewers. In short, authors are allowed to use LLMs and AI tools but are responsible for the final submission, while reviewers are prohibited from using them entirely. We try to promote an AI-free review process at ISMIR 2026. We request you to please review the policy <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=3Dhttps-3A__ismir2026.ismir.net= _ai-2Dand-2Dllm-2Dusage-2Dpolicy&d=3DDwMFaQ&c=3DslrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=3D= VoqB1pF6ok9dmWSXWOAgTg&m=3DgqrTjaD8QtkLzPUxAHJcpi52ibtHm1EbZLPnzQa0gp5Kaosh= IGUvFi8q6ug7AaJk&s=3DmeGQ1vOft4o5m8xQMdv0aColTg6yn84eMk3eupJIheA&e=3D > carefully for additional details. Please contact the Scientific Program Chairs via email ( ismir2026-papers@xxxxxxxx) if you have any additional questions. Best Regards, Vinoo Alluri, Juan Pablo Bello, Zhiyao Duan, Shuqi Dai, Ajay Srinivasamurthy Scientific Program Chairs of ISMIR 2026 --=20 Juan Pablo Bello Professor; Music Technology, Computer Science & Engineering, Center for Urban Science & Progress and Electrical & Computer Engineering Director, Music and Audio Research Laboratory (MARL <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/marl__;!!BDUfV1Et5l= rpZQ!Q04XV8NbEkO-l0STi7tHh65t9RqwTxthO9e66IkLjfFqNE5n1VM4f1E8ZETY1oCuTLRcTQ= 8XI-p56vN1if8$ >) New York University jpbello@xxxxxxxx https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://wp.nyu.edu/jpbello/__;!!BDUfV1Et5lrpZQ!= Q04XV8NbEkO-l0STi7tHh65t9RqwTxthO9e66IkLjfFqNE5n1VM4f1E8ZETY1oCuTLRcTQ8XI-p= 5VrQfo5c$=20 --000000000000f767cb0648be820b Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-= serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:no= rmal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical= -align:baseline">Dear all</span= >, <span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-s= erif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:nor= mal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-= align:baseline">The 27th International Society for Music Information Retrie= val Conference (ISMIR 2026) will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates= and online from Nov 8-12, 2026.=C2=A0 <span style=3D"fon= t-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:= transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font= -variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">ISMIR 2026 welcomes con= tributions in all the areas related to MIR and its applications. ISMIR is a= truly interdisciplinary community, which fosters collaboration between res= earchers, developers, educators, librarians, students, and professionals fr= om the disciplines involved in Music Information Retrieval, such as musicol= ogy, cognitive science, library and information science, computer science, = electrical engineering, and many others. ISMIR 2026 will foster the discuss= ion and exchange of ideas among the attendees, with special attention to ne= w topics, emerging problems, inclusion, and diversity. <p= dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><s= pan style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);b= ackground-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-a= sian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The the= me of ISMIR 2026 will be "Crossroads". This resonates with the re= gion's geographical position of being at the crossroads between the Eas= t and the West, and the fact that this region has been at the intersection = of diverse cultures that continue to exchange and fuse. In MIR research, th= e exchange and fusion of technological development and human-centric dimens= ions such as social impact, responsibility and ethics, health and education= are becoming increasingly important in the era of artificial intelligence.= As such, the scientific program of ISMIR 2026 will give emphasis to human-= centric dimensions in the design and evaluation of MIR techniques and syste= ms. <span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-= serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-va= riant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates= :normal;vertical-align:baseline">Important Dates<span style=3D"font-= size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:tr= ansparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-v= ariant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">:<span style= =3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background= -color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:norm= al;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Time zone : Anyw= here On Earth (AOE)<span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Ari= al,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-nu= meric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;= vertical-align:baseline">Paper submission portal opens: Feb 19, 2026= <span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,= 0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-= east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">A= bstract submission: April 20, 2026<span style=3D"font-size:11pt;= font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;= font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alt= ernates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Full Paper submission: April 27, 20= 26<span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;col= or:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font= -variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:ba= seline">Notification to authors: July 10, 2026<span style=3D"fon= t-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:= transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font= -variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Camera-Ready submission= : July 31, 2026<span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,s= ans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeri= c:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vert= ical-align:baseline">Conference dates: November 8-12, 2026 </= p><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,= 0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-ea= st-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Add= itional information about the relevant topics and the review process can be= found here: <a href=3D"https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u= =3Dhttps-3A__ismir2026.ismir.net_authors_call-2Dfor-2Dpapers&d=3DDwMFaQ= &c=3DslrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=3DVoqB1pF6ok9dmWSXWOAgTg&m=3DgqrT= jaD8QtkLzPUxAHJcpi52ibtHm1EbZLPnzQa0gp5KaoshIGUvFi8q6ug7AaJk&s=3DKo5tSf= wxEj3zbC1EU0to7tKyLl6ThNBSrhTLprXq9go&e=3D" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"= text-decoration-line:none"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,= sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-va= riant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line= :underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://ismir2026.ismir.net/authors/cal= l-for-papers</a><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans= -serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-v= ariant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternate= s:normal;vertical-align:baseline">=C2=A0<span style=3D"font-size= :11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transp= arent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-varia= nt-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Detailed information on the s= ubmission procedure will be updated soon.=C2=A0 <span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:= rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeri= c:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vert= ical-align:baseline">Hybrid Conference Format= <span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)= ;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east= -asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">ISMIR= 2026 will be organized in a hybrid format with the aim of enabling both in= -person and online participants to engage with the conference program and s= hare their work. In-person participation is highly encouraged, and the orga= nizing team is committed to helping presenters who wish to attend in person= do so (regarding e.g., visa issues, financial support). Remote presenters = will be required to attend (online) the specified session of the in-person = program to which their paper is assigned. <span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,= 0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:norm= al;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-a= lign:baseline">New-to-ISMIR Paper Mentoring Program<span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(= 0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-varian= t-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"= >New-to-ISMIR Paper Mentoring Program is designed for members new to ISMIR = to share their advanced-stage work-in-progress ISMIR paper drafts with seni= or members of the ISMIR community as mentors to obtain focused review and c= onstructive feedback. The program supplements the generic submission guidel= ines and will be run closely aligned with the paper submission deadlines. P= lease refer to the New-to-ISMIR Paper Mentoring Program <a href=3D"h= ttps://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=3Dhttps-3A__ismir2026.ismir.net_m= entoring&d=3DDwMFaQ&c=3DslrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=3DVoqB1pF6ok9d= mWSXWOAgTg&m=3DgqrTjaD8QtkLzPUxAHJcpi52ibtHm1EbZLPnzQa0gp5KaoshIGUvFi8q= 6ug7AaJk&s=3DldL47yflAsRasdec3AJs6Bppt4oJked1L2BYTCi8apg&e=3D" targ= et=3D"_blank" style=3D"text-decoration-line:none"><span style=3D"font-size:= 11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant= -numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:norm= al;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">webpage</= a><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,= 0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-ea= st-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> fo= r the details.=C2=A0 <span style=3D"fo= nt-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color= :transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-= asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Use of= LLMs and AI tools:=C2=A0<span style=3D"font-= size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:tr= ansparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-v= ariant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">In ISMIR 2026, we are int= roducing an LLM usage policy for authors and reviewers. In short, authors a= re allowed to use LLMs and AI tools but are responsible for the final submi= ssion, while reviewers are prohibited from using them entirely. We try to p= romote an AI-free review process at ISMIR 2026. We request you to please re= view the <a href=3D"https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=3Dhtt= ps-3A__ismir2026.ismir.net_ai-2Dand-2Dllm-2Dusage-2Dpolicy&d=3DDwMFaQ&a= mp;c=3DslrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=3DVoqB1pF6ok9dmWSXWOAgTg&m=3DgqrTja= D8QtkLzPUxAHJcpi52ibtHm1EbZLPnzQa0gp5KaoshIGUvFi8q6ug7AaJk&s=3DmeGQ1vOf= t4o5m8xQMdv0aColTg6yn84eMk3eupJIheA&e=3D" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"te= xt-decoration-line:none"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sa= ns-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-vari= ant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:u= nderline;vertical-align:baseline">policy</a><span style=3D"font-size= :11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transp= arent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-varia= nt-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> carefully for additional det= ails.=C2=A0 <span style=3D"font-size:1= 1pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transpar= ent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant= -alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Please contact the Scientific P= rogram Chairs via email (<a href=3D"mailto:ismir2026-papers@xxxxxxxx= t" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"text-decoration-line:none"><span style=3D"fon= t-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-= variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternat= es:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">ismir2026= -papers@xxxxxxxx</a><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial= ,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-nume= ric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;ve= rtical-align:baseline">) if you have any additional questions.=C2=A0= <span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;colo= r:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-= variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:bas= eline">Best Regards,=C2=A0<span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-fam= ily:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-var= iant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:= normal;vertical-align:baseline">Vinoo Alluri, Juan Pablo Bello, Zhiyao Duan, Shuqi Dai, Ajay Srinivasamurthy=C2=A0</sp= an><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb= (0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:n= ormal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertica= l-align:baseline">Scientific Program Chairs of ISMIR 2026</div><= div> </div>-- <div dir= =3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div = dir=3D"ltr"><div>Juan Pablo Bello</div><div>Professor; Music Technology, Co= mputer Science & Engineering, Center for Urban Science & Progress a= nd Electrical & Computer Engineering</div><div>Director, Music and Audi= o Research Laboratory (<a href=3D"https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://stein= hardt.nyu.edu/marl__;!!BDUfV1Et5lrpZQ!Q04XV8NbEkO-l0STi7tHh65t9RqwTxthO9e66= IkLjfFqNE5n1VM4f1E8ZETY1oCuTLRcTQ8XI-p56vN1if8$" target=3D"_blank">MARL</a>= )</div><div>New York University</div><div><a href=3D"mailto:jpbello@xxxxxxxx= " target=3D"_blank">jpbello@xxxxxxxx</a> </div><div><a href=3D"https://ur= ldefense.com/v3/__https://wp.nyu.edu/jpbello/__;!!BDUfV1Et5lrpZQ!Q04XV8NbEk= O-l0STi7tHh65t9RqwTxthO9e66IkLjfFqNE5n1VM4f1E8ZETY1oCuTLRcTQ8XI-p5VrQfo5c$"= style=3D"color:rgb(17,85,204)" target=3D"_blank">https://wp.nyu.edu/jpbell= o/</a></div><div> </div></div></div></div> --000000000000f767cb0648be820b--

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