Subject: [AUDITORY] ISMIR 2026 | Final Call for Papers | Paper Submission Portal Open From: Juan P Bello <jpbello@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:01:44 -0400--00000000000080cecc064f5ea115 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) 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://ismir2026.ismir.net/authors/call-for-papers <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=3DsN6PeFl7Mrrw_JHQia2HP5pruxNg2ovMPkRQ_zRkblmBB7qyL9va= sfLby0m7x0nj&s=3DU8GT_OCZib0IWvyyk9lF675tLV4kUMHuIHX1ETG1fC0&e=3D> Author guidelines and a link to the submission portal can be found here: https://ismir2026.ismir.net/authors/author-guidelines <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=3Dhttps-3A__ismir2026.ismir.net= _authors_author-2Dguidelines&d=3DDwMFaQ&c=3DslrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=3DVoqB= 1pF6ok9dmWSXWOAgTg&m=3DsN6PeFl7Mrrw_JHQia2HP5pruxNg2ovMPkRQ_zRkblmBB7qyL9va= sfLby0m7x0nj&s=3DvaNr8iZRXLK5fxEF0SHbqMy0z4M1JiEK2Q47RfWKY_g&e=3D> Conference Format and Submission Deadlines The organizing team is aware of the rapidly evolving and deeply concerning situation in the Middle East. Our top priority is to support community members, presenters, and attendees in making informed decisions and to help ensure a safe conference experience. At this time, the paper submission timeline remains unchanged. For latest information about the conference format and any updates, we invite you to closely monitor the official announcements at https://ismir2026.ismir.net/ <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=3Dhttps-3A__ismir2026.ismir.net= _&d=3DDwMFaQ&c=3DslrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=3DVoqB1pF6ok9dmWSXWOAgTg&m=3DsN6P= eFl7Mrrw_JHQia2HP5pruxNg2ovMPkRQ_zRkblmBB7qyL9vasfLby0m7x0nj&s=3DpxO7ludoIU= zBja1DZ5GFtesZ0Ki0Z9XrwMzSNwrDE_0&e=3D> and ISMIR conference social media channels. Please contact the Scientific Program Chairs via email ( ismir2026-papers@xxxxxxxx) if you have any additional questions. Best Regards, Vinoo Alluri, Juan Pablo Bello, Shuqi Dai, Zhiyao Duan, Ajay Srinivasamurthy Scientific Program Co-Chairs, ISMIR 2026 Jingwei Zhao Publications Chair, ISMIR 2026 -- 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://steinhardt.nyu.edu/marl>) New York University jpbello@xxxxxxxx https://wp.nyu.edu/jpbello/ --00000000000080cecc064f5ea115 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-= top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,= sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numer= ic:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;ver= tical-align:baseline">Dear=C2=A0<span class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font= -size:small"></span>a<span class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small= ">ll</span>,</span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:= 0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans= -serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:n= ormal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertica= l-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;m= argin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><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:norm= al;vertical-align:baseline">The 27th International Society for Music Inform= ation Retrieval Conference (ISMIR 2026) will be held in Abu Dhabi, United A= rab Emirates and online from Nov 8-12, 2026.=C2=A0</span></p><br><p dir=3D"= ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span styl= e=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);backgroun= d-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:nor= mal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">ISMIR 2026 welc= omes contributions in all the areas related to MIR and its applications. IS= MIR is a truly interdisciplinary community, which fosters collaboration bet= ween researchers, developers, educators, librarians, students, and professi= onals from the disciplines involved in Music Information Retrieval, such as= musicology, cognitive science, library and information science, computer s= cience, electrical engineering, and many others. ISMIR 2026 will foster the= discussion and exchange of ideas among the attendees, with special attenti= on to new topics, emerging problems, inclusion, and diversity.</span></p><b= r><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt= "><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">The= theme of ISMIR 2026 will be "Crossroads". This resonates with th= e 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 intersect= ion of diverse cultures that continue to exchange and fuse. In MIR research= , the exchange and fusion of technological development and human-centric di= mensions such as social impact, responsibility and ethics, health and educa= tion are becoming increasingly important in the era of artificial intellige= nce. As such, the scientific program of ISMIR 2026 will give emphasis to hu= man-centric dimensions in the design and evaluation of MIR techniques and s= ystems.</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0= pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><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><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></p><p dir=3D"ltr= " style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><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></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;marg= in-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><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">Abstract submission: April 20, 2026</span></p><p d= ir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><spa= n style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);bac= kground-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asi= an:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Full Pape= r submission: April 27, 2026</span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:= 1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-f= amily:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-v= ariant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternate= s:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Notification to authors: July 10, 2026</s= pan></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bott= om:0pt"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rg= b(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-vari= ant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baselin= e">Camera-Ready submission: July 31, 2026</span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D= "line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-siz= e:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:trans= parent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-vari= ant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Conference dates: November 8= -12, 2026</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top= :0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,san= s-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:= normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertic= al-align:baseline">Additional information about the relevant topics and the= review process can be found here:=C2=A0</span><a href=3D"https://urldefens= e.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=3Dhttps-3A__ismir2026.ismir.net_authors_call-2Dfo= r-2Dpapers&d=3DDwMFaQ&c=3DslrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=3DVoqB1pF6ok= 9dmWSXWOAgTg&m=3DsN6PeFl7Mrrw_JHQia2HP5pruxNg2ovMPkRQ_zRkblmBB7qyL9vasf= Lby0m7x0nj&s=3DU8GT_OCZib0IWvyyk9lF675tLV4kUMHuIHX1ETG1fC0&e=3D" ta= rget=3D"_blank"><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:normal;vertical-align:baseline">https:= //ismir2026.ismir.net/authors/call-for-papers</span></a><span style=3D"font= -size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:t= ransparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-as= ian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">=C2=A0</= span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin= -bottom:0pt"><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">Author guidelines and a link to the submission portal can be found = here:=C2=A0</span><a href=3D"https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=3Dh= ttps-3A__ismir2026.ismir.net_authors_author-2Dguidelines&d=3DDwMFaQ&= ;c=3DslrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=3DVoqB1pF6ok9dmWSXWOAgTg&m=3DsN6PeFl7= Mrrw_JHQia2HP5pruxNg2ovMPkRQ_zRkblmBB7qyL9vasfLby0m7x0nj&s=3DvaNr8iZRXL= K5fxEF0SHbqMy0z4M1JiEK2Q47RfWKY_g&e=3D" target=3D"_blank"><span style= =3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparen= t;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-a= lternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">https://ismir2026.ismir.net/autho= rs/author-guidelines</span></a><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Ar= ial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-n= umeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal= ;vertical-align:baseline">=C2=A0</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line= -height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span sty= le=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);backgrou= nd-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-varia= nt-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline= ">Conference Format and Submission Deadlines</span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style= =3D"line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><= 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">The or= ganizing team is aware of the rapidly evolving and deeply concerning situat= ion in the Middle East. Our top priority is to support community members, p= resenters, and attendees in making informed decisions and to help ensure a = safe conference experience. At this time, the paper submission timeline rem= ains unchanged. For latest information about the conference format and any = updates, we invite you to closely monitor the official announcements at=C2= =A0</span><a href=3D"https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=3Dhttps-3A_= _ismir2026.ismir.net_&d=3DDwMFaQ&c=3DslrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r= =3DVoqB1pF6ok9dmWSXWOAgTg&m=3DsN6PeFl7Mrrw_JHQia2HP5pruxNg2ovMPkRQ_zRkb= lmBB7qyL9vasfLby0m7x0nj&s=3DpxO7ludoIUzBja1DZ5GFtesZ0Ki0Z9XrwMzSNwrDE_0= &e=3D" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Aria= l,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-= variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:bas= eline">https://ismir2026.ismir.net/</span></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-east-asian:normal;font-variant-al= ternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">=C2=A0and ISMIR conference social = media channels.=C2=A0</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.3= 8;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><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">Please contact the Scient= ific Program Chairs via email (</span><a href=3D"mailto:ismir2026-papers@xxxxxxxx= mir.net" target=3D"_blank"><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;vertical-align:basel= ine">ismir2026-papers@xxxxxxxx</span></a><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;fon= t-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;fon= t-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-altern= ates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">) if you have any additional questions= .=C2=A0</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0= pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><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">Best Regards,=C2=A0</span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line= -height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-size:11p= t;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparen= t;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-a= lternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Vinoo Alluri, Juan Pablo Bello, S= huqi Dai, Zhiyao Duan, Ajay Srinivasamurthy=C2=A0</span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" = style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"= font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-col= or:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;f= ont-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Scientific Program C= o-Chairs, ISMIR 2026=C2=A0</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-heigh= t:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><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-alterna= tes:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Jingwei Zhao=C2=A0</span></p><p dir=3D"= ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span styl= e=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);backgroun= d-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:nor= mal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Publications Ch= air, ISMIR 2026</span></p></div><div><br></div><span class=3D"gmail_signatu= re_prefix">--</span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir= =3D"ltr"><div>Juan Pablo Bello</div><div>Professor; Music Technology, Compu= ter Science & Engineering, Center for Urban Science & Progress and = Electrical & Computer Engineering</div><div>Director, Music and Audio R= esearch Laboratory (<a href=3D"https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/marl" target=3D"_= blank">MARL</a>)</div><div>New York University</div><div><a href=3D"mailto:= jpbello@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank">jpbello@xxxxxxxx</a><br></div><div><a hre= f=3D"https://wp.nyu.edu/jpbello/" target=3D"_blank">https://wp.nyu.edu/jpbe= llo/</a></div><div><br></div></div><br class=3D"gmail-Apple-interchange-new= line"></div></div></div> --00000000000080cecc064f5ea115--