We are proud to announce that Brave Conversations will again take place at ACM WebSci! As an independent event, Brave Conversations invites minds to get curious and explore selected questions about how emerging technologies shape our daily lives, and most importantly to reflect on how we can preserve both our humanity and our agency in the …
Posters: Camera-Ready Version and Author Registration
We are happy to announce that poster notifications have been sent out! As for the next dates: The camera-ready deadline is pushed to April 8 AOE. The proceedings emails will be sent out to authors of accepted papers soon. Author registration for posters must also be done until April 8 AOE, the same rules as …
(Update) Poster Notification Postponed to March 30 AOE
This year, we received an unexpectedly high number of poster submissions. We are grateful for every submission and think that this is a good sign for the value of Web Science. To cater to the high number of submissions and to ensure high-quality reviews for each and every one of them, we have to postpone …
Workshops @ WebSci’26
This year’s WebSci features six workshops in different shape and form: DHOW: Diffusion of Harmful Content on Online Web (https://dhow-workshop.github.io/2026/2/) TSWW’26: Towards a Safer Web for Women – Second International Workshop on Protecting Women Online (https://tsww26.github.io/) ABIS 2026: The Effects of the Adaptive Web on Society (https://fg-abis.gi.de/veranstaltung/abis-2026) SDW: First International Workshop on Science-Related Discourse on …
DEADLINE EXTENSION: Posters – Feb. 25, ’26
The deadline for poster submissions was extended. The new deadline is February 25, 2026 (AOE).
Registration is open
You can now register for WebSci’26! The price table and general conditions are available here.
DEADLINE EXTENSION: Workshops and Tutorials – Jan. 9, ’26
The deadline for workshop and tutorial proposals was extended. The new deadline is January 9, 2026 (AOE).
DEADLINE EXTENSION: Research Papers – Dec. 17, ’25
Due to popular demand we extend the deadline for research papers. The new deadline is December 17, 2025 (AOE)!
Call for Papers
The 18th ACM Web Science Conference 2026 (WebSci’26) invites submissions exploring how the Web shapes—and is shaped by—society, technology, and people. Join us in Braunschweig for an interdisciplinary exchange on the future of the Web! 📝 Call for Papers Submission: Dec 10, 2025 Notification: Feb 4, 2026 Camera-ready: Feb 28, 2026 More details here …
Message from the General Chair: Celebrating 20 years of Web Science!
Today, life without the World Wide Web has become quite unimaginable. The evolutionary stages growing from the initial Web of documents into a Web of people and a Web of intelligent services during a short time span of only about 30 years have created an unprecedented impact on all levels of society. Offering pervasive access …