This year’s WebSci features four workshops and two forums. All workshops invite participants to submit workshop papers which will be published in a companion volume along with the WebSci’26 proceedings. Forums, on the other hand, are designed as interactive events or retreats that aim to engage the community for specific topics or to serve as tutorials to new topics. Thus, forums will not include a call for papers.<\/p>\n
Please note that all workshops are independently organized and thus, the exact dates for submission deadlines may differ. Please check the respective call for paper for more information.<\/p>\n
Type<\/strong>: Workshop<\/p>\n Paper Submission Due<\/strong>: March 15, 2026<\/p>\n Organizers: <\/b>Thomas Mandl, Haiming Liu, Gautam Kishore Shahi, Amit Kumar Jaiswal, Luis-Daniel Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez, and Durgesh Nandini<\/p>\n Abstract.\u00a0<\/b>With the advancement of digital technologies and gadgets, online content is easily accessible. At the same time, harmful content also gets spread. There are different harmful content available on different platforms in multiple languages. The topic of harmful content is broad and covers multiple research directions. But from the user\u2019s aspect, they are affected by them all.<\/p>\n We will bring the research on harmful content under one umbrella so that research on different topics (hate speech, misinformation, disinformation, self-harm, offensive content, etc.) can bring some novel methods and recommendations for users, leveraging text analysis with image, audio, and video recognition to detect harmful content in diverse formats. The workshop will cover the ongoing issue of war or elections in 2026.<\/p>\n Website\/CfP: <\/b>https:\/\/dhow-workshop.github.io\/2026\/2\/<\/a><\/p>\n Type<\/strong>: Workshop<\/p>\n Paper Submission Due<\/strong>: March 17, 2026<\/p>\n Organizers: <\/b>Miriam Fernandez, Christine de Kock, Alba Morales, Arianna Muti, and \u00c1ngel Pav\u00f3n P\u00e9rez<\/p>\n Abstract.\u00a0<\/b>Towards a Safer Web for Women (TSWW\u201926) is the second international workshop on protecting women online, bringing together interdisciplinary researchers and practitioners at Web Science 2026 to address the persistent and evolving problem of online violence against women and girls. Building on insights from the first edition, this year\u2019s workshop places a strong emphasis on preventive rather than reactive<\/b> approaches, focusing on identifying emerging threats, anticipating harms linked to rapidly developing technologies (e.g., generative AI, agentic systems), and designing mitigation strategies before risks fully materialise. Through a keynote, poster presentations, and structured interactive discussions, the workshop will review recent progress, surface early warning signals, and discuss forward-looking research and policy agendas. By convening experts from computing, social sciences, law, and industry, TSWW\u201926 aims to foster international collaboration and proactive solutions to ensure that future web technologies are designed with women\u2019s safety and digital rights at their core.<\/p>\n Website\/CfP: <\/b>https:\/\/tsww26.github.io\/<\/a><\/p>\n Type<\/strong>: Workshop<\/p>\n Paper Submission Due<\/strong>: Organizers: <\/b>Laura Stojko, Eelco Herder, Jannis Stecker-Bischoff, Julia Seitz, Thomas Neumayr, Enes Yigitbas, and Mirjam Augstein<\/p>\n Abstract.\u00a0<\/b>ABIS is an international workshop organized by the SIG on Adaptivity and User Modeling in Interactive Software Systems of the German Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Informatik. For more than 30 years, the ABIS workshop has served as a highly interactive forum for discussing the state of the art in personalization, user modeling, and related areas. The 2026 edition will focus on personalization and recommendations, with particular attention to adaptation on the Web and its societal effects. To explore and discuss the effects of the adaptive Web on society, the workshop aims to bring together researchers and practitioners to share insights and discuss emerging findings and future developments. Our goal is to identify current trends, newly observed effects, and future research directions, with the overarching aim of fostering the development of this discipline and encouraging new collaborations.<\/p>\n Website\/CfP: <\/b>https:\/\/fg-abis.gi.de\/veranstaltung\/abis-2026<\/a><\/p>\n Program<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 09:00\u201309:15 \u2014 Welcome & Preparation<\/p>\n 09:15\u201309:30 \u2014 Exploring the Limits of Predicting User Watching Behavior with Short-Form Videos on TikTok <\/em>(Carolina Coimbra Vieira, Sepehr Mousavi, Oshrat Ayalon, Abhisek Dash, Krishna Gummadi, and Savvas Zannettou)<\/p>\n 09:30\u201309:45 \u2014 LLM-Mediated XAI Explanations: A Decision Co-Pilot for Fast and Calibrated Judgments on Potential Misinformation<\/em> (Valentin Grimm, Eelco Herder, Jessica Rubart, and Carsten R\u00f6cker)<\/p>\n 09:45\u201310:00 \u2014 Structuring the Last Mile with ReActV: Tool-Augmented Delivery Planning with Verification <\/em>(Pushkal Agarwal, Joyjit Chatterjee, Akash Marar, and David Gamtenadze)<\/p>\n 10:00\u201310:30 \u2014 Break<\/p>\n 10:30\u201310:45 \u2014 Reflection I: Summary of Effects on Society<\/p>\n 10:45\u201311:00 \u2014 Detecting Persona-Generated AI Text with Interpretable Linguistic Features<\/em> (Elena Slavova, Angelina Parfenova, and Juergen Pfeffer)<\/p>\n 11:00\u201311:15 \u2014 Tracking Childhoods: Inter-generational Perspectives on Parent-Child Relationships and the Ethics of Digital Monitoring <\/em>(Eelco Herder and Ana C\u00eernu)<\/p>\n 11:15\u201311:30 \u2014 Evaluating LLM-Based Bias Detection on Wikipedia: A Prompt Strategy Analysis Using NPOV Guidelines <\/em>(Ashik Ahamed, Max Wang, and Jeanna Matthews)<\/p>\n 11:30\u201311:40 \u2014 Literacy Level based Nutrition Education in Virtual Reality <\/em>(Dennis W\u00fcppelmann, Sarah Claudia Krings, Carina Micheel, and Corinna Ostwinkel)<\/p>\n 11:40\u201311:55 \u2014 Reflection II: Summary of Effects on Society<\/p>\n 11:55\u201312:00 \u2014 Wrap-Up & Closing<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Type<\/strong>: Workshop<\/p>\n Paper Submission Due<\/strong>: March 24, 2026<\/p>\n Organizers: <\/b>Katarina Boland, Dimitar Dimitrov, Michelle Riedlinger, Philipp Meier, Sebastian Schellhammer, and Stefan Dietze<\/p>\n Abstract.\u00a0<\/b>In recent years, there has been a strong public interest in scientific knowledge. Ordinary citizens, politicians, journalists and other stakeholders have actively participated in discussions about scientific knowledge and science itself through online platforms. This typically rather informal and sometimes decontextualized science-related discourse on the Web may result in deliberate or accidental oversimplification, misrepresentation and instrumentalization of scientific knowledge which may hamper decision-making by politicians, have a negative impact on citizens\u2019 trust in science and ultimately increase the polarization of society.<\/p>\n This workshop shall serve to advance interdisciplinary research concerning science-related discourse on the Web by providing a platform for the exchange of research and resources including computational methods for platform-specific and cross-platform data extraction and analysis as well as social scientific insights into science-related communication on the Web and possible societal effects.<\/p>\n Website\/CfP: <\/b>https:\/\/sdw2026.wordpress.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n Program<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 13:00\u201313:10 \u2014 Welcome & Introduction<\/p>\n 13:10\u201313:55 \u2014 Keynote: Monika Taddicken. “The Public Construction of Scientific Evidence: Trust, AI, and Scientific Authority in Digital Science Communication”<\/p>\n 13:55\u201314:25 \u2014 Presentation: Will Grant, Aphrika Gregson and Matthew Nurse. \u2018Beekeepers Love Facebook!\u2019 Examining the Flows of Misinformation in the Australian Varroa Mite Outbreak\u201d<\/p>\n 14:25\u201314:30 \u2014 Lightning Talks \/ Poster:<\/p>\n 14:30\u201315:10 \u2014 Coffee Break & Poster Session<\/p>\n 15:10\u201315:40 \u2014 Presentation: Nicola Peters and Monika Taddicken. \u201cEvidence Practices in Agonistic and Antagonistic Conflicts in Climate-Skeptical Counterpublics on Telegram\u201d<\/p>\n 15:40\u201316:20 \u2014 Keynote: Steffen Lemke. “The Science-Media Interface”<\/p>\n 16:20\u201316:50 \u2014 Presentation: Philipp Meier, Katarina Boland, Laura Kallmeyer and Stefan Dietze. \u201cIdentifying Scientists on X\u201d<\/p>\n 16:50\u201317:00 \u2014 Closing<\/p>\n Type<\/strong>: Forum<\/p>\n Organizers: <\/b>Muhammad Taimoor, Ran Yu, Felix Victor M\u00fcnch, Fakhri Momeni, Stephan Linzbach, Arnim Bleier, and Johannes Kiesel<\/p>\n Abstract.\u00a0<\/b>The Method Sharing Retreat (MESHARE) is aimed at researchers who have developed a computational method for their research but have never found the time to make it reusable for others. The organizing team consists of the team behind the Methods Hub, a new community platform for sharing computational methods with a focus on a strict editorial process that ensures the reusability and reproducibility of methods. In the first part of the proposed event, participants are introduced to best practices for method sharing. In the second and main part of the event, the organizing team will work together with the participants towards bringing the participants\u2019 methods through the editorial process into the Methods Hub. Please visit our page for further details and queries about your methods.<\/p>\n Website:<\/b> https:\/\/methodshub.gesis.org\/community\/websci26-meshare\/<\/a><\/p>\n Program<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 09:00 – 09:40 | Welcome, method submission, and quick start<\/p>\n 09:40 – 11:40 | Choosing method, teaming and experimenting with method template (with coffee break)<\/p>\n 11:40 – 12:00 | Take-aways (concluding morning session)<\/p>\n Lunch break<\/p>\n 13:00 – 15:00 | Morning recap, method development (with coffee break)<\/p>\n 15:00 – 15:30 | Automated review and update<\/p>\n 15:30 – 16:00 | Discussion, feedback, and next steps<\/p>\nTSWW\u201926: Towards a Safer Web for Women – Second International Workshop on Protecting Women Online<\/h2>\n
ABIS 2026: The Effects of the Adaptive Web on Society<\/h2>\n
March 17, 2026<\/del> \u00a0March 24, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\nSDW: First International Workshop on Science-Related Discourse on the Web<\/h2>\n
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\n\u201cTrust in Scientific Content and Human vs. AI Generated
\nComments in Social Media\u201d<\/li>\n
\n\u201cNegative Citation Detection on Social Media\u201d<\/li>\n
\nbetween Emotions and Distortion in Informal Science Discourse\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nMESHARE: Method Sharing Retreat<\/h2>\n