Call for Participation

Tapia 2026 Call for Participation - Open!

Submission Deadline: March 3, 2026 11:59 pm HST (Hawaii Standard Time)

Decision notifications will be sent by April 15, 2026

AI innovation is advancing at an unprecedented pace—transforming both how we build AI and how we use it to advance science. The Tapia 2026 program will spotlight frontier AI, assistive technologies, and cybersecurity through engaging tutorials, workshops, panels, posters, and an exciting generative AI hackathon.

Technical Topics:

Covers technical topics in computing such as frontier AI, assistive technologies, cybersecurity, robotics, quantum computing, human-centric computing, and other related topics.

Professional Development:

Covers topics particular to professionals in industry or government agencies such as entrepreneurship, effective communication, career paths, mentoring, networking, and academic topics pertaining to undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, or administrators, such as applying for graduate school/fellowships, academic careers, effective teaching, student retention, and other related topics.

Broadening Participation in Computing:

Covers topics promoting inclusivity in computing. Includes topics such as accessibility, culturally relevant computing, gender-inclusive design, unconscious bias, imposter syndrome, recruitment and retention best practices, outreach and other related topics.

We invite you to submit for any of the following program components in the aforementioned tracks:

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Panels and Workshops: Sessions and interactive workshops on topics related to broadening participation in computing, professional development for diverse communities, and current technical topics such as robotics, quantum computing, frontier AI, assistive technologies, and cybersecurity

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Birds of a Feather (BoF): Sessions that provide an informal, town hall like forum for the discussion of technical or social issues among interested parties, providing a venue for communities (existing or dynamically organized) to network and collaborate

NOTE: Recruiting or marketing-related sessions will not be accepted.

Additional program components open for submission include:

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Student Posters/ACM Student Research Competition (SRC): Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to present their latest research results and methodologies

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Scholarships: Students at institutions in the U.S. or U.S. Territories and faculty at Minority Serving Institutions are welcome to apply

Questions regarding the Call for Participation can be sent to tapia-conference-committee@cmd-it.org.

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