Focused sessions on emerging themes at the frontier of Web Science
WebSciX 2026 will host a dedicated workshop day as part of its three-day programme. Workshops are half-day or full-day focused sessions designed to bring together researchers and practitioners around emerging or specialized topics that benefit from deeper discussion than a regular conference session allows.
Accepted workshop papers will be published in the conference proceedings in the ACM Digital Library. Workshop organisers are responsible for their own programme committee and review process, coordinated with the conference chairs.
The workshop programme for 2026 will be announced following the call for workshop proposals. The topics below reflect areas of particular interest to the programme committee.
| Workshop Proposal Deadline | 15 Apr 2026 |
| Notification to Organisers | 1 May 2026 |
| Workshop Paper Deadline | 1 Jun 2026 |
| Workshop Day | 26 Nov 2026 |
The following topics have been identified as workshop themes of interest
This workshop will explore the implications of autonomous AI agents operating on the web — from web crawlers and content generators to personal assistants and trading bots. Topics include agent identity, trust, attribution, and the governance frameworks needed for a web shared between humans and machines.
Focusing on the detection, understanding, and mitigation of misinformation in online discourse. The workshop brings together computational linguistics, network science, and social psychology perspectives. Special attention to multilingual settings and regional media ecosystems in South Asia.
India's Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) — spanning Aadhaar, UPI, ONDC, and the emerging health and education stacks — represents a large-scale socio-technical experiment. This workshop invites research examining DPI architectures, adoption, equity implications, and potential for replication globally.
Exploring how Web Science methods and perspectives can contribute to UN Sustainable Development Goals — from climate informatics and environmental monitoring to inclusive education and rural connectivity. Special focus on scalable interventions for the Global South.
WebSciX 2026 will also host half-day tutorials on methodological and technical topics relevant to the community. Proposals for tutorials on topics such as network analysis, large language models for social science, knowledge graphs, and computational methods for policy analysis are welcome. Tutorial proposals follow the same deadline as workshop proposals.
In addition to workshops, the conference programme will include two dedicated panel discussions. Proposed panel topics include:
Nominations for panellists are welcome. Contact the Programme Chairs.