ICADL 2026
The 26th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL 2026)
2-4 December 2026 at Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
Conference Theme is: “Empowering Digital Knowledge Ecosystems through Data, AI, and Human Intelligence.”
sub-themes:– DIK and Digital Libraries
– AI, Data Science, and Analytics
– Sustainable Computing
– Social Analytics
The International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL), which started in Hong Kong in 1998 and over the years traveled many countries in the Asia-Pacific region, is a major digital library conference. Along with JCDL and TPDL, ICADL is held annually as one of the three top venues for connecting digital library, computer science, and library and information science communities. This year, ICADL 2026 will be held from December 2nd to 4th, 2026 at the Khon Kaen University in Khon kaen, Thailand as an onsite face-to-face conference; however, for those who cannot attend, ICADL 2026 will allow them to present their papers online and join sessions.
The theme for ICADL 2026 is “Empowering Digital Knowledge Ecosystems through Data, AI, and Human Intelligence“. As generative artificial intelligence (AI) is gaining widespread use, it has the potential to positively and negatively impact digital libraries and their stakeholders. This conference welcomes papers that explores the role of generative AI in digital libraries and other information intensive environments.
Proceedings of ICADL 2026 are going to be published by Springer as an LNCS volume, which is indexed by Scopus. This year, we have the following four submission categories: full papers, short papers, practice papers, and demo/poster papers.
Call for paper and submission link are available at the conference’s …
Proceedings of ICADL 2026 are going to be published by Springer as an LNCS volume, which is indexed by Scopus. This year, we have the following four submission categories: full papers, short papers, practice papers, and demo/poster papers.
If there is any interest for organizing workshops, tutorial, and panel sessions with ICADL 2026, we will consider them on request. Please contact conference organizers (To: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kanyarat Kwiecien (kandad@kku.ac.th) Khon Kaen University) with your proposal. The information about the accepted events will put on the conference website and we will encourage attendees to join the events.
The review for practice paper submissions will put less emphasis on the novelty and more on real world practices and applications of DL technologies in institutions or companies.
Topics of interest
All submissions must be in English, in PDF format. Papers should follow Springer Computer Science Proceedings guidelines .
The lengths of submissions should be as follows:
The review process is double-blind. At least 3 Program Committee members will review each submission. The review for practice paper submissions will put less emphasis on the novelty and more on real world practices and applications of DL technologies in institutions or companies. Sufficient time will be given to the oral presentation for accepted papers in all submission categories either in-person or using an online presentation platform to be chosen later (e.g., WebEx). Each accepted paper must be presented by at least one of the co-authors.
The schedule is shown below. All the dates are Anywhere on GMT+7 time zone:
The conference will be held at Khon Kaen University, Thailand, during 2-4 December 2026.
Participants are encouraged to arrange their accommodation early. The following hotels are conveniently located near Khon Kaen University and offer a range of options to suit different budgets and preferences.
Located within Khon Kaen University campus, Bayasita Hotel offers the most convenient access to the conference venue. The hotel provides comfortable rooms, free Wi-Fi, and on-site dining facilities.
Distance to Conference Venue: 400 m. Walking distance (within KKU campus)
Khon Kaen University is approximately 15–20 minutes from Khon Kaen Airport (KKC) by taxi or ride-hailing services such as Grab. Most recommended hotels are located within a short driving distance of the conference venue.