Every year, the AAAI Conference offers a variety of tracks and submission options — from full research papers to hands-on tutorials, demos, and workshops. But navigating these options can be overwhelming.
This post breaks down the AAAI Proceedings Submission Chart from the above, into an easy-to-follow guide to help you identify the right track based on your goals — whether you’re showcasing a demo, teaching a tutorial, presenting research, or building community.
Goal-Based Submission Paths
Let’s go through each path based on your objective:
🔍 Want to demonstrate a system or product?
✅ Demo Track
📜 2 Pages
🗓 Due: September 15
Ideal if your focus is on showing what your AI system can do, rather than explaining how it works.
🧑🏫 Want to teach or share practical knowledge?
✅ Tutorial or Lab Forum
🗓 Due: August 8
Lead a session to teach attendees about cutting-edge AI tools or methods, not necessarily tied to your organization.
🧪 Want to run a session on a niche or emerging topic?
✅ Workshops / Bridge Program
🗓 Due: July 25
Great for those wanting to bring a community together around a special AI topic with its own call for papers.
🤖 Have cutting-edge research?
✅ Main Track
📜 7 Pages
🗓 Due: July 25
Submit your top AI research for peer review and inclusion in the main proceedings.
✅ Alignment Track
📜 7 Pages
🗓 Due: July 25
Perfect for research focusing on bridging the gap between system behavior and real-world preferences.
🎓 A student with early-stage research?
✅ Student Abstract
📜 2 Pages
🗓 Due: September 15
✅ Doctoral Consortium
📜 2 Pages
🗓 Date: TBD
Great way to get feedback and mentorship from established researchers.
🌍 Working on AI for social good?
✅ Social Impacts Track
📜 7 Pages
🗓 Due: July 25
Focuses on AI’s application to societal challenges or social impact assessments of AI systems.
🏫 Researching AI in education?
✅ EAAI Conference
📜 7 Pages
🗓 Due: August 11
Covers research on how people are taught AI or how AI tools improve education.
🌐 Applying AI in real-world deployments?
✅ IAAI Conference
📜 6–8 Pages
🗓 Due: August 1
Ideal for applied AI research in operational environments.
🛠 Want to engage without peer review?
✅ Expo Track
Non-peer-reviewed, suited for showing ideas, tools, or projects without academic review.
✅ Job Fair / Sponsor
Recruit or promote your organization directly to AI researchers and students.
🎟 Just want to attend?
✅ Attend & Learn
🗓 January 20–27
Access thousands of pages of content and top-tier research across all AAAI tracks.
📝 Final Tips
- 📜 Pages = Number of pages allowed in submission.
- 🗓 Date = Earliest submission deadline for that track.
- Start early! Many of the top tracks (e.g., Main, Social Impacts, Workshops) have deadlines in July.
Conclusion
Whether you’re a researcher, educator, student or practitioner, Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) offers a tailored submission path for you. Use the flowchart above to identify your ideal track — and don’t miss those deadlines!
👉 Want to explore all your submission options? Check out the full list of AAAI-26’s 14 Calls for Papers — with deadlines, page limits, and track descriptions to help you decide
