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<div align="center"><b>Call for Papers</b><b><br>
</b><b>The </b><span
style="color:var(--text); font-weight:650;">7th
International Workshop on Agents for Societal Impact</span><br>
<b>ASI 2026</b><br>
Paphos, Cyprus. 25 - 26 May 2026.<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://panosd.eu/asi2026/"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://panosd.eu/asi2026/</a><br>
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in conjunction with the<br>
25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and
Multiagent Systems AAMAS 2026<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/"
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<b>TLDR</b><b><br>
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ASI 2026 focuses on the design, analysis, and deployment of
intelligent agents that contribute positively to society. As
AI agents become increasingly autonomous and embedded in
real-world systems, it is critical to ensure that their
behavior aligns with human values and societal goals, rather
than optimizing narrowly defined technical objectives. The
workshop provides a forum to discuss how agent-based
technologies can be responsibly applied to real-world
societal systems.<br>
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<b>IMPORTANT DATES</b><b><br>
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<b>Submission deadline: </b><span
style="color:var(--text); font-weight:650;">Feb 11, 2026
(AoE)</span><br>
Author notification: Mar 20, 2026<br>
Workshop tentative date: May 25–26, 2026 <br>
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<b>TOPICS OF INTEREST</b><b><br>
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We are interested in a broad range of research topics, both
foundational and applied. Topics of interest include, but
are not limited to:<br>
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<li><b>Public health and healthcare</b></li>
<li><b>Education</b></li>
<li><b>Climate, sustainability, conservation</b></li>
<li><b>Transportation and mobility</b></li>
<li><b>Public infrastructure, smart cities, smart grids</b></li>
<li><b>Supply chains and logistics</b></li>
<li><b>Emergency response and disaster management</b></li>
<li><b>Agriculture and food systems</b></li>
<li><b>Labor markets and the future of work</b></li>
<li><b>Housing and land-use planning</b></li>
<li><b>Ethics, fairness, and discrimination</b></li>
<li><b>Online information integrity and misinformation</b></li>
<li><b>Security and cybersecurity</b></li>
<li><b>Governance, policy design, and decision support</b></li>
</ul>
Societal impact cannot be achieved through algorithmic
optimization alone. Progress requires an integrated
perspective that connects agent engineering (how agents are
built), computational social science (how social systems are
modeled and studied), and human agent interaction (how
agents work with people). Therefore, we welcome researchers
working on agents and society across AI, empirical social
science, and public policy. <br>
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<b>ABOUT ASI 2026</b><b><br>
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We invite papers (work-in-progress, or published works with
interesting novelty) in two categories:<br>
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1. <b>Research papers</b> describing novel contributions
using multi-agent systems in societal challenges. Both
work-in-progress and recently published work will be
considered. Submissions describing recently published work
should clearly indicate the earlier venue and provide a link
to the published paper. Papers in this category should be at
most <b>6-8 pages</b> (in AAMAS format), with any number of
additional pages containing bibliographic references only.<br>
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2. <b>Position papers</b> describing open problems or
neglected perspectives in the field, proposing ideas for
bringing MAS methods into a new application area, or
summarizing the focus areas of a group working on MAS for
societal challenges. Papers in this category should be at
most <b>4 pages</b> (in AAMAS format), with any number of
additional pages containing bibliographic references only.<br>
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The submitted papers will be assessed based on their
novelty, technical quality, potential impact, and clarity of
writing. <b>Collaboration with NGOs and society
stakeholders that have first-hand knowledge of the topic
will be especially appreciated.</b><br>
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Please note that at least one author must register for the
workshop and attend in person. This workshop has no archival
proceedings, and the accepted papers are allowed to be
submitted to other conference venues. Accepted submissions
will have the option of being posted online on the workshop
website. For authors who do not wish their papers to be
posted online, please inform the organizers. We also welcome
papers accepted at other venues to facilitate discussion. <br>
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<b>ORGANIZING COMMITTEE</b><b><br>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://panosd.eu/">Panayiotis
Danassis</a> (University of Southampton, UK)<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://research.google/people/106890/">Aparna
Taneja</a> (Google DeepMind, India)<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://lingkai-kong.com/">Lingkai
Kong</a> (Harvard University, USA)<br>
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We look forward to receiving your submissions,<br>
The organizers<br>
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