About us

The Future Leaders of AI event at the ACM AI Leadership Summit provides a dedicated forum for doctoral students to engage with researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and more, at a formative stage of their careers. The event is designed to help doctoral students broaden their perspective beyond individual research problems and situate their work within the evolving technical, ethical, and societal landscapes of AI.

Important Dates

Sat, May 9, 2026

Abstract registration deadline

Sat, May 9, 2026

Submission deadline

Paper Submission

Research Paper Submission Tracks

Artificial Intelligence: ML/AI theory and methods, computational reasoning

Systems & Networking: Operating systems, distributed systems, networking, performance, hardware-software co-design, embedded and cyber–physical systems, automated design

Software: Software development practices and processes, languages and compilers

Data Management: data management and databases, search and retrieval, data mining, geospatial systems

Human–Computer Interaction & Media: Interaction design, multimedia computing, web science, communication interfaces, accessible computing, graphics, visualization & interactive media

Theory, Logic & Formal Methods: Theoretical foundations of computing, algorithms, formal methods, logic

Security, Privacy & Ethics: Cybersecurity, privacy, trust, assurance in computing and AI deployments

Applied Computing & Interdisciplinary: Interdisciplinary applications, societal impacts, computing education

Call for Papers Description

Students interested in participating to the Doctoral Consortium should submit a two-page position statement, a Curriculum Vitae (CV) (maximum 2 pages), and an Advisor Letter.