Call for Papers
IP&MC 2026 Track: From Posts to Dialogues: Conversational and Contextual AI for Mental Health
Wuhan, China, 30 October – 1 November, 2026
This track is part of the Information Processing & Management Conference 2026 (IP&MC 2026),
and aims to enhance computational mental health research by emphasizing context-awareness
and conversational scenarios. We invite contributions that cover a range of topics, from static
text modeling to the processing of interactive contextual information. We welcome submissions
that include novel datasets, innovative modeling approaches, and evaluation frameworks that
account for interactions, context, and temporal dynamics.
Topics of Interest (not exclusive)
- Context-aware and conversational modelling for mental health risk detection
- Longitudinal and temporal approaches to detecting mental health risks
- Datasets and resources for research on conversational and contextual mental health
- Evaluation of conversational AI agents in realistic settings
The track accepts two types of submission:
- Full Papers (max. 20 pages) – will be presented at the conference and then asked to
submit to a special issue of the IP&M Journal.
- Poster publication (max. 4 pages) – will be presented at the conference and will only be
published in the conference proceedings in Procedia Computer Science.
The authors of the full papers can optionally submit a condensed version of their manuscript for
the conference proceedings.
Important Dates:
- Submission deadline: 30 June 2026
- Final notification: 5 August 2026
- Author registration deadline: 14 August 2026
Submissions should be formatted according to the IP&M Journal guidelines and submitted
through the dedicated manuscript submission system. More details at:
https://www.elsevier.com/events/conferences/all/information-processing-a...
For any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the track chairs by sending an email with the
conference name in the subject: [IP&MC2026].
Track Chairs:
Javier Parapar (javierparapar [at] udc.es)
Anxo Perez (anxo.pvila [at] udc.es)
Xi Wang (xi.wang [at] sheffield.ac.uk)
Ana-Maria Bucur (ana-maria.bucur-cosma [at] usi.ch)
Fabio Crestani (fabio.crestani [at] usi.ch)