====================================================================== ICANN 2026 - Paper Submission is Now Open! ====================================================================== On behalf of the ICANN 2026 Organizing Committee, it is our great pleasure to invite you to the 35th International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks (ICANN) 2026, one of the premier conferences in the field of artificial intelligence, neural networks, neuroscience, and brain-inspired computing in Europe, organized in collaboration with the European Neural Network Society (ENNS). ICANN 2026 aims to be a transformative event with the dual track of Artificial Intelligence & Deep Learning and Neuroscience, encouraging cross-disciplinary collaboration among researchers, practitioners, and industry experts. The event will feature cutting-edge research presentations and keynote talks by leading experts, continuing its tradition as a global, dynamic, and interactive forum bridging academia and industry. Conference Dates: September 14 to September 17, 2026 Conference Venue: Conference center of the School of Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy Conference Webpage: https://e-nns.org/icann2026/ Important Dates: - Paper Submission Open: 18 February 2026 - Deadline for full paper and abstract submission: 16 March 2026 - Final notification of Acceptance or Rejection: 29 May, 2026 - Camera-ready paper upload and author registration: 29 June 2026 List of Special Sessions: - Explainable Neurosymbolic AI (X-NeSy) - Perception frontiers with neuromorphic methods - Advances in Artificial Intelligence, Remote Sensing and Signal Processing for Urban and Earth Applications - Complexity, Robustness, and Accuracy of Neural Networks - Neural Networks for Graphs and Beyond (NN4G+ 2026) - Advances and Challenges in Predictive AI for Biomedical Data Analysis - Multimodal data fusion with large language models - Spiking Neural Networks and Neuromorphic Computing Submission Guideline: https://e-nns.org/icann2026/submission/ For questions, please contact: icann2026@e-nns.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Davide Rigoni and Matteo Zavatteri Communicator Chairs On behalf of the General Chairs: Alessio Micheli, Nicolò Navarin, and Alessandro Villa --------------------------------------------------------------------------------