Call for Papers

Submit to LLM4XAI 2026

Generative Models for Explainable AI Narratives — co-located with CIKM 2026

Topics of Interest

Submissions are not limited to this list.

Generative and Agentic Methods for XAI Narratives

  • Natural language generation from XAI artifacts
  • Generative AI for explanation narratives
  • Multimodal explanation generation
  • Agentic AI for explanation orchestration
  • Multi-agent systems for explanation planning
  • Causal grounding of generated explanations
  • User-adaptive and personalized explanations
  • Context-aware explanation generation
  • Narrative planning and composition
  • Benchmarking and evaluation of generated explanations

We encourage approaches grounded in structured explanation artifacts, rather than direct prompting of LLMs to generate post-hoc explanations without explicit XAI grounding.

Reliability, Faithfulness, Mechanistic Interpretability, and Evaluation

  • Faithfulness and factual consistency
  • Hallucination detection and robustness
  • Mechanistic interpretability
  • Circuit- and neuron-level analysis
  • Alignment between explanations and model reasoning
  • Automatic evaluation metrics
  • Human-centered evaluation
  • Benchmarks and datasets
  • Reproducible evaluation protocols

Personalized, Interactive, Agentic, and Responsible XAI Systems

  • Personalized explanation systems
  • Interactive and conversational XAI
  • User feedback and actionable recourse
  • Agentic AI for explanation generation
  • Tool-augmented and multi-step reasoning
  • Human-in-the-loop decision support
  • Applications in healthcare, finance, and public administration
  • Compliance, auditing, and risk assessment
  • Responsible AI governance

Submission Guidelines

Paper Length

Full papers (10 pages, excluding references): mature and validated research contributions, presented orally.

Short papers (4 pages, excluding references): preliminary, late-breaking, or exploratory work, presented as spotlights.

Both full and short papers may be accompanied by posters showcased during the coffee break.

Review Process

Double-blind review, with at least two reviewers per submission drawn from the Program Committee. Conflicts of interest and all review procedures will strictly follow the official CIKM 2026 policies and guidelines.

Submission Site

Papers will be submitted via EasyChair (link will be posted here once available).

Presentation

Full papers are presented orally; short papers as spotlights. Both may include a poster, to foster informal discussion.

Important Dates

Milestone Date
Submission deadline [TBD]
Notification of acceptance [TBD]
Camera-ready deadline [TBD]
Workshop date November 8, 2026