TRUST-AI 2026
THE SECOND EUROPEAN WORKSHOP ON TRUSTWORTHY AI
Trustworthy AI is increasingly important as AI is integrated into services and practices of an ever broadening range of application areas.
Researchers and practitioners are invited to the TRUST-AI workshop on trustworthy AI to share, discuss, and advance the knowledge base of this important field of research.
📍 Location: On-site at IJCAI/ECAI 2026 – the International Joint Conference on AI
📅 Date: August 15–17 (exact dates to be decided)
📢 Submission deadline (extended): May 17 – see the call for papers
📘 Proceedings with accepted short papers shall be submitted to CEUR-WS.org for online publication.
WORKSHOP REGISTRATION: Authors with accepted papers register for the workshop as part of their IJCAI/ECAI 2026 registration.
SUBMISSION CATEGORIES
Participants are invited to submit position or short papers to be presented at the workshop. Papers should address one of the workshop topic areas.
POSITION PAPERS (2-4 pages): Papers presenting a specific position or open questions in need of reflection or discussion. Could also include case experiences or planned research.
SHORT PAPERS (5-9 pages): Papers presenting theoretical contributions, case experiences, or findings from empirical studies. Could also include work in progress.
Concerning paper length: Note that the workshop paper template has room for approx. 500 words pr. page.
PROCESSING OF SUBMISSIONS
Submissions will be reviewed by three independent reviewers. The review process is single blind, meaning that author information is to be included in the submissions.
Accepted position papers are published at the workshop website. Accepted short papers shall be submitted for publication in CEUR Workshop Proceedings.
IMPORTANT DATES
– May 17: Submission deadline (extended)
– June 10: Author notification
– July 10: Final version of papers
– August 15-17: Workshop (final dates to be decided)
KEY TOPICS OF INTEREST
TRUST-AI aims for needed reflection and discussion of trustworthy AI as it is manifested in research projects and case studies. Specifically, we encourage participants to contribute on the following topic areas:
– Human-centred Trustworthy AI: Incorporating user perspectives and values in assessment and optimisation of trustworthy AI.
– Technological Advancements for Trustworthy AI: Emerging technologies to support the development, deployment, and verification of trustworthy AI.
– Risk Management for Trustworthy AI: Frameworks for identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks associated with AI trustworthiness.
– Assessment of Trustworthy AI: Methods, tools, and best practices for trustworthiness assessment.
– Ethical and Legal Considerations for Trustworthy AI: Ethical and legal requirements for Trustworthy AI and means to assess and support compliance.
– Trustworthiness Optimization throughout the AI Lifecycle: Ensuring and maintaining trustworthiness throughout AI development and deployment.
ORGANISERS AND PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
The organisers of TRUST-AI are:
– Asbjørn Følstad, SINTEF, Norway
– Gregoris Mentzas, National Technical University of Athens, Greece.
Programme committee members are
– Dimitris Apostolou, ICCS & University of Piraeus, Greece
– Steve Taylor, University of Southampton, UK
– Eleni Tsalapati, Athens Technology Center – ATC, Greece
– Giannis Stamatellos, Institute of Philosophy & Technology, Greece
– Andrea Palumbo, KU Leuven, Belgium
– Gabriel González Castañé, ADRA, Belgium
– Henrik Junklewitz, Fraunhofer, Germany