ECML PKDD 2027 — European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases

ECML PKDD 2027 runs 20-24 September 2027 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, as confirmed on the conference's official site. It is the flagship European machine learning and knowledge-discovery conference, formed when the European Conference on Machine Learning — whose lineage runs back to the 1986 European Working Session on Learning — formally merged with PKDD in 2008 after seven years of co-location. The main research track is selective, holding an average acceptance rate of around 25%. The programme spans peer-reviewed research presentations, invited talks from field leaders, an applied data science track, an industry track, a journal track, a demo track, a discovery challenge, poster sessions, workshops and tutorials, and a PhD forum, which is what makes it readable for practitioners rather than only for researchers.

Date

September 20–24, 2027

Location

Eindhoven, Netherlands

Format

In-Person

Event Type

Conference

Status

Upcoming

Pricing

Paid

Organizer

ECML PKDD Steering Committee

Added

Aug 13, 2026

Updated

Aug 13, 2026

• ✓Head of Data Science
• ✓ML Research Lead
• ✓Principal Data Scientist
• ✓VP of AI
• ✓ML Engineer
• ✓PhD researcher
• ✓Applied Research Manager

For a head of data science or VP of AI running a European team, this is the highest-signal week on the calendar that does not require a transatlantic flight. The applied data science and industry tracks are where methods that survived contact with production get written up, so it is a practical filter on which techniques are worth a pilot next year and which are still papers. The discovery challenge and demo track show working systems. The PhD forum and poster sessions are a direct recruiting channel into European ML talent, and the workshop day is the cheapest way to get a whole team current on a specific method.

• ✓Research track — peer-reviewed presentations, ~25% acceptance rate
• ✓Applied Data Science track
• ✓Industry track
• ✓Journal track
• ✓Demo track
• ✓Discovery Challenge
• ✓Workshops and tutorials
• ✓PhD Forum
• ✓Invited talks from field leaders and poster sessions

• ★The flagship European ML and data-mining conference, and the only one at this tier held annually in Europe — a far shorter trip than NeurIPS or ICML for EU-based teams
• ★Main research track acceptance rate averages around 25%, so accepted work has cleared a real bar
• ★The applied data science and industry tracks sit inside the same programme as the research track, which is unusual — most top-tier ML venues bolt industry content on as a satellite
• ★A discovery challenge and a demo track mean working systems are shown, not only papers
• ★The PhD forum makes it a hiring channel for European ML talent as well as a research venue

Registration fees for ECML PKDD 2027 are NOT yet published — the official 2027 site currently carries dates, city and the track list only, with no registration page, fee table or call-for-papers deadlines posted as of August 2026. ECML PKDD normally opens registration in the northern summer of the event year with separate early-bird, regular, student and workshop-only rates; the 2026 edition in Naples (7-11 September 2026) likewise does not publish a fee table at this URL.

When is ECML PKDD 2027?

ECML PKDD 2027 takes place September 20–24, 2027 in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

Where is ECML PKDD 2027 held?

ECML PKDD 2027 is held in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The event format is in-person.

How much does ECML PKDD 2027 cost?

ECML PKDD 2027 is paid. Registration fees for ECML PKDD 2027 are NOT yet published — the official 2027 site currently carries dates, city and the track list only, with no registration page, fee table or call-for-papers deadlines posted as of August 2026. ECML PKDD normally opens registration in the northern summer of the event year with separate early-bird, regular, student and workshop-only rates; the 2026 edition in Naples (7-11 September 2026) likewise does not publish a fee table at this URL.

Who should attend ECML PKDD 2027?

ECML PKDD 2027 is aimed at Head of Data Science, ML Research Lead, Principal Data Scientist, VP of AI, ML Engineer, PhD researcher, Applied Research Manager.

What topics does ECML PKDD 2027 cover?

ECML PKDD 2027 covers Machine learning research, Data mining and knowledge discovery, Applied data science, Graph and network learning, Time series and streaming data, Trustworthy and explainable ML, Industrial ML deployment.

This page was written from 3 sources, 1 on domains other than ecmlpkdd.org.

1. 1.ecmlpkdd.org — 2027vendor
2. 2.ecmlpkdd.org — 2026vendor
3. 3.en.wikipedia.org — ECML PKDD