UbiComp / ISWC 2026 — ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers

UbiComp / ISWC 2026 runs 11-15 October 2026 at the Shanghai International Convention Center in Shanghai, China, with pre-conference workshops, tutorials and the doctoral colloquium on 11-12 October and the main conference on 13-15 October. Organisers describe UbiComp / ISWC as a premier interdisciplinary venue in which leading international researchers, designers, developers and practitioners in the field present and discuss novel results in all aspects of ubiquitous, pervasive and wearable computing — sensing, on-device inference, activity recognition and the wearable hardware that carries them. The venue sits in the heart of Lujiazui, Shanghai's financial and trade zone in Pudong, and offers 110,000 square metres of conference space overlooking the Bund skyline. Papers reach the programme largely through the IMWUT journal track.

• Early-bird registration deadlineAug 20, 2026

Date

October 11–15, 2026

Location

Shanghai International Convention Center (SICC), China

Format

In-Person

Event Type

Conference

Status

Upcoming

Pricing

Paid

Organizer

ACM SIGCHI

Added

Aug 15, 2026

Updated

Aug 15, 2026

• ✓Heads of AI
• ✓IoT and edge platform leads
• ✓Applied research directors
• ✓AI/ML engineers working on-device
• ✓Wearables and hardware product leaders
• ✓Digital health technology leads
• ✓Enterprise architects

This is the venue for the half of enterprise AI that does not run in a datacentre — inference on a phone, a badge, a wristband or a factory sensor, under a power budget and without shipping raw data to a cloud. For a CTO weighing an edge architecture, the IMWUT track is the most rigorous published evidence available on what actually works at that scale, and the wearable side tells you which sensing hardware is real versus aspirational. Shanghai also puts you inside the sensor and wearables supply chain, which is worth the trip on its own for anyone specifying devices.

• ✓Pre-conference workshops on 11-12 October
• ✓Tutorials on 11-12 October
• ✓Doctoral Colloquium on 11-12 October
• ✓Main conference sessions 13-15 October
• ✓IMWUT journal-track paper presentations
• ✓Workshop-only registration tier for single-day attendance
• ✓Conference banquet at the Shanghai International Convention Center

• ★The joint UbiComp/ISWC format puts pervasive computing and wearable hardware in one programme, so sensing research and the devices that carry it are presented side by side rather than at separate venues
• ★Runs on the IMWUT journal track, meaning papers are journal-reviewed before they reach the stage — a materially higher bar than a single-round conference review
• ★The centre of gravity is on-device and edge inference under real power and privacy constraints, which is where enterprise AI runs once it leaves the datacentre
• ★Shanghai placement gives direct access to the wearable and sensor supply chain that most Western conferences only talk about
• ★Full rate card published in advance, including a workshop-only tier for a short trip

Full conference, early bird (by 20 Aug 2026) / regular / on-site: ACM professional member $1,000 / $1,200 / $1,400; non-member $1,250 / $1,450 / $1,650; ACM student member $600 / $700 / $800; student non-member $700 / $800 / $900. Workshop-only options range from $350 to $1,100 depending on membership and timing. Optional banquet tickets are $100 at every deadline. IMWUT paper authors have their own dedicated rates. The conference states that it does not offer developing-country discounts and has used flat registration.

When is UbiComp / ISWC 2026?

UbiComp / ISWC 2026 takes place October 11–15, 2026 in Shanghai, China.

Where is UbiComp / ISWC 2026 held?

UbiComp / ISWC 2026 is held in Shanghai, China. The event format is in-person.

What is the UbiComp / ISWC 2026 submission deadline?

The next UbiComp / ISWC 2026 deadline is early-bird registration deadline on Aug 20, 2026.

How much does UbiComp / ISWC 2026 cost?

UbiComp / ISWC 2026 is paid. Full conference, early bird (by 20 Aug 2026) / regular / on-site: ACM professional member $1,000 / $1,200 / $1,400; non-member $1,250 / $1,450 / $1,650; ACM student member $600 / $700 / $800; student non-member $700 / $800 / $900. Workshop-only options range from $350 to $1,100 depending on membership and timing. Optional banquet tickets are $100 at every deadline. IMWUT paper authors have their own dedicated rates. The conference states that it does not offer developing-country discounts and has used flat registration.

Who should attend UbiComp / ISWC 2026?

UbiComp / ISWC 2026 is aimed at Heads of AI, IoT and edge platform leads, Applied research directors, AI/ML engineers working on-device, Wearables and hardware product leaders, Digital health technology leads, Enterprise architects.

What topics does UbiComp / ISWC 2026 cover?

UbiComp / ISWC 2026 covers Ubiquitous and pervasive computing, Wearable computing, On-device and edge machine learning, Sensor-based activity recognition, Mobile health sensing, Human activity and context modelling, Privacy in continuous sensing, Embedded AI systems.

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