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Agent4IR 2026
AI Agent for Information Retrieval (Agent4IR)
Agent4IR 2026 is a workshop affiliated with KDD 2026 focused on the intersection of artificial intelligence and information retrieval, particularly emphasizing the design, evaluation, and application of AI-driven agents in IR systems. It aims to bring together researchers to discuss novel approaches, benchmarks, and real-world deployments of intelligent agents in search, recommendation, and conversational IR contexts.
Key deadlines
Verified September 9, 2026Full paper
May 30, 2026
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Conference timeline
Submission and decisions
Full paperKey deadline
May 30, 2026 · AoE
Paper fit
Contribution paths
A strong submission should clearly identify its contribution and evaluate it appropriately.
Short Papers
Preliminary results, position papers, or work-in-progress with clear research value.
Demo Papers
Descriptions of working systems or prototypes of AI agents in IR contexts.
Research areas in scope
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Research Topics
AI agents for search and retrievalConversational AI agents in IRAgent-based recommendation systemsEvaluation frameworks for IR agentsHuman-agent interaction in IRMulti-agent systems for information retrievalEthical and responsible AI in IR agentsBenchmark datasets and tasks for IR agentsAgent learning from user feedbackScalability and efficiency of IR agents
Policies worth checking twice
- Submissions must be anonymized for double-blind review.
- Papers must not exceed 10 pages for full papers and 6 pages for short papers, including references.
- Dual submission to other conferences or journals is not permitted during review.
- All submissions must include a statement on the use of AI tools in the research and writing process.
- Author lists cannot be changed after the submission deadline.
Official sources
Compiled from the official call for papers. The organizers’ pages remain authoritative.
Last verified September 9, 2026