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BabyVLM 2026
BabyVLM Workshop NEURIPS 2026
The BabyVLM 2026 workshop aims to advance developmentally plausible multimodal systems by drawing inspiration from human infant learning, with a focus on how babies acquire language and concepts through multimodal experiences. It is affiliated with NeurIPS and brings together researchers working at the intersection of AI, cognitive science, and developmental psychology.
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Contribution paths
A strong submission should clearly identify its contribution and evaluate it appropriately.
Short papers
Concise submissions reporting preliminary results, position papers, or work-in-progress.
Dataset submissions
New or curated multimodal datasets from infant perspectives, with documentation and licensing.
Reproducibility submissions
Efforts to reproduce or extend prior work in developmental multimodal learning.
Research areas in scope
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Workshop Topics
Developmentally plausible multimodal learningInfant-inspired AI architecturesMultimodal data from infant perspectives (e.g., Ego4D, SayCam, BabyView)Cross-modal grounding and concept acquisitionLanguage acquisition in low-data, high-variability settingsBenchmarking developmental progress in AI systemsEthics and safety in developmental AIComparative studies between human infants and AI models
Policies worth checking twice
- Submissions must be anonymized for double-blind review.
- Papers must not be under review at another venue during submission.
- Dual submission to other conferences or journals is not permitted.
- All submissions must include an AI-use statement.
- Camera-ready versions must adhere to the official template and page limits (8 pages for full papers, 4 pages for short papers).
- Author lists and affiliations 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