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ICML 2026
Deep Learning for Code: Towards Human-Centered Coding Agents
Jul 10 2026Official conference site Site reachable
The Deep Learning for Code (DL4C) workshop at ICML 2026 brings together researchers from Machine Learning, NLP, Human-Computer Interaction, and Software Engineering to advance AI systems that write, understand, and collaborate on code. This year's theme focuses on human-centered coding agents, emphasizing effective human-agent collaboration, interaction-aware evaluation, and responsible AI practices in coding workflows.
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Verified September 9, 2026Full paper
May 20, 2026
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Short papers
Up to 4 pages of content for submission; camera-ready version allows up to 5 pages of body content in ICML’26 format, followed by acknowledgements, references, and appendices.
Position papers
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System demonstrations
Accepted submission type; authors should contact organizers directly to submit.
Research areas in scope
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Human-Centered Coding Agents
Systems and methods designed for effective human–agent collaboration in coding workflows, including task alignment, steerability, controllability, and adaptabilityHow agents communicate progress, handle ambiguity, and incorporate user feedback
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Interaction-Aware Benchmarks and Evaluation
Benchmarks and metrics that go beyond task completion to capture interaction quality, verifiability, user satisfaction, and collaboration effectiveness in human–agent coding settings
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User-Involved Environments for Training and Evaluation
Methods for building coding environments that incorporate real or simulated user interactions for training and evaluating coding agents, including human-in-the-loop and interactive evaluation paradigms
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Agentic Methods for Programming Tasks
Agents capable of solving realistic coding tasks, such as resolving GitHub issues or end-to-end software development tasks, with a focus on robustness, reliability, and real-world deployment
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Post-training and Alignment for Code
Alignment for code models, including learning from human feedback, execution feedback, and AI feedback for improved code generation and agent behavior
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Developer Productivity and HCI for Code
Studies on human-AI interaction for code from multiple disciplines (Machine Learning, Human-Computer Interaction, Software Engineering), including empirical studies of developer productivity and usability in real-world coding scenarios
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Open Science and Responsible AI for Code
Contributions following responsible AI practices, striving for openness and transparency, and willing to share code, models, and dataDeveloping open science practices for deep learning for codeSafety, security, and societal implications of coding agents
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Benchmarking and Evaluation for Code
Benchmarks for code including execution-based benchmarks, code understanding, code efficiency, model-based judges, and project-level context
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Other Topics of Interest
Reinforcement Learning for CodeData for CodePre-training Methods and Representation for CodeNatural Language to CodeFormal Methods for CodeProgram RepairCode TranslationCode Explanation and SummarizationCode Generation for Applications Beyond Code (e.g., Reasoning, Decision Making, Algorithmic Discovery)Scalable Methods for Studying Human–Agent InteractionBroader Societal Implications of Coding Agents in Real-World Work
Policies worth checking twice
- Submissions must be anonymized for double-blind review.
- Authors may share submissions publicly on platforms like ArXiv or social media without violating anonymity.
- Dual submission is allowed where permitted by third parties.
- Work accepted at ICML 2026 may be cross-listed at DL4C without review, but requires a poster request and organizer approval.
- Work accepted at other venues must go through the standard DL4C review process.
- Camera-ready papers may use one extra page to address reviewer comments.
- Full paper camera-ready PDFs must not exceed 20MB (including appendices).
- Posters must be in portrait format and not exceed 36 in (H) x 24 in (W) or 91 cm (H) x 61 cm (W).
Official sources
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Last verified September 9, 2026