Online registration open until 1st September
In-person registration for ICSC 2026 closed on 7th August 2026. Online registration remains open until 1st September 2026.
LATEST NEWS
Announcements
Transformer workshop lead confirmed
We are super excited to announce that Germans Savcisens has agreed to lead the main part of our pre-conference workshop on applications of transformer architecture for social science and life course research.
Bursaries have now been allocated
All ICSC 2026 bursaries have now been allocated. We are no longer accepting bursary applications.
Call for Papers deadline extended
The Call for Papers deadline has been extended. The new deadline is set to be 1st June 2026, at 23:59 BST.
ICSC 2026 INTRODUCTION
Advancing Social Computing Through Data and Theory
The International Conference on Social Computing (ICSC 2026) seeks to accelerate collaborative research at the intersection of big data analytics and social science theory. Hosted at Nuffield College, University of Oxford, on September 2nd-4th, 2026, the conference brings together leading scholars and experts from around the world to foster cross-cultural exchange and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Building on Oxford's strengths in sociology and demographic data science, ICSC 2026 supports research that links data-driven methods with deeper social mechanisms shaping human behavior. By examining social networks across online and offline contexts, the conference highlights how computational evidence and social theory can jointly explain interaction patterns, collective dynamics, and societal change. If you have any questions about the conference, please don't hesitate to get in contact via icsc26@demography.ox.ac.uk.
Registration
In-person registration closed on 7th August 2026.
Online registration remains open until 1st September 2026.
Online registration is open now. The conference registration fees will be £150 for students, and £200 for all other registrants. Pre-conference workshop registration costs £100. A conference dinner (3rd September, 2026) has been confirmed with Nuffield College, and is entirely optional. This dinner rate is heavily subsidized, thanks to sponsors at the College, and will cost £30.
All ICSC 2026 bursaries have now been allocated. We are no longer accepting bursary applications.
Register Here!Pre-conference Workshops
The pre-conference taught workshop will take place on 2nd September 2026. The confirmed schedule is:
8:30–9am
Workshop registration in the foyer outside the lecture hall
9am–1pm
Transformer Architectures (4 hours, led by Germans Savcisens)
1–2pm
Lunch break
2–3pm
Non-visual data science and accessibility of scientific research outputs (1 hour, led by Jan Meyerhoff-Liang)
3–4pm
Sequence Analysis (1 hour, led by Yuqi Liang)
4–4:15pm
Break
4:15–5:15pm
Scientometrics (1 hour, led by Charlie Rahal)
5:15–6:15pm
Multiverse Analysis (1 hour, led by Daniel Valdenegro)
The workshop programme is aimed at early career researchers and costs £100. All available bursaries have now been allocated.
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Conference Scope
Core research and systems across social computing, online communities, and socio-technical intelligence.
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In-Person Programmes
Two full days of keynotes, paper sessions, posters, and networking at Nuffield College.
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Publication Pathways
Selected contributions are eligible for journal fast-track opportunities in leading social computing venues, in addition to the conference proceedings.
Main Conference Tracks
The 2026 program centers on interdisciplinary advances in models, methods, platforms, and responsible deployment. We are especially in submissions related to the following subject areas, but are in no way limited to these:
- Digital and Computational Demography
- Social applications of Large Language Models
- Large-scale social media analytics and intelligence
- Digital inclusion in the Global South
- The Science of (Open) Science
- Applied social computing applications in diverse areas such as health and finance
Important Dates
- Paper Submission
- 23:59 BST on June 1st, 2026
- Notification
- June 22nd, 2026
- In-Person Registration
- Closed 7th August 2026
- Online Registration
- Closes 1st September 2026
- Camera Ready
- August 17th, 2026
- Pre-Conference Workshop
- September 2nd, 2026
- Conference
- September 3rd-4th, 2026
Venue and Proceedings
Nuffield College, University of Oxford, hosts ICSC 2026 on September 2nd-4th, 2026.
The conference publishes conference proceedings, which authors can optionally choose to publish their papers in. A selection of outstanding papers will be fast-tracked to the ACM Transactions on Social Computing or the Journal of Social Computing.