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.
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Bursaries available
We are currently offering ten bursaries of £100 as a reduction in either pre-conference workshop fees or conference registration for doctoral candidates or early career researchers: please email icsc26@demography.ox.ac.uk for further details.
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
Registration is open now. The conference registration fees will be £150 for students, and £200 for all other registrants. Pre-conference workshop registration is expected to cost £150. 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. Thanks to the generosity of Nuffield College, we will be able to offer ten bursaries of up to £100 for either conference registration or workshop attendance; please get in contact with us as appropriate at icsc26@demography.ox.ac.uk.
Register Here!Pre-conference Workshops
Final workshop details will be published here soon. We anticipate that the programme will include workshops on:
- Transformer Architectures (4 hours, led by Germans Savcisens)
- Sequence Analysis (1 hour, led by Yuqi Liang)
- Multiverse Analysis (1 hour, led by Daniel Valdenegro)
- Scientometrics (1 hour, led by Charlie Rahal)
The workshop programme is aimed at early career researchers and is expected to cost £150. We hope to subsidize this cost for a small number of students.
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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
- 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.