News Archive

November 9, 2026
The main conference program is now available, listing every oral session by room and the poster sessions from 1 to 4 December. The program at a glance has also been updated, and Friday now includes the Yarra River cruises. The program is subject to change. See Program > Main Program.

November 7, 2026
Call for Student Volunteers: we are looking for student volunteers to help run ACML 2026 in Melbourne. For each full day you volunteer, you receive a complimentary one-day pass for an additional day. Applications close 20 November 2026 (AoE). See Call for Volunteers to apply.

October 30, 2026
We are delighted to welcome two more keynote speakers: Junchi Yan (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) and Karin Verspoor (RMIT University). See Invited Speakers for their bios.

October 28, 2026
Accommodation discount: ACML 2026 delegates and their guests can enjoy 30% off published room rates at Hyatt House South Melbourne, our preferred accommodation partner, with conference code HHOUSE. The hotel is about 15 minutes from the venue via the Metro Tunnel. See Accommodation for details and the booking link.

October 25, 2026
The program at a glance is now available, covering workshops and tutorials (1 December), keynotes, oral and poster sessions, the industry talk, reception and banquet. The program is preliminary and will be updated as details are confirmed. See Program > Program at a Glance.

October 17, 2026
Camera-ready instructions for the conference track: authors of accepted conference track papers, please follow the camera-ready instructions to prepare the final version. The LaTeX template has been updated (17 October 2026): please download the new ACML26_Conf_Camera_Ready.zip.

October 17, 2026
Encore track deadline extended: the submission deadline for the Encore Track has been extended by one week to 25 October 2026 (AoE). See the Call for Papers for details.

October 13, 2026
We are grateful to our sponsors for supporting ACML 2026: RMIT University and Monash University (Gold Sponsors), and the Computing Research and Education Association of Australasia (CORE) (Supporter). Organisations interested in sponsoring ACML 2026 can find details in the Call for Sponsorship.

October 12, 2026
We are pleased to announce the seven accepted tutorials for ACML 2026, to be held on 1 December 2026. See Program > Tutorials for titles, presenters and tutorial webpages.

October 11, 2026
Journal track update: the conditional camera-ready deadline of 13 October 2026 no longer applies. The final camera-ready manuscript submission deadline is 25 December 2026, for papers presented at ACML 2026 and subject to fulfillment of the author registration requirements. See the Important Dates.

October 10, 2026
Registration is now open! Register here. Early rates apply until 1 November 2026 (23:59 AoE). See the Registration page for fees and policies.

October 9, 2026
Registration information is now available, including registration fees (early rate deadline: 1 November 2026), the author policy and payment methods. The online registration link is not yet open and will be announced soon. Travel information for attendees is also available under Venues and Travel, covering the venue, visas and getting around Melbourne.

September 21, 2026
We are delighted to confirm our three invited speakers: Subbarao Kambhampati (Arizona State University), Tim Baldwin (MBZUAI & University of Melbourne), and Angela Yao (National University of Singapore). Talk abstracts will be available soon — stay tuned!

September 10, 2026
The call for sponsors has been announced. Check the Sponsorship for details.