Aims and Scope

D2AI 2026, held in conjunction with ICDM 2026, focuses on data and database systems for modern AI. Foundation models, LLMs, and autonomous agents are reshaping how data is collected, represented, retrieved, reasoned over, governed, and served. This workshop aims to bring together researchers and practitioners from databases, data mining, machine learning systems, and AI infrastructure to discuss principled, scalable, efficient, and trustworthy data foundations for AI-native workloads.

We invite original research papers, system papers, benchmark papers, vision papers, and industry experience reports that advance the interaction between data systems and modern AI.

Topics of Interest

Relevant topics include, but are not limited to:

• Data and database systems for LLMs, agents, and RAG pipelines
• Integration of vector, relational, and graph data systems
• AI-accelerated query processing and learned database components
• Data governance, provenance, quality, and trust in AI systems
• Knowledge-enhanced data systems and reasoning over structured data
• Quantum computing, quantum databases, and emerging data technologies for AI
• Benchmarks and workloads for AI-native data systems
• Industrial systems and real-world deployment experiences

Submission Categories

D2AI 2026 welcomes the following types of submissions:

• Long Papers: mature research, systems, benchmark, survey, or industry contributions of up to 8 pages, including references
• Short Papers: emerging ideas, vision papers, preliminary results, or focused technical contributions of up to 4 pages, including references

Papers should clearly state their contribution, explain their relevance to D2AI, and position the work with respect to related research and systems.

Important Dates

• Submission Deadline: August 20, 2026
• Paper Notification: September 20, 2026
• Camera-Ready Deadline: October 5, 2026

All deadlines are at 23:59 in the Anywhere on Earth (AoE) time zone (UTC−12).

Submission Instructions

Submissions must be original and must not have been published previously or be under review in another journal, conference, or workshop. All workshop papers must be submitted electronically through the ICDM 2026 submission system. When submitting, please select the workshop Data & Database Systems for Modern AI (D2AI 2026). Papers submitted to the wrong workshop track may not be considered for D2AI 2026.

All papers must be formatted using the IEEE two-column format and must follow the page limits listed under Submission Categories. Submissions exceeding the specified page limits may be rejected without review.

At least one author of each accepted paper must register for ICDM 2026 with either a workshop or full-conference registration and present the paper in person. Online presentation requests require approval from the organizing committee.

Review Process

D2AI 2026 uses a single-blind review process: reviewers will see author names and affiliations, while reviewer identities remain confidential. Submitted manuscripts do not need to be anonymized and must include author names, affiliations, and contact information. Authors may cite their own prior work in the usual style and may include acknowledgments when appropriate. Submissions will be evaluated by the Program Committee based on originality, significance, technical quality, relevance to D2AI, and clarity of presentation.

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