37.693, Confs: 4th Workshop on Eye Movements and the Assessment of Reading Comprehension (Germany)

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Date: 17-Feb-2026
From: Maja Stegenwallner-Schuetz [stegenwa at uni-koblenz.de]
Subject: 4th Workshop on Eye Movements and the Assessment of Reading Comprehension


4th Workshop on Eye Movements and the Assessment of Reading
Comprehension
Short Title: RC Workshop

Date: 18-Jun-2026 - 20-Jun-2026
Location: Koblenz, Germany
Meeting URL: https://uni-ko.de/UTq3s

Linguistic Field(s): Clinical Linguistics; Cognitive Science;
Computational Linguistics; Neurolinguistics; Psycholinguistics

Submission Deadline: 01-Apr-2026

Workshop Theme:
Effective and widely available reading assessments are fundamental for
educational and clinical settings, as they are instrumental for early
diagnosis of reading difficulties, enabling timely and targeted
intervention. In this workshop, we explore how eye-tracking combined
with machine learning technologies can enhance reading assessments.
Our goal is to bring together researchers from various relevant
fields, including educational science, cognitive psychology,
psycholinguistics, eye-tracking-based reading research, and machine
learning. The workshop will provide a platform for exchanging ideas
for the next generation of reading assessments aided by eye-tracking
and machine learning technologies, as well as inspiring
cross-disciplinary research collaborations.
We invite submissions on any topic related to the workshop's theme,
including:
 - Methods and practices of reading assessment in education (including
large scale assessments)
 - Reading instruction and development
 - Reading impairments and learning difficulties
 - Machine reading comprehension
 - AI, NLP and ML modeling of human reading
 - Predictive modelling of language proficiency and reading processes
underlying comprehension
 - HCI, human factors, and interactive tutoring systems
 - Eye tracking technologies
 - Cognitive models of eye movements in reading
 - Psycholinguistic analyses of reading
 - Text readability and simplification
Since the workshop aims to bring together researchers from different
communities and addresses a nascent research area, we also welcome
contributions that involve eye movements in reading (or alternative
methodologies such as self-paced reading and mouse tracking) without
directly addressing the assessment of reading comprehension. Likewise,
we invite contributions on reading assessments that do not involve
eye-tracking.
Important Dates:
Abstract submission deadline: April 1, 2026
Acceptance notifications: April 10, 2026
Application deadline for travel stipends: April 23, 2026
Registration period ends: May 15, 2026
Workshop dates: June 18-20, 2026
Workshop Format:
The first two days will feature a structured program, including talks,
poster sessions, and group discussions. On the third day, the focus
shifts to a more relaxed format, providing participants with the
opportunity to network and plan joint activities in an informal
setting while enjoying a hike or a boat tour on the rivers.
Invited Speakers (confirmed):
Ido Roll, Faculty of Education in Science and Technology & Faculty of
Data and Decision Sciences, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology,
Israel
Sascha Schroeder, Institute of Psychology, University of Goettingen,
Germany
 Submissions:
- We invite submissions of short abstracts of up to 350 words.
- To submit your abstract, please fill in the abstract submission form
at https://forms.gle/Nh7bREP59eyeYQGEA
- Submissions will be reviewed by the workshop organizers primarily
with an eye to relevance.
- We expect to accept 25–35 submissions.
Venue:
The workshop will be held at the family owned Diehls Hotel which was
established in 1919 and is beautifully located directly on the banks
of the Rhine River. We booked two interconnected conference rooms
Ehrenbreitenstein I and II which can accommodate up to 90
participants. Refreshments throughout the workshop will be provided by
the hotel.
A contingent of hotel rooms has been reserved for workshop
participants. The hotel also features a highly recommended restaurant,
where we will enjoy our social dinner on Thursday evening.
In addition to the conference facilities, attendees will appreciate
the hotel’s charming riverside setting. It is in close proximity to
historic sites of the city.
The city of Koblenz is well connected to the city of Frankfurt via
train. The venue is then accessible from Koblenz main station (Koblenz
Hbf) by bus (16-25 Min depending on the bus route) or from the old
city by taking a scenic ride across the Rhine river in the famous
Koblenz Cable Car.
Contact information for booking and venue description with photos:
https://diehls-hotel.de/en/rooms-suites/
Funding:
The workshop is funded by the MultiplEYE COST Action and the
University of Koblenz.  The workshop will provide financial support to
cover travel expenses for a limited number of participants.  Authors
will be invited to apply for travel funding upon abstract acceptance.
Funding may be partial, and priority will be given to junior
researchers.
Workshop Organizers :
Maja Stegenwallner-Schuetz
Dept. of Special Education
University of Koblenz, Germany
stegenwa at uni-koblenz.de
Lena Jaeger
Dept. of Computational Linguistics
University of Zurich, Switzerland
jaeger at cl.uzh.ch
Yevgeni Berzak
Faculty of Data and Decision Sciences
Technion, Israel
berzak at technion.ac.il
Titus von der Malsburg
Inst. of Linguistics
University of Stuttgart, Germany
titus.von-der-malsburg at ling.uni-stuttgart.de



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