37.708, Calls: 3rd International Symposium on Multimodal Communication (Belgium)

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Subject: 37.708, Calls: 3rd International Symposium on Multimodal Communication (Belgium)

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Date: 19-Feb-2026
From: Geert Brône [geert.brone at kuleuven.be]
Subject: 3rd International Symposium on Multimodal Communication


Full Title: 3rd International Symposium on Multimodal Communication
Short Title: MMSYM 2026
Theme: Embodied communication in (inter)action

Date: 09-Sep-2026 - 11-Sep-2026
Location: Leuven, Belgium
Web Site: http://www.mmsym.org

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics

Call Deadline: 01-Mar-2026

Final Call for Papers:
This is a final reminder that the abstract submission deadline for the
3rd International Multimodal Communication Symposium (MMSYM 2026) is
fast approaching. Please note that the submission deadline is 1 March
2026. MMSYM 2026 will take place in Leuven (Belgium) from 9–11
September 2026. Full details can be found at: http://www.mmsym.org/
We welcome contributions approaching multimodal communication from
different methodological and disciplinary angles. The main topic of
this edition of the symposium is “Embodied communication in
(inter)action”. We particularly encourage submissions that approach
the main theme from one of the following angles: (1) multimodal
pragmatics and interaction analysis, (2) (generative) multimodal
behavior modelling, (3) creating and sharing sustainable multimodal
data, and (4) exploring the interface of gesture and signed language.
Topics Include but Are Not Limited to:
- Gesture-speech interaction & integration
- Prosody-Gesture-coordination
- Multimodal language processing
- Gesture & sign language interaction
- Sequential organization of multimodal behavior in (face-to-face)
interaction
- Semantics-pragmatics interface & multimodal communication
- Multimodal communication & spatial configurations
- Kinematics of bodily movements
- Multimodal corpus development
- Annotation schemes and tools for multimodal data processing
- Machine and deep learning techniques applied to multimodal data
- Multimodal human-computer interaction and conversational agents
- Intercultural aspects of embodied behavior
- Multimodal aspects of language acquisition and learning (both L1 and
L2)
- Multimodal communication disorders and communication support
- Multimodal health communication
We invite abstract submissions for 20-minute oral presentations (15
minutes for the presentation and 5 minutes for discussion) or posters
of original, unpublished work on any aspect of multimodal
communication. Abstracts should be written in English and should be
submitted via OpenReview.net.
Satellite Event: Eye-tracking Summer School:
Prior to the conference, the Leuven Interdisciplinary Language
Institute (LILI, KU Leuven) will host an Eye-Tracking Summer School
(7–9 September 2026). This three-day program offers a focused
introduction to eye-tracking methods and applications for multimodal
research, bringing together theory and hands-on practices. The Summer
School is aimed at junior researchers who plan to use eye-tracking in
their own research but currently have no or hardly any experience with
this methodology. More information (application procedure, programme,
…) can be found on the website:
https://www.arts.kuleuven.be/conferences/eyetracking-summerschool.



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