IWSDS 2026

It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in the 16th International Workshop on Spoken Dialogue Systems Technology (IWSDS 2026). Following the success of previous editions, IWSDS'26 will be held from February 26 to March 1 2026, in Trento (Italy).
Participants will have the opportunity to explore and contribute to the latest research and future directions in spoken and multimodal dialogue, as well as their applications in AI systems, while experiencing the charm of the Italian Dolomites, the site of the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Milano Cortina 2026.  The theme of this edition will be:

"Human-Machine Dialogue in the Era of Multimodal Foundation Models"

On behalf of the organizing committee, we welcome you to Trento, Italy, and hope that you enjoy the workshop as well as the winter activities in the Dolomites.

Giuseppe Riccardi (University of Trento) – IWSDS 2026 General Chair
S. Mahed Mousavi (University of Trento) – IWSDS 2026 Program Chair