AI4SC @ AAAI 2026
Second AAAI Bridge on Artificial Intelligence for Scholarly Communication
co-located with the 40th Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence
co-located with the 40th Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence
Scholarly work and communication include formal publications, such as journal articles and books, as well as informal sharing through preprints, conference presentations, data sharing, and broader engagement with scholarly works and research outputs. It is a reliable resource that helps societies solve complex problems and improve the quality of life by achieving sustainable development goals.
The Second AAAI Bridge Program on AI for Scholarly Communication (AI4SC 2026) will convene an interdisciplinary community of researchers, students, and AI practitioners who are developing or applying AI techniques in the context of scholarly communication. The program seeks to provide a forum for sharing approaches and experiences, identifying shared challenges, fostering collaboration, and defining future research directions. By bringing together computer scientists and domain experts from across disciplines, AI4SC 2026 aims to advance the responsible and impactful use of AI in scholarly communication and to enhance the global reach and effectiveness of scientific research.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
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Discussion Sessions
An essential part of the bridge are discussion sessions. During the second edition, the community will discuss the following research questions:
How can AI be effectively used in scholarly communication? This question aims to explore the potential of AI to support scholarly communication activities in different research domains (including, but not limited to computer science, economic, health, physics, law, etc.) such as literature discovery, knowledge synthesis, peer review, etc. while improving efficiency and accessibility.
Which tools should be used for which purpose? This question aims at mapping existing AI-based tools (e.g., literature search and discovery, writing assistance, fact-checking, bibliometrics) to their appropriate scholarly communication tasks.
What methodologies, methods, and tools are being developed for AI in scholarly communication? This question aims at comparing approaches across disciplines, identifying best practices, and evaluating the robustness, reproducibility, and scalability of AI systems.
Which ethical questions must be addressed to avoid misuse of AI in scholarly communication?
For reference, please see a paper written by last year's workshop participants Charting the Future of Scholarly Knowledge with AI: A Community Perspective. Azanzi Jiomekong, Hande Küçük McGinty, Keith G. Mills, Allard Oelen, Enayat Rajabi, Harry McElroy, Antrea Christou, Anmol Saini, Janice Anta Zebaze, Hannah Kim, Anna M. Jacyszyn, Sören Auer. arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.02581. 2025 Aug 27. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2509.02581
We will explore AI methodologies, tools, and models like SVMs and Neural Networks, along with datasets used for training.
AI tools such as knowledge graphs and ontologies will be highlighted for structuring and organizing extracted data.
We will examine usability challenges and focus on improving access to knowledge in different fields.
BRIDGE COMMITTEES
Program Committee
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Organizing Committee
in alphabetical order
Professor of Data Science and Digital Libraries at Leibniz Universität Hannover, Director of the TIB - Leibniz Information Center for Science and Technology, Hannover, Germany
TIB - Leibniz Information Center for Science and Technology, Hannover, Germany
TIB - Leibniz Information Center for Science and Technology, Hannover, Germany
BRIDGE CHAIR
anna.jacyszyn@fiz-karlsruhe.de
Postdoctoral researcher at FIZ Karlsruhe - Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany; coordinator of the Leibniz Science Campus Digital Transformation of Research (DiTraRe)
fidel.jiomekong@facsciences-uy1.cm
Assistant Professor in Computer Science at the University of Yaounde I, Cameroon and Guest Researcher at TIB - Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library, Hannover, Germany
Postdoctoral researcher TIB - Leibniz Information Center for Science and Technology, Hannover, Germany. Frontend development lead for the Open Research Knowledge Graph (ORKG).
TIB - Leibniz Information Center for Science and Technology, Hannover, Germany