Aim: to foster interaction and collaboration in theory and applications of artificial intelligence, machine learning, pattern recognition, data science and related areas; to provide a discussion forum for scientists from different disciplines and practitioners from companies where they can inspire and help each other, learn from each other, meet new people, form new research alliances, plan new joint research projects, and have enjoyable time together.

Format: A single track for talks in the conference hall with enough time for discussions outside it. All participants stay in the workshop hotel and book their room at a special rate through the Registration & accommodation form below.

Time: Talks: 7-11 September 2026. Working groups and meetings of the PC may be organised on 5, 6 and 12 September.

Venue: Grand Hotel San Michele near Cetraro on the West, Tyrrhenian sea coast of Southern Italy. Photo gallery

AMALEA accepts submissions of abstracts using this ABSTRACT SUBMISSION FORM. After submitting the form you will receive an email with a link that you can use to edit your submission later. Each accepted contribution must be presented by one of the authors and accompanied by one full registration fee payment.

We do not plan to publish conference proceedings before the conference. We may consider publication of proceedings after the conference depending on the quality of the presented contributions and authors’ interest.

Important dates

Abstract submission – till 1 August, 2026
Abstract acceptance notification – a few days after you submit

Only participants are admitted who stay in the workshop hotel. 

Registration: Please, fill in this REGISTRATION FORM which is only for registration and information for the organizers (to be used to reserve rooms at special rates in the hotel) and not for payment. After you fill the form you will receive a confirmation email with a link which you can use to edit your response. Please, keep that email with the link to your response. Accommodation in the workshop hotel can be guaranteed only if you register and pay the registration fee before 1 August 2026. After 1 August 2026, you need to check with the organizer, if there is still any hotel room availability. 

Payment of the workshop participation fee: via the web-shop of the University of Groningen (Netherlands) https://santu.com/egp243 you can pay by credit card (Mastercard or Visa) or debit card (iDEAL system) or bank transfer. You need to specify name, email and billing address. Accompanying persons do not need any separate registration. If the payment is by bank transfer, include in the payment information the following: 'cost account 190135821, AMALEA2026, <your name>'. For correct renderring of the payment site, it is recommended not to use a VPN. You use the above link to pay the workshop participation fee only. You pay your hotel bill to the hotel at the end of your stay.

Workshop participation fee (depending on the day of payment, not on the day of registration):

• Early: 220 euro till 15 June 2026; Standard: 250 euro from 15 June 2026 till 1 August 2026; Late: 280 euro, after 1 August 2026

• Accompanying person: 100 euro

Hotel room rates: These special rates apply only to workshop participants. You pay your hotel bill to the hotel at the end of your stay.

• Double room used by two persons:127 euro per person per day on Full Board basis.

• Double room used by one person: 145 euro per day on Full Board basis.

Talks: 

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Panel: TBA

Working group 1: TBA;  Working group 2: TBA

Generic schedule: Mo-Fr: 10:00-11:00 Talks, 11:00-11:30 Refreshments; 11:30-12:30 Talks; 12:30-17:00 lunch break (lunch at the beach restaurant 13:00-14:30); 17:00-17:30 Refreshments; 17:30-19:30 Talks (The talks are 30 or 60 min, including discussion.); 20:00-22:00 Dinner at the hotel restaurant; Sat/Sun: working groups and PC meetings

Social events: Welcome drinks, Calabrian dinner, Pizza and BBQ dinner, Gala dinner

Destination: Gran Hotel San Michele, Cetraro (Calabria), Italy

Hint: For international travelers, the logistically simplest way to reach the workshop hotel may be by flying to Lamezia Terme airport and then taking the transfer taxi of the hotel (see below). This eliminates the need to use a train.

Air: The nearest airport, Lamezia Terme (SUF) is 75 km from the hotel. The hotel can arrange for transfer, see below. Alternatively, you can fly to Naples (NAP) or Rome and then continue by train to Cetraro or Paola. The hotel can arrange for transfer from Paola and Cetraro train stations, see below.

Train: Cetraro has a train station on which regional trains stop. Fast trains stop at Paola train station that is about 21 km from the hotel. From Paola you can travel by a regional train to Cetraro or use the shuttle service directly to the hotel. The hotel can arrange for transfer from Cetraro and Paola train stations, see below.

For train timetables and electronic tickets see https://www.trenitalia.com

If you, for instance use as a query on that site 'From: Napoli Centrale | To: Cetraro' the system will give you possible connections with their total travel time. You are advised to use a fast train, called Freccia or Intercity from Napoli Centrale to Paola. To go from Paola train station to the hotel you can either use a regional train from Paola to Cetrao (10 min.) in the result of your querry or skip that train and use the shuttle service to reach the hotel. If on departure you use a fast train from Paola to go to your next destination, you are advised to use the shuttle service to go from the hotel to Paola train station - if you instead use a reginal train (Regionale) from Cetraro to Paola, it may have a delay and you may miss the connection with the fast train.

Possible routes: International participants can fly to Lamezia Terme or Naples or Rome.

From Lamezia Terme airport, the easiest way is to ask the hotel to arrange for transfer.

From Naples or Rome, one can take a fast train to Paola that is 21 km from the hotel. There are also regional trains to Cetraro. The hotel can arrange for transfer from Paola and Cetraro train stations.

Transfer: one-way prices to be shared by actual number of passengers (except Cetraro train station)

Lamezia Airport: car (3 pax): Euro 100, minibus (8 pax): Euro 135

Paola train station: car (3 pax): Euro 55, Minibus (8 pax): Euro 78

Cetraro train station: Euro 10 per person

Supplement for night shuttle services (between 1.00 am and 6.30 am): 30 Euro.

Program committee: more names will be added

Marco Aiello (University of Stuttgart, DE)

Erhardt Barth (University of Lübeck, DE)

Gyan Bhanot (Rutgers University, USA)

Michael Biehl (University of Groningen, NL)

Kerstin Bunte (University of Groningen, NL)

Mario Cannataro (University of Catanzaro, IT)

Luigia Carlucci Aiello (La Sapienza University, Rome, IT)

Modesto Castrillon Santana (University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, ES)

Dante R. Chialvo (University of San Martin, AR)

Schahram Dustdar (University of Vienna, AT)

Nicola Fabiano (Rome, IT)

Pedro Galindo (University of Cadiz, ES)

Wolfgang Gentzsch (University of Regensburg, DE)

Javier Gonzalez Jimenez (University of Malaga, ES)

Luca Iocchi (La Sapienza University, Rome, IT)

Stiliyan Kalitzin (Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen and University of Utrecht, NL)

Danilo Mandic (Imperial College London, UK)

Thomas Martinetz (University of Lübeck, DE)

Daniele Nardi (La Sapienza University, Rome, IT)

C. L. Max Nikias (USC, Los Angeles, USA)

Arkadiusz Orlowski (Warsaw University of Life Sciences, PL)

Constantinos Pattichis (University of Cyprus, CY)

Nicolai Petkov (University of Groningen, NL)

Alessia Saggese (University of Salerno, IT)

Rafael Munoz Salinas (University of Cordoba, ES)

Christos N. Schizas (University of Cyprus, CY)

Nicola Strisciuglio (University of Twente, NL)

Carlos Travieso Gonzalez (University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, ES)

Mario Vento (University of Salerno, IT)

Organisation committee:

Nicolai Petkov (University of Groningen, NL) (N.Petkov at rug dot nl)