SoGood 2026
The 11th Workshop on Data Science for Social Good
September 7, 2026
Affiliated with ECML-PKDD 2026, September 7-11, 2026, Naples, Italy
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SoGood 2026
The 11th Workshop on Data Science for Social Good, SoGood 2026, will be held on September 7th, in conjunction with ECML PKDD 2026, in Naples, Italy.
The potential of Data Science to contribute to the social, common, or public good is often not sufficiently recognized by the public at large. Data Science applications are already helping serve people at the bottom of the economic pyramid, support people with special needs, facilitate international cooperation, and address environmental problems, disasters, and climate change. In regular conferences and journals, papers on these topics are often scattered among sessions with names that hide their common nature (such as "Social networks", "Predictive models", or the catch-all term "Applications"). Additionally, such forums tend to favor papers that are novel in the strictly technical sense (new algorithms, new kinds of data analysis, new technologies) rather than in terms of the social impact of the application.
Call for Papers
Call for Papers
This workshop aims to attract papers presenting applications of Data Science for Social Good (which may or may not require new methods), or applications that take into account social aspects of Data Science methods and techniques. There are numerous application domains, a non-exclusive list includes:
Government transparency and IT against corruption
Public safety and disaster relief
Access to food, water, sanitation and utilities
Efficiency and sustainability
Climate change
Data journalism
Social and personal development
Economic growth and improved infrastructure
Transportation
Energy
Smart city services
Education
Social services, unemployment and homeless
Healthcare and well-being
Support for people living with disabilities
Responsible consumption and production
Gender equality, discrimination against minorities
Ethical issues, fairness, and accountability.
Trustability and interpretability
Position and survey papers are also welcome.
The major selection criteria will be the quality of the work, the novelty of the application, and its social impact.
We are also interested in applications that have built a successful business model and are able to sustain themselves economically. Most Social Good applications have been carried out by non-profit and charity organizations, conveying the idea that Social Good is a luxury that only societies with a surplus can afford. We would like to hear from successful projects that may not be strictly "non-profit" but have Social Good as their main focus.
There will be an award for the best paper.
Important Dates
Important Dates
Submission deadline: June 5, 2026
Acceptance notification: July 3, 2026
Camera-ready deadline: July, 10, 2026
Workshop: September 7, 2026
All Deadlines are Anytime on Earth (AoE) at 23:59.
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