The International Workshop on Reading Music Systems (WoRMS) is a novel workshop that tries to connect researchers who develop systems for reading music, such as in the field of Optical Music Recognition, with other researchers and practitioners that could benefit from such systems, like librarians or musicologists.
We are proud to announce that WoRMS 2026 will be an official workshop of the ICDAR 2026 conference!
We believe WoRMS will again provide an excellent opportunity to share ideas, discuss current developments and shape the future of Optical Music Recognition, in this exciting new context.
We explicitly invite people without a technical background, to participate as well. We would like to promote the diversity of speakers, with each participant getting the opportunity to present his work, discuss current research with the community and foster relationships within the community.Â
The workshop will take half a day (may be extended to full day if there are enough contributions) and will consist of multiple sessions. Each speaker will be given 10 minutes to present their work, with 2-3 minutes Q&A. Each session is followed by approximately 15 minutes of panel discussion with all speakers from that session, allowing to answer open questions and giving room for discussions.
The workshop will primarily take place on-site. We are investigating the possibilities for remote participation.