<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-isSelectedEnd">Dear Colleagues,</p><p class="gmail-isSelectedEnd">We are pleased to announce the <strong>Call for Short Paper Submissions</strong> for the <strong>2026 ACM Symposium on Eye Tracking Research & Applications (ETRA 2026)</strong>, which will take place in <strong>Marrakech, Morocco, from June 1–4, 2026</strong>. ETRA 2026 will bring together researchers, practitioners, and innovators to advance the field of eye tracking research and its applications.</p><p class="gmail-isSelectedEnd">We invite authors to submit original <strong>short papers</strong> that present focused, high-quality contributions to eye-tracking research. Short papers should communicate <strong>novel ideas, early-stage results, emerging methods, tools, datasets, or insightful perspectives</strong> in a concise and impactful manner.</p><p>Short paper submissions will undergo a <strong>single-phase double-blind review process</strong> and will be evaluated based on originality, technical quality, clarity, and relevance to eye-tracking research. Accepted short papers will be published in the <strong>ETRA 2026 conference proceedings</strong> and made available in the <strong>ACM Digital Library</strong> under <em>ETRA ’26 Short Papers</em>.</p><p class="gmail-isSelectedEnd"><strong>Key Dates (Time Zone: AoE / Anywhere on Earth):</strong></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><b>Abstract submission (mandatory): <font color="#ff0000">January 20, 2026</font></b></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><b>Short paper submission: January 27, 2026</b></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">First round reviews and notifications: March 13, 2026</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Camera-ready deadline: March 30, 2026</span></p></li></ul><p class="gmail-isSelectedEnd"><strong>New Requirement:</strong><br>Authors are required to include a <strong>privacy and ethics statement</strong> (2–3 sentences) addressing potential societal risks, privacy, fairness, safety, human rights, data sovereignty, or misuse related to the research. This requirement reflects ETRA’s commitment to responsible and ethical eye-tracking research.</p><p class="gmail-isSelectedEnd"><strong>Submission Guidelines:</strong><br>Authors may include <strong>supplementary material</strong>, such as videos, code, or datasets, which will be archived with the paper. Supplementary materials are optional but encouraged, particularly for interactive systems, and must be <strong>fully anonymized</strong> for review.</p><p class="gmail-isSelectedEnd"><strong>Topic Areas:</strong><br>ETRA 2026 welcomes short paper submissions on a wide range of topics, including but not limited to:</p><ul><li><p class="gmail-isSelectedEnd">Data Analysis: Novel methods, machine learning, large-scale processing</p></li><li><p class="gmail-isSelectedEnd">Prediction Methods: Gaze prediction, action and intent modeling</p></li><li><p class="gmail-isSelectedEnd">Visualization: Gaze data representation and analytics</p></li><li><p class="gmail-isSelectedEnd">Eye Tracking Devices: Head-mounted and remote tracking technologies</p></li><li><p class="gmail-isSelectedEnd">Perception & Cognition: Attention, oculomotor control, naturalistic tasks</p></li><li><p class="gmail-isSelectedEnd">Gaze-Based Interaction: Interaction techniques, VR/AR, security, privacy</p></li><li><p class="gmail-isSelectedEnd">Applications: Education, healthcare, accessibility, media, and beyond</p></li></ul><p class="gmail-isSelectedEnd">Complete submission instructions, including formatting requirements, are available at:<br><a href="https://etra.acm.org/2026/submissionprocess.html">https://etra.acm.org/2026/submissionprocess.html</a></p><p class="gmail-isSelectedEnd">We encourage you to submit your work and contribute to the vibrant discussions at <strong>ETRA 2026</strong>.</p><p>We look forward to your contributions!</p><p>Best regards,<br>Nour Aburaed<br>Publicity Chair<br>ETRA 2026 Organizing Committee<br><a disabled>https://etra.acm.org/2026/</a></p></div>