The ACM Web Conference (formerly the International World Wide Web Conference, or WWW) has been the leading annual venue for exploring the future of the World Wide Web since its inception in 1989.
As the premier forum for presenting advances in Web technologies, the conference brings together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and users to discuss and shape the Web's future direction.
Over the past three decades, The Web Conference has introduced some of the most fundamental Web innovations, such as the Anatomy of a Large-Scale Web Search Engine in 1998 (prefiguring Google), the EigenTrust algorithm in 2003, and the YAGO knowledge base in 2007. The conference continues to foster collaboration and innovation across academia and industry, addressing cutting-edge research, applications, and societal impacts of the Web.
The 2026 ACM Web Conference will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, offering a hybrid format with both in-person sessions and rich virtual components. The program will include keynotes, research presentations, panels, workshops, tutorials, and opportunities for developers and junior scholars to engage with the Web community.
TIME 2026 at WWW'26 is a natural fit for The Web Conference, aligning seamlessly with its mission to advance interdisciplinary research and foster impactful innovation in web technologies.
The workshop emphasizes the dynamic interplay between technology, innovation, and multidisciplinary exploration, addressing technical and societal challenges in the evolving web landscape. By bringing together experts from diverse fields—such as social network analysis, graph algorithms, web content analysis, security, privacy, fairness, and ethics—the workshop exemplifies WWW's commitment to groundbreaking research that is responsibly aligned with societal needs.
The relevance of this workshop is more critical than ever, as web technologies increasingly influence diverse sectors, including social media, healthcare, and e-commerce, each grappling with unique yet interconnected challenges. For example, privacy practices developed in healthcare can inform data security in social networks, while fairness standards in content moderation for social media can inspire transparency frameworks for e-commerce algorithms. TIME 2026 promotes such cross-domain adaptability, bridging the divide between academic research and industry demands to develop innovative and practical solutions.
The workshop's collaborative structure is designed to address these challenges head-on, fostering participation through practical guidance, comprehensive evaluations, and concise survey papers. This inclusive format ensures accessibility for both seasoned experts and newcomers, encouraging broad engagement from researchers, practitioners, and policymakers. By facilitating this type of interdisciplinary exchange, TIME 2026 supports the development of robust, responsible web technologies while cultivating a knowledge base that prioritizes ethical, transparent, and secure principles.
Aligned with The Web Conference's mission, TIME 2026 promises to provide attendees with actionable insights, cutting-edge methodologies, and innovative frameworks to enhance the impact and relevance of their work across multiple domains. It represents a pivotal step forward in addressing the interconnected challenges of today's web and shaping its future responsibly.
TIME Lab at WWW, based at the Griffith University and led by Dr. Lei Wang, is a dynamic hub of research and innovation.
Comprising master's students and PhD candidates, as well as early-career researchers, the lab fosters collaboration, mentorship, and impactful research aimed at tackling real-world challenges.
TIME Lab's research spans diverse domains such as safety, security, smart cities, IoT, agribusiness, and defence, with practical applications in health and emerging industries. Lab members actively design and implement cutting-edge frameworks for real-time analysis and efficient video processing, driving advancements in performance, safety, and innovation.
Within two years growth, TIME Lab members have been recognized at leading conferences for their contributions to the community. As a group of honours, master's students, PhD candidates, and Postdocs, they have collectively published numerous high-impact papers in prestigious venues such as ICML, AAAI, ACM-MM, ACML (oral), NeurIPS, and ICLR showcasing their dedication to advancing knowledge and addressing critical global challenges.
TIME Lab is advancing into a new research phase, expanding from its origins in action recognition and anomaly detection toward comprehensive video understanding, multi-scale spatiotemporal analysis, and the study of subtle or imperceptible environmental changes. The lab integrates diverse data sources and develops interpretable, verifiable methodologies to deepen scientific understanding of complex scenes and evolutionary processes. Guided by the principles of being Transparent, Inclusive, Measured, and Ethical, TIME Lab is committed to establishing a responsible and analytically rigorous paradigm for AI research.
Our mission is to cultivate the next generation of scholars who can lead progress in spatiotemporal intelligence and multimodal analysis. Building on research foundations spanning ANU, Data61/CSIRO, Griffith, and UNSW, the lab fosters interdisciplinary collaboration, rigorous inquiry, and real-world impact. Through transformative insights and multi-faceted evaluation, TIME Lab strives to drive forward-looking AI research that meaningfully informs science, technology, and policy.
We are delighted to announce that Syuan-Hao Li, Zhicheng Zhang, and Zicheng Pan have been appointed as "TIME 2026 Workshop Coordinators".
They will play a key part in supporting submissions, handling logistical tasks, and maintaining smooth communication among all participants. Their appointment demonstrates our commitment to cultivating emerging talent and welcoming fresh perspectives in the planning of the workshop.