ECIR 2026 (48th European Conference on Information Retrieval)

The 48th European Conference on Information Retrieval (ECIR 2026) took place in Delft, The Netherlands, from 29 March to 2 April 2026. The programme began on Sunday, 29 March at TU Delft (Aula Conference Centre), featuring tutorials, the doctoral consortium, and a workshop. The main conference was held from 30 March to 1 April at Lijm & Cultuur, followed by a dedicated workshop and industry day on 2 April at the same venue. The Keith van Rijsbergen Award 2026 was presented to Prof. Tetsuya Sakai for pioneering contributions to the evaluation of information retrieval systems and lasting impact on experimental methodology in the field. Conference participants also had the opportunity to attend 'Willem van Oranje – De Musical' at the Prinsentheater in Delft on Wednesday or Thursday evening.