The 16th International Workshop on Spoken Dialogue Systems (IWSDS 2026) will be held in Trento, Italy, from February 26 to March 1, 2026. The theme of this edition is 'Human-Machine Dialogue in the Era of Multimodal Foundation Models'. Participants will explore latest research and future directions in spoken and multimodal dialogue and their applications in AI systems, alongside experiencing the Italian Dolomites, site of the upcoming Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
The 16th International Workshop on Spoken Dialogue Systems (IWSDS 2026) will be held in Trento, Italy, from February 26 to March 1, 2026. The theme of this edition is 'Human-Machine Dialogue in the Era of Multimodal Foundation Models'. Participants will explore latest research and future directions in spoken and multimodal dialogue and their applications in AI systems, alongside experiencing the Italian Dolomites, site of the upcoming Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
Thursday, February 26, 2026 - Sunday, March 1, 2026
Trento, Italy