WS.5 - 5th International Conference on Web Studies
Oct. 21-23, 2026.Alessandria, Italy.

In-cooperation ACM SIGWEB

Proceedings published in the ACM ICPS series.

Theme
The Generative Web

The international conference on Web Studies is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed scientific gathering that investigates the World Wide Web as an object of inquiry. It conceives the Web as an expansive entity : an extended space that reaches every domain of life. Seen from different perspectives and disciplines, the components of the Web can be seized as data structures, algorithmic processes, visual surface, cultural uses, or artistic expressions.

Keynote speakers

• Luca Maria Aiello (University of Copenhagen), Emergence of new Behaviors in Agentic AI Societies
• Mark Bernstein (Eastgate Systems), Computing is a Humanism

Important Dates for Authors

• Abstract/proposal submission deadline 22 June 2026
• Notification of acceptance for presentation 28 June 2026
• Manuscript deadline for full and short papers 31 July 2026
• Full Papers and Short Papers review period 03 Aug. - 10 Sept. 2026
• Notification of paper decisions 11 September 2026
• Revised manuscripts and final abstracts for Book of Abstracts due 25 September 2026
• Author registration deadline Early October 2026
• WS.5 Congress 21–23 October 2026

Venue

Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale
DISIT — Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica
Viale Teresa Michel 11
15121 Alessandria, Italy

More info and details : https://ws5.sciencesconf.org/