We invite you to participate in the 28th International Conference on Speech and Computer (SPECOM-2026), which will take place on September 17–18, 2026, in Ohrid, North Macedonia.

The conference is organized by the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies (FEEIT) at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje (UKIM, North Macedonia). The conference proceedings will be published by Springer Nature in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science / Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNCS/LNAI) series (Scopus, Q2).

The International Conference on Speech and Computer (SPECOM) was founded in St. Petersburg in 1996. In 2026, the conference celebrates its 30th anniversary. Every year, SPECOM brings together researchers, linguists, and engineers working in speech and language technologies, artificial intelligence, human–computer interaction, multimodal analysis, paralinguistics, speech forensics, and healthcare applications.

Conference dates: September 17–18, 2026, Ohrid, North Macedonia. On-site participation is available, while presenting authors may also opt for an online presentation.

Main Topics

• Speech & Language Processing
• Multimodal, Interactive & Embodied AI
• Paralinguistics, Behavior & Affective Computing
• Deployment, Trust & Healthcare

Paper Publication

All submitted papers are reviewed by three independent reviewers using a single-blind review process. Accepted papers presented at the conference will be published by Springer Nature in the LNCS/LNAI series. The conference proceedings are indexed in Scopus.

Important Dates

• June 8, 2026 — Full paper submission closed
• June 26, 2026 — Notification of acceptance
• July 10, 2026 — Camera-ready paper submission
• September 4, 2026 — Registration deadline
• September 17–18, 2026 — Conference dates

Keynote Speakers

• Yi Xu — University College London, United Kingdom
• Philip N. Garner — Idiap Research Institute, Switzerland

Venue

The conference will be held at Hotel Granit, located on the shore of Lake Ohrid in the St. Stefan area, approximately 5 km from the center of Ohrid. Ohrid and Lake Ohrid are included on the UNESCO World Heritage List and constitute one of the major historical and cultural centers of North Macedonia.

Learn more on the official SPECOM-2026 website