AI Days 2027 · 17⁠–⁠19 February 2027

Call for Papers

Yverdon-les-Bains (VD) · Geneva (GE) · Fribourg (FR)

The annual AI Days are organized by the Swiss AI Center for SMEs (CSIA-PME), funded by the Engineering and Architecture domain of HES⁠-⁠SO. They bring together AI researchers, developers, practitioners and users interested in artificial intelligence in French-speaking Switzerland.

Although the event is public and open to all, it is primarily intended for leaders and decision-makers from SMEs who want to learn how advances in artificial intelligence can support their activities. At the same time, academics, researchers and students are invited to join the conversation, creating opportunities for dialogue, collaboration and knowledge exchange between academia and industry.

The programme

Following the great success of previous years, AI Days 2027 will take place over three days in Yverdon-les-Bains, Geneva and Fribourg. The programme combines hands-on workshops, tracks and parallel sessions:

  • Round-table discussions
  • Hands-on workshops
  • Posters and demo sessions
  • Speed-dating networking session
  • Industrial advances and experiences
  • Academia–industry collaborations
  • Academic and applied research results

Topics of interest

Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Ethical AI & Explainable AI
  • Privacy & Security in AI
  • Sustainable AI
  • Industry 4.0 & AI
  • Healthcare & MedTech AI
  • Edge & Distributed AI
  • Multimodal AI & GenAI/LLM
  • AI Maturity in SMEs
  • AI & EdTech
  • Human in the AI Loop
  • Fine-tuning, RAG & Agentic AI

Submission categories

Authors can submit a contribution in one of the following categories.

Scientific papers

4–8 pages

Long and short contributions presenting novel research results. Novelty, scientific rigor and methods, as well as fit with the conference topics, are the primary considerations. Authors are expected to present their results at the conference. Academic contributions are peer-reviewed and published in the proceedings.

Industrial contributions

1 page + references

A one-page document presenting an AI-related innovation or project within a company. These contributions are not part of the proceedings but are presented during the conference.

Workshops

1-page proposal

Half-day (2 to 4 hours) to full-day workshops. The proposal should present the objective of the workshop, its format, the planned activities and the target audience.

Posters & demos

2,000-character abstract

Poster and interactive demonstration submissions showcasing ongoing research projects, AI systems and prototypes.

Formatting guidelines and the submission platform for each category will be published on this page.

Key dates

Submission deadline
25 November 2026
Rebuttal and interaction with reviewers
3 January 2027
Author notification
10 January 2027
Camera-ready submission
20 January 2027
Conference
17⁠–⁠19 February 2027

Questions?

Please contact the programme committee co-chairs of your category.