The WSDM 2027 @ Hong Kong

The 20th ACM International Conference on Web Search and Data Mining

Date: February 15–19, 2027

WSDM (pronounced "wisdom") is one of the premier conferences on web-inspired research involving search and data mining. WSDM is a highly selective conference that includes invited talks, as well as refereed full papers. WSDM publishes original, high-quality papers related to search and data mining on the Web and the Social Web, with an emphasis on practical yet principled novel models of search and data mining, algorithm design and analysis, economic implications, and in-depth experimental analysis of accuracy and performance.

Keynote Speakers

Bowen Zhou

Bowen Zhou

Director & Chief Scientist of Shanghai AI Lab, Chair Professor at Tsinghua University

Lars Backstrom

Lars Backstrom

Vice President of Meta

Jimmy Huang

Jimmy Huang

Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering; Tier 1 York Research Chair Professor, York University

Jingrui He

Jingrui He

Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Calls for Participation

Contribute to WSDM 2027 through papers, proposals, and talks. Explore the calls below, ordered by submission deadline.

  • Workshop Proposals

    Organize a workshop on an emerging research direction.

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  • Tutorial Proposals

    Share methods and insights through an in-depth tutorial.

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  • Demonstration Papers

    Showcase working systems and interactive research prototypes.

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  • WSDM Cup Proposals

    Propose a data challenge for the WSDM community.

    Submission deadline Notification: Tentative
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  • Industry Day Talks

    Share industrial perspectives and real-world challenges.

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  • Doctoral Consortium

    Present your doctoral research and receive feedback.

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  • Short Papers

    Present focused contributions in web search and data mining.

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All deadlines are 11:59 pm Anywhere on Earth (AoE). WSDM Cup dates are tentative; see the individual calls for details and updates.

For Authors

Full Paper Notifications

Findings of WSDM 2027

Main-track submissions are also considered for Findings through the same review process. No separate submission is required.

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General Chairs

Xiao Huang

Xiao Huang

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Hongxia Yang

Hongxia Yang

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Yang Song

Yang Song

Meta

Program Chairs

Xia Hu

Xia Hu

Shanghai AI Lab

James Caverlee

James Caverlee

Texas A&M University

Yi Chang

Yi Chang

Jilin University

Questions about WSDM 2027?

Get in touch with the organizing team.

wsdm2027@gmail.com