Call for Papers

Overview

While recent strides in Generative AI have captured global attention, the deployment of these systems in African contexts faces unique challenges: compute limitations, data scarcity, and energy constraints.

IndabaX Nigeria 2026 moves the conversation from "bigger is better" to "efficient is essential." We invite researchers, practitioners, and students to submit work that bridges the gap between high-level research and on-the-ground reality. We are looking for contributions that demonstrate how AI systems can be designed to be FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable), culturally grounded, and computationally efficient.

Technical Tracks (The Workshops)

To facilitate focused discussions, the technical program is organized into five co-located workshops. Authors must select the appropriate track for their submission:

1

Workshop on Efficient AI & Edge Computing

Focus: Model compression (quantization, distillation), TinyML, Green AI, and running inference on mobile/IoT devices.

2

Workshop on Low-Resource NLP

Focus: Dataset creation for African languages, multilingual models, cross-lingual transfer learning, ASR, and TTS for local dialects.

3

Workshop on Distributed & Privacy-Preserving AI

Focus: Federated Learning in low-bandwidth environments, differential privacy, secure data sharing, and decentralized training.

4

Workshop on AI for Social Good & Cultural Intelligence

Focus: AI for healthcare, agriculture, and finance (FinTech); Cultural AI (heritage preservation); Algorithmic bias and ethics.

5

Workshop on MLOps & Deployment

Focus: FAIR Data principles in practice, CI/CD pipelines for resource-constrained areas, model monitoring, and production engineering.

Submission Guidelines

All submissions will undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review process.

1. Review Format (Strictly Enforced)

For the review phase, all submissions must be formatted using the CEUR-ART 1-Column style. This ensures accurate page counts and readability.

📄 Download LaTeX Template (Overleaf)

Note: The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.

2. Paper Categories

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Full Papers

10–15 pages

Novel research, significant system implementations, or theoretical advances.

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Short Papers

5–9 pages

Work-in-progress, breaking results, position papers, or dataset descriptions.

3. Anonymity

IndabaX Nigeria uses a double-blind review policy. Please remove all author names, affiliations, and acknowledgments from the PDF uploaded for review.

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Important Publication Note:

We are currently finalizing proceedings partnerships with Scopus-indexed publishers (targeting CEUR-WS). While the review copies must use the CEUR-ART template linked above, the Organizing Committee reserves the right to update the template requirements for the final camera-ready version. Authors will be notified of the final formatting instructions upon acceptance.

Important Dates

Call for Papers Opens

February 1, 2026

Submission Deadline

March 15, 2026 (11:59 PM WAT)

Notification of Acceptance

April 20, 2026

Camera-Ready Deadline

April 30, 2026

Conference Date

May 11-16, 2026

Publication Policy

Accepted papers will be submitted for publication in the IndabaX Nigeria 2026 Joint Proceedings. We aim for these proceedings to be open-access and indexed in major bibliographic databases (e.g., Scopus, DBLP).

By submitting a paper, authors agree that at least one author will register for the conference and present the work. Papers not presented at the conference will be removed from the final proceedings.

Contact

For inquiries regarding the CFP or specific tracks, please contact the organizing committee:

Email: indabaxnigeria@gmail.com
Website: https://indabaxng.github.io

Conference Theme

Building Scalable AI that Works: From Research to Deployment in Resource-Constrained Environments