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International Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Africa 2027

28 Feb – 3 Mar 2027Lagos, Nigeria · HybridTimes in WAT (Africa/Lagos)
Submissions closed on 31 Oct 2026

Call for papers

Bringing together AI researchers and practitioners to address uniquely African challenges through artificial intelligence.

Double-blind peer review, with 3 reviews per paper.

  • Full Paper
  • Short Paper
  • Poster
  • Abstract Only

Tracks and topics

01Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
  • Deep Learning
  • Reinforcement Learning
  • AI for Social Good
02Natural Language Processing
  • Low-Resource Languages
  • Machine Translation
  • Sentiment Analysis
03Computer Vision
  • Object Detection
  • Image Segmentation
  • Remote Sensing

Important dates

  1. Call opens3 Jul 2026Done
  2. Registration closes1 Sep 2026, 01:00 WATDone
  3. Abstract submission closes1 Oct 2026, 01:00 WATDone
  4. Full paper due31 Oct 2026, 01:00 WATDone
  5. Author notification30 Dec 2026, 01:00 WATIn 56 days
  6. Camera-ready due29 Jan 2027, 01:00 WATIn 86 days
  7. Conference28 Feb – 3 Mar 2027In 116 days

Fees

REGISTRATION
StudentDiscounted rate for full-time students with valid ID₦40,000
AcademicFor researchers and university faculty members₦120,000
Industry ProfessionalFor industry practitioners and professionals₦240,000
Virtual AttendeeRemote participation with full access to online sessions₦56,000

Paid online in naira. Receipts are emailed to you.

Submission guidelines

Full papers: up to 10 pages; short papers: up to 6 pages (IEEE double-column format, references excluded). Submissions must be anonymised for double-blind review.

Venue

Faculty of Engineering, University of LagosLagos, Nigeria

Contact

Questions about submissions or registration:conferences+unilag@example.com