A guide to the 36 leading CS/AI venues
Published · paper counts are current, not as-published
Conftrace tracks published papers from 36 widely-cited conferences and journals in computer science and artificial intelligence. This guide groups them by field so you can find the right venue to browse - from the broad machine-learning meetings to the specialist conferences in computer vision, natural language processing, robotics, and beyond. Each venue links straight to its papers, top authors, and per-year statistics on Conftrace. The years after each count are the editions indexed here, not the venue's full history - several start well after the venue itself did.
The corpus is a sample of top-tier venues, not the whole of research: achievements and trends on Conftrace describe patterns "among the indexed venues", not the field at large.
ML/AI Core
- NeurIPS - NeurIPS (Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems) is a leading venue for machine learning and computational neuroscience, covering deep learning, optimization, probabilistic methods, and AI theory. (21,950 papers, 2006-2025)
- AAAI - AAAI (AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence) covers the breadth of artificial intelligence, from machine learning and knowledge representation to planning, reasoning, and multi-agent systems. (20,013 papers, 2019-2026)
- ICML - ICML (International Conference on Machine Learning) is a top venue for machine learning research spanning supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning, theory, and applications. (14,281 papers, 2013-2025)
- ICLR - ICLR (International Conference on Learning Representations) focuses on representation learning and deep learning, including neural network architectures, training methods, and generative models. (11,015 papers, 2018-2025)
- IJCAI - IJCAI (International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence) is a broad AI venue covering reasoning, knowledge representation, planning, machine learning, and robotics. (9,941 papers, 2013-2025)
- AISTATS - AISTATS (International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics) sits at the interface of machine learning, statistics, and their applications. (4,802 papers, 1997-2025)
- COLT - COLT (Conference on Learning Theory) is dedicated to the theoretical foundations of machine learning and computational learning theory. (1,791 papers, 2011-2026)
- UAI - UAI (Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence) focuses on probabilistic modeling, reasoning under uncertainty, and causal inference. (1,698 papers, 2019-2026)
- ALT - ALT (International Conference on Algorithmic Learning Theory) focuses on the theoretical and algorithmic foundations of machine learning. (450 papers, 2017-2026)
- PGM - PGM (International Conference on Probabilistic Graphical Models) covers probabilistic graphical models and their theory, algorithms, and applications. (220 papers, 2016-2024)
- AutoML - AutoML (International Conference on Automated Machine Learning) covers automated machine learning, including neural architecture search, hyperparameter optimization, and meta-learning. (97 papers, 2016-2025)
NLP
- ACL - ACL (Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics) is a premier venue for natural language processing and computational linguistics. (23,254 papers, 2000-2026)
- EMNLP - EMNLP (Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing) focuses on empirical and statistical approaches to natural language processing. (20,347 papers, 2000-2025)
- NAACL - NAACL (North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics) covers natural language processing and computational linguistics. (8,406 papers, 2000-2025)
- COLING - COLING (International Conference on Computational Linguistics) is a broad computational linguistics and natural language processing venue. (8,129 papers, 2000-2025)
- EACL - EACL (European Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics) covers natural language processing and computational linguistics. (4,564 papers, 2003-2026)
- SemEval - SemEval (International Workshop on Semantic Evaluation) focuses on semantic analysis and the evaluation of computational semantic systems. (3,671 papers, 2007-2026)
- IJCNLP - IJCNLP (International Joint Conference on Natural Language Processing) focuses on natural language processing research. (1,715 papers, 2005-2025)
- CoNLL - CoNLL (Conference on Computational Natural Language Learning) focuses on machine learning approaches to natural language. (1,322 papers, 2000-2026)
- AACL - AACL (Asia-Pacific Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics) covers natural language processing and computational linguistics. (757 papers, 2020-2025)
Computer Vision
- CVPR - CVPR (Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition) is a premier computer vision venue, covering image and video understanding, 3D vision, and visual learning. (22,520 papers, 2013-2026)
- ICCV - ICCV (International Conference on Computer Vision) is a leading computer vision venue covering recognition, reconstruction, and visual learning. (9,145 papers, 2013-2025)
- ECCV - ECCV (European Conference on Computer Vision) is a top computer vision venue covering image understanding, 3D vision, and visual recognition. (6,166 papers, 2018-2024)
- WACV - WACV (Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision) focuses on applied computer vision research and systems. (4,435 papers, 2020-2026)
Robotics
- CoRL - CoRL (Conference on Robot Learning) focuses on the intersection of robotics and machine learning. (1,488 papers, 2017-2025)
- RSS - RSS (Robotics: Science and Systems) is a selective robotics venue covering perception, planning, control, and learning for robots. (1,469 papers, 2005-2025)
Speech
- Interspeech - Interspeech is a leading conference on speech science and technology, covering speech recognition, synthesis, and spoken language processing. (9,957 papers, 2016-2025)
Medical
- MICCAI - MICCAI (Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention) covers medical image analysis and image-guided intervention. (1,883 papers, 2024-2025)
- MIDL - MIDL (Medical Imaging with Deep Learning) focuses on deep learning methods for medical imaging. (829 papers, 2019-2026)
- MLHC - MLHC (Machine Learning for Healthcare) covers machine learning research and applications in healthcare. (323 papers, 2016-2025)
Systems
- NSDI - NSDI (USENIX Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation) covers the design and implementation of networked and distributed systems. (971 papers, 2012-2026)
- OSDI - OSDI (USENIX Symposium on Operating Systems Design and Implementation) covers operating systems and systems research. (608 papers, 2012-2026)
Other ML
- JMLR - JMLR (Journal of Machine Learning Research) is a leading peer-reviewed journal covering all areas of machine learning. (4,274 papers, 2000-2026)
- ACML - ACML (Asian Conference on Machine Learning) is a machine learning venue covering theory, algorithms, and applications. (904 papers, 2010-2025)
- L4DC - L4DC (Learning for Dynamics and Control) focuses on the intersection of machine learning, dynamical systems, and control. (772 papers, 2020-2026)
- CLeaR - CLeaR (Causal Learning and Reasoning) focuses on causal inference and its connections to machine learning. (243 papers, 2022-2026)
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