The 18th International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX’26) will take place in Cardiff, United Kingdom, from June 29 to July 3, 2026. This event will gather top experts from both academia and industry to showcase and discuss the latest research on multimedia quality, Quality of Experience (QoE), and User Experience (UX). The topic of this year is: Quality of Multimedia Experience Meets Machine Intelligence.

At the threshold of a new era where Quality of Multimedia Experience meets Machine Intelligence, it is time to rethink the goals and methods of QoE research: leveraging AI to enhance user experience, while also using QoE insights to build more human-aware, trustworthy, and adaptive AI.

Prospective authors are invited to submit full papers (up to 6 pages for technical content including figures and references, and one optional 7th page containing only references) or short/demo papers (3 +1 page of references) to the general track, dataset and tools track, or to special sessions. Each paper will undergo a double-blind review process. Accepted and presented papers will be included in the conference proceedings and published in IEEE Xplore.


TOPICS OF INTEREST

The conference will be held in the form of oral, poster, and plenary sessions. The QoMEX 2026 organizing committee solicits contributions, including, but not limited to, topics:

AI-Empowered QoE

Machine-learning models for QoE prediction and adaptation
Explainable AI (XAI) in QoE modeling
Reinforcement learning for QoE-optimized adaptive streaming or resource allocation
Quantum or hybrid (classical + quantum) ML techniques for QoE estimation and optimization
Foundation models (e.g., LLMs, vision-language models, diffusion models) for multimedia QoE
Embodied AI and agent-based systems for QoE-aware interaction and decision-making
Autonomous AI agents for monitoring, predicting, and optimizing QoE in dynamic environments
Human-AI co-adaptation and co-learning for personalized multimedia experience
QoE of AI-generated content (AIGC) and synthetic media



Foundations and Methodologies in QoE Research

Multimedia QoE and User eXperience
User studies, assessment, and evaluation methodologies
Objective models for QoE and media quality
Replicability and transparency in QoE research
Databases for QoE research
Crowdsourcing, hybrid human-AI evaluation protocols
Multimodal data collection and annotation frameworks



Innovative Approaches and Paradigms in QoE Research

Quality of sustainable experiences (QoSE)
QoE and the value of services



Technological Innovations and QoE

QoE management in networks and systems
QoE in the era of big data and foundation models
User-centricity and key value indicators in 6G and next-generation networks
QoE in edge/cloud computing and network intelligence architectures



Ethical, Social, and Human-Centric Aspects

QoE, Quality of Life (QoL), well-being, and society
Diversity, inclusivity, ethics, and accessibility in QoE
Human-Computer Interaction and novel interaction techniques
Human factors in multimedia experiences
Cognitive, emotional, and attentional factors in multimedia experience
Ethics of using AI to infer subjective QoE (privacy, consent, explainability)



Specific Applications and Use Cases

User research and experience for specific applications: gaming, education, training, healthcare, culture, etc.
Immersive experiences and technologies (VR/AR/MR/XR)
Quality of multimodal and multisensory perception
QoE for telepresence, metaverse applications, and spatial computing
Human-agent and human-robot interaction quality

IMPORTANT DATES AND DETAILS

Special Session Proposal: December 10, 2025
Special Session Proposal Notification: December 15, 2025
Full Paper Registration (title, abstract, and author list): February 6, 2026
Full Papers Submission: February 13, 2026
Full Papers Notification: April 10, 2026
Short and Demo Papers Submission: April 17, 2026
Short and Demo Papers Notification: May 1, 2026