The annual ACM Conversational User Interfaces conference is held in locations across the world, bringing together researchers and practitioners to explore and discuss the state-of-the-art in conversational technologies. Each conference is run by a dedicated group of volunteers, with oversight and support provided by the CUI Steering Committee.
Waterloo, ON, Canada
ACM CUI 2025 will be held in Waterloo, ON, Canada on 8th–10th July 2025. The conference will be chaired by Jaisie Sin, Edith Law, and Jim Wallace.
Visit the conference website for more information about ACM CUI 2025.
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
ACM CUI 2024, a SIGCHI specialised conference, was held in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg on 8th–10th July 2024. The conference was chaired by Mateusz Dubiel, Luis A. Leiva, and Johanne Trippas.
101 people registered for the conference. In total, there were 78 publications at ACM CUI 2024, consisting of 29 papers, 12 provocations, 19 posters, 3 demos, 4 SIGs/workshops, and 11 Doctoral Consortium participants. The ACM CUI 2024 proceedings were published in the ACM Digital Library.
The CUI community is grateful to SIGIR, LuxAI, LIST, Université Du Luxembourg, and SIGCHI for their generous support towards ACM CUI 2024.
Visit the conference website for more information about ACM CUI 2024.
We record registrations and not attendance as attendance can be difficult to accurately count. Registrations do typically include "comped" registrations—such as those given to student volunteers and keynotes—as well as registrations in return for sponsorship of the conference.
For ACM CUI 2024, registration was only possible for in-person attendance.
| Virtual | In-person | Total |
| 0 | 101 | 101 |
Submission numbers exclude those which were incomplete at the time of the submission deadline. Submissions which were desk or early rejected, e.g., due to incorrect formatting or inclusion of author details during anonymous peer review, are included in the overall numbers.
| Track | Submitted | Accepted | % |
| Papers | 87 | 29 | 33.3% |
| Provocations | 23 | 12 | 52.2% |
| Posters | 39 | 19 | 48.7% |
| Demonstrations | 3 | 3 | 100.0% |
| SIGs/Workshops | 6 | 4 | 66.7% |
| Doctoral Consortium | 11 | 11 | 100.0% |
You can also compare and download registration and programme statistics across different years.
Eindhoven, Netherlands
From 2023 onwards, CUI officially joined the ACM SIGCHI family of conferences.
ACM CUI 2023, a SIGCHI specialised conference, was held in Eindhoven, Netherlands on 19th–21st July 2023. The conference was chaired by Martin Porcheron, Minha Lee, and Cosmin Munteanu.
152 people registered for the conference, 36 of whom for virtual attendance and 116 in-person attendance. In total, there were 71 publications at ACM CUI 2023, consisting of 22 papers, 14 provocations, 18 posters, 3 demos, 5 SIGs/workshops, and 9 Doctoral Consortium participants. The ACM CUI 2023 proceedings were published in the ACM Digital Library.
The CUI community is grateful to Bold Insight, Eindhoven AI Systems Institute, HMD Research, TU/e, and SIGCHI for their generous support towards ACM CUI 2023.
Visit the conference website for more information about ACM CUI 2023.
We record registrations and not attendance as attendance can be difficult to accurately count. Registrations do typically include "comped" registrations—such as those given to student volunteers and keynotes—as well as registrations in return for sponsorship of the conference.
| Virtual | In-person | Total |
| 36 | 116 | 152 |
Submission numbers exclude those which were incomplete at the time of the submission deadline. Submissions which were desk or early rejected, e.g., due to incorrect formatting or inclusion of author details during anonymous peer review, are included in the overall numbers.
| Track | Submitted | Accepted | % |
| Papers | 60 | 22 | 36.7% |
| Provocations | 21 | 14 | 66.7% |
| Posters | 30 | 18 | 60.0% |
| Demonstrations | 5 | 3 | 60.0% |
| SIGs/Workshops | 8 | 5 | 62.5% |
| Doctoral Consortium | 9 | 9 | 100.0% |
You can also compare and download registration and programme statistics across different years.
Glasgow, UK
CUI 2022, an ACM in-cooperation conference, was held in Glasgow, UK on 26th–28th July 2022. The conference was chaired by Martin Halvey, Mary Ellen Foster, and Jeff Dalton.
100 people registered for the conference, 19 of whom for virtual attendance and 81 in-person attendance. In total, there were 41 publications at CUI 2022, consisting of 12 papers, 14 provocations, 12 posters, 2 demos, and 1 SIG/workshop. The CUI 2022 proceedings were published in the ACM Digital Library.
The CUI community is grateful to SICSA and SIGCHI for their generous support towards CUI 2022.
Visit the conference website for more information about CUI 2022.
We record registrations and not attendance as attendance can be difficult to accurately count. Registrations do typically include "comped" registrations—such as those given to student volunteers and keynotes—as well as registrations in return for sponsorship of the conference.
| Virtual | In-person | Total |
| 19 | 81 | 100 |
Submission numbers exclude those which were incomplete at the time of the submission deadline. Submissions which were desk or early rejected, e.g., due to incorrect formatting or inclusion of author details during anonymous peer review, are included in the overall numbers.
| Track | Submitted | Accepted | % |
| Papers | 36 | 12 | 33.3% |
| Provocations | 32 | 14 | 43.8% |
| Posters | 23 | 12 | 52.2% |
| Demonstrations | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
| SIGs/Workshops | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
You can also compare and download registration and programme statistics across different years.
Virtual Event
CUI 2021, an ACM in-cooperation conference, was held as a virtual event due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 27th–29th July 2021. The conference was chaired by Stephan Schlogl and María Inés Torres.
125 people registered for the conference. In total, there were 38 publications at CUI 2021, consisting of 12 papers, 12 provocations, 12 posters, and 2 demos. The CUI 2021 proceedings were published in the ACM Digital Library.
The CUI community is grateful to University College Dublin, ADAPT Centre, Swansea University, MCI – The Entrepreneurial School, and SIGCHI for their generous support towards CUI 2021.
Visit the conference website for more information about CUI 2021.
We record registrations and not attendance as attendance can be difficult to accurately count. Registrations do typically include "comped" registrations—such as those given to student volunteers and keynotes—as well as registrations in return for sponsorship of the conference.
For CUI 2021, registration and attendance was only possible virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Virtual | In-person | Total |
| 125 | 0 | 125 |
Submission numbers exclude those which were incomplete at the time of the submission deadline. Submissions which were desk or early rejected, e.g., due to incorrect formatting or inclusion of author details during anonymous peer review, are included in the overall numbers.
| Track | Submitted | Accepted | % |
| Papers | 41 | 12 | 29.3% |
| Provocations | 25 | 12 | 48.0% |
| Posters | 15 | 12 | 80.0% |
| Demonstrations | 5 | 2 | 40.0% |
You can also compare and download registration and programme statistics across different years.
Virtual Event
CUI 2020, an ACM in-cooperation conference, was held as a virtual event due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 22nd–24th July 2020. The conference was chaired by María Inés Torres and Stephan Schlogl.
492 people registered for the conference. In total, there were 57 publications at CUI 2020, consisting of 13 papers, 15 provocations, 21 posters, and 8 demos. The CUI 2020 proceedings were published in the ACM Digital Library.
The CUI community is grateful to University of the Basque Country, H2020 RIA project EMPATHIC, MCI – The Entrepreneurial School, H2020 MCSCA-RISE action MENHIR, and SIGCHI for their generous support towards CUI 2020.
Visit the conference website for more information about CUI 2020.
We record registrations and not attendance as attendance can be difficult to accurately count. Registrations do typically include "comped" registrations—such as those given to student volunteers and keynotes—as well as registrations in return for sponsorship of the conference.
For CUI 2020, registration was free and attendance was only possible virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Virtual | In-person | Total |
| 492 | 0 | 492 |
Submission numbers exclude those which were incomplete at the time of the submission deadline. Submissions which were desk or early rejected, e.g., due to incorrect formatting or inclusion of author details during anonymous peer review, are included in the overall numbers.
| Track | Submitted | Accepted | % |
| Papers | 39 | 13 | 33.3% |
| Provocations | 32 | 15 | 46.9% |
| Posters | 23 | 21 | 91.3% |
| Demonstrations | 8 | 8 | 100.0% |
You can also compare and download registration and programme statistics across different years.
Dublin, Ireland
Where it all began!
CUI 2019, an ACM in-cooperation conference, was held in Dublin, Ireland on 22nd–23rd August 2019. The conference was chaired by Leigh Clark and Benjamin R Cowan.
67 people registered for the conference. In total, there were 26 publications at CUI 2019, consisting of 9 papers and 17 provocations. The CUI 2019 proceedings were published in the ACM Digital Library.
The CUI community is grateful to TAGLab, Accenture/The Dock, Fjord, Voysis, Microsoft, Botmock, Irish Research Council, ADAPT Centre, University College Dublin, and SIGCHI for their generous support towards CUI 2019.
Visit the conference website for more information about CUI 2019.
We record registrations and not attendance as attendance can be difficult to accurately count. Registrations do typically include "comped" registrations—such as those given to student volunteers and keynotes—as well as registrations in return for sponsorship of the conference.
For CUI 2019, registration was only possible for in-person attendance.
| Virtual | In-person | Total |
| 0 | 67 | 67 |
Submission numbers exclude those which were incomplete at the time of the submission deadline. Submissions which were desk or early rejected, e.g., due to incorrect formatting or inclusion of author details during anonymous peer review, are included in the overall numbers.
| Track | Submitted | Accepted | % |
| Papers | 28 | 9 | 32.1% |
| Provocations | 36 | 17 | 47.2% |
You can also compare and download registration and programme statistics across different years.
Registration, programme, and award statistics can be compared, contrasted, and downloaded in CSV format from the conference statistics page.