Call for Tutorials 2026

Dates

Deadline for tutorial proposals: Fri 3th July 2026, AOE
Final tutorial acceptance decisions: Fri 7th August 2026, AOE

We welcome proposals for in-person tutorials on either core machine learning topics or topics of emerging importance for machine learning, broadly construed. We will consider proposals on all topics, provided they make a strong and convincing case that the tutorial is important and would benefit the NeurIPS community. Tutorials should be of interest to a substantial portion of the community and should cover a sufficiently mature area of research or practice. They should be designed for a broad NeurIPS audience, including PhD candidates outside the tutorial’s immediate area. Proposals should therefore allow time for introducing the background needed to make the material accessible.

A NeurIPS tutorial should not focus narrowly on the specific results or tools of the presenters or their organizations. Rather, it should reflect the broader body of research and practice within the relevant field. Furthermore, it should provide a balanced overview of the research area, covering both established results and open problems.

We discourage proposals on topics that substantially overlap with tutorials presented at NeurIPS, ICML, or closely related conferences within the past two years. In addition, we also aim to prioritize presenters who have not given a tutorial at NeurIPS or ICML within the past five years.

We encourage tutorial organizers to consider how their tutorial can continue to benefit the community after the meeting, for example, by providing links to code, slides, exercises, or audio-only presentations. After the conference, we will share the audio recordings with tutorial presenters, who may edit the recordings or provide additional material for conversion into a podcast format, depending on the topic.

We also welcome NeurIPS community members to fill in a public survey by the submission opening date, which will help the tutorial chairs better understand the community’s interest.

Submit

Proposals must be submitted through the application form on OpenReview at: https://openreview.net/group?id=NeurIPS.cc/2026/Tutorials

Please ensure that all co-authors of the proposal are properly registered on OpenReview. Participants beyond the main tutorial speakers, such as those involved in the optional sessions, do not need to be included in the author list.

Important dates for tutorial proposal submissions:

Proposal submission open: June 22, 2026, AoE
Proposal submission deadline: July 03, 2026, AoE
Proposal acceptance notification: August 07, 2026, AoE

Requirements:

All accepted tutorials are expected to be 2h30m (150 minutes) long.

Tutorials will be held entirely in person across three sites:

Sydney (main site): Tutorials will take place on a dedicated tutorial day and will not overlap with the main program. We expect to host at most 10-14 tutorials.
Paris and Atlanta: There will be no dedicated tutorial day. Instead, tutorials will be scheduled throughout the three-day program at each site. We expect to host at most 3-5 tutorials per site.

Each tutorial may include optional activities, such as panel/debate, quiz/demo, etc, as specified in the “Summary of Requirements” section. All participants (including the optional activities) are required to participate live (for Q&A and the panel). All optional activities will count towards the total 2 hours and 30 minutes.

Summary of Requirements:

Main Tutorial:

May include up to 3 speakers; teams representing multiple perspectives and/or institutions are encouraged.
Should provide at least 1.5 hours of presentation time, including 10 minutes for technical Q&A and clarifying questions.
Should present well-structured and balanced content that clearly aligns with the speakers’ expertise.

Optional Panel/Debate:

Tutorials may include an optional 20-30 minute panel or debate at the end of the tutorial.
The panel may include up to six participants, including the moderator.
The moderator is required to participate in-person. Panelist participants are strongly encouraged to participate in-person.
The panel should represent diverse perspectives. While the exact format is left to the organizers, we encourage a civil and professional debate-style discussion that reflects different viewpoints within the community.

Optional Other Educational Activities:

Other educational activities beyond panel/debate are also welcome. Examples include live quiz/demo, creative showcases, etc., possibly with AI assistance.
While the exact format is left to the organizers, the educational activities should include diverse perspectives and avoid, for example, over-advertizing specific commercial products.
When applicable, the proposal should specify additional technological support required beyond conference AV devices. Authors are encouraged to contact tutorial chairs before submission opening date if unsure about logistics feasibility issues.

Optional activities combined should not be longer than 1 hour in total. The number of participants in optional activities combined should be less than 10 participants.

The organizations of the main tutorial and optional activities should respect NeurIPS Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics.

Requirements for Proposal Document:

Tutorial proposals must be no more than five (5) pages and be submitted in PDF format. Submissions do not need to be anonymized. Submissions are required to use the provided style file for formatting.

Style file for the tutorial track: download

Each proposal should be clearly structured and include the following information:

Title
Abstract (up to 250 words)
Preferred sites: Please rank the sites according to your willingness and preference to deliver the tutorial in-person, using the format “X”, “X,Y”, or “X,Y,Z”, where X, Y, and Z denote different sites. For example, listing “Sydney, Paris” means that you are willing to present at both the Sydney and Paris sites, with Sydney as your preferred option. It also indicates that you are unable or prefer not to deliver the tutorial in Atlanta. The preference indication should be stated at the end of the Abstract (see style file template).
Description and outline: Please describe the material that the tutorial will cover, including the main topics, key concepts, and intended depth of treatment. The proposal should include a detailed outline of the tutorial structure, indicating how time will be allocated across different sections and what participants are expected to learn from each part.
Goals: Please describe the main objectives of the tutorial and explain why the topic is timely and relevant to the conference community. The proposal should clearly articulate the expected benefits of attendees, including the knowledge, skills, and understanding they will gain by participating. It should also specify the intended learning outcomes, such as conceptual insights, technical methods, practical tools, or broader perspectives that participants can take away from the tutorial.
Relevance and audience engagement: Please explain why this tutorial is particularly timely and important for inclusion at this NeurIPS. The proposal should describe how the tutorial connects to current developments, challenges, or emerging directions in the NeurIPS community. It should also explain how the tutorial will engage a broad audience, including participants with different backgrounds, levels of expertise, and research interests. If the tutorial includes a panel or debate, please describe how the panelists will complement the main presentation, for example, by bringing additional expertise, contrasting viewpoints, or perspectives from different subcommunities.
Previous tutorials: Please identify any related or similar tutorials presented within the past three years at NeurIPS or other comparable venues. For each tutorial, list the date and venue, and briefly describe its relationship to the proposed tutorial. The proposal should clearly explain both the similarities and the differences, including how the proposed tutorial offers a distinct perspective, updated content, broader coverage, or a different intended audience. Where available, please include URLs to slides, video recordings, or other publicly accessible materials.
Online materials: If applicable, please describe any online materials that will accompany the tutorial. Hands-on coding demonstrations, resource websites, notebooks, and reproducible examples are highly valued. For example, indicate whether attendees will have access to notebooks or other materials that allow them to reproduce selected demonstrations, explore examples in more depth, or continue learning after the tutorial.
Main presenters (maximum of 3): Please list all presenters, including their first and last names, institutions, and email addresses. The email address provided should match the one used for their NeurIPS.cc account. For each presenter, include a short biography highlighting their expertise and its relevance to the tutorial topic. The proposal should also describe how presentation time will be allocated among the presenters. All presenters listed in the proposal are expected to attend the conference in person; please indicate in the proposal whether each presenter’s in-person participation has been confirmed, should the tutorial proposal be accepted for one of the sites indicated in the answer to “Preferred Sites”.
Optional activities: If the tutorial includes optional activities, e.g., a panel or debate, please list all additional panelists, including their names, affiliations, and email addresses. For each participant in the optional activities, include a short biography highlighting their expertise and relevance to the tutorial topic. Please also indicate who will moderate the discussion.
Post-meeting materials: Please describe how the tutorial will remain useful to attendees after the meeting. For example, indicate whether you will provide links to code, slides, exercises, notebooks, reading lists, or other supporting materials. Please also indicate whether the tutorial would be suitable for presentation or adaptation in an audio-only format, and describe any steps you would take to make the content accessible and useful beyond the live session.
Diversity: Please describe how the speakers and, if applicable, panelists reflect the diversity of the NeurIPS community. Relevant dimensions may include, but are not limited to, gender, race, geographic location, institution type, career stage, disciplinary background, and area of expertise. For tutorials that include a debate-style panel, organizers should make every effort to ensure balanced representation across these dimensions, particularly among participants presenting differing perspectives.
Sample presentations: Please provide links to video recordings of previous talks by the presenters. This is optional but strongly recommended.
References: Please provide a list of the most important references that will be covered in the tutorial.

Proposal strengths:

Tutorial proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

Importance, relevance and timeliness: The topic should address an important and timely area of interest to the NeurIPS community, including emerging research directions, methodological advances, or issues of broad practical significance.
Diversity of speakers and perspectives: Proposals should include a diverse set of speakers. We encourage tutorial teams that bring together presenters from different institutions, backgrounds, areas of expertise, and perspectives, in order to reduce knowledge bias and provide a balanced treatment of the topic.
Expertise of the speakers: Speakers should have demonstrated expertise in the proposed topic, as evidenced by relevant publications, prior talks, tutorials, open-source contributions, or other forms of community engagement.
Quality and clarity of presentation: Proposals should demonstrate that the tutorial will be well structured, accessible, and clearly delivered. The content should be presented in a way that is engaging, pedagogically effective, and appropriate for the intended audience.

Please see the retrospective blog on the tutorial submissions from previous years to ensure you embrace the positive features of the accepted tutorials and avoid the pitfalls outlined there. The best way to maximize the chances of acceptance is to follow the instructions carefully and submit a polished and well-organized proposal. Are you missing parts of your submission? Is it over the length limit? Does your proposal bring diverse perspectives? Did you research whether a closely related topic has recently been presented at NeurIPS or ICML? Are you submitting on time? Are your panellists confirmed at the time of submission? A carefully planned and well-crafted submission signals that the presentation itself will be delivered with care and organization.

FAQ

Can the moderator of the optional panel be one of the main speakers?
Yes, the moderator can be either in addition to the speakers and panellists, or be one of the speakers. We request that moderators prepare a list of discussion topics and questions if the audience is not very active.
Are panellists and participants in optional activities included in the “tutorial speakers who have not presented a tutorial in the past five years?”
No, this point only refers to the main tutorial presenters.
Can I submit multiple proposals?
No, each researcher can submit at most one proposal as an organizer.
Can researchers be present at multiple panels or optional activities?
No, each researcher can be a part of maximum one tutorial session for optional activities. However, a researcher can be part of the panel and optional activities in the same tutorial session.
Can a researcher be a Speaker at one tutorial and panellist/optional activity participants at another?
While proposals will not be disqualified for this, we will encourage researchers to select one opportunity at most.
How would the preference of physical presentation venue impact on the acceptance?
The proposal will be assessed mainly based on its technical quality. Due to physical capacity constraints, preferences of physical presentation will be used as tie-breakers to resolve borderline cases. Please note, venue preferences of accepted proposals cannot be guaranteed, although the tutorial chairs will do their best to meet the authors’ preferences.

Questions

For other questions, please contact us via via contact form

Tutorial Chairs, NeurIPS 2026

Yingzhen Li, Yisen Wang, Quentin Berthet, Krikamol Muandet, Matthew Fahrbach