Call for Papers — AI-Driven Market Microstructure in Centralized and Decentralized Finance

We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for AI-Driven Market Microstructure in Centralized and Decentralized Finance, held as part of ACM ICAIF26.

Workshop: November 14, 2026
Venue: Milan, Italy
Submission deadline: October 1, 2026 (AoE)
Author notification: October 15, 2026

We welcome theoretical, empirical, and computational research at the intersection of artificial intelligence and financial market microstructure - spanning machine learning, reinforcement learning, agent-based modeling, and other data-driven methods for trading, liquidity provision, price formation, market impact, and market design, across both traditional and decentralized markets.

We welcome research papers, short papers, position papers, and extended abstracts. At least one author of each accepted contribution must attend in person and register for ICAIF 2026.

Keynote Speakers

Charles-Albert Lehalle — École Polytechnique
Anastasia Borovykh — Capital Fund Management

Organizing Committee

Manuel Naviglio — Scuola Normale Superiore
Ioanna-Yvonni Tsaknaki — Scuola Normale Superiore
Andrea Macrì — Scuola Normale Superiore
Francesco Tarantelli — Università di Bologna
Fabrizio Lillo — Scuola Normale Superiore

Scientific Committee

Paolo Barucca — University College London
Mihai Cucuringu — University of Oxford / UCLA
Fosca Giannotti — Scuola Normale Superiore
Fabrizio Lillo — Scuola Normale Superiore
Giulia Livieri — London School of Economics
Andrea Macrì — Scuola Normale Superiore
Manuel Naviglio — Scuola Normale Superiore
Andrea Prampolini — Intesa Sanpaolo
Francesco Tarantelli — Università di Bologna
Ioanna-Yvonni Tsaknaki — Scuola Normale Superiore
Edoardo Vittori — Intesa Sanpaolo
Stefan Zohren — University of Oxford

Workshop website: https://icaif-AI-driven.github.io
Submit via CMT: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/User/Login?ReturnUrl=%2FICAIF2026%2FTrack%2F7%2FSubmission%2FCreate

We look forward to welcoming researchers and practitioners working at the intersection of AI and market microstructure to Milan.