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%2FTrac... We look forward to welcoming researchers and practitioners working at the intersection of AI and market microstructure to Milan. The Organizing Committee [image: WhatsApp Image 2026-09-07 at 13.03.12.jpeg]