Live countdowns for 1,280+ CS conferences across AI, HCI, Systems, Security, Theory, Databases, SE, and Graphics. Filter by field, ICORE 2026 rank, or org. Export to Google Calendar or .ics — free, no signup. How to track deadlines →
PaperPilot's Conference Deadline Tracker is the most comprehensive free tool for computer science researchers who need to stay on top of paper submission windows. We aggregate deadline data from multiple open-source repositories and cross-reference it with the official ICORE 2026 rankings published by the Computing Research and Education Association of Australasia (CORE) at portal.core.edu.au. The result is a single, searchable database covering over 1,280 conferences across artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, software engineering, systems, security, databases, theory, graphics, and interdisciplinary fields.
ICORE rankings are maintained by the Computing Research and Education Association of Australasia (CORE). They classify computing conferences into four tiers based on the quality and impact of accepted research. A* venues are considered flagship conferences that publish the very best work in their field and attract top researchers worldwide. A conferences are excellent venues well-regarded within their subfield. B conferences are good venues that attract solid research contributions. C conferences are recognized venues that meet minimum standards of peer review. The 2026 edition of the ICORE rankings, which PaperPilot uses, covers 987 conferences and was released in early 2026.
The controls bar at the top of the tracker lets you narrow down conferences by three dimensions. The Field filter restricts results to a specific research area such as AI, HCI, SE, Security, Databases, Systems, Theory, or Graphics. The Rank filter lets you focus on a particular ICORE tier, so you can quickly see only A* venues or only B-rank conferences. The Organization filter groups conferences by their sponsoring body, including ACM, IEEE, USENIX, AAAI, and specific SIGs like SIGCHI, SIGPLAN, SIGMOD, and others. You can also search across conference abbreviations, full titles, locations, and dates using the search bar. Search supports multi-word queries that are matched with AND logic, so typing "NeurIPS 2026" finds only that specific edition.
Every conference card includes an option to export the deadline directly to your calendar. You can generate a Google Calendar event link that opens in a new tab with the conference name, deadline date, and submission URL pre-filled. Alternatively, you can download a standard .ics file compatible with Apple Calendar, Outlook, Thunderbird, and any other calendar application that supports the iCalendar format. This makes it easy to set reminders weeks before a deadline so you never miss a submission window.
Conference deadline data is updated regularly through an automated pipeline that pulls from community-maintained deadline repositories on GitHub, then merges in ICORE 2026 rankings and any manual overrides we maintain for conferences with recently announced or corrected dates. Each conference entry shows the submission deadline converted to your local timezone, the conference dates, location, ICORE rank badge, and a live countdown timer that ticks in real time. Conferences with deadlines that have not yet been announced are listed as TBD and sorted to the bottom.
For researchers targeting specific fields, we also maintain dedicated hub pages with field-specific rankings and commentary: AI Conferences, HCI Conferences, Software Engineering Conferences, Systems Conferences, Security Conferences, Database Conferences, Theory Conferences, Graphics Conferences, and Interdisciplinary Conferences.
PaperPilot tracks 1,280+ computer science conferences in total. That includes 562 conferences with active submission deadlines pulled from community-maintained deadline repositories, plus 718 additional ranked conferences from the ICORE 2026 rankings portal. Every entry includes live countdown timers, ICORE rank badges, field tags, and links to DBLP.
All major CS research areas are covered: Artificial Intelligence (NeurIPS, ICML, AAAI, IJCAI, ICLR, CVPR, ACL, EMNLP), Human-Computer Interaction (CHI, UIST, CSCW, UbiComp, DIS, IUI), Systems (SOSP, OSDI, ASPLOS, EuroSys, ISCA, MICRO), Security (CCS, USENIX Security, S&P, NDSS), Software Engineering (ICSE, FSE, ASE), Databases (SIGMOD, VLDB, ICDE), Theory (STOC, FOCS, SODA), Graphics (SIGGRAPH, Eurographics), Networking (SIGCOMM, NSDI, IMC), and interdisciplinary venues.
Yes. An automated pipeline refreshes deadline data daily from community-maintained open-source deadline repositories on GitHub, then merges in official ICORE 2026 rankings and manual overrides for recently announced or corrected dates. Countdowns tick in real time in your local timezone, and conferences with deadlines that have not yet been announced are listed as TBD and sorted to the bottom.
Yes, PaperPilot is completely free. No account is required, no credit card, no trial period, and there are no paid tiers. The deadline tracker is a public web page, and the companion browser extension for Chrome, Firefox, Brave, and Edge is free on the Chrome Web Store and Firefox Add-ons.