Call for Papers
From Prompt to Propaganda: Generative AI and the New Dis-Mis-Information Lifecycle
Informatikfest 2026 – Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI)
📅 Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2026
📍 Location: Dresden, Germany
🎓 Venue: Informatikfest of the German Informatics Society (GI)
Organizers
- Marc-Oliver Pahl — IMT Atlantique, German Chapter of the ACM, GI (Informatics, Media Science)
- Michael Jülich — AIHorizon (Philosophy of Law)
Call for Participation
Disinformation and Misinformation powered by generative AI is no longer a theoretical concern — it is a rapidly evolving socio-technical challenge that affects democracies, institutions, and everyday citizens. Addressing it requires technical rigor, critical reflection, and collective responsibility.
We invite researchers, security experts, social scientists, policymakers, technologists, journalists, activists, and engaged citizens to contribute to this workshop. Contributions may take the form of empirical research, technical prototypes, case studies, conceptual reflections, or critical perspectives.
Our goal is not only to analyze the automation of the disinformation lifecycle, but also to create a space for open, constructive dialogue across disciplines and communities. We seek contributions that challenge assumptions, bridge technical and societal viewpoints, and help shape responsible responses to AI-driven manipulation.
Join us in building a forum that sparks meaningful exchange, fosters collaboration, and generates momentum that extends far beyond the workshop itself.
Let’s move from awareness to action — together.
Motivation / Introduction
Generative AI systems are transforming how information is created, distributed, and consumed. While these technologies offer powerful capabilities for communication and creativity, they also significantly lower the barrier for producing targeted, scalable, and convincing disinformation.
Understanding this shift is essential for safeguarding democratic processes, public discourse, and societal trust.
Context and Domain
This workshop examines how AI reshapes the disinformation lifecycle (kill chain) — from reconnaissance and narrative design to automated content generation, distribution, and adaptation.
Topics span multiple disciplines, including:
- Computer Science
- Cybersecurity
- Human–Computer Interaction (HCI)
- Social Computing
- Media Studies
- Ethics
- Law and Policy
The workshop will explore how adversaries leverage AI models to produce synthetic text, audio, images, and video at unprecedented scale, as well as how defenders can detect, analyze, and mitigate these threats.
Topics of Interest / Possible Contributions
We welcome submissions including, but not limited to:
- Analysis of AI-enabled disinformation pipelines
- Detection and mitigation of AI-generated manipulation
- Modeling adversarial capabilities and threat actors
- Defensive technologies and countermeasures
- Socio-technical analyses of disinformation ecosystems
- Policy and governance approaches
- Case studies of real-world disinformation campaigns
- Ethical and legal implications of generative AI
- Methodological frameworks for studying automated influence operations
Submissions may include:
- Research papers
- Position papers
- Case studies
- Technical demonstrations or prototypes
- Conceptual or theoretical contributions
Important Dates
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Submission Deadline | Mai 7, 2026 |
| Notification of Acceptance | Juli 3, 2026 |
| Camera-Ready Submission | Juli 12, 2026 |
| Workshop | September 22, 2026 |
Information for Authors
Submission Information
- All submission should be in English
- Submissions should be at least 3 pages and preferably below 10 pages (no strict upper limit)
- Papers should be submitted as a single PDF compiled from LaTeX using the LNI template: zip archive , Overleaf
- Proceedings will be published in GI-Edition: Lecture Notes in Informatics (no additional fee beyond conference registration).
- This workshop has a double-blind review process.
- VERY IMPORTANT: The LaTeX source must be also submitted at the time of submission
- The Latex source must be uploaded as a ZIP file containing all relevant files and should be compilable.
- Submission portal (managed by I.F.) is only in German, please use the browser’s translator.
- Submission System:
https://www.conftool.org/informatik2026/index.php?page=newPaper&form_contributiontypeID=11&newpaper=true