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# AAAI 2026 统一LaTeX模板使用说明 / AAAI 2026 Unified LaTeX Template Guide
> **📝 重要说明 / Important Notice**: 本仓库借助Cursor在AAAI 2026官方模板基础上改进得到。如果遇到不满足或有冲突的情况请积极提issues。
>
> **📝 Important Notice**: This repository is improved based on the official AAAI 2026 template with the assistance of Cursor. If you encounter any issues or conflicts, please actively submit issues.
[中文](#中文版本) | [English](#english-version)
---
## 🌐 在线查看 / Online Access
**📖 在线阅读和测试模板**: [https://cn.overleaf.com/read/wyhcnvcrtpyt#cd4a07](https://cn.overleaf.com/read/wyhcnvcrtpyt#cd4a07)
**📖 Online View and Test Template**: [https://cn.overleaf.com/read/wyhcnvcrtpyt#cd4a07](https://cn.overleaf.com/read/wyhcnvcrtpyt#cd4a07)
💡 **提示 / Tips**:
- 中文您可以通过上述链接在Overleaf中直接查看、编辑和编译模板无需本地安装LaTeX环境
- English: You can view, edit, and compile the template directly in Overleaf using the link above, without needing a local LaTeX installation
---
## 中文版本
### 概述 ✅
我已经将AAAI 2026的两个版本匿名投稿版本和camera-ready版本**完整合并**成一个统一的模板文件 `aaai2026-unified-template.tex`
该模板包含了原始两个模板的**所有完整内容**共886行比原始文件更全面包括
- 所有格式化说明和要求
- 完整的示例代码和表格
- 图片处理指南
- 参考文献格式要求
- 所有章节和附录内容
- 版本特定的Acknowledgments部分
### 主要差异分析
通过比较原始的两个模板,我发现主要差异在于:
#### 1. 包的加载方式
- **匿名版本**: `\usepackage[submission]{aaai2026}`
- **Camera-ready版本**: `\usepackage{aaai2026}`
#### 2. 标题差异
- **匿名版本**: "AAAI Press Anonymous Submission Instructions for Authors Using LaTeX"
- **Camera-ready版本**: "AAAI Press Formatting Instructions for Authors Using LaTeX --- A Guide"
#### 3. Links环境的处理
- **匿名版本**: Links环境被注释掉防止泄露作者身份
- **Camera-ready版本**: Links环境正常显示
#### 4. 内容部分差异
- **匿名版本**: 包含"Preparing an Anonymous Submission"部分的特殊说明
- **Camera-ready版本**: 包含完整的格式说明和版权信息
### 依赖文件检查结果
**已验证并复制到主目录的文件**
- `aaai2026.sty` - AAAI 2026 样式文件(两个版本完全相同)
- `aaai2026.bst` - 参考文献样式文件(两个版本完全相同)
- `aaai2026.bib` - 示例参考文献文件
- `figure1.pdf``figure2.pdf` - 示例图片文件
所有这些文件在两个版本中都是相同的,因此统一模板可以正常工作。
### 如何使用统一模板
#### 切换到匿名投稿版本
在模板文件第11行**取消注释**这一行:
```latex
\def\aaaianonymous{true}
```
#### 切换到Camera-ready版本
在模板文件第11行**注释掉**或**删除**这一行:
```latex
% \def\aaaianonymous{true}
```
### 一键切换的核心机制
统一模板使用了LaTeX的条件编译功能
```latex
% 条件包加载
\ifdefined\aaaianonymous
\usepackage[submission]{aaai2026} % 匿名版本
\else
\usepackage{aaai2026} % Camera-ready版本
\fi
% 条件标题设置
\ifdefined\aaaianonymous
\title{AAAI Press Anonymous Submission\\Instructions for Authors Using \LaTeX{}}
\else
\title{AAAI Press Formatting Instructions \\for Authors Using \LaTeX{} --- A Guide}
\fi
% 条件内容显示
\ifdefined\aaaianonymous
% 匿名版本特有内容
\else
% Camera-ready版本特有内容
\fi
```
### 文件清单
主目录现在包含以下文件:
- `aaai2026-unified-template.tex` - 统一主论文模板文件
- `aaai2026-unified-supp.tex` - 统一补充材料模板文件
- `aaai2026.sty` - AAAI 2026 LaTeX 样式文件
- `aaai2026.bst` - 参考文献样式文件
- `aaai2026.bib` - 示例参考文献文件
- `figure1.pdf` - 示例图片1
- `figure2.pdf` - 示例图片2
- `README.md` - 本说明文档
### 补充材料模板 (Supplementary Material Template)
#### 概述
`aaai2026-unified-supp.tex` 是专门为AAAI 2026补充材料设计的统一模板与主论文模板使用相同的版本切换机制。
#### 主要功能
- **版本切换**: 通过修改一行代码在匿名投稿和camera-ready版本间切换
- **补充内容支持**: 支持额外的实验、推导、数据、图表、算法等
- **格式一致性**: 与主论文模板保持完全一致的格式要求
- **代码示例**: 包含算法、代码列表等补充材料的示例
#### 使用方法
与主论文模板相同只需修改第11行
```latex
% 匿名投稿版本
\def\aaaianonymous{true}
% Camera-ready版本
% \def\aaaianonymous{true}
```
#### 补充材料内容建议
- 额外的实验结果和消融研究
- 详细的数学推导和证明
- 更多的图表和可视化
- 算法伪代码和实现细节
- 数据集描述和预处理步骤
- 超参数设置和实验配置
- 失败案例分析
- 计算复杂度分析
### 使用检查清单 (Usage Checklist)
#### 📋 投稿前检查清单 (Pre-Submission Checklist)
**版本设置**:
- [ ] 已设置 `\def\aaaianonymous{true}` (匿名投稿)
- [ ] 已注释掉所有可能暴露身份的信息
- [ ] 已匿名化参考文献(移除作者姓名)
**内容完整性**:
- [ ] 标题、摘要、关键词已填写
- [ ] 所有章节内容完整
- [ ] 图表编号连续且正确
- [ ] 参考文献格式正确
- [ ] 补充材料(如有)已准备
**格式检查**:
- [ ] 页面边距符合要求
- [ ] 字体和字号正确
- [ ] 行间距符合标准
- [ ] 图表位置和大小合适
- [ ] 数学公式格式正确
**技术检查**:
- [ ] LaTeX编译无错误
- [ ] 参考文献正确生成
- [ ] PDF输出正常
- [ ] 文件大小在限制范围内
#### 📋 录用后检查清单 (Post-Acceptance Checklist)
**版本切换**:
- [ ] 已注释掉 `\def\aaaianonymous{true}` (camera-ready)
- [ ] 已添加完整的作者信息
- [ ] 已添加所有作者单位信息
- [ ] 已恢复所有被注释的内容
**内容更新**:
- [ ] 已根据审稿意见修改内容
- [ ] 已更新所有图表和实验
- [ ] 已完善补充材料
- [ ] 已检查所有链接和引用
**最终检查**:
- [ ] 最终PDF质量检查
- [ ] 所有文件已备份
- [ ] 符合会议最终提交要求
- [ ] 补充材料已单独提交(如需要)
#### 📋 补充材料检查清单 (Supplementary Material Checklist)
**内容组织**:
- [ ] 补充材料与主论文内容对应
- [ ] 章节结构清晰合理
- [ ] 图表编号与主论文不冲突
- [ ] 参考文献格式一致
**技术细节**:
- [ ] 算法伪代码清晰完整
- [ ] 实验设置详细说明
- [ ] 数据预处理步骤明确
- [ ] 超参数配置完整
**格式要求**:
- [ ] 使用统一的supp模板
- [ ] 页面设置与主论文一致
- [ ] 字体和格式符合要求
- [ ] 文件大小在限制范围内
### 实际使用建议
1. **投稿阶段**:
- 取消注释 `\def\aaaianonymous{true}`
- 确保不包含任何可能暴露身份的信息
- 检查参考文献是否已匿名化
2. **录用后准备final版本**:
- 注释掉或删除 `\def\aaaianonymous{true}` 这一行
- 添加完整的作者信息和affiliations
- 取消注释links环境如果需要
3. **编译测试**:
- 分别在两种模式下编译,确保都能正常工作
- 检查输出的PDF是否符合要求
- 验证参考文献格式是否正确
4. **依赖文件确认**:
- 确保所有依赖文件都在同一目录下
- 如果移动模板文件,记得同时移动依赖文件
### 重要注意事项
⚠️ **关于Bibliography Style**:
- `aaai2026.sty`文件已经自动设置了`\bibliographystyle{aaai2026}`
- **不要**在文档中再次添加`\bibliographystyle{aaai2026}`命令
- 否则会出现"`Illegal, another \bibstyle command`"错误
- 只需要使用`\bibliography{aaai2026}`命令即可
### 编译命令示例
```bash
# 编译LaTeX文档
pdflatex aaai2026-unified-template.tex
bibtex aaai2026-unified-template
pdflatex aaai2026-unified-template.tex
pdflatex aaai2026-unified-template.tex
```
### 常见问题解决
#### 1. "Illegal, another \bibstyle command"错误
**原因**: 重复设置了bibliography style
**解决方案**: 删除文档中的`\bibliographystyle{aaai2026}`命令,`aaai2026.sty`会自动处理
#### 2. 参考文献格式不正确
**原因**: 可能缺少natbib包或者BibTeX文件问题
**解决方案**: 确保按照标准的LaTeX编译流程pdflatex → bibtex → pdflatex → pdflatex
---
## English Version
### Overview ✅
I have **completely merged** the two AAAI 2026 versions (anonymous submission and camera-ready) into a single unified template file `aaai2026-unified-template.tex`.
This template contains **all complete content** from both original templates (886 lines total, more comprehensive than the original files), including:
- All formatting instructions and requirements
- Complete example codes and tables
- Image processing guidelines
- Reference formatting requirements
- All sections and appendix content
- Version-specific Acknowledgments sections
### Key Differences Analysis
By comparing the two original templates, the main differences are:
#### 1. Package Loading Method
- **Anonymous version**: `\usepackage[submission]{aaai2026}`
- **Camera-ready version**: `\usepackage{aaai2026}`
#### 2. Title Differences
- **Anonymous version**: "AAAI Press Anonymous Submission Instructions for Authors Using LaTeX"
- **Camera-ready version**: "AAAI Press Formatting Instructions for Authors Using LaTeX --- A Guide"
#### 3. Links Environment Handling
- **Anonymous version**: Links environment commented out to prevent identity disclosure
- **Camera-ready version**: Links environment displayed normally
#### 4. Content Section Differences
- **Anonymous version**: Contains special instructions in "Preparing an Anonymous Submission" section
- **Camera-ready version**: Contains complete formatting instructions and copyright information
### Dependency Files Verification
**Files verified and copied to main directory**:
- `aaai2026.sty` - AAAI 2026 style file (identical in both versions)
- `aaai2026.bst` - Bibliography style file (identical in both versions)
- `aaai2026.bib` - Sample bibliography file
- `figure1.pdf` and `figure2.pdf` - Sample image files
All these files are identical in both versions, so the unified template works properly.
### How to Use the Unified Template
#### Switch to Anonymous Submission Version
On line 11 of the template file, **uncomment** this line:
```latex
\def\aaaianonymous{true}
```
#### Switch to Camera-ready Version
On line 11 of the template file, **comment out** or **delete** this line:
```latex
% \def\aaaianonymous{true}
```
### Core Mechanism of One-Click Switching
The unified template uses LaTeX conditional compilation:
```latex
% Conditional package loading
\ifdefined\aaaianonymous
\usepackage[submission]{aaai2026} % Anonymous version
\else
\usepackage{aaai2026} % Camera-ready version
\fi
% Conditional title setting
\ifdefined\aaaianonymous
\title{AAAI Press Anonymous Submission\\Instructions for Authors Using \LaTeX{}}
\else
\title{AAAI Press Formatting Instructions \\for Authors Using \LaTeX{} --- A Guide}
\fi
% Conditional content display
\ifdefined\aaaianonymous
% Anonymous version specific content
\else
% Camera-ready version specific content
\fi
```
### File List
The main directory now contains the following files:
- `aaai2026-unified-template.tex` - Unified main paper template file
- `aaai2026-unified-supp.tex` - Unified supplementary material template file
- `aaai2026.sty` - AAAI 2026 LaTeX style file
- `aaai2026.bst` - Bibliography style file
- `aaai2026.bib` - Sample bibliography file
- `figure1.pdf` - Sample image 1
- `figure2.pdf` - Sample image 2
- `README.md` - This documentation
### Supplementary Material Template
#### Overview
`aaai2026-unified-supp.tex` is a unified template specifically designed for AAAI 2026 supplementary materials, using the same version switching mechanism as the main paper template.
#### Key Features
- **Version Switching**: Switch between anonymous submission and camera-ready versions by modifying one line of code
- **Supplementary Content Support**: Supports additional experiments, derivations, data, figures, algorithms, etc.
- **Format Consistency**: Maintains complete format consistency with the main paper template
- **Code Examples**: Includes examples for algorithms, code listings, and other supplementary materials
#### Usage
Same as the main paper template, just modify line 11:
```latex
% Anonymous submission version
\def\aaaianonymous{true}
% Camera-ready version
% \def\aaaianonymous{true}
```
#### Supplementary Material Content Suggestions
- Additional experimental results and ablation studies
- Detailed mathematical derivations and proofs
- More figures and visualizations
- Algorithm pseudocode and implementation details
- Dataset descriptions and preprocessing steps
- Hyperparameter settings and experimental configurations
- Failure case analysis
- Computational complexity analysis
### Usage Checklist
#### 📋 Pre-Submission Checklist
**Version Setup**:
- [ ] Set `\def\aaaianonymous{true}` (anonymous submission)
- [ ] Commented out all information that could reveal identity
- [ ] Anonymized references (removed author names)
**Content Completeness**:
- [ ] Title, abstract, and keywords filled
- [ ] All sections complete
- [ ] Figure and table numbers consecutive and correct
- [ ] Reference format correct
- [ ] Supplementary materials prepared (if any)
**Format Check**:
- [ ] Page margins meet requirements
- [ ] Font and font size correct
- [ ] Line spacing meets standards
- [ ] Figure and table positions and sizes appropriate
- [ ] Mathematical formula format correct
**Technical Check**:
- [ ] LaTeX compilation error-free
- [ ] References generated correctly
- [ ] PDF output normal
- [ ] File size within limits
#### 📋 Post-Acceptance Checklist
**Version Switch**:
- [ ] Commented out `\def\aaaianonymous{true}` (camera-ready)
- [ ] Added complete author information
- [ ] Added all author affiliation information
- [ ] Restored all commented content
**Content Updates**:
- [ ] Modified content according to reviewer comments
- [ ] Updated all figures and experiments
- [ ] Completed supplementary materials
- [ ] Checked all links and citations
**Final Check**:
- [ ] Final PDF quality check
- [ ] All files backed up
- [ ] Meets conference final submission requirements
- [ ] Supplementary materials submitted separately (if needed)
#### 📋 Supplementary Material Checklist
**Content Organization**:
- [ ] Supplementary materials correspond to main paper content
- [ ] Chapter structure clear and reasonable
- [ ] Figure and table numbers don't conflict with main paper
- [ ] Reference format consistent
**Technical Details**:
- [ ] Algorithm pseudocode clear and complete
- [ ] Experimental setup explained in detail
- [ ] Data preprocessing steps clear
- [ ] Hyperparameter configuration complete
**Format Requirements**:
- [ ] Using unified supp template
- [ ] Page settings consistent with main paper
- [ ] Font and format meet requirements
- [ ] File size within limits
### Practical Usage Recommendations
1. **Submission Stage**:
- Uncomment `\def\aaaianonymous{true}`
- Ensure no information that could reveal identity is included
- Check that references are anonymized
2. **Preparing final version after acceptance**:
- Comment out or delete the `\def\aaaianonymous{true}` line
- Add complete author information and affiliations
- Uncomment links environment (if needed)
3. **Compilation Testing**:
- Compile in both modes to ensure proper functionality
- Check if the output PDF meets requirements
- Verify reference formatting is correct
4. **Dependency File Confirmation**:
- Ensure all dependency files are in the same directory
- Remember to move dependency files when moving the template file
### Important Notes
⚠️ **About Bibliography Style**:
- The `aaai2026.sty` file automatically sets `\bibliographystyle{aaai2026}`
- **Do NOT** add `\bibliographystyle{aaai2026}` command again in your document
- Otherwise you'll get "`Illegal, another \bibstyle command`" error
- Just use the `\bibliography{aaai2026}` command
### Compilation Commands Example
```bash
# Compile LaTeX document
pdflatex aaai2026-unified-template.tex
bibtex aaai2026-unified-template
pdflatex aaai2026-unified-template.tex
pdflatex aaai2026-unified-template.tex
```
### Common Issues and Solutions
#### 1. "Illegal, another \bibstyle command" Error
**Cause**: Duplicate bibliography style setting
**Solution**: Remove the `\bibliographystyle{aaai2026}` command from your document, `aaai2026.sty` handles it automatically
#### 2. Incorrect Reference Format
**Cause**: Missing natbib package or BibTeX file issues
**Solution**: Follow the standard LaTeX compilation process: pdflatex → bibtex → pdflatex → pdflatex
---
## 版本信息 / Version Information
- **模板版本 / Template Version**: AAAI 2026 Unified (Main + Supplementary)
- **创建日期 / Created**: 2024年12月
- **支持格式 / Supported Formats**: Anonymous Submission & Camera-Ready
- **模板类型 / Template Types**: Main Paper Template & Supplementary Material Template
- **兼容性 / Compatibility**: LaTeX 2020+ / TeXLive 2024+
---
🎉 **现在您只需要修改一行代码就可以在两个版本之间切换,同时所有必要的依赖文件都已经准备就绪!**
🎉 **Now you only need to modify one line of code to switch between the two versions, with all necessary dependency files ready to use!**

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%File: aaai2026-unified-supp.tex
%
% UNIFIED AAAI 2026 SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL TEMPLATE
% To switch between anonymous submission and camera-ready versions,
% simply change the next line:
%
% For ANONYMOUS SUBMISSION: uncomment the next line
% \def\aaaianonymous{true}
%
% For CAMERA-READY VERSION: comment out or delete the next line
% \def\aaaianonymous{true}
%
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\documentclass[letterpaper]{article} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
% Conditional package loading based on version
\ifdefined\aaaianonymous
\usepackage[submission]{aaai2026} % Anonymous submission version
\else
\usepackage{aaai2026} % Camera-ready version
\fi
\usepackage{times} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\usepackage{helvet} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\usepackage{courier} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\usepackage[hyphens]{url} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\usepackage{graphicx} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\urlstyle{rm} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\def\UrlFont{\rm} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\usepackage{natbib} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS AND DO NOT ADD ANY OPTIONS TO IT
\usepackage{caption} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS AND DO NOT ADD ANY OPTIONS TO IT
\frenchspacing % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\setlength{\pdfpagewidth}{8.5in} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\setlength{\pdfpageheight}{11in} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
% These are recommended to typeset algorithms but not required.
\usepackage{algorithm}
\usepackage{algorithmic}
% These are recommended to typeset listings but not required.
\usepackage{newfloat}
\usepackage{listings}
\DeclareCaptionStyle{ruled}{labelfont=normalfont,labelsep=colon,strut=off} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\lstset{%
basicstyle={\footnotesize\ttfamily},
numbers=left,numberstyle=\footnotesize,xleftmargin=2em,
aboveskip=0pt,belowskip=0pt,
showstringspaces=false,tabsize=2,breaklines=true}
\floatstyle{ruled}
\newfloat{listing}{tb}{lst}{}
\floatname{listing}{Listing}
\pdfinfo{
/TemplateVersion (2026.1)
}
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{0} %May be changed to 1 or 2 if section numbers are desired.
% Title - conditionally set based on version
\ifdefined\aaaianonymous
\title{AAAI 2026 Supplementary Material\\Anonymous Submission}
\else
\title{AAAI 2026 Supplementary Material\\Camera Ready}
\fi
% Author and affiliation information
\ifdefined\aaaianonymous
\author{
Anonymous Submission
}
\affiliations{
% Leave affiliations empty for anonymous submission
}
\else
\author{
%Authors
Written by AAAI Press Staff\textsuperscript{\rm 1}\thanks{With help from the AAAI Publications Committee.}\\
AAAI Style Contributions by Pater Patel Schneider,
Sunil Issar,\\
J. Scott Penberthy,
George Ferguson,
Hans Guesgen,
Francisco Cruz\equalcontrib,
Marc Pujol-Gonzalez\equalcontrib
}
\affiliations{
\textsuperscript{\rm 1}Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence\\
1101 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Suite 300\\
Washington, DC 20004 USA\\
proceedings-questions@aaai.org
}
\fi
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\begin{abstract}
This document provides supplementary material for the main paper, including additional experiments, derivations, data, figures, algorithms, and other relevant content. Please add detailed information as needed. This supplementary material is submitted together with the main paper to further support and complement the main findings.
\end{abstract}
% ----------- Supplementary Content Starts Here -----------
\section{Example Supplementary Content}
This is the main body of the supplementary material. You may add extra experimental results, ablation studies, detailed derivations, additional figures, pseudocode, dataset descriptions, etc.
\subsection{Additional Experiments}
% Example: Insert a figure
% Uncomment and modify the following lines to add your own figures:
% \begin{figure}[h]
% \centering
% \includegraphics[width=0.9\columnwidth]{your-figure-name}
% \caption{Your figure caption here.}
% \label{fig:supp1}
% \end{figure}
\subsection{Detailed Derivations}
You may provide detailed mathematical derivations, proofs, or other technical details here.
\subsection{Pseudocode}
\begin{algorithm}[h]
\caption{Example Supplementary Algorithm}
\begin{algorithmic}[1]
\STATE Initialize parameters
\FOR{each sample}
\STATE Compute loss
\STATE Update parameters
\ENDFOR
\STATE \textbf{return} optimal parameters
\end{algorithmic}
\end{algorithm}
% ----------- Supplementary Content Ends Here -----------
% References and End of Paper
% These lines must be placed at the end of your paper
\bibliography{aaai2026}
\end{document}

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%File: aaai2026-unified-template.tex
%
% UNIFIED AAAI 2026 TEMPLATE
% To switch between anonymous submission and camera-ready versions,
% simply change the next line:
%
% For ANONYMOUS SUBMISSION: uncomment the next line
% \def\aaaianonymous{true}
%
% For CAMERA-READY VERSION: comment out or delete the next line
% \def\aaaianonymous{true}
%
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\documentclass[letterpaper]{article} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
% Conditional package loading based on version
\ifdefined\aaaianonymous
\usepackage[submission]{aaai2026} % Anonymous submission version
\else
\usepackage{aaai2026} % Camera-ready version
\fi
\usepackage{times} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\usepackage{helvet} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\usepackage{courier} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\usepackage[hyphens]{url} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\usepackage{graphicx} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\urlstyle{rm} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\def\UrlFont{\rm} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\usepackage{natbib} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS AND DO NOT ADD ANY OPTIONS TO IT
\usepackage{caption} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS AND DO NOT ADD ANY OPTIONS TO IT
\frenchspacing % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\setlength{\pdfpagewidth}{8.5in} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\setlength{\pdfpageheight}{11in} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
%
% These are recommended to typeset algorithms but not required. See the subsubsection on algorithms. Remove them if you don't have algorithms in your paper.
\usepackage{algorithm}
\usepackage{algorithmic}
%
% These are are recommended to typeset listings but not required. See the subsubsection on listing. Remove this block if you don't have listings in your paper.
\usepackage{newfloat}
\usepackage{listings}
\DeclareCaptionStyle{ruled}{labelfont=normalfont,labelsep=colon,strut=off} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\lstset{%
basicstyle={\footnotesize\ttfamily},% footnotesize acceptable for monospace
numbers=left,numberstyle=\footnotesize,xleftmargin=2em,% show line numbers, remove this entire line if you don't want the numbers.
aboveskip=0pt,belowskip=0pt,%
showstringspaces=false,tabsize=2,breaklines=true}
\floatstyle{ruled}
\newfloat{listing}{tb}{lst}{}
\floatname{listing}{Listing}
%
% Keep the \pdfinfo as shown here. There's no need
% for you to add the /Title and /Author tags.
\pdfinfo{
/TemplateVersion (2026.1)
}
% DISALLOWED PACKAGES
% \usepackage{authblk} -- This package is specifically forbidden
% \usepackage{balance} -- This package is specifically forbidden
% \usepackage{color (if used in text)
% \usepackage{CJK} -- This package is specifically forbidden
% \usepackage{float} -- This package is specifically forbidden
% \usepackage{flushend} -- This package is specifically forbidden
% \usepackage{fontenc} -- This package is specifically forbidden
% \usepackage{fullpage} -- This package is specifically forbidden
% \usepackage{geometry} -- This package is specifically forbidden
% \usepackage{grffile} -- This package is specifically forbidden
% \usepackage{hyperref} -- This package is specifically forbidden
% \usepackage{navigator} -- This package is specifically forbidden
% (or any other package that embeds links such as navigator or hyperref)
% \indentfirst} -- This package is specifically forbidden
% \layout} -- This package is specifically forbidden
% \multicol} -- This package is specifically forbidden
% \nameref} -- This package is specifically forbidden
% \usepackage{savetrees} -- This package is specifically forbidden
% \usepackage{setspace} -- This package is specifically forbidden
% \usepackage{stfloats} -- This package is specifically forbidden
% \usepackage{tabu} -- This package is specifically forbidden
% \usepackage{titlesec} -- This package is specifically forbidden
% \usepackage{tocbibind} -- This package is specifically forbidden
% \usepackage{ulem} -- This package is specifically forbidden
% \usepackage{wrapfig} -- This package is specifically forbidden
% DISALLOWED COMMANDS
% \nocopyright -- Your paper will not be published if you use this command
% \addtolength -- This command may not be used
% \balance -- This command may not be used
% \baselinestretch -- Your paper will not be published if you use this command
% \clearpage -- No page breaks of any kind may be used for the final version of your paper
% \columnsep -- This command may not be used
% \newpage -- No page breaks of any kind may be used for the final version of your paper
% \pagebreak -- No page breaks of any kind may be used for the final version of your paperr
% \pagestyle -- This command may not be used
% \tiny -- This is not an acceptable font size.
% \vspace{- -- No negative value may be used in proximity of a caption, figure, table, section, subsection, subsubsection, or reference
% \vskip{- -- No negative value may be used to alter spacing above or below a caption, figure, table, section, subsection, subsubsection, or reference
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{0} %May be changed to 1 or 2 if section numbers are desired.
% The file aaai2026.sty is the style file for AAAI Press
% proceedings, working notes, and technical reports.
%
% Title - conditionally set based on version
\ifdefined\aaaianonymous
\title{AAAI Press Anonymous Submission\\Instructions for Authors Using \LaTeX{}}
\else
\title{AAAI Press Formatting Instructions \\for Authors Using \LaTeX{} --- A Guide}
\fi
% Author and affiliation information
\author{
%Authors
% All authors must be in the same font size and format.
Written by AAAI Press Staff\textsuperscript{\rm 1}\thanks{With help from the AAAI Publications Committee.}\\
AAAI Style Contributions by Pater Patel Schneider,
Sunil Issar,\\
J. Scott Penberthy,
George Ferguson,
Hans Guesgen,
Francisco Cruz\equalcontrib,
Marc Pujol-Gonzalez\equalcontrib
}
\affiliations{
%Afiliations
\textsuperscript{\rm 1}Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence\\
% If you have multiple authors and multiple affiliations
% use superscripts in text and roman font to identify them.
% For example,
% Sunil Issar\textsuperscript{\rm 2},
% J. Scott Penberthy\textsuperscript{\rm 3},
% George Ferguson\textsuperscript{\rm 4},
% Hans Guesgen\textsuperscript{\rm 5}
% Note that the comma should be placed after the superscript
1101 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Suite 300\\
Washington, DC 20004 USA\\
% email address must be in roman text type, not monospace or sans serif
proceedings-questions@aaai.org
%
% See more examples next
}
%Example, Single Author, ->> remove \iffalse,\fi and place them surrounding AAAI title to use it
\iffalse
\title{My Publication Title --- Single Author}
\author {
Author Name
}
\affiliations{
Affiliation\\
Affiliation Line 2\\
name@example.com
}
\fi
\iffalse
%Example, Multiple Authors, ->> remove \iffalse,\fi and place them surrounding AAAI title to use it
\title{My Publication Title --- Multiple Authors}
\author {
% Authors
First Author Name\textsuperscript{\rm 1},
Second Author Name\textsuperscript{\rm 2},
Third Author Name\textsuperscript{\rm 1}
}
\affiliations {
% Affiliations
\textsuperscript{\rm 1}Affiliation 1\\
\textsuperscript{\rm 2}Affiliation 2\\
firstAuthor@affiliation1.com, secondAuthor@affilation2.com, thirdAuthor@affiliation1.com
}
\fi
% REMOVE THIS: bibentry
% This is only needed to show inline citations in the guidelines document. You should not need it and can safely delete it.
\usepackage{bibentry}
% END REMOVE bibentry
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\begin{abstract}
AAAI creates proceedings, working notes, and technical reports directly from electronic source furnished by the authors. To ensure that all papers in the publication have a uniform appearance, authors must adhere to the following instructions.
\end{abstract}
% Links section - only shown in camera-ready version
\ifdefined\aaaianonymous
% Uncomment the following to link to your code, datasets, an extended version or similar.
% You must keep this block between (not within) the abstract and the main body of the paper.
% NOTE: For anonymous submissions, do not include links that could reveal your identity
% \begin{links}
% \link{Code}{https://aaai.org/example/code}
% \link{Datasets}{https://aaai.org/example/datasets}
% \link{Extended version}{https://aaai.org/example/extended-version}
% \end{links}
\else
% Uncomment the following to link to your code, datasets, an extended version or similar.
% You must keep this block between (not within) the abstract and the main body of the paper.
\begin{links}
\link{Code}{https://aaai.org/example/code}
\link{Datasets}{https://aaai.org/example/datasets}
\link{Extended version}{https://aaai.org/example/extended-version}
\end{links}
\fi
% Version-specific content
\ifdefined\aaaianonymous
\section{Preparing an Anonymous Submission}
This document details the formatting requirements for anonymous submissions. The requirements are the same as for camera ready papers but with a few notable differences:
\begin{itemize}
\item Anonymous submissions must not include the author names and affiliations. Write ``Anonymous Submission'' as the ``sole author'' and leave the affiliations empty.
\item The PDF document's metadata should be cleared with a metadata-cleaning tool before submitting it. This is to prevent leaked information from revealing your identity.
\item References must be anonymized whenever the reader can infer that they are to the authors' previous work.
\item AAAI's copyright notice should not be included as a footer in the first page.
\item Only the PDF version is required at this stage. No source versions will be requested, nor any copyright transfer form.
\end{itemize}
You can remove the copyright notice and ensure that your names aren't shown by including \texttt{submission} option when loading the \texttt{aaai2026} package:
\begin{quote}\begin{scriptsize}\begin{verbatim}
\documentclass[letterpaper]{article}
\usepackage[submission]{aaai2026}
\end{verbatim}\end{scriptsize}\end{quote}
The remainder of this document are the original camera-ready instructions. Any contradiction of the above points ought to be ignored while preparing anonymous submissions.
\section{Camera-Ready Guidelines}
\else
\section{Introduction}
\fi
Congratulations on having a paper selected for inclusion in an AAAI Press proceedings or technical report! This document details the requirements necessary to get your accepted paper published using PDF\LaTeX{}. If you are using Microsoft Word, instructions are provided in a different document. AAAI Press does not support any other formatting software.
The instructions herein are provided as a general guide for experienced \LaTeX{} users. If you do not know how to use \LaTeX{}, please obtain assistance locally. AAAI cannot provide you with support and the accompanying style files are \textbf{not} guaranteed to work. If the results you obtain are not in accordance with the specifications you received, you must correct your source file to achieve the correct result.
These instructions are generic. Consequently, they do not include specific dates, page charges, and so forth. Please consult your specific written conference instructions for details regarding your submission. Please review the entire document for specific instructions that might apply to your particular situation. All authors must comply with the following:
\begin{itemize}
\item You must use the 2026 AAAI Press \LaTeX{} style file and the aaai2026.bst bibliography style files, which are located in the 2026 AAAI Author Kit (aaai2026.sty, aaai2026.bst).
\item You must complete, sign, and return by the deadline the AAAI copyright form (unless directed by AAAI Press to use the AAAI Distribution License instead).
\item You must read and format your paper source and PDF according to the formatting instructions for authors.
\item You must submit your electronic files and abstract using our electronic submission form \textbf{on time.}
\item You must pay any required page or formatting charges to AAAI Press so that they are received by the deadline.
\item You must check your paper before submitting it, ensuring that it compiles without error, and complies with the guidelines found in the AAAI Author Kit.
\end{itemize}
\ifdefined\aaaianonymous
\else
\section{Copyright}
All papers submitted for publication by AAAI Press must be accompanied by a valid signed copyright form. They must also contain the AAAI copyright notice at the bottom of the first page of the paper. There are no exceptions to these requirements. If you fail to provide us with a signed copyright form or disable the copyright notice, we will be unable to publish your paper. There are \textbf{no exceptions} to this policy. You will find a PDF version of the AAAI copyright form in the AAAI AuthorKit. Please see the specific instructions for your conference for submission details.
\fi
\section{Formatting Requirements in Brief}
We need source and PDF files that can be used in a variety of ways and can be output on a variety of devices. The design and appearance of the paper is \ifdefined\aaaianonymous governed by the aaai2026.sty file (aaai2026.bst for the bibliography style).\else strictly governed by the aaai style file (aaai2026.sty).\fi
\ifdefined\aaaianonymous
\begin{itemize}
\item You must not modify the aaai2026.sty file or change the TeX commands.
\item You must not use any commands that alter the layout or formatting of your document (i.e., you cannot change the default margins, line spacing, etc.).
\item You may include other font size changes, color changes, or other formatting commands in your own source, but the paper has to be able to compile, and the styling commands are ignored.
\end{itemize}
\else
\textbf{You must not make any changes to the aaai style file, nor use any commands, packages, style files, or macros within your own paper that alter that design, including, but not limited to spacing, floats, margins, fonts, font size, and appearance.} AAAI imposes requirements on your source and PDF files that must be followed. Most of these requirements are based on our efforts to standardize conference manuscript properties and layout. All papers submitted to AAAI for publication will be recompiled for standardization purposes. Consequently, every paper submission must comply with the following requirements:
\begin{itemize}
\item Your .tex file must compile in PDF\LaTeX{} --- (you may not include .ps or .eps figure files.)
\item All fonts must be embedded in the PDF file --- including your figures.
\item Modifications to the style file, whether directly or via commands in your document may not ever be made, most especially when made in an effort to avoid extra page charges or make your paper fit in a specific number of pages.
\item No type 3 fonts may be used (even in illustrations).
\item You may not alter the spacing above and below captions, figures, headings, and subheadings.
\item You may not alter the font sizes of text elements, footnotes, heading elements, captions, or title information (for references and mathematics, please see the limited exceptions provided herein).
\item You may not alter the line spacing of text.
\item Your title must follow Title Case capitalization rules (not sentence case).
\item \LaTeX{} documents must use the Times or Nimbus font package (you may not use Computer Modern for the text of your paper).
\item No \LaTeX{} 209 documents may be used or submitted.
\item Your source must not require use of fonts for non-Roman alphabets within the text itself. If your paper includes symbols in other languages (such as, but not limited to, Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Japanese, Thai, Russian and other Cyrillic languages), you must restrict their use to bit-mapped figures. Fonts that require non-English language support (CID and Identity-H) must be converted to outlines or 300 dpi bitmap or removed from the document (even if they are in a graphics file embedded in the document).
\item Two-column format in AAAI style is required for all papers.
\item The paper size for final submission must be US letter without exception.
\item The source file must exactly match the PDF.
\item The document margins may not be exceeded (no overfull boxes).
\item The number of pages and the file size must be as specified for your event.
\item No document may be password protected.
\item Neither the PDFs nor the source may contain any embedded links or bookmarks (no hyperref or navigator packages).
\item Your source and PDF must not have any page numbers, footers, or headers (no pagestyle commands).
\item Your PDF must be compatible with Acrobat 5 or higher.
\item Your \LaTeX{} source file (excluding references) must consist of a \textbf{single} file (use of the ``input" command is not allowed.
\item Your graphics must be sized appropriately outside of \LaTeX{} (do not use the ``clip" or ``trim'' command) .
\end{itemize}
If you do not follow these requirements, your paper will be returned to you to correct the deficiencies.
\fi
\section{What Files to Submit}
You must submit the following items to ensure that your paper is published:
\begin{itemize}
\item A fully-compliant PDF file.
\item Your \LaTeX{} source file submitted as a \textbf{single} .tex file (do not use the ``input" command to include sections of your paper --- every section must be in the single source file). (The only allowable exception is .bib file, which should be included separately).
\item The bibliography (.bib) file(s).
\item Your source must compile on our system, which includes only standard \LaTeX{} 2020 TeXLive support files.
\item Only the graphics files used in compiling paper.
\item The \LaTeX{}-generated files (e.g. .aux, .bbl file, PDF, etc.).
\end{itemize}
Your \LaTeX{} source will be reviewed and recompiled on our system (if it does not compile, your paper will be returned to you. \textbf{Do not submit your source in multiple text files.} Your single \LaTeX{} source file must include all your text, your bibliography (formatted using aaai2026.bst), and any custom macros.
Your files should work without any supporting files (other than the program itself) on any computer with a standard \LaTeX{} distribution.
\textbf{Do not send files that are not actually used in the paper.} Avoid including any files not needed for compiling your paper, including, for example, this instructions file, unused graphics files, style files, additional material sent for the purpose of the paper review, intermediate build files and so forth.
\textbf{Obsolete style files.} The commands for some common packages (such as some used for algorithms), may have changed. Please be certain that you are not compiling your paper using old or obsolete style files.
\textbf{Final Archive.} Place your source files in a single archive which should be compressed using .zip. The final file size may not exceed 10 MB.
Name your source file with the last (family) name of the first author, even if that is not you.
\section{Using \LaTeX{} to Format Your Paper}
The latest version of the AAAI style file is available on AAAI's website. Download this file and place it in the \TeX\ search path. Placing it in the same directory as the paper should also work. You must download the latest version of the complete AAAI Author Kit so that you will have the latest instruction set and style file.
\subsection{Document Preamble}
In the \LaTeX{} source for your paper, you \textbf{must} place the following lines as shown in the example in this subsection. This command set-up is for three authors. Add or subtract author and address lines as necessary, and uncomment the portions that apply to you. In most instances, this is all you need to do to format your paper in the Times font. The helvet package will cause Helvetica to be used for sans serif. These files are part of the PSNFSS2e package, which is freely available from many Internet sites (and is often part of a standard installation).
Leave the setcounter for section number depth commented out and set at 0 unless you want to add section numbers to your paper. If you do add section numbers, you must uncomment this line and change the number to 1 (for section numbers), or 2 (for section and subsection numbers). The style file will not work properly with numbering of subsubsections, so do not use a number higher than 2.
\subsubsection{The Following Must Appear in Your Preamble}
\ifdefined\aaaianonymous
\begin{quote}
\begin{scriptsize}\begin{verbatim}
\documentclass[letterpaper]{article}
% DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\usepackage[submission]{aaai2026} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\usepackage{times} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\usepackage{helvet} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\usepackage{courier} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\usepackage[hyphens]{url} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\usepackage{graphicx} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\urlstyle{rm} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\def\UrlFont{\rm} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\usepackage{graphicx} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\usepackage{natbib} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\usepackage{caption} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\frenchspacing % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\setlength{\pdfpagewidth}{8.5in} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\setlength{\pdfpageheight}{11in} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
%
% Keep the \pdfinfo as shown here. There's no need
% for you to add the /Title and /Author tags.
\pdfinfo{
/TemplateVersion (2026.1)
}
\end{verbatim}\end{scriptsize}
\end{quote}
\else
\begin{quote}
\begin{scriptsize}\begin{verbatim}
\documentclass[letterpaper]{article}
% DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\usepackage{aaai2026} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\usepackage{times} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\usepackage{helvet} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\usepackage{courier} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\usepackage[hyphens]{url} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\usepackage{graphicx} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\urlstyle{rm} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\def\UrlFont{\rm} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\usepackage{graphicx} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\usepackage{natbib} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\usepackage{caption} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\frenchspacing % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\setlength{\pdfpagewidth}{8.5in} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
\setlength{\pdfpageheight}{11in} % DO NOT CHANGE THIS
%
% Keep the \pdfinfo as shown here. There's no need
% for you to add the /Title and /Author tags.
\pdfinfo{
/TemplateVersion (2026.1)
}
\end{verbatim}\end{scriptsize}
\end{quote}
\fi
\subsection{Preparing Your Paper}
After the preamble above, you should prepare your paper as follows:
\begin{quote}
\begin{scriptsize}\begin{verbatim}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\begin{abstract}
%...
\end{abstract}\end{verbatim}\end{scriptsize}
\end{quote}
\noindent If you want to add links to the paper's code, dataset(s), and extended version or similar this is the place to add them, within a \emph{links} environment:
\begin{quote}%
\begin{scriptsize}\begin{verbatim}
\begin{links}
\link{Code}{https://aaai.org/example/guidelines}
\link{Datasets}{https://aaai.org/example/datasets}
\link{Extended version}{https://aaai.org/example}
\end{links}\end{verbatim}\end{scriptsize}
\end{quote}
\ifdefined\aaaianonymous
\noindent Make sure that you do not de-anonymize yourself with these links.
\fi
\noindent You should then continue with the body of your paper. Your paper must conclude with the references, which should be inserted as follows:
\begin{quote}
\begin{scriptsize}\begin{verbatim}
% References and End of Paper
% These lines must be placed at the end of your paper
\bibliography{Bibliography-File}
\end{document}
\end{verbatim}\end{scriptsize}
\end{quote}
\begin{quote}
\begin{scriptsize}\begin{verbatim}
\begin{document}\\
\maketitle\\
...\\
\bibliography{Bibliography-File}\\
\end{document}\\
\end{verbatim}\end{scriptsize}
\end{quote}
\subsection{Commands and Packages That May Not Be Used}
\begin{table*}[t]
\centering
\begin{tabular}{l|l|l|l}
\textbackslash abovecaption &
\textbackslash abovedisplay &
\textbackslash addevensidemargin &
\textbackslash addsidemargin \\
\textbackslash addtolength &
\textbackslash baselinestretch &
\textbackslash belowcaption &
\textbackslash belowdisplay \\
\textbackslash break &
\textbackslash clearpage &
\textbackslash clip &
\textbackslash columnsep \\
\textbackslash float &
\textbackslash input &
\textbackslash input &
\textbackslash linespread \\
\textbackslash newpage &
\textbackslash pagebreak &
\textbackslash renewcommand &
\textbackslash setlength \\
\textbackslash text height &
\textbackslash tiny &
\textbackslash top margin &
\textbackslash trim \\
\textbackslash vskip\{- &
\textbackslash vspace\{- \\
\end{tabular}
\caption{Commands that must not be used}
\label{table1}
\end{table*}
\begin{table}[t]
\centering
\begin{tabular}{l|l|l|l}
authblk & babel & cjk & dvips \\
epsf & epsfig & euler & float \\
fullpage & geometry & graphics & hyperref \\
layout & linespread & lmodern & maltepaper \\
navigator & pdfcomment & pgfplots & psfig \\
pstricks & t1enc & titlesec & tocbind \\
ulem
\end{tabular}
\caption{LaTeX style packages that must not be used.}
\label{table2}
\end{table}
There are a number of packages, commands, scripts, and macros that are incompatable with aaai2026.sty. The common ones are listed in tables \ref{table1} and \ref{table2}. Generally, if a command, package, script, or macro alters floats, margins, fonts, sizing, linespacing, or the presentation of the references and citations, it is unacceptable. Note that negative vskip and vspace may not be used except in certain rare occurances, and may never be used around tables, figures, captions, sections, subsections, subsubsections, or references.
\subsection{Page Breaks}
For your final camera ready copy, you must not use any page break commands. References must flow directly after the text without breaks. Note that some conferences require references to be on a separate page during the review process. AAAI Press, however, does not require this condition for the final paper.
\subsection{Paper Size, Margins, and Column Width}
Papers must be formatted to print in two-column format on 8.5 x 11 inch US letter-sized paper. The margins must be exactly as follows:
\begin{itemize}
\ifdefined\aaaianonymous
\item Top margin: 1.25 inches (first page), .75 inches (others)
\else
\item Top margin: .75 inches
\fi
\item Left margin: .75 inches
\item Right margin: .75 inches
\item Bottom margin: 1.25 inches
\end{itemize}
The default paper size in most installations of \LaTeX{} is A4. However, because we require that your electronic paper be formatted in US letter size, the preamble we have provided includes commands that alter the default to US letter size. Please note that using any other package to alter page size (such as, but not limited to the Geometry package) will result in your final paper being returned to you for correction.
\subsubsection{Column Width and Margins.}
To ensure maximum readability, your paper must include two columns. Each column should be 3.3 inches wide (slightly more than 3.25 inches), with a .375 inch (.952 cm) gutter of white space between the two columns. The aaai2026.sty file will automatically create these columns for you.
\subsection{Overlength Papers}
If your paper is too long and you resort to formatting tricks to make it fit, it is quite likely that it will be returned to you. The best way to retain readability if the paper is overlength is to cut text, figures, or tables. There are a few acceptable ways to reduce paper size that don't affect readability. First, turn on \textbackslash frenchspacing, which will reduce the space after periods. Next, move all your figures and tables to the top of the page. Consider removing less important portions of a figure. If you use \textbackslash centering instead of \textbackslash begin\{center\} in your figure environment, you can also buy some space. For mathematical environments, you may reduce fontsize {\bf but not below 6.5 point}.
Commands that alter page layout are forbidden. These include \textbackslash columnsep, \textbackslash float, \textbackslash topmargin, \textbackslash topskip, \textbackslash textheight, \textbackslash textwidth, \textbackslash oddsidemargin, and \textbackslash evensizemargin (this list is not exhaustive). If you alter page layout, you will be required to pay the page fee. Other commands that are questionable and may cause your paper to be rejected include \textbackslash parindent, and \textbackslash parskip. Commands that alter the space between sections are forbidden. The title sec package is not allowed. Regardless of the above, if your paper is obviously ``squeezed" it is not going to to be accepted. Options for reducing the length of a paper include reducing the size of your graphics, cutting text, or paying the extra page charge (if it is offered).
\subsection{Type Font and Size}
Your paper must be formatted in Times Roman or Nimbus. We will not accept papers formatted using Computer Modern or Palatino or some other font as the text or heading typeface. Sans serif, when used, should be Courier. Use Symbol or Lucida or Computer Modern for \textit{mathematics only. }
Do not use type 3 fonts for any portion of your paper, including graphics. Type 3 bitmapped fonts are designed for fixed resolution printers. Most print at 300 dpi even if the printer resolution is 1200 dpi or higher. They also often cause high resolution imagesetter devices to crash. Consequently, AAAI will not accept electronic files containing obsolete type 3 fonts. Files containing those fonts (even in graphics) will be rejected. (Authors using blackboard symbols must avoid packages that use type 3 fonts.)
Fortunately, there are effective workarounds that will prevent your file from embedding type 3 bitmapped fonts. The easiest workaround is to use the required times, helvet, and courier packages with \LaTeX{}2e. (Note that papers formatted in this way will still use Computer Modern for the mathematics. To make the math look good, you'll either have to use Symbol or Lucida, or you will need to install type 1 Computer Modern fonts --- for more on these fonts, see the section ``Obtaining Type 1 Computer Modern.")
If you are unsure if your paper contains type 3 fonts, view the PDF in Acrobat Reader. The Properties/Fonts window will display the font name, font type, and encoding properties of all the fonts in the document. If you are unsure if your graphics contain type 3 fonts (and they are PostScript or encapsulated PostScript documents), create PDF versions of them, and consult the properties window in Acrobat Reader.
The default size for your type must be ten-point with twelve-point leading (line spacing). Start all pages (except the first) directly under the top margin. (See the next section for instructions on formatting the title page.) Indent ten points when beginning a new paragraph, unless the paragraph begins directly below a heading or subheading.
\subsubsection{Obtaining Type 1 Computer Modern for \LaTeX{}.}
If you use Computer Modern for the mathematics in your paper (you cannot use it for the text) you may need to download type 1 Computer fonts. They are available without charge from the American Mathematical Society:
http://www.ams.org/tex/type1-fonts.html.
\subsubsection{Nonroman Fonts.}
If your paper includes symbols in other languages (such as, but not limited to, Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Japanese, Thai, Russian and other Cyrillic languages), you must restrict their use to bit-mapped figures.
\subsection{Title and Authors}
Your title must appear centered over both text columns in sixteen-point bold type (twenty-four point leading). The title must be written in Title Case capitalization rules (not sentence case). The rules are a bit involved, but in general verbs (including short verbs like be, is, using, and go), nouns, adverbs, adjectives, and pronouns should be capitalized, (including both words in hyphenated terms), while articles, conjunctions, and prepositions are lower case unless they directly follow a colon or long dash. You can use the online tool \url{https://titlecaseconverter.com/} to double-check the proper capitalization (select the "Chicago" style and mark the "Show explanations" checkbox).
Author's names should appear below the title of the paper, centered in twelve-point type (with fifteen point leading), along with affiliation(s) and complete address(es) (including electronic mail address if available) in nine-point roman type (the twelve point leading). You should begin the two-column format when you come to the abstract.
\subsubsection{Formatting Author Information.}
Author information has to be set according to the following specification depending if you have one or more than one affiliation. You may not use a table nor may you employ the \textbackslash authorblk.sty package. For one or several authors from the same institution, please separate them with commas and write all affiliation directly below (one affiliation per line) using the macros \textbackslash author and \textbackslash affiliations:
\begin{quote}\begin{scriptsize}\begin{verbatim}
\author{
Author 1, ..., Author n\\
}
\affiliations {
Address line\\
... \\
Address line\\
}
\end{verbatim}\end{scriptsize}\end{quote}
\noindent For authors from different institutions, use \textbackslash textsuperscript \{\textbackslash rm x \} to match authors and affiliations. Notice that there should not be any spaces between the author name (or comma following it) and the superscript.
\begin{quote}\begin{scriptsize}\begin{verbatim}
\author{
AuthorOne\equalcontrib\textsuperscript{\rm 1,\rm 2},
AuthorTwo\equalcontrib\textsuperscript{\rm 2},
AuthorThree\textsuperscript{\rm 3},\\
AuthorFour\textsuperscript{\rm 4},
AuthorFive \textsuperscript{\rm 5}}
}
\affiliations {
\textsuperscript{\rm 1}AffiliationOne,\\
\textsuperscript{\rm 2}AffiliationTwo,\\
\textsuperscript{\rm 3}AffiliationThree,\\
\textsuperscript{\rm 4}AffiliationFour,\\
\textsuperscript{\rm 5}AffiliationFive\\
\{email, email\}@affiliation.com,
email@affiliation.com,
email@affiliation.com,
email@affiliation.com
}
\end{verbatim}\end{scriptsize}\end{quote}
You can indicate that some authors contributed equally using the \textbackslash equalcontrib command. This will add a marker after the author names and a footnote on the first page.
Note that you may want to break the author list for better visualization. You can achieve this using a simple line break (\textbackslash \textbackslash).
\subsection{\LaTeX{} Copyright Notice}
The copyright notice automatically appears if you use aaai2026.sty. It has been hardcoded and may not be disabled.
\subsection{Credits}
Any credits to a sponsoring agency should appear in the acknowledgments section, unless the agency requires different placement. If it is necessary to include this information on the front page, use
\textbackslash thanks in either the \textbackslash author or \textbackslash title commands.
For example:
\begin{quote}
\begin{small}
\textbackslash title\{Very Important Results in AI\textbackslash thanks\{This work is
supported by everybody.\}\}
\end{small}
\end{quote}
Multiple \textbackslash thanks commands can be given. Each will result in a separate footnote indication in the author or title with the corresponding text at the botton of the first column of the document. Note that the \textbackslash thanks command is fragile. You will need to use \textbackslash protect.
Please do not include \textbackslash pubnote commands in your document.
\subsection{Abstract}
Follow the example commands in this document for creation of your abstract. The command \textbackslash begin\{abstract\} will automatically indent the text block. Please do not indent it further. {Do not include references in your abstract!}
\subsection{Page Numbers}
Do not print any page numbers on your paper. The use of \textbackslash pagestyle is forbidden.
\subsection{Text}
The main body of the paper must be formatted in black, ten-point Times Roman with twelve-point leading (line spacing). You may not reduce font size or the linespacing. Commands that alter font size or line spacing (including, but not limited to baselinestretch, baselineshift, linespread, and others) are expressly forbidden. In addition, you may not use color in the text.
\subsection{Citations}
Citations within the text should include the author's last name and year, for example (Newell 1980). Append lower-case letters to the year in cases of ambiguity. Multiple authors should be treated as follows: (Feigenbaum and Engelmore 1988) or (Ford, Hayes, and Glymour 1992). In the case of four or more authors, list only the first author, followed by et al. (Ford et al. 1997).
\subsection{Extracts}
Long quotations and extracts should be indented ten points from the left and right margins.
\begin{quote}
This is an example of an extract or quotation. Note the indent on both sides. Quotation marks are not necessary if you offset the text in a block like this, and properly identify and cite the quotation in the text.
\end{quote}
\subsection{Footnotes}
Use footnotes judiciously, taking into account that they interrupt the reading of the text. When required, they should be consecutively numbered throughout with superscript Arabic numbers. Footnotes should appear at the bottom of the page, separated from the text by a blank line space and a thin, half-point rule.
\subsection{Headings and Sections}
When necessary, headings should be used to separate major sections of your paper. Remember, you are writing a short paper, not a lengthy book! An overabundance of headings will tend to make your paper look more like an outline than a paper. The aaai2026.sty package will create headings for you. Do not alter their size nor their spacing above or below.
\subsubsection{Section Numbers.}
The use of section numbers in AAAI Press papers is optional. To use section numbers in \LaTeX{}, uncomment the setcounter line in your document preamble and change the 0 to a 1. Section numbers should not be used in short poster papers and/or extended abstracts.
\subsubsection{Section Headings.}
Sections should be arranged and headed as follows:
\begin{enumerate}
\item Main content sections
\item Appendices (optional)
\item Ethical Statement (optional, unnumbered)
\item Acknowledgements (optional, unnumbered)
\item References (unnumbered)
\end{enumerate}
\subsubsection{Appendices.}
Any appendices must appear after the main content. If your main sections are numbered, appendix sections must use letters instead of arabic numerals. In \LaTeX{} you can use the \texttt{\textbackslash appendix} command to achieve this effect and then use \texttt{\textbackslash section\{Heading\}} normally for your appendix sections.
\subsubsection{Ethical Statement.}
You can write a statement about the potential ethical impact of your work, including its broad societal implications, both positive and negative. If included, such statement must be written in an unnumbered section titled \emph{Ethical Statement}.
\subsubsection{Acknowledgments.}
The acknowledgments section, if included, appears right before the references and is headed ``Acknowledgments". It must not be numbered even if other sections are (use \texttt{\textbackslash section*\{Acknowledgements\}} in \LaTeX{}). This section includes acknowledgments of help from associates and colleagues, credits to sponsoring agencies, financial support, and permission to publish. Please acknowledge other contributors, grant support, and so forth, in this section. Do not put acknowledgments in a footnote on the first page. If your grant agency requires acknowledgment of the grant on page 1, limit the footnote to the required statement, and put the remaining acknowledgments at the back. Please try to limit acknowledgments to no more than three sentences.
\subsubsection{References.}
The references section should be labeled ``References" and must appear at the very end of the paper (don't end the paper with references, and then put a figure by itself on the last page). A sample list of references is given later on in these instructions. Please use a consistent format for references. Poorly prepared or sloppy references reflect badly on the quality of your paper and your research. Please prepare complete and accurate citations.
\subsection{Illustrations and Figures}
\begin{figure}[t]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.9\columnwidth]{figure1} % Reduce the figure size so that it is slightly narrower than the column. Don't use precise values for figure width.This setup will avoid overfull boxes.
\caption{Using the trim and clip commands produces fragile layers that can result in disasters (like this one from an actual paper) when the color space is corrected or the PDF combined with others for the final proceedings. Crop your figures properly in a graphics program -- not in LaTeX.}
\label{fig1}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure*}[t]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth]{figure2} % Reduce the figure size so that it is slightly narrower than the column.
\caption{Adjusting the bounding box instead of actually removing the unwanted data resulted multiple layers in this paper. It also needlessly increased the PDF size. In this case, the size of the unwanted layer doubled the paper's size, and produced the following surprising results in final production. Crop your figures properly in a graphics program. Don't just alter the bounding box.}
\label{fig2}
\end{figure*}
Your paper must compile in PDF\LaTeX{}. Consequently, all your figures must be .jpg, .png, or .pdf. You may not use the .gif (the resolution is too low), .ps, or .eps file format for your figures.
Figures, drawings, tables, and photographs should be placed throughout the paper on the page (or the subsequent page) where they are first discussed. Do not group them together at the end of the paper. If placed at the top of the paper, illustrations may run across both columns. Figures must not invade the top, bottom, or side margin areas. Figures must be inserted using the \textbackslash usepackage\{graphicx\}. Number figures sequentially, for example, figure 1, and so on. Do not use minipage to group figures.
If you normally create your figures using pgfplots, please create the figures first, and then import them as pdfs with proper bounding boxes, as the bounding and trim boxes created by pfgplots are fragile and not valid.
When you include your figures, you must crop them \textbf{outside} of \LaTeX{}. The command \textbackslash includegraphics*[clip=true, viewport 0 0 10 10]{...} might result in a PDF that looks great, but the image is \textbf{not really cropped.} The full image can reappear (and obscure whatever it is overlapping) when page numbers are applied or color space is standardized. Figures \ref{fig1}, and \ref{fig2} display some unwanted results that often occur.
If your paper includes illustrations that are not compatible with PDF\TeX{} (such as .eps or .ps documents), you will need to convert them. The epstopdf package will usually work for eps files. You will need to convert your ps files to PDF in either case.
\subsubsection {Figure Captions.}The illustration number and caption must appear \textit{under} the illustration. Labels and other text with the actual illustration must be at least nine-point type. However, the font and size of figure captions must be 10 point roman. Do not make them smaller, bold, or italic. (Individual words may be italicized if the context requires differentiation.)
\subsection{Tables}
Tables should be presented in 10 point roman type. If necessary, they may be altered to 9 point type. You must not use \texttt{\textbackslash resizebox} or other commands that resize the entire table to make it smaller, because you can't control the final font size this way.
If your table is too large you can use \texttt{\textbackslash setlength\{\textbackslash tabcolsep\}\{1mm\}} to compress the columns a bit or you can adapt the content (e.g.: reduce the decimal precision when presenting numbers, use shortened column titles, make some column duble-line to get it narrower).
Tables that do not fit in a single column must be placed across double columns. If your table won't fit within the margins even when spanning both columns and using the above techniques, you must split it in two separate tables.
\subsubsection {Table Captions.} The number and caption for your table must appear \textit{under} (not above) the table. Additionally, the font and size of table captions must be 10 point roman and must be placed beneath the figure. Do not make them smaller, bold, or italic. (Individual words may be italicized if the context requires differentiation.)
\subsubsection{Low-Resolution Bitmaps.}
You may not use low-resolution (such as 72 dpi) screen-dumps and GIF files---these files contain so few pixels that they are always blurry, and illegible when printed. If they are color, they will become an indecipherable mess when converted to black and white. This is always the case with gif files, which should never be used. The resolution of screen dumps can be increased by reducing the print size of the original file while retaining the same number of pixels. You can also enlarge files by manipulating them in software such as PhotoShop. Your figures should be 300 dpi when incorporated into your document.
\subsubsection{\LaTeX{} Overflow.}
\LaTeX{} users please beware: \LaTeX{} will sometimes put portions of the figure or table or an equation in the margin. If this happens, you need to make the figure or table span both columns. If absolutely necessary, you may reduce the figure, or reformat the equation, or reconfigure the table.{ \bf Check your log file!} You must fix any overflow into the margin (that means no overfull boxes in \LaTeX{}). \textbf{Nothing is permitted to intrude into the margin or gutter.}
\subsubsection{Using Color.}
Use of color is restricted to figures only. It must be WACG 2.0 compliant. (That is, the contrast ratio must be greater than 4.5:1 no matter the font size.) It must be CMYK, NOT RGB. It may never be used for any portion of the text of your paper. The archival version of your paper will be printed in black and white and grayscale. The web version must be readable by persons with disabilities. Consequently, because conversion to grayscale can cause undesirable effects (red changes to black, yellow can disappear, and so forth), we strongly suggest you avoid placing color figures in your document. If you do include color figures, you must (1) use the CMYK (not RGB) colorspace and (2) be mindful of readers who may happen to have trouble distinguishing colors. Your paper must be decipherable without using color for distinction.
\subsubsection{Drawings.}
We suggest you use computer drawing software (such as Adobe Illustrator or, (if unavoidable), the drawing tools in Microsoft Word) to create your illustrations. Do not use Microsoft Publisher. These illustrations will look best if all line widths are uniform (half- to two-point in size), and you do not create labels over shaded areas. Shading should be 133 lines per inch if possible. Use Times Roman or Helvetica for all figure call-outs. \textbf{Do not use hairline width lines} --- be sure that the stroke width of all lines is at least .5 pt. Zero point lines will print on a laser printer, but will completely disappear on the high-resolution devices used by our printers.
\subsubsection{Photographs and Images.}
Photographs and other images should be in grayscale (color photographs will not reproduce well; for example, red tones will reproduce as black, yellow may turn to white, and so forth) and set to a minimum of 300 dpi. Do not prescreen images.
\subsubsection{Resizing Graphics.}
Resize your graphics \textbf{before} you include them with LaTeX. You may \textbf{not} use trim or clip options as part of your \textbackslash includegraphics command. Resize the media box of your PDF using a graphics program instead.
\subsubsection{Fonts in Your Illustrations.}
You must embed all fonts in your graphics before including them in your LaTeX document.
\subsubsection{Algorithms.}
Algorithms and/or programs are a special kind of figures. Like all illustrations, they should appear floated to the top (preferably) or bottom of the page. However, their caption should appear in the header, left-justified and enclosed between horizontal lines, as shown in Algorithm~\ref{alg:algorithm}. The algorithm body should be terminated with another horizontal line. It is up to the authors to decide whether to show line numbers or not, how to format comments, etc.
In \LaTeX{} algorithms may be typeset using the {\tt algorithm} and {\tt algorithmic} packages, but you can also use one of the many other packages for the task.
\begin{algorithm}[tb]
\caption{Example algorithm}
\label{alg:algorithm}
\textbf{Input}: Your algorithm's input\\
\textbf{Parameter}: Optional list of parameters\\
\textbf{Output}: Your algorithm's output
\begin{algorithmic}[1] %[1] enables line numbers
\STATE Let $t=0$.
\WHILE{condition}
\STATE Do some action.
\IF {conditional}
\STATE Perform task A.
\ELSE
\STATE Perform task B.
\ENDIF
\ENDWHILE
\STATE \textbf{return} solution
\end{algorithmic}
\end{algorithm}
\subsubsection{Listings.}
Listings are much like algorithms and programs. They should also appear floated to the top (preferably) or bottom of the page. Listing captions should appear in the header, left-justified and enclosed between horizontal lines as shown in Listing~\ref{lst:listing}. Terminate the body with another horizontal line and avoid any background color. Line numbers, if included, must appear within the text column.
\begin{listing}[tb]%
\caption{Example listing {\tt quicksort.hs}}%
\label{lst:listing}%
\begin{lstlisting}[language=Haskell]
quicksort :: Ord a => [a] -> [a]
quicksort [] = []
quicksort (p:xs) = (quicksort lesser) ++ [p] ++ (quicksort greater)
where
lesser = filter (< p) xs
greater = filter (>= p) xs
\end{lstlisting}
\end{listing}
\subsection{References}
The AAAI style includes a set of definitions for use in formatting references with BibTeX. These definitions make the bibliography style fairly close to the ones specified in the Reference Examples appendix below. To use these definitions, you also need the BibTeX style file ``aaai2026.bst," available in the AAAI Author Kit on the AAAI web site. Then, at the end of your paper but before \textbackslash end{document}, you need to put the following lines:
\begin{quote}
\begin{small}
\textbackslash bibliography\{bibfile1,bibfile2,...\}
\end{small}
\end{quote}
Please note that the aaai2026.sty class already sets the bibliographystyle for you, so you do not have to place any \textbackslash bibliographystyle command in the document yourselves. The aaai2026.sty file is incompatible with the hyperref and navigator packages. If you use either, your references will be garbled and your paper will be returned to you.
References may be the same size as surrounding text.
However, in this section (only), you may reduce the size to {\em \textbackslash small} (9pt) if your paper exceeds the allowable number of pages. Making it any smaller than 9 point with 10 point linespacing, however, is not allowed.
The list of files in the \textbackslash bibliography command should be the names of your BibTeX source files (that is, the .bib files referenced in your paper).
The following commands are available for your use in citing references:
\begin{quote}
{\em \textbackslash cite:} Cites the given reference(s) with a full citation. This appears as ``(Author Year)'' for one reference, or ``(Author Year; Author Year)'' for multiple references.\smallskip\\
{\em \textbackslash shortcite:} Cites the given reference(s) with just the year. This appears as ``(Year)'' for one reference, or ``(Year; Year)'' for multiple references.\smallskip\\
{\em \textbackslash citeauthor:} Cites the given reference(s) with just the author name(s) and no parentheses.\smallskip\\
{\em \textbackslash citeyear:} Cites the given reference(s) with just the date(s) and no parentheses.
\end{quote}
You may also use any of the \emph{natbib} citation commands.
\section{Proofreading Your PDF}
Please check all the pages of your PDF file. The most commonly forgotten element is the acknowledgements --- especially the correct grant number. Authors also commonly forget to add the metadata to the source, use the wrong reference style file, or don't follow the capitalization rules or comma placement for their author-title information properly. A final common problem is text (expecially equations) that runs into the margin. You will need to fix these common errors before submitting your file.
\section{Improperly Formatted Files }
In the past, AAAI has corrected improperly formatted files submitted by the authors. Unfortunately, this has become an increasingly burdensome expense that we can no longer absorb). Consequently, if your file is improperly formatted, it will be returned to you for correction.
\section{Naming Your Electronic File}
We require that you name your \LaTeX{} source file with the last name (family name) of the first author so that it can easily be differentiated from other submissions. Complete file-naming instructions will be provided to you in the submission instructions.
\section{Submitting Your Electronic Files to AAAI}
Instructions on paper submittal will be provided to you in your acceptance letter.
\section{Inquiries}
If you have any questions about the preparation or submission of your paper as instructed in this document, please contact AAAI Press at the address given below. If you have technical questions about implementation of the aaai style file, please contact an expert at your site. We do not provide technical support for \LaTeX{} or any other software package. To avoid problems, please keep your paper simple, and do not incorporate complicated macros and style files.
\begin{quote}
\noindent AAAI Press\\
1101 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Suite 300\\
Washington, DC 20004 USA\\
\textit{Telephone:} 1-202-360-4062\\
\textit{E-mail:} See the submission instructions for your particular conference or event.
\end{quote}
\section{Additional Resources}
\LaTeX{} is a difficult program to master. If you've used that software, and this document didn't help or some items were not explained clearly, we recommend you read Michael Shell's excellent document (testflow doc.txt V1.0a 2002/08/13) about obtaining correct PS/PDF output on \LaTeX{} systems. (It was written for another purpose, but it has general application as well). It is available at www.ctan.org in the tex-archive.
\appendix
\section{Reference Examples}
\label{sec:reference_examples}
\nobibliography*
Formatted bibliographies should look like the following examples. You should use BibTeX to generate the references. Missing fields are unacceptable when compiling references, and usually indicate that you are using the wrong type of entry (BibTeX class).
\paragraph{Book with multiple authors~\nocite{em:86}} Use the \texttt{@book} class.\\[.2em]
\bibentry{em:86}.
\paragraph{Journal and magazine articles~\nocite{r:80, hcr:83}} Use the \texttt{@article} class.\\[.2em]
\bibentry{r:80}.\\[.2em]
\bibentry{hcr:83}.
\paragraph{Proceedings paper published by a society, press or publisher~\nocite{c:83, c:84}} Use the \texttt{@inproceedings} class. You may abbreviate the \emph{booktitle} field, but make sure that the conference edition is clear.\\[.2em]
\bibentry{c:84}.\\[.2em]
\bibentry{c:83}.
\paragraph{University technical report~\nocite{r:86}} Use the \texttt{@techreport} class.\\[.2em]
\bibentry{r:86}.
\paragraph{Dissertation or thesis~\nocite{c:79}} Use the \texttt{@phdthesis} class.\\[.2em]
\bibentry{c:79}.
\paragraph{Forthcoming publication~\nocite{c:21}} Use the \texttt{@misc} class with a \texttt{note="Forthcoming"} annotation.
\begin{quote}
\begin{footnotesize}
\begin{verbatim}
@misc(key,
[...]
note="Forthcoming",
)
\end{verbatim}
\end{footnotesize}
\end{quote}
\bibentry{c:21}.
\paragraph{ArXiv paper~\nocite{c:22}} Fetch the BibTeX entry from the "Export Bibtex Citation" link in the arXiv website. Notice it uses the \texttt{@misc} class instead of the \texttt{@article} one, and that it includes the \texttt{eprint} and \texttt{archivePrefix} keys.
\begin{quote}
\begin{footnotesize}
\begin{verbatim}
@misc(key,
[...]
eprint="xxxx.yyyy",
archivePrefix="arXiv",
)
\end{verbatim}
\end{footnotesize}
\end{quote}
\bibentry{c:22}.
\paragraph{Website or online resource~\nocite{c:23}} Use the \texttt{@misc} class. Add the url in the \texttt{howpublished} field and the date of access in the \texttt{note} field:
\begin{quote}
\begin{footnotesize}
\begin{verbatim}
@misc(key,
[...]
howpublished="\url{http://...}",
note="Accessed: YYYY-mm-dd",
)
\end{verbatim}
\end{footnotesize}
\end{quote}
\bibentry{c:23}.
\vspace{.2em}
For the most up to date version of the AAAI reference style, please consult the \textit{AI Magazine} Author Guidelines at \url{https://aaai.org/ojs/index.php/aimagazine/about/submissions#authorGuidelines}
\section{Acknowledgments}
% Anonymous submission version - shorter acknowledgments
AAAI is especially grateful to Peter Patel Schneider for his work in implementing the aaai2026.sty file, liberally using the ideas of other style hackers, including Barbara Beeton. We also acknowledge with thanks the work of George Ferguson for his guide to using the style and BibTeX files --- which has been incorporated into this document --- and Hans Guesgen, who provided several timely modifications, as well as the many others who have, from time to time, sent in suggestions on improvements to the AAAI style. We are especially grateful to Francisco Cruz, Marc Pujol-Gonzalez, and Mico Loretan for the improvements to the Bib\TeX{} and \LaTeX{} files made in 2020.
The preparation of the \LaTeX{} and Bib\TeX{} files that implement these instructions was supported by Schlumberger Palo Alto Research, AT\&T Bell Laboratories, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, The Live Oak Press, LLC, and AAAI Press. Bibliography style changes were added by Sunil Issar. \verb+\+pubnote was added by J. Scott Penberthy. George Ferguson added support for printing the AAAI copyright slug. Additional changes to aaai2026.sty and aaai2026.bst have been made by Francisco Cruz and Marc Pujol-Gonzalez.
\bigskip
\noindent Thank you for reading these instructions carefully. We look forward to receiving your electronic files!
% Note: \bibliographystyle{aaai2026} is automatically set by aaai2026.sty
% Do not add \bibliographystyle{aaai2026} here as it will cause "Illegal, another \bibstyle command" error
\bibliography{aaai2026}
\section{Reproducibility Checklist}
Unless specified otherwise, please answer ``yes'' to each question if the relevant information is described either in the paper itself or in a technical appendix with an explicit reference from the main paper. If you wish to explain an answer further, please do so in a section titled ``Reproducibility Checklist'' at the end of the technical appendix.
This paper:
Includes a conceptual outline and/or pseudocode description of AI methods introduced (yes/partial/no/NA)
Clearly delineates statements that are opinions, hypothesis, and speculation from objective facts and results (yes/no)
Provides well marked pedagogical references for less-familiare readers to gain background necessary to replicate the paper (yes/no)
Does this paper make theoretical contributions? (yes/no)
If yes, please complete the list below.
All assumptions and restrictions are stated clearly and formally. (yes/partial/no)
All novel claims are stated formally (e.g., in theorem statements). (yes/partial/no)
Proofs of all novel claims are included. (yes/partial/no)
Proof sketches or intuitions are given for complex and/or novel results. (yes/partial/no)
Appropriate citations to theoretical tools used are given. (yes/partial/no)
All theoretical claims are demonstrated empirically to hold. (yes/partial/no/NA)
All experimental code used to eliminate or disprove claims is included. (yes/no/NA)
Does this paper rely on one or more datasets? (yes/no)
If yes, please complete the list below.
A motivation is given for why the experiments are conducted on the selected datasets (yes/partial/no/NA)
All novel datasets introduced in this paper are included in a data appendix. (yes/partial/no/NA)
All novel datasets introduced in this paper will be made publicly available upon publication of the paper with a license that allows free usage for research purposes. (yes/partial/no/NA)
All datasets drawn from the existing literature (potentially including authors' own previously published work) are accompanied by appropriate citations. (yes/no/NA)
All datasets drawn from the existing literature (potentially including authors' own previously published work) are publicly available. (yes/partial/no/NA)
All datasets that are not publicly available are described in detail, with explanation why publicly available alternatives are not scientifically satisficing. (yes/partial/no/NA)
Does this paper include computational experiments? (yes/no)
If yes, please complete the list below.
This paper states the number and range of values tried per (hyper-) parameter during development of the paper, along with the criterion used for selecting the final parameter setting. (yes/partial/no/NA)
Any code required for pre-processing data is included in the appendix. (yes/partial/no).
All source code required for conducting and analyzing the experiments is included in a code appendix. (yes/partial/no)
All source code required for conducting and analyzing the experiments will be made publicly available upon publication of the paper with a license that allows free usage for research purposes. (yes/partial/no)
All source code implementing new methods have comments detailing the implementation, with references to the paper where each step comes from (yes/partial/no)
If an algorithm depends on randomness, then the method used for setting seeds is described in a way sufficient to allow replication of results. (yes/partial/no/NA)
This paper specifies the computing infrastructure used for running experiments (hardware and software), including GPU/CPU models; amount of memory; operating system; names and versions of relevant software libraries and frameworks. (yes/partial/no)
This paper formally describes evaluation metrics used and explains the motivation for choosing these metrics. (yes/partial/no)
This paper states the number of algorithm runs used to compute each reported result. (yes/no)
Analysis of experiments goes beyond single-dimensional summaries of performance (e.g., average; median) to include measures of variation, confidence, or other distributional information. (yes/no)
The significance of any improvement or decrease in performance is judged using appropriate statistical tests (e.g., Wilcoxon signed-rank). (yes/partial/no)
This paper lists all final (hyper-)parameters used for each model/algorithm in the paper's experiments. (yes/partial/no/NA).
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@book{em:86,
editor = "Engelmore, Robert and Morgan, Anthony",
title = "Blackboard Systems",
year = 1986,
address = "Reading, Mass.",
publisher = "Addison-Wesley",
}
@inproceedings{c:83,
author = "Clancey, William J.",
year = 1983,
title = "{Communication, Simulation, and Intelligent
Agents: Implications of Personal Intelligent Machines
for Medical Education}",
booktitle="Proceedings of the Eighth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence {(IJCAI-83)}",
pages = "556-560",
address = "Menlo Park, Calif",
publisher = "{IJCAI Organization}",
}
@inproceedings{c:84,
author = "Clancey, William J.",
year = 1984,
title = "{Classification Problem Solving}",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the Fourth National
Conference on Artificial Intelligence",
pages = "45-54",
address = "Menlo Park, Calif.",
publisher="AAAI Press",
}
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author = {Robinson, Arthur L.},
title = {New Ways to Make Microcircuits Smaller},
volume = {208},
number = {4447},
pages = {1019--1022},
year = {1980},
doi = {10.1126/science.208.4447.1019},
publisher = {American Association for the Advancement of Science},
issn = {0036-8075},
URL = {https://science.sciencemag.org/content/208/4447/1019},
eprint = {https://science.sciencemag.org/content/208/4447/1019.full.pdf},
journal = {Science},
}
@article{r:80x,
author = "Robinson, Arthur L.",
year = 1980,
title = "{New Ways to Make Microcircuits Smaller---Duplicate Entry}",
journal = "Science",
volume = 208,
pages = "1019-1026",
}
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title = {Strategic explanations for a diagnostic consultation system},
journal = {International Journal of Man-Machine Studies},
volume = {20},
number = {1},
pages = {3-19},
year = {1984},
issn = {0020-7373},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/S0020-7373(84)80003-6},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020737384800036},
author = {Diane Warner Hasling and William J. Clancey and Glenn Rennels},
abstract = {This article examines the problem of automatte explanation of reasoning, especially as it relates to expert systems. By explanation we mean the ability of a program to discuss what it is doing in some understandable way. We first present a general framework in which to view explanation and review some of the research done in this area. We then focus on the explanation system for NEOMYCIN, a medical consultation program. A consultation program interactively helps a user to solve a problem. Our goal is to have NEOMYCIN explain its problem-solving strategies. An explanation of strategy describes the plan the program is using to reach a solution. Such an explanation is usually concrete, referring to aspects of the current problem situation. Abstract explanations articulate a general principle, which can be applied in different situations; such explanations are useful in teaching and in explaining by analogy. We describe the aspects of NEOMYCIN that make abstract strategic explanations possible—the representation of strategic knowledge explicitly and separately from domain knowledge— and demonstrate how this representation can be used to generate explanations.}
}
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author = "Hasling, Diane Warner and Clancey, William J. and Rennels, Glenn R. and Test, Thomas",
year = 1983,
title = "{Strategic Explanations in Consultation---Duplicate}",
journal = "The International Journal of Man-Machine Studies",
volume = 20,
number = 1,
pages = "3-19",
}
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author = "Rice, James",
year = 1986,
title = "{Poligon: A System for Parallel Problem Solving}",
type = "Technical Report",
number = "KSL-86-19",
institution = "Dept.\ of Computer Science, Stanford Univ.",
}
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author = "Clancey, William J.",
year = 1979,
title = "{Transfer of Rule-Based Expertise
through a Tutorial Dialogue}",
type = "{Ph.D.} diss.",
school = "Dept.\ of Computer Science, Stanford Univ.",
address = "Stanford, Calif.",
}
@unpublished{c:21,
author = "Clancey, William J.",
title = "{The Engineering of Qualitative Models}",
year = 2021,
note = "Forthcoming",
}
@misc{c:22,
title={Attention Is All You Need},
author={Ashish Vaswani and Noam Shazeer and Niki Parmar and Jakob Uszkoreit and Llion Jones and Aidan N. Gomez and Lukasz Kaiser and Illia Polosukhin},
year={2017},
eprint={1706.03762},
archivePrefix={arXiv},
primaryClass={cs.CL}
}
@misc{c:23,
title = "Pluto: The 'Other' Red Planet",
author = "{NASA}",
howpublished = "\url{https://www.nasa.gov/nh/pluto-the-other-red-planet}",
year = 2015,
note = "Accessed: 2018-12-06"
}

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