Papers are invited on any topic related to credit scoring and credit control and other applications of scoring. Those addressing the following issues would be particularly welcome:
- Affordability, Attrition, Profit, Collections
- Alternative and Big Data for Credit Scoring
- Climate Change, Weather Events, Biodiversity and Credit Risk
- Corporate and Small Business Default Modelling
- Cybersecurity and Fraud
- Economic Capital Estimation and IRB modelling
- Explainable AI, Fairness and Ethics in Credit
- Foundation Models and LLMs in Credit Risk
- Machine Learning, AI and New Classifier Methodologies
- Model Risk
- Network Models
- Regulation and Compliance
- Reject Inference Methods
- Risk-Based Pricing and Optimisation
- Stress Testing and Scenario Analysis
Submission of papers and abstracts
Contributed papers will be accepted on the basis of a 200–400-word abstract which should be submitted online.
To view abstracts and presentations from previous years, please visit the past conference papers archive.
Timeline for review process
| Details | Date |
|---|---|
| Call for abstracts | Tuesday 27 October 2026 |
| Fast-track abstract submission deadline | Monday 18 January 2027 |
| Notification of fast-track abstract acceptance | Tuesday 16 February 2027 |
| Final abstract submission deadline | Monday 26 March 2027 |
| Notification of abstract acceptance | Tuesday 4 May 2027 |
| Final papers received | Friday 13 August 2027 |
Early decisions for visa applicants
If you require an early decision to facilitate a UK visa application, you may submit your abstract ahead of the main deadline by Monday, 18 January 2027.
- Fast-track review: The Organising Committee will evaluate early submissions and issue a decision within one month.
- Provisional poster acceptance: To support your documentation, successful early applicants will initially receive an official acceptance letter for a poster presentation.
- Consideration for oral presentation: All early accepted abstracts will automatically be re-evaluated alongside the general submissions after the general deadline of Monday 26 March 2027 and may subsequently be selected for an oral presentation.
Call for pre-conference workshops
We invite proposals for 90-minute workshops that will be selected on a competitive basis by the Programme and Organising Committees.
The proposals should include:
- Title
- Presenter(s) bio (200 words max)
- Contents description (500 words max)
- Benefits to the credit scoring community (300 words max)
The proposals should be e-mailed to credit.research.centre@ed.ac.uk by Monday 1 February 2027, the decision will be announced two weeks later.
Further information
Browse presentations from past conferences and working papers or explore the 2025 conference highlights.
If you require more information, please email the Conference Team.
Keynote speakers
To be announced