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Quori Community Gathering @ ICRA 2026
by Ross Mead 24 May '26

24 May '26

Hello colleagues! We are planning an informal, in-person gathering sometime June 1-5 (TBD) at ICRA 2026 in Vienna, Austria for current and prospective members of the Quori robotics community. All are welcome! Quori is an NSF-funded, not-for-profit, open-everything, modular, social robot platform for the robotics research community (https://quori.org). The gathering at ICRA will serve as an opportunity to meet with colleagues interested in the Quori robot platform and to network with other researchers interested in human-robot interaction and general robotics. Please RSVP to the Google Form HERE <https://forms.gle/B4VKQE3tQuf2gkUD8> to express your interest and availability, and we’ll get back to you ASAP with a proposed time and location. You are encouraged to forward this to anyone you think might be interested in Quori. Additionally, we will also host a virtual meeting shortly after ICRA 2026 for the broader Quori community. At the virtual meeting, we will (1) provide Quori development updates; (2) invite research groups to optionally share a summary of their ICRA presentations; and (3) outline plans for cost, timeline, and distribution of Quori units. We will follow up with more information. Please let us know if you have any questions or comments. Thanks and we hope to see you at ICRA 2026 and/or at the Quori community virtual meeting! -- The Quori Project Team * Ross Mead (Semio) * Bill Smart (Oregon State University) * Mark Yim (University of Pennsylvania) * Simon Kim (University of Pennsylvania) * Naomi Fitter (Oregon State University)

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[CfP] EAIA 2026: Advanced School on Artificial Intelligence — Aveiro, Portugal (July 23-24, 2026)
by Nuno Lau 21 May '26

21 May '26

[cid:80c32061-5cf0-4bb1-90e4-3c664e3954fa] EAIA 2026 - Advanced School on Artificial Intelligence Aveiro, Portugal 23-24 July, 2026 http://appia.pt/eaia2026 Call for Participation Registration is open! Apply for Scholarship Grant until June 8! On behalf of the Portuguese Association for Artificial Intelligence (APPIA), we are pleased to announce the Advanced School on Artificial Intelligence (EAIA 2026), which will take place on July 23-24, 2026, at the Santiago Campus of the University of Aveiro, Portugal. EAIA 2026 is a premier event dedicated to exploring the latest frontiers of AI, structured around four core pillars: * Foundations of Data & Signal Processing * Reinforcement Learning & Autonomous Systems * Natural Language Processing & Human-AI Collaboration * AI for Healthcare & Bio-Medical Informatics The two-day intensive program features hands-on tutorials and keynote talks delivered by distinguished international experts: * Abbas Abdolmaleki (Google DeepMind) * Armando J. Pinho (University of Aveiro) * Beatriz S. Santos (University of Aveiro) * Luisa Coheur (University of Lisbon) * Victor Alves (University of Minho) * Zita Marinho (University of Lisbon) [SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS AVAILABLE] To support the academic community, EAIA 2026 is offering 15 scholarship grants for students, researchers, and young professionals. Grants include a €150 registration fee subsidy and complementary accommodation in Aveiro. * Scholarship Deadline: June 8, 2026 (Regulation can be found at EAIA site; Submit to eaia2026(a)appia.pt) REGISTRATION DETAILS: Early-bird pricing is available until June 22, 2026: * Students: €230 * APPIA Members: €330 * Academic: €380 * Industry: €500 (Registration fees cover all academic sessions, course certificates, lunches, and coffee breaks.) For the full preliminary schedule and registration/scholarship application instructions, please visit the official website: https://appia.pt/eaia2026 We look forward to welcoming you to the beautiful coastal city of Aveiro this July. Warm regards, The EAIA 2026 Organizing Committee Nuno Lau (University of Aveiro), Sónia Gouveia (University of Aveiro), Francisco Melo (University of Lisbon), Dalila Durães (University of Minho) Contact: eaia2026(a)appia.pt

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[jobs] doctorate or postdoc position in autonomous racing
by Andreas Birk 14 May '26

14 May '26

There is an open position for a PhD student or postdoc in the robotics group [1] at Constructor University, Bremen, Germany [2]. The position is within a research project on multi-object-tracking with lidar and radar in extreme conditions, especially overtaking maneuvers during autonomous driving at high velocities [3]. The project is supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The position features the special opportunity to work with the full-sized, fully autonomous race-car of Constructor University [3]. This includes the option to participate in races on Formula-1 tracks. While F1-level performance of autonomous driving may look at first glance like an entertainment spectacle, it is a serious academic endeavor that offers the unique opportunity to gather data where sensors and methods are pushed to their limits - and occasionally beyond. To apply, please use the following Google form: https://forms.gle/92X79yJiLJGq7Kb58 Kind regards, Andreas Birk [1] https://robotics.constructor.university/ [2] https://constructor.university/ [3] https://robotics.constructor.university/areas/autonomous-driving/ -- ** *Prof. Dr. Andreas Birk* ** *Robotics, CS & EE* ** *Constructor University Bremen gGmbH* School of Computer Science and Engineering Campus Ring 1, 28759 Bremen, Germany https://robotics.constructor.university/ <https://robotics.constructor.university/> ** Constructor University Logo Commercial registry: Amtsgericht Bremen, HRB 18117 Chairs of the Executive Board (Vorsitzende der Geschäftsführung): Dr. Serg Bell (Chief Constructor), Turgut Tülü (Chancellor/ Kanzler) Managing Director (Geschäftsführung): Dr. Stanislav Protasov Chairwoman of the Board of Governors (Aufsichtsratsvorsitzende): Oznur Bell President (Präsident): Professor Sir Konstantin Novoselov

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[CFP] Call for Workshops & Tutorials: Humanoids 2026 Conference
by Ross Mead 08 May '26

08 May '26

CALL FOR WORKSHOPS & TUTORIALS: - What: 2026 IEEE RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots - When: December 6-9, 2026 - Where: Santa Clara, California, USA - Web: https://2026.ieee-humanoids.org — IMPORTANT DATES: - Aug. 3, 2026: Workshop/tutorial proposal deadline - Sep. 28, 2026: Notification of workshop/tutorial acceptance/rejection - Dec. 7, 2026: Humanoids 2026 workshops/tutorials — Dear colleagues, We are very pleased to invite you to contribute proposals for half-day or full-day workshops/tutorials to the 2026 IEEE RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots to be held December 6-9, 2026 in Santa Clara, California, USA. WORKSHOPS & TUTORIALS: The workshop and tutorial sessions are aimed at exploring the frontiers of recent or emerging topics related to humanoid robotics, with relevant topics detailed below. We encourage workshops and tutorials that will promote exchanges and interactions between presenters and participants. Proposals with a diverse set of speakers, including a balance between (i) junior and senior presenters, (ii) genders, (iii) geographic location, (iv) race and ethnicity, and (v) industry and academia, will be preferred. OVERVIEW: Humanoids 2026 aims at bringing together top researchers from humanoid robotics and related disciplines with leading companies in the field. In light of a year of rapidly evolving humanoid technologies with several new platforms coming onto the market and bringing us closer to a wider real-world deployment. Our community envisions innovative areas in humanoid robotics that lie at the intersection of general-purpose physical, cognitive, and motor capabilities, while also considering the scientific understanding of interactions with humanoid and anthropomorphic systems. SCHEDULE: The conference will be organized as a 4-day event opening on December 6th (Sunday) with public panels, seminars, and hackathons, followed by workshops and tutorials on December 7th (Monday), followed by 2 days December 8th-9th (Tuesday-Wednesday) for the main conference with plenaries, keynotes, oral and interactive sessions, and industry events. A centrally located exhibition will feature the latest humanoid technology from both industry and academia. TOPICS: We invite workshops/tutorials in all areas related to humanoid robotics, including, but not limited to: - Human biomechanics and motor control, human body and behavior modeling - Bionic / human-inspired design principles for humanoids - Human-inspired robot control - Whole-body dynamics and control - Optimization, optimal control, and model predictive control methods - Learning methods for humanoid robots - Robot modeling for locomotion and/or manipulation - Exoskeleton / wearable robot design and control - Prosthesis design and control - Physical and social human-humanoid interaction - Dynamic legged locomotion (bipeds, quadrupeds, etc.) - Loco-manipulation, legged manipulation - Dual arm dexterous manipulation - Design, control, and application of multi-finger hands - Stability and robustness of humanoid and legged robots and humans - Simulation and physics-based animations from computer graphics - Humanoid heads and faces, geminoids - Novel materials, mechanisms, and actuators for humanoids - Perception for humanoids - Human-centered robotic studies and applications - Neuro-robotics and brain-robot interfaces for humanoids and humans - Real-world applications for humanoid robots (industry, healthcare, home, space, disaster response) - Benchmarks, performance indicators for humanoid robots - Ethical and social challenges of humanoid robot deployment - Long-term deployment of humanoid, bipedal, or dual arm manipulation robots EXHIBITION: Industry leaders are eager to see your organization’s latest developments, connect, learn, and collaborate. Don’t miss this opportunity to make a strong, in-person impression. For more information contact Hall-Erickson, Inc: humanoids(a)heiexpo.com <HUMANOIDS(a)heiexpo.com> MORE INFORMATION: For more information, please visit the conference contributions webpage ( https://2026.ieee-humanoids.org/call-for-workshops-and-tutorials) or contact the Workshop Chairs: Enrico Mingo Hoffman, Yan Gu, and Rafael Cisneros-Limón (humanoids2026-wt(a)ieee.org). We look forward to your contributions to Humanoids 2026! — The Humanoids 2026 General Chairs: - Andra Keay (Silicon Valley Robotics) - Ross Mead (Semio)

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2nd Call for Papers and Deadline Extension: Workshop on Social Choice and Learning Algorithms at IJCAI 2026
by Nicholas Mattei 07 May '26

07 May '26

2nd Call for Papers and Deadline Extension: Workshop on Social Choice and Learning Algorithms at IJCAI 2026 We are delighted to announce that the 3rd Workshop on Social Choice and Learning Algorithms (SCaLA-26) will take place at IJCAI during August 2026 in Bremen, Germany. It will feature technical sessions, a keynote speaker, and opportunities to forge collaborations between researchers working in social choice and those working in machine learning. The website and submission instructions can be found at the following link: https://sites.google.com/view/scala26 The submission deadline is May 8, 2026 May 15th. We encourage submissions of fully developed research projects, or extended abstracts representing preliminary explorations of novel ideas. Submissions should include components from both fields of social choice and machine learning (or closely related topics). Topics of interest include (but not limited to): - Computational social choice - Fair Division - Matching - Voting theory - Sortition - Clustering - Ensemble learning - Explainable ML - Language models - Learning preferences - PAC-learning Examples of interesting connections between these topics include, but are not at all limited to: - Using machine learning to learn new mechanisms for matching - Novel uses of social choice for ensemble learning - Exploring the application of fair division concepts to clustering problems, or vice-versa - Applying multi-winner voting concepts to multi-class classification tasks Organizing Committee Ben Armstrong Saar Cohen Nicholas Mattei Zoi Terzopoulou -- *Nicholas Mattei* Associate Professor, Tulane University Co-Director, Tulane Center For Community Engaged AI <https://sse.tulane.edu/cs/ceai> Co-Author, Computing and Technology Ethics: Engaging through Science Fiction <https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262048064/computing-and-technology-ethics/> nsmattei(a)tulane.edu | www.nickmattei.net Stanley Thomas Hall | 305B +1 504 247 1416 Department of Computer Science Tulane University 6823 St Charles Ave New Orleans, LA 70118

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[IECMA 2026] Last Day to Register to IECMA
by Charlene Dong 06 May '26

06 May '26

Dear Researchers, This is a reminder that today is the final day to register for the 3rd International Electronic Conference on Machines and Applications <https://sciforum.net/event/IECMA2026> (IECMA 2026). You may complete your free registration by accessing the following link: https://sciforum.net/event/IECMA2026?section=#registration. The conference will take place *virtually from 12 to 14 May 2026*, Central European Summer Time, and is organized by the MDPI journal /Machines/ <https://www.mdpi.com/journal/machines> (ISSN: 2075-1702, IF: 2.5). This is a unique opportunity to connect with researchers, engage in insightful discussions, and explore the latest advancements in machinery and engineering. Topics of interest: S1. Automation and Control Systems; S2. Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis; S3. Machines Design and Additive Manufacturing; S4. Electrical Machines and Drives; S5. Electromechanical Energy-Conversion Systems; S6. Mechatronics/Electromechatronics. For any inquiries regarding the event, please contact iecma2026(a)mdpi.com. We look forward to seeing you at the 3rd International Electronic Conference on Machines and Applications. Kind regards, *Your IECMA 2026 Organizing Team *iecma2026(a)mdpi.com Sciforum.net is a platform published and maintained by MDPI. For technical support, email info(a)sciforum.net.

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[meetings][CFP] [RO-MAN 2026] Workshop on Towards Ethical Deception in HRI
by Alessandra Rossi 04 May '26

04 May '26

Dear colleagues, It is our pleasure to invite you to submit your works at the Workshop on Towards Ethical Deception in HRI that is organised in conjunction with the IEEE RO-MAN 2026 conference, held in Kitakyushu, Japan. We will have two exceptional speakers with very interesting and different views on the topic, and they will spark engaging and endearing conversations: Kaoru Sumi, Future University (Hakodate, Japan) and Robert Sparrow, Monash University (Melbourne, Australia). You can find the full CFP below, but also on our website https://sites.google.com/view/ted-hri Do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. best regards Alessandra -- Alessandra Rossi, PhD Assistant Professor Fellow of the Higher Education Academy Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies - D.I.E.T.I. University of Naples Federico II Via Claudio, 21, 80125 - Naples, Italy w-page: https://alessandrarossi.net e-mail address: alessandra.rossi(a)unina.it e-mail address: a.rossi(a)herts.ac.uk X: @alhandra81 TED_HRI 2026 Towards Ethical Deception in HRI Kitakyushu International Conference Center, Kitakyushu, Japan 24-28 August 2024 - Workshop website: https://sites.google.com/view/ted-hri - Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ted-hri26 - Deadline for paper submission: 31 May 2026 This workshop focuses on the ethical and pro-social use of deceptive and persuasive behaviours in social robotics, exploring how robots deployed in healthcare, educational, caregiving, and domestic environments can strategically employ techniques such as white lies, intentional errors, and selective information omission to improve user well-being and interaction effectiveness. As social robots evolve beyond reactive dialogue systems toward socio-emotionally aware agents capable of addressing users' broader psychological needs, the deliberate and context-sensitive use of deception emerges as a nuanced but potentially valuable behavioural strategy. At the same time, the workshop critically engages with the controversies surrounding robot deception, acknowledging the lack of scholarly consensus on its definition and the ethical boundaries that must govern its application. By bringing together researchers from multiple disciplines, the workshop aims to advance a shared understanding of how robots might ethically leverage deceptive and persuasive mechanisms to improve human well-being without exploiting human vulnerabilities. Submission & List of Topics The workshop is open to a broad audience from academia and industry researching social robotics, robot ethics, cognitive science, psychology, and philosophy of technology. The workshop aims to attract an interdisciplinary audience that includes academics, industry researchers, designers, and policy-makers interested in exploring the integration of deceptive techniques in designed-centred and ethics-centred HRI. By fostering dialogue across disciplinary and methodological boundaries, the workshop seeks to promote a shared understanding of how social robots might responsibly employ complex behavioural strategies in human-centred contexts, such as education, healthcare and service. We will invite authors to submit scientific papers ranging from 2 to 6 pages, with additional space for references and appendices. We will accept different types of works, including preliminary findings, case studies, position papers, surveys and cutting-edge research on the workshop topics. Accepted papers will have short oral presentations. We will encourage authors of the accepted papers to present a video or to demonstrate their work. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Pro-social deception. - Anti-social robot deception. - Ethical (RoboEthics) implications of deceptive robotics. - Creating deceptive robots. Mechanisms of deceptive robots. - Applications of deceptive robots. - Machine learning and deceptive robots. - Counter-deception and resilience (both for humans and robots) - Who decides who can be deceived (and when)? - Responsible development of robotic deception, including participatory design for the development of appropriate deceptive behaviours - The deception objection debate: Are emotionally expressive robots deceptive? Submission Guidelines Authors should submit their papers formatted according to the IEEE two-column format <http://ras.papercept.net/conferences/support/support.php>, which is also used for contributions to the main conference. Use the following templates to create the paper and generate or export a PDF file: LaTeX <http://ras.papercept.net/conferences/support/tex.php> or MS-Word <http://ras.papercept.net/conferences/support/word.php>. Authors needs to submit their PDF via EasyChair <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ted-hri26>. Each paper will receive at least two reviews. All papers are reviewed using a single-blind review process: authors declare their names and affiliations in the manuscript for the reviewers to see, but reviewers do not know each other's identities, nor do the authors receive information about who has reviewed their manuscript. Committees - Kantwon Rogers, Massachusetts Inst. of Technology, Massachusetts, USA - Andres Rosero, George Mason University, Virginia, USA - Alessandra Rossi, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy - Silvia Rossi, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy - Henrik Skaug Sætra, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway - Alan Wagner, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA ContactAll questions about submissions should be emailed to alessandra.rossi(a)unina.it

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CFP: Computational Fair Division @ IJCAI-26
by Hadi Hosseini 04 May '26

04 May '26

Dear all, We are pleased to announce the Fourth Workshop on Computational Fair Division (CFD), co-located with the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI) in Bremen, Germany, during August 15-21, 2026. CFD Website: https://sites.google.com/view/fairdivisionworkshop2026/ Submission link: https://openreview.net/group?id=ijcai.org/IJCAI-ECAI/2026/Workshop/CFD Important Dates — all dates are 11:59 pm, Anywhere on Earth (AoE) Submission Deadline: May 4, 2026 Notification of Acceptance: June 6, 2026 One-day workshop: August 15-17, 2026 Papers should be submitted in IJCAI format, with a 7-page limit (excluding references). There will be a 30-minute session for demonstrations of fair division applications. Submission Deadline for the demonstration is May 22, 2026 This workshop brings together computational fairness researchers from all walks of life; theoretical, empirical, and applied; to discuss how to apply fair division to the challenges of modern society. We invite submissions that push the boundaries of the state-of-the-art in computational fair division on a variety of topics, including: - Classic fair allocation of indivisible items - Resource allocation problems (e.g., cake cutting, house allocation, matching, or apportionment) - Constrained fair division - Uncertainty & distortion in fair division - Fair division in social networks - Budget allocation - Market design - Competitive/market equilibria - Combinatorial auctions or optimization with fairness consideration - Perceived fairness; fairness in collective decision-making - Proportional representation - Apportionment methods - Fair representation - Fairness in cooperative game theory - Incentives in fair division - Automated theorem proving/SAT solving approaches for fair division - Empirical analysis of resource allocation problems - Datasets for and tools demonstrating practical implementation of fair division algorithms - ML approaches to fair division (e.g., learned preferences or on-line procedures) - Cooperative AI, Agentic AI, and LLM approaches to fair division - Applications of fair division approaches to other algorithmic fairness problems (e.g. ranking, fair LLMs, etc) - Task allocation in multi-robotic systems Thank you, CFD-2026 organizers (contact.cfdworkshop(a)gmail.com) Arpita Biswas, Eva Deltl, Hadi Hosseini, Joshua Kavner, Sanjukta Roy, Šimon Schierreich, and Yair Zick -- Hadi Hosseini, Ph.D. Associate Professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology Associate Director, Center for AI Foundations and Engineered Systems (CAFE) Director, FAIR Lab Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA https://faculty.ist.psu.edu/hadi/

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