[CFP][event] ASIMOV 2026 Workshop in conjunction with the 18th International Conference on Social Robotics + Art ICSR+ART 2026, London (UK), July 3, 2026

[Mariacarla Staffa]

 

*** WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT ***
(Apologies for multiple copies of this announcement)

ASIMOV 2026
Adaptive Social Interaction based on user’s Mental mOdels and behaVior in HRI

📍 London (UK), July 3, 2026 (14:00-17:00 -  University of London, Senate House Building - Room2)
📍 Held in conjunction with the 18th International Conference on Social Robotics + Art
🔗 https://sites.google.com/view/asimov-icsr2026/

📢 CALL FOR PAPERS
The ASIMOV 2026 Workshop invites contributions on designing socially intelligent robots capable of understanding and adapting to human mental models. Achieving natural and effective human–robot interaction requires integrating theory of mind into robotics—an area still largely unexplored. Bringing together insights from robotics, AI, psychology, and philosophy, the workshop addresses key challenges as social robots expand into domains like healthcare and education, where ethical concerns, safety, and trust remain critical. The workshop welcomes researchers, practitioners, and students in robotics, AI, and HRI, with particular encouragement for PhD students and early-career researchers. It provides a collaborative platform to discuss emerging ideas in adaptive interaction, user modeling, and socially intelligent robotics.

TOPICS OF INTEREST (not limited to…)

•    Mental models in HRI

•    Human-aware perception–action loops

•    Embodied intelligence and symbiotic HRI

•    Long-term and socially-aware interaction and adaptation

•    Cognitive model adaptation

•    Emotion, intention, and affect recognition

•    Empathy and Theory of Mind

•    Multimodal interaction

•    Adaptive and personalized robot behavior

•    Generative and affect-aware language models

•    Physiological monitoring and BCI-based interaction

•    Explainable AI and evaluation metrics

•    Ethics, trust, safety, and security in HRI

 

📅 IMPORTANT DATES

•    Paper Submission Deadline: May 25, 2026

•    Notification of Acceptance: May 29, 2026

•    Camera-Ready Submission: June 12, 2026

•    Conference Dates: July 1–4, 2026

•    Workshop Date: July 3, 2026 (14:00–17:00)

 

📄 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
We invite submissions of up to 6 pages describing original research, preliminary results, or work in progress. Contributions presenting new ideas or future research directions are especially encouraged. Accepted papers will be presented at the workshop, and selected contributions will be invited to submit an extended version for an Elsevier book series. Titles and abstracts will be published on the workshop website.

•    Format: Springer LNCS/LNAI style (recommended) - Detailed instructions are available at: https://icsr2026.uk/calls/

•    Submission: PDF via email to sanzalone (at) univ-paris8.fr

•    Subject: “ASIMOV workshop”

 

🎤 INVITED SPEAKERS

•    Dr. Kim Baraka – Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)

•    Prof. Somaya Ben Allouch – Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (NL)

 

👥 ORGANIZERS

•    Salvatore M. Anzalone – Université Paris 8 (FR)

•    Giuseppe Palestra – University of Bari (IT)

•    Lorenzo D’Errico – University of Naples Federico II (IT)

•    Maryam Alimardani – Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)

•    Mariacarla Staffa – University of Naples Parthenope (IT)

 

🤝 SPONSORS

•    RESTART – Italian National Project (MIUR)

•    PEPR O2R “Robotique Organique” (France 2030)

 

📩 CONTACT

mariacar...@uniparthenope.it

 

We look forward to your contributions and to welcoming you to ASIMOV 2026 in London!

 

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Mariacarla Staffa, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Science and Technologies

University of Naples "Parthenope"

address: Centro Direzionale, Isola C, 4° Piano, Lato Nord, Stanza 428, 80143, Napoli

tel: 081-5476580
institutional e-mail: mariacar...@uniparthenope.it