[Meetings][CFP] Invitation to Serve as a Reviewer for the 5th IROS 2026 Workshop on Social Robot Navigation

[Phani-Teja Singamaneni]

Dear colleagues,

We are inviting reviewers to join the 5th IROS 2026 Workshop on Social Robot Navigation, which will be held on September 27, 2026, in conjunction with IEEE/RSJ IROS 2026 in Pittsburgh, USA.

The workshop focuses on recent advances in social robot navigation, including human-aware planning, human-robot interaction, learning-based navigation, foundation models, crowd navigation, safety, benchmarking, and real-world deployment.

The expected review load is light. Each reviewer will be assigned approximately 1–3 workshop papers (4–6 pages). Reviews will primarily evaluate relevance, technical quality, clarity, and the potential to stimulate discussion, rather than applying the same standards as a full conference review.

If you are interested in serving as a reviewer, please send an email to Nathan (natha...@utexas.edu) or Phani (phani-teja....@inria.fr). We would greatly appreciate your support in helping us build a high-quality and engaging workshop.

• Review Timeline: Sep 10 - 21

• Workshop Website: https://socialnav2026.pages.dev/

Thank you for considering our invitation. We hope you will join us in making this workshop a success.

Best regards,

The Organizing Committee
5th IROS 2026 Workshop on Social Robot Navigation