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EXPLORA 2027: Foraging for Information: Dynamics of Exploratory Movements and Perception
UTIA AV CR, v.v.i.
Prague, Czechia, April 12-15, 2027
Conference web pagehttps://staff.utia.cas.cz/filip/conf/27EXPLORA/
Submission linkhttps://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=explora2027
Abstract registration deadlineNovember 30, 2026
Submission deadlineDecember 15, 2026
Topics: active perception perception of materials robotics and haptics vr/ar and art

EXPLORA 2027 - Foraging for Information: Dynamics of Exploratory Movements and Perception

An international workshop on active exploration, multisensory perception, intelligent systems, and the way humans and machines learn through movement, interaction, and experience.

The workshop is organized within the Horizon Europe MSCA Doctoral Network EXPLORA – Perception of Materials, Objects and Spaces through Active Exploration.

The workshop brings together researchers, doctoral students, and practitioners interested in how active exploration shapes perception of materials, objects, and spaces. Although organized within the EXPLORA network, the workshop is open to submissions from the wider international community.

List of Topics

  • Active perception and exploratory behavior
  • Multisensory perception and integration
  • Perception of materials, objects, and spaces
  • Human movement, embodiment, and interaction
  • Computer vision and perceptual AI
  • Robotics, haptics, and active sensing
  • Virtual, augmented, mixed reality, and art
  • Human-computer and human-robot interaction
  • Experimental and computational models of perception
  • and related topics

Organizing Committee

Invited Speakers

Submission Options

Full papers

Original research contributions.

  • Extent 12-15 pages
  • Peer reviewed
  • Oral/poster presentation

Short papers

Research in progress, demonstrations, and emerging ideas.

  • Extent 6–11 pages
  • Peer reviewed
  • Poster/Oral presentation

Poster presentation without a proceedings paper

Authors of accepted abstracts who do not wish to submit a full or short paper may still present their work as a poster at the workshop. No proceedings paper is required for this participation option.

Publication

All accepted full and short papers will be included in the workshop proceedings. The proceedings will be published in Springer series Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) . Springer submits CCIS proceedings for indexing in all major databases, including SCOPUS, Google Scholar, DBLP, JST, INSPEC, SCImago, zbMATH. Published papers will be available electronically through SpringerLink, with individually assigned DOIs. Make sure to prepare your paper following author instructions using LaTeX or MS Word templates.

Submission Procedure

Submissions will be managed through EasyChair in two stages.
Abstract registration: Authors should first register their contribution by providing the paper title, authors, keywords, and a short abstract (length maximum 300 words) through EasyChair by the abstract registration deadline. No full manuscript is required at this stage.
Paper submission: Authors of accepted abstracts are invited to submit a full or short paper to the same EasyChair submission by the paper submission deadline. Alternatively, authors may present their accepted contribution as a poster without submitting a proceedings paper.
Following peer review, authors of accepted papers will be invited to upload a revised camera-ready version for inclusion in the workshop proceedings.

Venue

The workshop will be hosted at the Institute of Information Theory and Automation of the Czech Academy of Sciences (UTIA), located on a hill in Prague 8 with scenic views over the city and a lecture space suitable for workshop talks and discussion. The venue is reachable from Prague downtown in approximately 10 minutes by subway, making it convenient for participants staying in the city center.

Address: Pod Vodárenskou věží 1143/4, 182 00 Prague 8, Czech Republic

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to explora27@utia.cas.cz

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