Call for Papers:

The 17th International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR 2025)
September 10-12, 2025
Naples, Italy
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Deadlines for submissions: April 18, 2025 for full and special session papers; May 16, 2025 for short papers

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to the International Conference on Social Robotics + AI, taking place in the vibrant and historic city of Naples, Italy, from September 10 to 12, 2025. Now in its 17th edition, this prestigious event will bring together leading experts, researchers, and professionals from around the world to discuss the latest advancements in “Social Robotics and Artificial Intelligence”. The conference theme, “Emotivation at the Core: Empowering Social Robots to Inspire and Connect,” highlights the essential role of “Emotivation” in social robotics. Emotivation captures the synergy between emotion and motivation, where emotions trigger and sustain motivation during interactions. In social robotics, this concept is key to building trust, fostering empathy, and supporting decision-making by enabling robots to respond sensitively to human emotions, inspiring engagement and action. For this year’s edition, we are excited to introduce several new elements designed to enhance your experience and enrich the discussions. We are confident these additions will provide fresh perspectives and offer new opportunities for interaction and collaboration. The program will also feature a variety of sessions, including keynote speeches from world-renowned experts, technical presentations, workshops, and panel discussions, covering a broad spectrum of topics in robotics and AI. Set in the enchanting city of Naples, known for its rich cultural heritage, exquisite cuisine, and vibrant atmosphere, the conference offers the perfect backdrop for professional growth and networking. A dedicated exhibition area will showcase the latest advancements in social robotics and AI, while a variety of social activities will provide ample opportunities to exchange ideas, build connections, and enjoy the unique charm of Naples. We are excited to welcome you to this inspiring event at the forefront of Social Robotics and AI. Mark your calendars and join us for an unforgettable experience that blends cutting-edge innovation with the timeless beauty of Naples.

Warm regards,

Mariacarla Staffa
General Chair
International Conference on Social Robotics + AI 2025

DESCRIPTION

The conference welcomes original contributions describing technically rigorous scientific and research advances in the area of social robotics and AI: innovative ideas and concepts, new discoveries and improvements, novel applications on the latest fundamental advances in the core technologies that form the backbone of social robotics as well as distinguished studies and projects pertaining the social robotics and its interaction and impact in our society.

Conference Theme:
“Emotivation” At The Core: Empowering Social Robots To Inspire And Connect

Conference Topics:

• Collaborative robots in service applications (e.g., construction, agriculture).
• Human-robot interaction, collaboration, and multimodality.
• Affective and cognitive sciences for socially interactive robots.
• Context awareness, expectation, intention understanding, and mutual
• understanding.
• Control architectures and software frameworks for social robotics.
• Teleoperation, telepresence, and remote interaction.
• Human augmentation, rehabilitation, and medical robots.
• Interaction and collaboration among robots, humans, and environments.
• Personal and assistive robots for the home, healthcare, and education.
• Robots for entertainment, gaming, and real-life applications (e.g., HRI in-the-wild).
• Robots with personality, human-like traits, and emotion modeling.
• Social acceptance, trust, explainability, and learnability in robotic systems.
• Ethical considerations and safety in human-centered robotics.
• Socially assistive robots for improving QoL and supporting the elderly and disabled.
• Robot applications in welfare and healthcare environments.
• Understanding sociality, social impact, and adapting to different users.
• HRI and collaboration in Creative Robotic Theatre and Performances
• Design Methodologies and interdisciplinary research in robotic performances for social robotics applications
• Robotic Art and Creative XR and Robotics

Papers should contain original research that has neither been published nor submitted for publication elsewhere.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Papers should be written in English.

All papers will be submitted and reviewed via the OCS submission system (link to be available soon). Authors are invited to submit the complete article in PDF format, following the Instructions for Authors provided here. For detailed guidance, please refer to Springer’s author guidelines, available for both LaTeX and Word submissions.

Springer’s proceedings LaTeX templates are also available in Overleaf. Full papers should be of 11 pages of the main body of the paper plus references as needed (11 + n). Additional pages of the main body of the paper (12 or more + n) are allowed, but at an extra charge of 50 euro total for all additional pages. The front page must contain the title of the paper, full name(s) and address(es) of the author(s) and the appropriate academic field(s). Springer encourages authors to include their ORCIDs in their papers. All papers will be refereed by the program committee.

To submit your paper, click HERE or use the submission button. You can find the guidelines for paper submission on the METEOR system HERE.

PUBLICATION

The Proceedings of ICSR 2025 will be published by Springer International Publishing as part of the Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence series (LNAI), a topical subseries of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). The proceedings of the conference are indexed by EI Compendex, SpringerLink, Scopus and more.

Authors of papers accepted for inclusion in the proceedings volume published by Springer are required to adhere to the Springer Code of Conduct, which can be found HERE.

Selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version for publication in specific Special Issues (SIs) of various journals. One confirmed Special Issue is “Creative Robotics, Theatre, and Performance Arts” in the International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media. More details can be found at: Taylor & Francis Special Issue.

FULL DETAILS:

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