Call for Submissions:

Eurohaptics 2026 Conference
July 6-9th, 2026
 Siena, Italy
https://2026.eurohaptics.org/

Deadline for paper submissions: January 19, 2026 [deadlines for other formats are below]

The Eurohaptics 2026 conference will be held in Siena, Italy, a city known for its stunning medieval architecture and UNESCO World Heritage Site. This world-renowned event gathers the brightest and most innovative minds in haptic perception and technology to explore cutting-edge research, engaging discussions, and innovative demonstrations.

THEMES AND TOPICS:

Contributions are welcome across a broad spectrum of topics, including but not limited to:

• Understanding Touch: Haptic perception, neuroscience of touch, biomechanics, and social touch.
• Technology and Systems: Haptic interface design and control, tactile displays, sensors and actuators, haptic rendering, physical human-robot interaction, embedded haptics, and teleoperation.
• Applications and Interaction: Human-computer interaction with haptics, virtual and augmented reality, multi-modal systems, haptic applications in fields like industry, commerce, healthcare, education, human-computer interaction, robotic manipulation, shared control and collaboration, and haptics in health and wellness.

TYPES OF CONTRIBUTIONS:

Eurohaptics 2026 welcomes the following types of contributions.

• Conference Papers (https://eurohaptics.org/ehc2026/contribute/conference-papers): Regular (6-9 pages) and long (10-18 pages) papers presenting original, high-quality research. Accepted papers are published by Springer and presented orally or as posters at the conference.
• Workshops (https://eurohaptics.org/ehc2026/contribute/workshops): Excellent occasions to dive deeper into specific haptic topics and engage with other experts.
• [New!] Published Research Track (https://eurohaptics.org/ehc2026/contribute/published-research-track): Previously-published journal papers in haptics can be presented as posters.
• Work-in-Progress Papers (https://eurohaptics.org/ehc2026/contribute/work-in-progress/): Present early results to ongoing promising projects, presented as posters during the conference.
• Hands-on Demonstrations (https://eurohaptics.org/ehc2026/contribute/demos): Interactive opportunities to let attendees experience your work, fostering rich scientific discussions and new application ideas.

[New!]   Eurohaptics 2026 will also host the 1st Eurohaptics Summer School on July 10th-12th in Siena. More information will soon be available.

More details can be found on the conference website: https://2026.eurohaptics.org/
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SUBMISSION DEADLINES:

• Conference papers submissions: 19th January 2026
• Workshop proposals submissions: 12th March 2026
• Published research track submissions: 15th March 2026
• Work-in-Progress submissions: 12th April 2026
• Hands-on demonstration submissions: 16th April 2026

On behalf of the Organizing Committee,

Giulia Ballardini, Lendy Mulot, Marion Pontreau
Communication and Web Chairs