[CFP] [meetings] AAAI 2026 Fall Symposium on “Unifying Representations for Robot Application Dev elopment” (UR-RAD)

2ND CALL FOR PAPERS


What:  AAAI 2026 Fall Symposium on Unifying Representations for Robot Appli=
cation Development (UR-RAD)
When: November 5-7, 2026
Where: Arlington, VA
Web: ur-rad.github.io

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Dear colleagues,

We invite you to submit a paper and/or participate in the 4th AAAI Fall Sym=
posium on Unifying Representations for Robot Application Development (UR-RA=
D). UR-RAD 2026 will be an in-person event.

Capturing a desired task or interaction as a computational artifact (i.e., =
a representation) has long played a pivotal role in robotics. Many robotic =
subfields have traditionally employed a variety of different representation=
al techniques, such as LTL, planning languages, social representations, nat=
ural language, and many more. These representations, however,  lack cohesio=
n in when and how they are applied. The 4th Symposium on Unifying Represent=
ations for Robot Application Development (UR-RAD) therefore aims to increas=
e engagement between junior and senior researchers, elevate discussion betw=
een audiences and speakers, and provide unique avenues of interaction for a=
ll participants.

Symposium Website: ur-rad.github.io
AAAI Fall Symposium Series Website: https://aaai.org/conference/fall-sympos=
ia/2026-fall-symposium-series-2/

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Submission Topics of Interest
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- Representational trends
- Natural language in robotics
- Novel representations & uses
- AI planning for robotics
- Formal methods in robotics
- Representations for robot learning
- Representations for UI
- Robot EUD and programming
- Robot runtime/control environments
- Opportunities for standardization
- Frameworks (e.g., ROS or middleware)
- Open-source & collaboration initiatives
- Identifying representation requirements
- Neurosymbolic representations

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Important Dates
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- Submission deadline: August 24, 2026
- Notification date: September 14, 2026
- Camera Ready Deadline: September 29, 2026

Authors are encouraged to submit earlier rather than later. Submissions sho=
uld be anonymized for double-blind review. All papers will have the option =
to be archived in the AAAI Fall Symposium proceedings.

The submission link is here: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=3Dfss2=
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Submission Information
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We invite the following contributions, formatted using the AAAI-26 Author K=
it:
- Full Papers (5-8 pages): Novel research, artifact submissions, or strong =
works in progress.
- Short Papers (2-4 pages): Positions, smaller artifacts, and early works i=
n progress.

The symposium will also offer mentoring connections for early career resear=
chers. Paper authors and junior members of the community who opt in will ha=
ve the opportunity for extensive interaction with mentors, who will also gu=
ide discussions about individual papers.

If you intend to submit a paper, please email us at [email protected]=
om. Use the subject line, =93[UR-RAD] Intent to Submit=94, and include the =
following in the body of the message: (1) a tentative title, (2) a tentativ=
e author list, and (3) tentative keywords. This step is optional, but will =
aid in our planning for reviewers. Note that at least one author from each =
paper will be expected to review 2-3 UR-RAD papers themselves.

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Organizing Committee
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David Porfirio (George Mason University)
Saad Elbeleidy (Peerbots)
Laura M. Hiatt (Naval Research Laboratory)
Cynthia Matuszek (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)
Ross Mead (Semio)
Andrew Schoen (Semio)
Laura Stegner (George Washington University)
Ruchen Wen (Colgate University)

Contact [email protected] for any questions!

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