Topics of Interest

We invite submissions that address (but are not limited to) the following topics:

• Methods for detecting and interpreting user engagement
• Adaptive interaction strategies based on cognitive and affective states
• Multimodal sensing and fusion for user state estimation
• Measuring and modeling cognitive load in HRI
• Engagement-driven robot behavior generation
• Personalization and long-term adaptation in SARs
• Evaluation methodologies for engagement in SAR contexts
• Case studies in education, eldercare, therapy, and daily living support
• Ethical and accessibility considerations in assistive HRI

Submission Guidelines

We welcome the following types of submissions:

• Full papers (up to 6 pages, including references)
• Short papers / Work-in-progress / Position papers (2–4 pages)

Formatting: Submissions must follow the IEEE conference double column format. Information and templates are available here.

Submission site: Contributions can be submitted through the EasyChair platform.

Important Dates

• Submission deadline: 3 Aug. 2025
• Author notification: 29 Aug. 2025
• Camera-ready deadline: 12 Sept. 2025
• Workshop: 20 Oct. 2025