Design and Mechanisms of Robot Deception
Creating deceptive robots
Mechanisms of deceptive robots
Machine learning and deceptive robots
Applications of deceptive robots
Pro-social deception
Anti-social robot deception
Ethics and Responsible Development
Ethical (RoboEthics) implications of deceptive robotics
Responsible development of robotic deception
Participatory design for appropriate deceptive behaviors
Who decides who can be deceived (and when)?
The deception objection debate (e.g., are expressive robots deceptive?)
Counter-Deception, Resilience, and Impacts
Counter-deception and resilience (for humans and robots)
Consequences for acceptance and trust in social robotics
Design boundaries for persuasive/deceptive techniques
Risks to autonomy and well-being (especially vulnerable populations)
All deadlines are at 23:59 AOE
• Call for papers: 20 March 2026
• Early-bid deadline for paper submission: 7 April 2026
• Early-bid notification of acceptance: 01 May 2026
• General deadline for paper submission: 31 May 2026
• General Paper acceptance notification: 19 June 2026
• Camera-ready deadline: 3 July 2026
• Conference dates: 24-28 August 2026
We welcome submissions of the following types:
- Regular Research Papers (up to 6 pages, excluding references)
- Short Research Papers (up to 4 pages, excluding references)
- Position Papers (up to 4 pages, excluding references)
Papers must be in high-resolution PDF format. Authors should prepare papers formatted according to the IEEE two-column format, which is also used for contributions to the main conference. Use the following templates to create the paper and generate or export a PDF file: LaTeX or MS-Word.
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