International Sessions (IS)

International Sessions (IS)

   Notification to authors

   Purpose of the International Sessions

The 44th annual conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ) will be held at Kanazawa University. The purpose of International Sessions (IS) is to provide opportunities for presenting and discussing research in English, and to promote exchange of ideas and interactions among broad audience and participants. Specifically, this session uses English as an official language including presentations and discussions. A conference registration fee is required to attend and/or present papers in the International Sessions. Short papers with 1-4 pages written in English are welcome.

   Session List

IS1:AI, Learning and Control

1.Organizer
Yuka Ariki(SONY)
2.Session Keywords
Control Theory, Machine Learning, Probabilistic Robotics and Data-driven Robotics
3.Abstract
This session offers a forum to discuss diverse topics in AI, learning, and robot control, covering both theory and applications. We welcome broad, relevant contributions from across robotics research.
4.Organizing Committee
International Committee

IS2: Human and Robot

1.Organizer
Yuka Ariki(SONY),Mihoko Niizuma(Chuo University)
2.Session Keywords
Haptics, Human Interaction, Human–Robot Collaboration
3.Abstract
Join us for a session on Human–Robot Interaction, where interdisciplinary perspectives on recent advances, design challenges, and ethical considerations will be shared to promote effective and responsible human–robot collaboration.
4.Organizing Committee
International Committee

IS3: Robotics, Mechatronics and Automation

1.Organizer
Yuka Ariki(SONY),Kazuhiro Shimonomura(Ritsumeikan University)
2.Session Keywords
Mechanism, Actuator
3.Abstract
This session welcomes research in robotics, mechatronics, automation, and related fields not covered by other international sessions of the conference. We invite researchers to present and discuss their work in English.
4.Organizing Committee
International Committee

   Paper submission for IS

Authors are requested to follow the normal submission procedure and upload their papers electronically in PDF format through the conference website. The detailed procedure for submitting a paper is shown below. The fee for one paper submission is included in theconference registration fee. For more submissions, an extra submission fee is required.

■Application for presentation and paper submission
Each contributor must apply for the presentation through the conference website, and then upload the manuscript in PDF format.

■Deadline
Application for Presentation: Noon on June 4, 2026
Paper Submission: Noon on July 9, 2026

■Writing manuscripts

・Manuscripts for the International Sessions must be in English, and up to 4 A4-size pages.

  • ・For formatting your page, set the top and side margins to 20mm and the bottom margin to 27mm. This gives a space of 250mm * 170mm for your document.
  • ・Use two columns in all pages except for the title and the authors’ information.
  • ・Please use 10pt font for the main text. The following guidelines are for the structure of a paper written in English.
  •  1. Title: 12pt, Roman, boldface type
  •  2. Authors’ names and affiliations: 12pt, Roman (put an asterisk * beside the presenter’s name)
  •  3. Main text: 10pt
  •  4. References: 9pt
  • ・In the main text, each reference citation should be enclosed in brackets, and all references should be listed together at the end of the manuscript.
  • ・Their formats are based on those of the Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan.
  •  1. Journals:
      [number] author names: “paper title”, title of the journal, volume, issue, pp.xxx-xxx, year.
  •  2. Books:
      [number] author names: title of the book, publisher, year.
  • ・Please download and use the following Latex or Microsoft Word templates.
  •   -PDF: sample_RSJAC_e.pdf
  •   -Word: sample_RSJAC_e.doc
  •   -LaTeX: sample_RSJAC_e_tex.zip 
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  • ■Creating a PDF file
    The submitted PDF file will be included “as is” in the conference file. In order to minimize the efforts to revise and reformat them by the conference organizer, please double-check printing quality, security settings, and all formats of your manuscripts before submission. Contact us if you have any inquiries before submitting your paper.
  • When creating a PDF file, the following guidelines must be followed:
  • ・The file size should be less than 3M Bytes.
  • ・Don’t over-degrade the printing quality when reducing the file size.
  • ・Since submitted files will be edited later by the conference organizer to include a header and footer, confirm that the top and side margins are 20mm and the bottom margin is 27mm, respectively.
  • ・DON’T ACTIVATE ANY SECURITY OPTIONS of your PDF file.
  • ・Please recheck whether your paper meets all of the above criteria.
  • ・If you have troubles on the submission system, the cause might be file compression process in the PDF file. 

 

■Creating movie materials
You can submit a movie file for a reference material.

  1. Please refrain from using particular application or encoder.
  2. The total size of the movie file and the main paper PDF file should be less than 4MB.

   問い合わせ先

■ 講演会全般

RSJ2026実行委員会 E-mail: rsj2026-staff[at]ml.kanazawa-u.ac.jp ([at]を@に変更してください)

  • 実行委員長        渡辺 哲陽(金沢大学)
  • 副実行委員長       辻  徳生(金沢大学)
  • 財務委員長           小塚 裕明  (金沢大学)
  • 事務局幹事        西村 斉寛(金沢大学)
■ 論文・プログラム
RSJ2026プログラム委員会 E-mail: rsj2026-pc[at]lelab.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp ([at]を@に変更してください)
プログラム委員長     福井 類(東京大学)
副プログラム委員長    杉浦 広峻(東京大学)
副プログラム委員長    浅野 悠紀(東京大学)
  • ■ RSJ事務局

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