ICSR 2026 Committee:
General Chairs
Hooman Samani, University of the Arts London, UK
Saina Akhond, University of the Arts London, UK
Honorary Chair
Vali Lalioti, University of the Arts London, UK
General Co-Chair
John-John Cabibihan, Qatar University, Qatar
Steering Committee Chair
Shuzhi Sam Ge, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Programme Chairs
Oya Celiktutan, King’s College London, UK
Patrick Holthaus, University of Hertfordshire, UK
Luisa Damiano, IULM University of Milan, Italy
Mariacarla Staffa, University of Naples Parthenope, Italy
Publication Chairs
Hongsheng He, University of Alabama, USA
Fujian Yan, Truman State University, USA
Special Session Chairs
José Carlos Castillo, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
Giacinto Barresi, University of the West of England, UK
Kristiina Jokinen, University of Helsinki, Finland
Workshop Chairs
Salvatore Anzalone, Universite Paris 8, France
Mohammad Obaid, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Sponsorship Chairs
Leon Bodenhagen, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Oskar Palinko, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Frank Foerster, University of Hertfordshire, UK
Industry Chairs
Elizabeth Jochum, Aalborg University, Denmark & RA Capital, USA
Shusuke Aoki, Yukai Engineering, Japan
Andra Keay, Silicon Valley Robotics, USA
Angela Faragasso, FingerVision, Japan
Competition Chair
Laura Fiorini, University of Florence, Italy
Alessandro Di Nuovo, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Awards Chair
Silvia Rossi, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Publicity Chairs
Oliver Bendel, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
Chinthaka Premachandra, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan
Mohammad Shidujaman, Independent University, Bangladesh
Social Media Chairs
Nihan Karatas, Nagoya University, Japan
Paulina Zguda, Jagiellonian University, Poland
Sonabayim Huseynzade, Technical University Dortmund, Germany
Short Papers Chairs
Alessandra Sorrentino, University of Florence, Italy
Antonio Andriella, Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, Spain
Arts and Robotics Chairs
Heather Knight, Oregon State University, USA
Piotr Mirowski, DeepMind, UK
Art Gallery Chairs
Asako Tomura, ARTn, Japan
Sarah Selby, University of the Arts London, UK
Debate Chair
Roger Moore, University of Sheffield, UK
Empowerment in HRI Chairs
Alessandra Rossi, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Maike Paetzel- Prüsmann, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
Elmira Yadollahi, Lancaster University, UK
Education Chairs
Ilona Buchem, Berlin University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Jessie Durk, University of Cambridge, UK
Bea Wohl, University of the Arts London, UK
Cultural Robotics Chairs
Jeffrey Koh, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore
Belinda Dunstan, University of New South Wales, Australia
Robotics and Humanities Chair
Alan Chamberlain, University of Nottingham, UK
Elizabeth Churchill, Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, UAE
Fashion, Textile and Robotics Chair
Kiren Passi, University of the Arts London, UK
Storytelling and Design Chairs
Doros Polydorou, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
Karin Aue, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Sustainability Chairs
Tim Merritt, University of Aalborg, Denmark
Rebekah Rousi, University of Vaasa, Finland
Accessibility Chair
Praminda Caleb-Solly, University of Nottingham, UK
Young Leaders Chairs
Emilia Pietras, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Barbara Sienkiewicz, Jagiellonian University, Poland
Local Organisation Chairs
Dimitrios Kanoulas, University College London, UK
Amir Aly, University of Plymouth, UK
Mario Gianni, University of Liverpool, UK
Abolfazl Zaraki, University of Hertfordshire, UK
Edmund Hunt, University of Bristol, UK
Ian Howard, University of Plymouth, UK
Web Chair:
Ben Paddington, London Internet Co, UK
International Advisory Committee Chairs
Bruno Siciliano, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Adriana Tapus, Polytechnic Institute of Paris, France
Tony Belpaeme, Ghent University, Belgium
Angelo Cangelosi, University of Manchester, UK
Prodromos Tsiavos, Onassis Foundation, Greece
Maria Chatzi, University of the Arts London, UK
Chan-Yun Yang, National Taipei University, Taiwan
Bipin Indurkhya, Jagiellonian University, Poland
Standing Committee Chairs
Shuzhi Sam Ge, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Oussama Khatib, Stanford University, USA
Maja Mataric, University of Southern California, USA
Haizhou Li, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Jong Hwan Kim, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
Paolo Dario, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Italy
Abderrahmane Kheddar, LIRMM Montpellier, France and CNRS-AIST, Japan
Tianmiao Wang, Beihang University, China