CVPR 2026 Workshop • June 03, 2026 • Denver, CO, USA
Call for Papers
Sense of Space (SoS) — A full-day CVPR 2026 workshop on multi-sensory modeling for embodied intelligence, with a focus on human–object dexterous manipulation.
In conjunction with: IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR 2026)
Submission at a glance
- Double-blind peer review (3 reviews + AC oversight)
- Proceedings-only workshop — all accepted papers published in CVPR 2026 Workshop Proceedings
- Minimally 4 pages, and maximally 8 pages excluding references
- 10 selected papers receive 5-minute oral presentations
- In-person presenters may apply for travel grants
- Best paper and presentation award winners will receive monetary prizes
Overview
Embodied intelligence in humans and robots relies on the integration of multiple sensory modalities—vision, touch, sound, proprioception, bio-signals, and beyond—into coherent spatial understanding and actionable policies. While recent advances in AI have significantly improved language and visual perception, progress in real-world embodied intelligence remains fundamentally constrained by our ability to model, align, and learn from multi-sensory physical interactions.
Sense of Space is a full-day CVPR 2026 workshop that brings together researchers working across sensing hardware, data acquisition, representation learning, and embodied applications. To provide focus within this broad and critical space, the 2026 edition centers on human–object dexterous manipulation, a cornerstone problem for embodied intelligence in both humans and robots.
The workshop emphasizes challenges including novel sensing modalities, data-driven sensor design, large scale synchronized multi-sensory data collection, cross-modal spatial–temporal alignment, robustness to missing or noisy modalities, and generalizable representations for real-world manipulation in robotics & XR.
Important dates
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Paper submission deadline | March 11, 2026 (Wednesday, AoE) |
| Notification of acceptance | March 30, 2026 (Monday, AoE) |
| Camera-ready deadline | April 08, 2026 (Wednesday, AoE) |
| Workshop date | June 03, 2026 |
Topics of interest
The workshop will be organized in two tracks, one on sensing hardware systems, and the other on algorithms.
Sensing & Systems
- Novel sensing modalities (e.g., tactile, acoustic, proprioceptive, bioelectrical, olfactory)
- Sensor–algorithm co-design, calibration, synchronization, and system integration
- Multi-sensory sensing systems for real-world hand–object interaction
- Robust sensing under occlusion, motion, partial observations, and real-world constraints
Data & Benchmarks
- Large-scale, synchronized multi-sensory datasets
- Cross-modal annotation, alignment, and evaluation protocols
- Open benchmarks and reproducible datasets for embodied manipulation
Models & Learning
- Cross-modal representation learning and multi-sensory fusion
- Generative models and simulation with multi-sensory inputs
- Learning under missing or noisy modalities
- Uncertainty-aware and adaptive multi-sensory models
Tasks & Applications
- Hand–object pose, shape, and interaction understanding
- Human-to-robot skill transfer from real-world multi-sensory data
- Embodied agents and manipulation policies grounded in multi-sensory perception
- Applications in robotics, XR, and embodied AI systems
Submission & Publication
We offer two submission tracks in CVPR format to accommodate different types of contributions:
1. Proceedings (Archival)
- Up to 8 pages excluding references
- Target 3 reviews
- Encourages full papers, novel findings, datasets/benchmarks, and comprehensive studies
- Accepted papers will be published in the CVPR 2026 Workshop Proceedings
2. Non-Proceedings (Presentation-Only)
- Up to 8 pages excluding references
- Target 2 reviews
- Encourages extended abstracts, position papers, early ideas, and work-in-progress
- Suitable for dual-submission concerns
- Accepted papers will not be in proceedings, but will be listed on our website
- Submissions must follow the CVPR 2026 paper format and policies
- Submissions must be anonymized and will undergo double-blind peer review
- Accepted submissions from all tracks will be considered for presentation and best paper award
Presentation Format
- Review: double-blind on OpenReview with 2-3 reviews (depending on track) + AC oversight.
- Artifacts: code/data/models encouraged with licenses and provenance.
- All accepted papers will be presented as posters at the workshop.
- 10 selected papers will additionally receive 5-minute oral spotlight presentations, with:
- 5 spotlights in the morning session
- 5 spotlights in the afternoon session
- Accepted submissions from all tracks will be considered for presentation and best paper award
- Best paper and presentation award winners will receive monetary prizes
Contact
For questions regarding submissions or the workshop, please contact:
Sense of Space Organizers
SenseOfSpace_org@outlook.com
We look forward to your submissions and to fostering discussion and collaboration around multi-sensory modeling for embodied intelligence at CVPR 2026.