[CogSci] IEEE ICDL 2026

[Alejandra Ciria Fernandez Varela]

Dear Colleagues,

Apologies if this announcement reaches you more than once.

We are pleased to announce the 2026 IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL), to be held 15–18 September 2026 in Kyoto, Japan.

ICDL invites submissions that advance our understanding of the development and learning of intelligent systems, both natural and artificial. The conference brings together researchers from developmental science, neuroscience, psychology, cognitive science, robotics, and artificial intelligence, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue on embodied, cognitive, and lifelong learning.

For ICDL 2026, we continue to encourage a broad range of contributions and highlight two Challenge Awards, the BabyBot Challenge and the BabyObserve Challenge, which aim to strengthen connections between computational modeling, developmental phenomena, and robotics.

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Important Deadlines
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March 13, 2026 (23:59 AoE)
- Full Papers (6 pages; up to +2 pages with fee)
- Workshop & Tutorial Proposals

April 1, 2026 (23:59 AoE)
- Journal Presentations

June 12, 2026 (23:59 AoE)
- Late-Breaking Results (1–2 pages)

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Topics
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ICDL is a unique conference gathering researchers from computational sciences (robotics, AI, cognitive architectures) and developmental studies (psychology, linguistics, anthropology, neuroscience, philosophy). We welcome submissions on topics including, but not limited to:

- general principles and theories of development and learning
- embodied learning in biological systems and robots
- development of motor, perceptual, and cognitive skills
- developmental stages and sensitive periods
- architectures for cognitive development and lifelong learning
- emergence of body knowledge and affordance perception
- motor learning and control of body movements
- curiosity, intrinsic motivations, exploration, play, active learning
- prediction, planning, and problem solving
- developmentally inspired machine learning
- applications of machine learning to human and animal development
- AI and machine learning methods for developmental and behavioral sciences
- emotional development and the role of emotion in learning
- emergence of verbal and nonverbal communication
- metacognitive skills and explicit communication
- human–human and human–system interaction
- epistemological and philosophical foundations
- relationships between evolution and development
- ethics in modeling learning and development

For more information, please visit the ICDL 2026 website: https://attend.ieee.org/icdl-2026/

Sincerely,
IEEE ICDL 2026 Organizing Committee

General Chair: Tadahiro Taniguchi
Program Chair: Shingo Murata
Program Co-Chairs: Tatsuya Daikoku, Pablo Lanillos, Junko Kanero, Alejandra Ciria, Namiko Saito

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Dra. Alejandra Ciria

Laboratorio de Cognición Corporizada,
Departamento de Ciencias de la Computación,
Instituto de Investigaciones en Matemáticas Aplicadas y en Sistemas,
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

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