Prof. Martin Hebart
· Justus Liebig University Giessen
· Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Visual perception, cognitive neuroscience, psychophysics, and computational modelling.
About
Open workshop under the MSCA Doctoral Network EXPLORA
Foraging for Information: Dynamics of Exploratory Movements and Perception is organized within the Horizon Europe MSCA Doctoral Network EXPLORA – Perception of Materials, Objects and Spaces through Active Exploration.
The workshop brings together researchers, doctoral students, and practitioners interested in how active exploration shapes perception of materials, objects, and spaces. Although organized within the EXPLORA network, the workshop is open to submissions from the wider international community.
Organizers: Michal Haindl, Jiri Filip, Katja Dörschner-Boyaci
Topics of interest
Active perception and exploratory behavior
Multisensory perception and integration
Perception of materials, objects, and spaces
Human movement, embodiment, and interaction
Computer vision and perceptual AI
Robotics, haptics, and active sensing
Virtual, augmented, mixed reality, and art
Human-computer and human-robot interaction
Experimental and computational models of perception
Keynote speakers
Submission types
Full papers
Original research contributions.
- Extent 12-15 pages
- Peer reviewed
- Oral/poster presentation
Short papers
Research in progress, demonstrations, and emerging ideas.
- Extent 6–11 pages
- Peer reviewed
- Poster/Oral presentation
Poster presentation without a proceedings paper
Authors of accepted abstracts who do not wish to submit a full or short paper may still present their work as a poster at the workshop. No proceedings paper is required for this participation option.
Proceedings
Publication information
All accepted full and short papers will be included in the workshop proceedings. The proceedings will be published in Springer series Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) . Springer submits CCIS proceedings for indexing in all major databases, including SCOPUS, Google Scholar, DBLP, JST, INSPEC, SCImago, zbMATH. Published papers will be available electronically through SpringerLink, with individually assigned DOIs. Make sure to prepare your paper following author instructions using LaTeX or MS Word templates.
Submission Procedure
Submissions will be managed through EasyChair in two stages.
Abstract registration: Authors should first register their contribution by providing the paper title, authors, keywords, and a short abstract (length maximum 300 words) through EasyChair by the abstract registration deadline. No full manuscript is required at this stage.
Paper submission: Authors of accepted abstracts are invited to
submit a full or short paper to the same EasyChair submission by the
paper submission deadline. Alternatively, authors may present their
accepted contribution as a poster without submitting a proceedings paper.
Following peer review, authors of accepted papers will be invited to upload a revised camera-ready version for inclusion in the workshop proceedings.
Important dates
Abstract deadline
30 November 2026
Paper deadline
15 December 2026
Notification
22 February 2027
Camera-ready
22 March 2027
Workshop
12–15 April 2027
Registration
At least one author of each accepted paper must register for
and present the contribution at the workshop.
Registration fees, deadlines and payment instructions will be announced soon.
Venue
ÚTIA AV ČR, Prague
Institute with a Prague panorama
The workshop will be hosted at the Institute of Information Theory and Automation of the Czech Academy of Sciences (UTIA), located on a hill in Prague 8 with scenic views over the city and a lecture space suitable for workshop talks and discussion.
Easy access from downtown
The venue is reachable from Prague downtown in approximately 10 minutes by subway, making it convenient for participants staying in the city center.