WAF26

The 26th International Workshop on Physical Agents (WAF) will be held on September 28 and 29, 2026, at the Residencia V Centenario in Jarandilla de la Vera, Spain.

The International Workshop on Physical Agents aims to be a forum for the exchange of information and experiences in different areas related to the concept of agents in physical environments, especially as applied to the control and coordination of autonomous systems: robots, mobile robots, industrial processes, and complex systems.

Topics

We seek original papers ranging from experience reports to the description of new technology in the following but not limited areas:

physical agents

software agents

multiagent systems

DOMOTIC AGENTS & APPLICATIONS

SMART-SENSORS NETWORKS

HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION

ROBOTIC MANIPULATORS

ROBOCUP & SOCCER ROBOTS

MOBILE ROBOTS

AUTONOMOUS & SEMIAUTONOMOUS ROBOTS

COOPERATING ROBOTS

MACHINE LEARNING & ROBOTICS

INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS

APPLIED INTELLIGENT ROBOTIC SYSTEMS

COMPUTER VISION & ROBOTICS

SLAM

ARTIFICIAL VISION & ROBOTICS

AI & ROBOTICS

Submission Procedure & Important Dates

Papers must be written in English and follow the Springer Computer Science Proceedings template. Detailed information about submission formats and page limits can be found in the Contributions section.

Proposals must be original and not be submitted or under review at other conferences or journals during the WAF 2026 review period. All proposals will be evaluated by at least two referees.

Papers should be submitted through the EasyChair platform.

Paper submission deadline

June 15, 2026

Notification

July 15, 2026

Camera-ready paper submission

September 15, 2026

Conference

September 28 & 29, 2026

Conference Proceeding, DOIs and Archiving

All papers presented at the WAF 2025 Conference will be archived in the UEx Dehesa Institutional Repository in the Conferences and Workshops collection. Each paper will be assigned a DOI.

Organizing committee

Pablo Bustos García de Castro
Pilar Bachiller Burgos
Pedro Miguel Núñez Trujillo
Luis Vicente Calderita Estévez
María Guadalupe Pañero
José Luis García Salas

Scientific committee

Adrián Romero Garcés, Universidad de Málaga, Spain
Alberto J. Bugarín Diaz, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Antonio Bandera Rubio, Universidad de Málaga, Spain
Antonio González Muñoz, Universidad de Granada, Spain
Camino Fernández Llamas, Universidad de León, Spain
Carlos Vázquez Regueiro, Universidad de A Coruña, Spain
Cristina Urdiales García, Universidad de Málaga, Spain
David Herrero Pérez, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Spain
Domenec Puig Valls Universitat, Rovira i Virgili, Spain
Eduardo Zalama Casanova, Universidad de Valladolid, Spain
Eugenio Aguirre Molina, Universidad de Granada, Spain
Fernando Fernández Rebollo, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
Francisco Gómez Donoso, Universidad de Alicante, Spain
Francisco Javier Rodríguez Lera, Universidad de León, Spain
Francisco Martín Rico, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
Humberto Martínez Barbera, Universidad de Murcia, Spain
Ismael García Varea, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Jesús Martínez Gómez, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Joaquín López Fernández, Universidad de Vigo, Spain
José Daniel Hernández Sosa, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
José María Cañas Plaza, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
José Vicente Soler Bayona, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain
Juan Pedro Bandera Rubio, Universidad de Málaga, Spain
Lluís Ribas i Xirgo, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain
Luis Miguel Bergasa Pascual, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Luis Vicente Calderita Estévez, Universidad de Extremadura, Spain
Manuel Mucientes Molina, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Manuel Ocaña Miguel, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Miguel Cazorla, Universidad de Alicante, Spain
Miguel Ángel García García, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
Miguel Garcia Silvente, Universidad de Granada, Spain
Pablo Bustos García de Castro, Universidad de Extremadura, Spain
Pedro Núñez Trujillo, Universidad de Extremadura, Spain
Pilar Bachiller Burgos, Universidad de Extremadura, Spain
Rafael Barea Navarro, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Rafael Muñoz Salinas, Universidad de Córdoba, Spain
Rebeca Marfil Robles, Universidad de Málaga, Spain
Roberto Iglesias Rodríguez, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Vicente Matellán Olivera, Universidad de León, Spain

The conference location

The conference venue is located at the V Centenario University Residence Hall in Jarandilla de la Vera (Cáceres, Spain).

What are you waiting for?

Planning to attend or have any questions? Contact the organizing committee.