NeurIPS 2026 Workshop | Atlanta, Georgia

Call for Papers

Physical World AI: Geometry, Characteristics, and Multimodal Sensing

Topics of Interest

From structure to material properties and non-RGB sensing

Physical Geometry

3D/4D reconstruction, articulated and deformable scene understanding, geometry-aware world models, and physically grounded view synthesis.

Physical Characteristics

Material and physical property estimation, mass, friction, stiffness, elasticity, deformability, affordances, contact-rich interaction, differentiable simulation, and generative models of physical dynamics.

Physical Sensors

Multimodal sensing and fusion with tactile, force/torque, proprioceptive, RF, audio, depth, IMU, and event-based signals.

Cross-cutting

Embodied world models, robot manipulation, sim-to-real transfer, multimodal simulators, benchmarks, datasets, evaluation protocols, and responsible deployment.

Key Information

Submission, review, and publication policy

  • Submission format: Long papers up to 8 pages and extended abstracts up to 4 pages (Reference and Appendix are not included), in NeurIPS 2026 style.
  • Review process: Double-blind review via OpenReview.
  • Publication policy: Accepted papers will be publicly available on the NeurIPS PhysWorldAI workshop’s OpenReview page and on our workshop website.
  • Dual submission: Concurrent submission to NeurIPS 2026 or other peer-reviewed venues is permitted if authors comply with those venues' policies.
Submission deadline September 09, 2026
Notification September 29, 2026
Camera-ready October 09, 2026
View OpenReview venue

Submissions for the NeurIPS 2026 workshop are closed.

Awards and Support

Sponsor support for the workshop

  • 2 NeurIPS A2077 Best Paper Awards (with Multiple Honorable Mentions)
  • 1 NeurIPS Cyberbrain Best Paper Award (with Multiple Honorable Mentions)

CyberBrain and 2077AI support the workshop.