2026 HRI Pioneers

Abena Boadi-Agyemang
Abena Boadi-Agyemang

Carnegie Mellon University
Amy O'Connell
Amy O'Connell

University of Southern California
Anargh Viswanath
Anargh Viswanath

Bielefeld University
Anya Bouzida
Anya Bouzida

University of California, San Diego
Benjamin Lebrun
Benjamin Lebrun

University of Canterbury
Dimitra Tsakona
Dimitra Tsakona

Imperial College London
Francesca Cocchella
Francesca Cocchella

Italian Institute of Technology
Gregory LeMasurier
Gregory LeMasurier

University of Massachusetts Lowell
Hui-Ru (Irene) Ho
Hui-Ru (Irene) Ho

University of Wisconsin-Madison
J. Taery Kim
J. Taery Kim

Georgia Institute of Technology
Jasper Vermeulen
Jasper Vermeulen

Australian Cobotics Centre & Queensland University of Technology
Marti De Cet
Marti De Cet

Chalmers University of Technology
Minyoung Hwang
Minyoung Hwang

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pawinee (Toey) Pithayarungsarit
Pawinee (Toey) Pithayarungsarit

George Mason University
Pratyusha Ghosh
Pratyusha Ghosh

University of California, San Diego
Sahitha Vuddagiri
Sahitha Vuddagiri

Rice University
Soomin Shin
Soomin Shin

University of Waterloo
Subham Agrawal
Subham Agrawal

University of Bonn
Tamlin Love
Tamlin Love

Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial (CSIC-UPC)
Ting-Han (Timmy) Lin
Ting-Han (Timmy) Lin

University of Chicago
Vinay Kumar Verma
Vinay Kumar Verma

IIIT Delhi, India
Yi-Shiuan Tung
Yi-Shiuan Tung

University of Colorado Boulder

Participation Deferred

Shiye (Sally) Cao
Shiye (Sally) Cao

Johns Hopkins University

Important Dates

  • October 1st, 2025
  • Submissions closed
  • October 30th, 2025 (11:59 PM AOE)
  • Submission deadline
  • December 17th, 2025
  • Notification of acceptance
  • February 2nd, 2026
  • Camera-ready deadline
  • March 16th, 2026
  • HRI Pioneers Workshop
  • March 17th-19th, 2026
  • HRI Main Conference