Rising Stars Oral Presentations
PhD students and postdocs submit an abstract, a 2-minute video, and a CV for consideration to give a short spotlight talk during the colloquium.
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NERC 2026
Northeast Robotics Colloquium 2026
The Northeast Robotics Colloquium (NERC 2026) is an annual in-person research meeting and networking event hosted by Princeton University on October 3, 2026, bringing together the robotics community from the northeastern United States and Canada. The program features keynote talks, a Rising Stars oral presentation session for PhD students and postdocs, and interactive poster sessions showcasing recent and ongoing research.
Paper fit
Contribution paths
A strong submission should clearly identify its contribution and evaluate it appropriately.
Poster Abstracts
Researchers submit abstracts describing recently published work, preliminary results, ongoing research, or demonstrations for presentation as posters.
Research areas in scope
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Research Areas
RoboticsAutonomous systemsRobot behaviorAI in roboticsMechatronicsControl systemsHuman-robot interactionRobot perceptionRobot learningRobot manipulationMobile roboticsRobotics in civil engineeringRobotics in electrical and computer engineering
Policies worth checking twice
- Abstracts must be submitted in plain text (no PDF) and are limited to 5000 characters.
- Abstracts should be 2–3 paragraphs and describe the work, its significance, and what will be presented.
- If work has been previously published, the abstract must name the venue.
- Submissions are handled through OpenReview; new accounts must be created well before the deadline due to activation delays.
- The submission deadline for both Rising Stars and Poster abstracts is Thursday, August 20, 2026, 5:00 PM ET.
- Travel funding applications must be submitted via Eventbrite by August 20, 2026.
- Registration closes on Saturday, September 19, 2026.
- Tickets are refundable up to 7 days before the event.
Official sources
Compiled from the official call for papers. The organizers’ pages remain authoritative.
Last verified September 9, 2026