Contributed papers
Peer-reviewed submissions presented as spotlight talks or posters; must use IEEE conference template and be limited to 4 pages including references.
Machine Learning/CORE Unranked
SurgTwin @ IROS 2026
From Generative AI to Digital Twins: Perception, Simulation, and Learning for Surgical Robotics
The SurgTwin Workshop @ IROS 2026 is a half-day event focused on integrating perception, simulation, and learning within the emerging paradigm of surgical digital twins. It brings together researchers in robotics, computer-assisted intervention, and machine learning to address open challenges in real-time deployment, multimodal fusion, physics-based modeling, and safety-critical validation for surgical robotics.
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Contribution paths
A strong submission should clearly identify its contribution and evaluate it appropriately.
Extended abstracts
Peer-reviewed submissions presented as spotlight talks or posters; must use IEEE conference template and be limited to 4 pages including references.
Research areas in scope
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Theme 01: Perception & Representation Learning
Multimodal perception from surgical video, robotic kinematics, force sensing, and imagingStructured representation learningScene understandingModeling of tool–tissue interactions
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Theme 02: Simulation & Digital Twin Modeling
Physics-aware modeling of deformable anatomyData-driven and differentiable simulationHybrid and reduced-order formulationsUncertainty modelingReal-time perception–simulation–control loops
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Theme 03: Learning & Generative Methods
Generative models and world models for prediction, planning, and data augmentationClosed-loop robot learningSim-to-real transferData-efficient learning strategies for surgical robotics
Policies worth checking twice
- Submissions must use the IEEE conference template
- Submissions are limited to 4 pages including references
- Contributed papers and extended abstracts undergo peer review
- Accepted work will be presented as spotlight talks or posters
- Submissions are handled via OpenReview
Official sources
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Last verified September 9, 2026