[Eeglablist] [Meetings] [CFP - Final Extended Deadline] IEEE SMC 2026 Workshop - NeuroWearX for Empowered Co-Intelligence: Advancing Human-Machine Interfaces by Integrating Biological, Physical, and Spatial Intelligence with Generative AI

[NeuroWearX]

📣 Call for Papers - Final Extended Submission Window (until May 3)

2026 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC
2026)
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IEEE SMC 2026 Workshop

🧠 NeuroWearX for Empowered Co-Intelligence: Advancing Human-Machine
Interfaces by Integrating Biological, Physical, and Spatial Intelligence
with Generative AI
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🔘 Overview
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Wearables, assistive robots, and smart IoT systems are rapidly becoming
part of everyday life. However, many of today’s wearable computing and
human-machine interfaces still feel “smart, yet not quite helpful.” They
are often fragmented, difficult to personalize, and frequently struggle to
transform rich but noisy multimodal signals, such as physiology, neural and
muscle activity, body movement, and environmental context, into reliable,
meaningful real-world support. At the same time, generative AI and
foundation/world models are reshaping the field, moving beyond isolated
sensors and single-purpose algorithms toward integrated, adaptive,
context-aware Human-AI-Machine systems.

This workshop brings together researchers and practitioners across
biosensing and measurement, neuroscience, AI, robotics, ubiquitous
computing, and human-centered design to explore the next frontier of
Empowered Co-Intelligence: wearable interfaces that integrate biological,
physical, and spatial intelligence with generative AI to provide
personalized, adaptive, and trustworthy support in everyday life.

We are particularly interested in systems that can infer human state and
intent, understand body dynamics and real-world physical constraints,
leverage surrounding devices and smart environments, and transform
fragmented multimodal signals into coherent, actionable assistance. Our
broader vision is to advance wearable intelligence that operates quietly in
the background, supporting thinking, decision-making, and physical action
with minimal cognitive burden.

Beyond algorithms and devices, the workshop also emphasizes human-centered
evaluation, trust, accessibility, privacy, and inclusive augmentation, with
the goal of accelerating research that advances wearable computing into
reliable, scalable, and equitable systems that can co-evolve with users
over time.

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🔘 Topics of Interest
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We welcome research papers, short/WiP papers, and position or vision papers
on topics including, but not limited to:

(A) Biological Intelligence: Sensing Human State and Intent

- Multimodal biosensing: EEG/EMG/ECG/EDA/PPG/respiration, inertial and
physiological fusion
- Robust biosignal decoding in the wild: drift handling, motion artifacts,
missing data, calibration-free methods
- Intent recognition and user-state estimation, including fatigue, stress,
attention, readiness, and motor intent
- Personalized adaptation across users: domain adaptation, continual
learning, and few-shot personalization
- Privacy-preserving on-body learning and secure biosignal pipelines

(B) Physical Intelligence: Embodied Assistance and Safe Action

- Embodied AI for wearable augmentation: biomechanics, dynamics, control,
and safe shared autonomy
- Wearable robotics and human-robot physical interaction, including
exoskeletons, prostheses, and assistive devices
- Safety, stability, and fail-safe design in closed-loop wearable control
- Human factors and ergonomics for physical assistance and workload-aware
support
- Verification and validation of embodied policies for assistive wearable
systems

(C) Spatial Intelligence: Context from Environments, Robots, and Smart IoT

- Context-aware wearable computing using smart environments, robots, and
IoT integration
- Scene understanding for assistance: activity context, objects, layouts,
hazards, and social context
- Multi-device sensing orchestration across wearables, phones, AR devices,
and ambient sensors
- Real-world robustness and interoperability across heterogeneous devices

(D) Generative AI and Foundation/World Models for Wearables

- Generative AI and foundation models for wearable time-series, biosignal
representation learning, and multimodal fusion
- World models for prediction, planning, and co-adaptation in
human-centered wearable interaction
- Edge/on-body inference: efficiency, compression, distillation, and
low-power deployment
- Uncertainty-aware assistance, reliable decision-making, and
“AI-in-the-background” support

(E) Human-Centered NeuroDesign, Evaluation, and Impact

- Human-centered interface design: intuitive interaction, trust,
transparency, and explainability
- UX evaluation in real-world settings, including accessibility, equity,
and inclusive augmentation
- Ethical, privacy, and governance considerations for always-on wearable
intelligence
- Application domains including assistive augmentation, rehabilitation,
health monitoring, and everyday support

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🔘 Submission Instructions
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🟢 Final Extended Submission Deadline: May 3, 2026, 11:59 PM EST

In response to numerous requests from prospective authors, IEEE SMC 2026
will open a final two-week extended submission period following the
original deadline of April 19, 2026, at 11:59 PM EST. This will be the
final submission opportunity, and no further extension is planned.

This additional submission window is intended to accommodate more
high-quality contributions while allowing the review process to proceed on
schedule. The extended submission categories, labelled “Extended
Submission,” will mirror the existing paper types. Papers submitted during
this extended period will be subject to the same rigorous peer-review
process and acceptance standards as papers submitted by the original
deadline.

🔸 Acceptance Notification: June 28, 2026

🔸 Submission Site:
2026 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics
Papercept System
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🔸 Submission Code: dt3i1
Please use the submission code “dt3i1” during the Papercept submission
process to route your paper to this workshop.

🔸 Authors should follow the IEEE SMC 2026 submission guidelines and
formatting requirements:
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We warmly invite researchers, students, and practitioners working at the
intersection of wearable computing, biosensing, robotics, AI, and
human-centered design to contribute to this workshop.

Best regards,
Organizing Committee
🧠 NeuroWearX Workshop @ IEEE SMC 2026

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