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Dear Colleagues,</div>
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We are pleased to announce the workshop:</div>
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<b>“Digital Twin Frameworks for Real-World Robotic Learning” (RoboTwin)</b><br>
co-located with the IEEE Smart World Conference 2026 (SWC 2026)</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Where: University of Calabria @ Rende, Italy<br>
When: September 7–10, 2026<br>
Webpage: </span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="https://es.sonicurlprotection-fra.com/click?PV=2&MSGID=202604081223480201915&URLID=7&ESV=10.0.28.7941&IV=F532A605B26E72F40EFB9A8DFA86885F&TT=1775651034947&ESN=WGwz%2FAMRfZVLV2l1VEW4vZYbYkPQnOenbtBf1Mr3wQo%3D&KV=1536961729280&B64_ENCODED_URL=aHR0cHM6Ly9zd2MtaWVlZS0yMDI2LmdpdGh1Yi5pby93b3Jrc2hvcHMvcm9iby10d2luLw&HK=241C7E96662AF20E976E52F50B0E3EEA3A927A004BDE7500E3087306D1160D73" id="OWA797404ba-ec58-6b31-5005-053e19fc1577" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u>https://swc-ieee-2026.github.io/workshops/robo-twin/</u></a></span></div>
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<b>Call for Papers (Deadline: May 1, 2026)</b></div>
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We invite high-quality submissions in the following formats:</div>
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Full papers (6 pages)</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
Short papers (4 pages)</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
Poster/Demo papers (2 pages)</li></ul>
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Contributions will undergo peer review.</div>
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All accepted and presented papers will be included in the SWC 2026 proceedings and indexed in: IEEE Xplore, Elsevier, IET, and Scopus.</div>
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<b>Workshop Scope</b></div>
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This workshop explores how <b>digital twin frameworks</b> can accelerate the development, validation, and deployment of learning-based robotic systems in real-world environments.</div>
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Topics include (but are not limited to):</div>
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Digital twin modeling and engineering for robotics</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
Photorealistic 3D reconstruction and surface modeling</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
Metrics, benchmarking, and trustworthiness</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
Learning-enabled robotics via digital twins</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
Scalable architectures and real-world applications</li></ul>
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For any questions or requests, please feel free to contact us.</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Best regards,<br>
<b>The Workshop Organizers</b><br>
Enrico Donato – Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (</span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="mailto:enrico.donato@santannapisa.it" id="OWAf100a33e-1038-795f-84f8-7a5af01555e3" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u>enrico.donato@santannapisa.it</u></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">)<br>
Antonino Agostino – Baker Hughes<br>
Guido Schillaci – Baker Hughes<br>
Egidio Falotico – Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Seaford; font-size: 7.5pt;">PostDoc in BioRobotics & Biomedical Engineer</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: Seaford; font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><a href="mailto:enrico.donato@santannapisa.it" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192); text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">enrico.donato@santannapisa.it</a></span></p>
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