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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Call for Papers CASAXR26</span></b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Geneva, Switzerland, June 1-3, From Animation to Immersion</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For over three decades, the
<b>International Conference on Computer Animation and Social Agents (CASA)</b> has been the first and the leading forum for research and innovation in computer animation, virtual humans, and intelligent agents. As the field continues to expand toward immersive
and interactive experiences, we are excited to announce the evolution of our name to reflect this broader vision:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b>CASA-XR: International Conference on Computer Animation, Social Agents, and Extended Reality</b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> The new name <b>
CASAXR</b> embraces the growing integration of <b>Virtual Reality (VR)</b>, <b>Augmented Reality (AR)</b>, and
<b>Mixed Reality (MR)</b> technologies with traditional computer animation and social agent’s research.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> The conference
<b>CASAXR26 is organized by the University of Geneva, MIRALab, and the Computer Graphics Society (CGS).</b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">CASAXR26 invites papers on but not limited to:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Computer animation and motion technology</span></b><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Socially intelligent virtual humans and agents</span></b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Virtual and Augmented reality systems</span></b><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Immersive interaction and storytelling</span></b><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">AI for animation and XR environments</span></b><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Diffusion Models for Motion Synthesis</span></b><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">LLM in XR and Animation</span></b><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Generative AI for Animation and Virtual Words</span></b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Various Applications and Evaluations</span></b><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></b><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">All accepted papers will be published in the Journal CAVW (Computer Animation & Virtual Worlds) published by
</span></b><b><u><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#467886"><a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1546427x?msockid=126d71a8d3116ca50a4b678cd23c6d91"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#467886">Wiley</span></a></span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">. Workshops
papers will be published in a LNCS book published by Springer.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Join us</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> as we explore the frontier where
<b>animation meets extended reality</b>.</span><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> </span><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">IMPORTANT DATES</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">* Submission deadline: February 15, 2026</span></b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">* Preliminary Notification to Authors: March 30, 2026</span></b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">* Revised papers submission deadline for CAVW journal: April 15, 2026</span></b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">* Final Notification of CAVW Journal: May 10, 2026</span></b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">* Author Registration: May 12, 2026 (final deadline)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">For more information, visit website
</span></b><b><u><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#467886"><a href="https://cgs-network.org/CASAXR26/" title="https://cgs-network.org/CASAXR26/"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#467886">https://cgs-network.org/CASAXR26/</span></a></span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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