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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Call for Papers CASAXR26</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Geneva, Switzerland, June 1-3, From Animation to Immersion</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US" 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 lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" 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 lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" 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 lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" 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 lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">CASAXR26 invites papers on but not limited to:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Recent advances in Computer Animation and Simulation<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">AI for animation and XR environments• Human factors in XR<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Human factors in XR<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">LLMs in XR and Animation<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Socially intelligent virtual humans and agents<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Digital humans and avatars<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Immersive interaction and storytelling<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Diffusion Models for Motion Synthesis<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Use cases in medical or any relevant topics<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Agentic AI<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Ethical issues in XR and in generative AI<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-US" 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 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 lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">. </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">IMPORTANT DATES</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">* Submission deadline: February 10, 2026</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">* Preliminary Notification to Authors: March 30, 2026</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-US" 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 lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">* Final Notification of CAVW Journal: May 10, 2026</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">* Author Registration: May 12, 2026 (final deadline)</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">For more information, visit website
</span></b><b><u><span 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 lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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