IEEE ISMAR 2026 · Bari, Italy

XRMemory: 4th International Workshop on Spatial Memory in XR

A half-day in-person workshop on recording, representing, replaying, and sharing dynamic spatial experiences through XR, AI, graphics, spatial computing, and HCI.

Call for Papers Organizers

Overview

XRMemory focuses on the emerging challenge of recording and representing spatial experiences in a way that supports adaptive playback, particularly within XR environments.

While photos and videos have long served as passive memory aids, AR/VR technologies and spatial computing now enable the capture of experiences that are immersive, interactive, and reconfigurable. These experiences may include recorded scenes, virtual avatars, AI agents, and other immersed and non-immersed humans.

The workshop aims to bring together experts across AI, XR, graphics, HCI, spatial computing, and large language models to investigate the technological foundations for capturing, recreating, and sharing dynamic spatial experiences.

Workshop: 4th International Workshop on Spatial Memory in XR
Conference: IEEE ISMAR 2026
Date: October 5 or 6, 2026 · To be confirmed
Location: Bari, Italy

Important Dates

All deadlines are 23:59:59 Anywhere on Earth (GMT/UTC-12:00).

July 3, 2026Submission Deadline

July 17, 2026Notification of Results

July 31, 2026Camera-Ready Deadline

Topics of Interest

AI-Driven Recall

Techniques for enhancing spatial memory recall in XR.

Experience Capture

Methods for capturing and reconstructing personal experiences in immersive spaces.

Scene Understanding

Semantic content reconstruction, scene graphs, and spatiotemporal segmentation.

Multisensory Memory

Visual, auditory, and haptic integration and their impact on memory.

Adaptive Playback

Interactive re-experiencing, fidelity, reliability, and user-centered replay.

Agents and Avatars

The role of avatars, AI agents, and LLMs in memory creation and interaction.

Workshop Format

15 min

Opening Remarks and XRMemory Overview

Introduction to the goals and scope of XRMemory research, with emphasis on adaptive playback and immersive memory systems.

30 min

Keynote Presentation - Doug A. Bowman

Professor Doug A. Bowman, tentatively agreed, will share perspectives on immersive 3D interaction, spatial experience design, and re-experiencing rich spatial contexts across time and space.

1-1.5 hours

Workshop Paper Presentations

Six to eight peer-reviewed papers covering capture, representation, reconstruction, multisensory recording, and adaptive replay.

~75 min

Open Group Discussion

Small mixed breakout groups will discuss capture mechanisms, adaptive playback fidelity, trustworthiness, ethics, and user-experience implications, followed by a plenary share-out.

Call for Papers

XRMemory welcomes 2 to 6 page papers, excluding references, formatted according to the IEEE Computer Society VGTC conference standards.

Position Papers

Unique insights, opinions, and forward-looking ideas.

Research Papers

Latest advancements, results, applications, and systems related to spatial memory in XR.

Survey Papers

Comprehensive views of the research landscape, gaps, and future opportunities.

Project Papers

Approaches and objectives of ongoing or planned projects.

Submission Guidelines

Originality: All papers should be original works that are not under review by any other journal or conference.
Format: Submissions must be written in English and formatted according to the IEEE Computer Society VGTC conference standards.
Templates: Templates are available at tc.computer.org/vgtc/publications/conference/.
Submission: Papers should be submitted electronically in PDF format. The submission link will be announced on this page.
Review: Each submission will undergo a single-blind review process conducted by the workshop's international program committee. Authors submit papers with names included; reviewers know authors' identities, while authors do not know reviewer identities.
Publication: Accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion in the IEEE Digital Library.