ICDL 2026: IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning

The IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL 2026) examines how biological and artificial systems acquire capabilities through interaction with their environment over time. Rooted in developmental psychology and cognitive neuroscience, ICDL brings an interdisciplinary perspective to machine learning by asking not just what systems can learn, but how learning itself develops and unfolds.

ICDL 2026 covers developmental robotics, embodied cognition, curiosity-driven exploration, sensorimotor learning, language acquisition, and human-robot interaction. Researchers in robotics, cognitive science, neuroscience, and deep learning will find the program directly relevant, especially those interested in building AI systems that learn incrementally and adaptively as humans do. The conference is a crucial venue for bridging the gap between biological developmental processes and the design of autonomous, self-improving artificial agents.

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