ACM VRST 2026
The 32nd ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology runs November 16 to 18, 2026 at Tohoku University's RIEC in Sendai, Japan, with a lab-tour prelude on November 15.
- November 16 – 18, 2026
- All day
- Sendai, Japan
ACM VRST (Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology) is a long-running international forum for research on VR and AR software and technology. The 32nd edition, VRST 2026, takes place from Monday, November 16 to Wednesday, November 18, 2026 in Sendai, Japan.
The venue is Global Connect Hub – Atelier Q∞, building G11 on the Research Institute of Electrical Communication (RIEC) campus at Tohoku University's Katahira Campus. It is about 20 minutes on foot or 5 minutes by taxi from JR Sendai Station.
- Programme: peer-reviewed papers, posters and demos on VR/AR systems, interaction and rendering
- Opening keynote on November 16 by Kumiyo Nakakoji (Future University Hakodate) on human-MR interaction design
- Closing keynote on November 18 by Mel Slater (University of Barcelona), "The Music of Virtual Reality"
- Sunday, November 15: VRST 2026 Prelude with a lab tour and reception
- Welcome reception on November 16 and banquet on November 17
- A free public JST ASPIRE symposium on November 19 runs as a separate post-event, not part of VRST
The audience is mainly academic and industry researchers, graduate students and engineers working on VR and mixed reality. Registration is open on the official site. Regular rates run to November 10, 2026, then onsite rates apply. Early registration was $550 for ACM professional members.
