BISG-Robotics

Conferences and Journals for Robotic Researchers

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Publication is strongly associated with the assessment of the quality of projects. Besides, publication is the primary way that science is communicated, validated, and advanced. Its importance spans several key areas: “Visibility and Reputation”, “Scientific Impact”, “Peer Review and Quality Assurance”, “Collaboration Opportunities”, and “Institutional and Societal Value”.

In Finland, we use JUFO levels to group conferences and journals (See JUFO, https://jfp.csc.fi/jufoportal)

At BISG-Robotics, researchers are expected to publish their work in the following conferences and journals.

1. Conferences with JUFO levels and deadlines

You can check the recommended conferences here, https://bisg-robotics.github.io/jufo_deadline. Note that you are welcome to contact Bike Chen if you find good conferences but them are not in the website.

2. Journals with JUFO levels (2026)

The recommended journals are as follows:

1) IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (IEEE TPAMI)

Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=34
Scope: computer vision, image understanding, Robotics
JUFO: Level 3

2) International Journal of Computer Vision (IJCV)

Link: https://link.springer.com/journal/11263
Scope: computer vision, robotics
JUFO: Level 3

6) International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR)

Link: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/IJR
Scope: Robotics
JUFO: Level 3

7) Nature Communications

Link: https://www.nature.com/ncomms
Scope: multidisciplinary journal. More info, https://www.nature.com/ncomms/aims
JUFO: Level 3

8) IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RAL)

Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=7083369
Scope: robotics, automation
JUFO: Level 2

9) IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine

Link: https://ramagazine.ieee.org
Scope: robotics, automation
JUFO: Level 2

10) NPJ Robotics

Link: https://www.nature.com/npjrobot
Scope: robots and robotic systems, https://www.nature.com/npjrobot/aims
JUFO: Level 2

11) IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE)

Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10718676
Scope: robots
JUFO: Level 2

12) IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE)

Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10718676
Scope: robots
JUFO: Level 2

13) Soft Robotics

Link: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/srb
Scope: soft and deformable robots
JUFO: Level 2

14) Journal of Field Robotics (JFR)

Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15564967
Scope: robotics in unstructured and dynamic environments
JUFO: Level 2

15) Frontiers in Robotics and AI

Link: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/robotics-and-ai
Scope: biomedical and micro-nano systems to field robotics
JUFO: Level 1

16) Robotics and Computer‑Integrated Manufacturing (RCIM)

Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/robotics-and-computer-integrated-manufacturing
Scope: industrially-relevant robotics
JUFO: Level 3

17) Artificial Intelligence

Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/artificial-intelligence
Scope: AI
JUFO: Level 3

18) IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (T-ITS)

Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6979
Scope: sensing, controls, planning, and implementation of intelligent transportation systems
JUFO: Level 2

19) IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles (T-IV)

Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/aboutJournal.jsp?punumber=7274857
Scope: Artificial Intelligence, Control and Optimization, Automotive Engineering
JUFO: Level 2

20) IEEE Transactions on Image Processing (TIP)

Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=83
Scope: Computer Graphics, Computer-Aided Design Software, Computer Vision, Image Processing
JUFO: Level 3

21) IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and learning systems (TNNLS)

Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=5962385
Scope: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Networks and Communications
JUFO: Level 3

22) IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology (TCSVT)

Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=76
Scope: computer vision, image processing
JUFO: Level 2

23) IEEE Transactions on Multimedia (TMM)

Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6046
Scope: multimedia technology
JUFO: Level 3

24) IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG)

Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=2945
Scope: computer graphics, virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR)
JUFO: Level 3

25) IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (TGRS)

Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=36
Scope: sensing the land, oceans, atmosphere, and space
JUFO: Level 3

26) IEEE Signal Processing Letters (SPL)

Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=97
Scope: signal, image, speech, language and audio processing
JUFO: Level 2

27) Computer Vision and Image Understanding (CVIU)

Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/computer-vision-and-image-understanding
Scope: Computer Vision, Image Understanding
JUFO: Level 2

28) Pattern Recognition (PR)

Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/pattern-recognition
Scope: computer vision, image processing, text and document analysis and neural networks
JUFO: Level 3

29) Pattern Recognition Letters (PRL)

Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/pattern-recognition-letters
Scope: computer vision, image processing, text and document analysis and neural networks
JUFO: Level 2

30) Pattern Recognition Letters (PRL)

Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/pattern-recognition-letters
Scope: computer vision, image processing, text and document analysis and neural networks
JUFO: Level 2

31) Image and Vision Computing (IVC)

Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/image-and-vision-computing
Scope: image interpretation and computer vision
JUFO: Level 2

32) IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters (TGRSL)

Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=8859
Scope: remote sensing, sensing the earth, oceans, atmosphere and space, and the processing, interpretation, and dissemination of this information
JUFO: Level 1

33) IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics (TCYB)

Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/aboutJournal.jsp?punumber=6221036
Scope: cybernetics, communication and control, computer vision, neural networks
JUFO: Level 3

Courses and Books for Fresh Researchers

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Taking courses and reading books are very important for fresh researchers. Here, the courses and books are suitable for the researchers who are interesting in Computer Vision, Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM), Deep Learning, Robotics, etc.

How can researchers improve themselves? Look at the figure above, researchers are “Agent”. “state” means knowledge in brains. “reward” shows achievements. “action” indicates practice. Reading books helps obtain knowledge (i.e., update “state”). At the same time, please apply the knowledge to applications (i.e., update “action”). Finally, the researchers will receive rewards, such as papers and decent jobs (i.e., update “reward”).

1. Machine Learning & Deep Learning

Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning – Christopher M. Bishop
Deep Learning – Ian Goodfellow, Yoshua Bengio, and Aaron Courville

2. Image Processing & Computer Vision

Multiple View Geometry in Computer Vision – Richard Hartley, Andrew Zisserman
Computer Vision: Algorithms and Applications – Richard Szeliski
Digital Image Processing – Rafael C. Gonzalez, Richard E. Woods

3. SLAM

Introduction to Visual SLAM From Theory to Practice – Xiang Gao, Tao Zhang
SLAM in Robotics and Autonomous Driving – Xiang Gao
STATE ESTIMATION FOR ROBOTICS – Timothy D. Barfoot

4. Motion Planning & Control

Reinforcement Learning: An Introduction – Richard S. Sutton and Andrew G. Barto

Contact

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

People

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Tour

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Juha Röning Farewell

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Professor Juha Röning, the leader of BISG group, retired by the end of 2025. BISG group organized a farewell party for Juha.

Today we bid farewell to Professor Juha Röning, a visionary leader, pioneering researcher, and inspiring colleague whose influence has shaped not only a research group, but an entire field.

As the head of the Biomimetics and Intelligent Systems Group, Professor Juha Röning cultivated an environment where curiosity met rigor and innovation met real-world impact. Under his guidance, BISG became internationally recognized for its multidisciplinary excellence across data analysis, robotics, secure programming, and Bio-IT. These were not merely academic pursuits—they were engines of transformation, improving industrial manufacturing, advancing Industry 4.0, strengthening health and wellbeing technologies, enabling environmental monitoring through mobile robotics, and securing the connected world of IoT and seamless artificial-natural systems.

Yet beyond the achievements and accolades stands the legacy that matters most: the people he mentored, the minds he inspired, and the collaborative spirit he fostered. His leadership style reminded us that great science is not only about intelligence, but about integrity, generosity, and vision.

Professor Juha Röning leaves behind a community stronger, wiser, and more ambitious because of his presence. While we say farewell to him in this role, his influence will continue to guide future discoveries, future researchers, and future breakthroughs.

Thank you, Juha, for your leadership, your wisdom, and your unwavering dedication. Your work will endure—in our research, in our innovations, and in the spirit of inquiry you instilled in us all.

SIX ManuGenius OULU

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Congratulations to BISG-Robotics group for winning the European Structural and Investment Funds - European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

SIX ManuGenius OULU is a nationally coordinated research project focusing on the role of generative artificial intelligence in the digital and green transition of the manufacturing industry. The project aims to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by providing research-based knowledge, practical pilots, and strategic roadmaps for the responsible adoption of generative AI technologies.

The project brings together universities, universities of applied sciences, development organizations, and industry partners across Finland to form a cross-regional collaboration network. Through applied research, pilot implementations, and close cooperation with companies, SIX ManuGenius OULU addresses both the opportunities and limitations of generative AI in manufacturing processes, supply chains, and supporting business functions.

The outcomes of the project include a national generative AI roadmap for manufacturing, validated pilot cases, scientific ublications, and a long-term collaboration framework aligned with the Sustainable Industry X (SIX) initiative and European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) principles.

The SIX ManuGenius project unites the research expertise of TAMK, TAU, JAMK, Savonia, Oulu University, Elinkeino-liikenne- ja ympäristökeskus, SeAMK, Into Seinäjoki and Business Tampere to build a comprehensive research and support framework for adopting generative AI in manufacturing SMEs. The project combines fundamental research on how generative AI works and where its limitations lie with applied research that helps companies implement AI solutions in practice. At the university of Oulu, the following research units participate: UBICOMP, BISG, and Industrial Engineering and Management.

Depth-Aware Range Image-Based Model for Point Cloud Segmentation

Mon, 19 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

MRAC-Based Nonlinear Disturbance Observer And Its Applications To UAV Control

Fri, 27 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Hyperbolic Uncertainty Aware Semantic Segmentation

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

BISG-Robotics

Conferences and Journals for Robotic Researchers

1. Conferences with JUFO levels and deadlines

2. Journals with JUFO levels (2026)

1) IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (IEEE TPAMI)

2) International Journal of Computer Vision (IJCV)

3) Science Robotics

4) Nature Machine Intelligence

5) IEEE Transactions on Robotics (TRO)

6) International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR)

7) Nature Communications

8) IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RAL)

9) IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine

10) NPJ Robotics

11) IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE)

12) IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE)

13) Soft Robotics

14) Journal of Field Robotics (JFR)

15) Frontiers in Robotics and AI

16) Robotics and Computer‑Integrated Manufacturing (RCIM)

17) Artificial Intelligence

18) IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (T-ITS)

19) IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles (T-IV)

20) IEEE Transactions on Image Processing (TIP)

21) IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and learning systems (TNNLS)

22) IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology (TCSVT)

23) IEEE Transactions on Multimedia (TMM)

24) IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG)

25) IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (TGRS)

26) IEEE Signal Processing Letters (SPL)

27) Computer Vision and Image Understanding (CVIU)

28) Pattern Recognition (PR)

29) Pattern Recognition Letters (PRL)

30) Pattern Recognition Letters (PRL)

31) Image and Vision Computing (IVC)

32) IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters (TGRSL)

33) IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics (TCYB)

Courses and Books for Fresh Researchers

1. Machine Learning & Deep Learning

2. Image Processing & Computer Vision

3. SLAM

4. Motion Planning & Control

Contact

People

Tour

Juha Röning Farewell

SIX ManuGenius OULU

Depth-Aware Range Image-Based Model for Point Cloud Segmentation

MRAC-Based Nonlinear Disturbance Observer And Its Applications To UAV Control

Hyperbolic Uncertainty Aware Semantic Segmentation