2026 /
Frontier Series. Bremen. Leiden.
| March - November 2026 |
IJCAI-ECAI 2026 SPECIAL TRACK > HUMAN-CENTRED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI). 3rd Track: IJCAI-ECAI 2026, Bremen Aug 15-21 2026
FRONTIER SERIES 2026 > TRANSLATIONAL NEUROCOGNITIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Digital Talks - By leading researchers at the interface of neuroscience, cognitive science, psychology, and artificial inteligence.
TUTORIAL (2026) > NEUROSYMBOLIC VISUAL COMMONSENSE
Europe (Venue to be announced)
EWIC 2026 > 19th EUROPEAN WORKSOP ON IMAGERY AND COGNITION
Leiden, The Netherlands
BREMEN / IJCAI-ECAI 2026 SPECIAL TRACK:
HUMAN-CENTRED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence: Multidisciplinary Contours and Challenges of Next-Generation AI Research and Applications
We invite submissions for the special track on Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence (HAI) of the 35th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence IJCAI-ECAI 2026, scheduled to take place in Bremen, Germany, from August 15 to 21, 2026. Since its founding in 1969, IJCAI has been the premier conference for the global AI community, fostering the exchange of groundbreaking advancements and achievements in AI research. This year, it once again is organised jointly with the European Artificial Intelligence Association as IJCAI-ECAI 2026.
The HAI special track aims to explore the multidisciplinary scientific contours and challenges of next-generation artificial intelligence research and its applications in real-world contexts. The special track welcomes and aims to inspire a multifaceted perspective on approaching next-generation Human-Centric AI Research primarily, but not exclusively, at the confluence of formal, computational, and cognitive aspects on the one hand, and social, cultural, and ethico-legal dimensions influencing AI development and their application on the other hand. Integrative research efforts combining computational methods with behavioural or empirical techniques aimed at exploiting synergies in the study of artificial and human intelligence are also welcome, as long as the technical novelty from the viewpoint of AI method development is clearly articulated and evaluated, and constitutes the key aspect of the submitted work.
Upcoming:
IJCAI-ECAI 2026 / Aug 15-21 2026., Bremen, Germany.
Past:
International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI). 2nd Track: IJCAI 2025, Montreal Aug 16-27 2025
International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI). 1st Track: IJCAI 2024, Jeju Aug 3-9 2024
FRONTIER SERIES 2026 / TRANSLATIONAL NEUROCOGNITIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Örebro University and Lund University (Sweden) present the Frontier 2026 Talk Series centralising the themes of translational clinical neuroscience and next-generation responsible neurocognitive technologies. The series brings together researchers from neuroscience, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, engineering, and data science to explore the mechanisms of brain function in health and disease.
The series emphasises interdisciplinary methodologies linking neuroimaging, molecular neuroscience, systems neuroscience, computational cognitive modelling, computer science, and cognitive science to drive innovation and societal impact with ecologically valid diagnosis, monitoring, and intervention in real-world clinical contexts.
Europe (Tba) / TUTORIAL: COGNITIVE VISION > NEUROSYMBOLIC VISUAL COMMONSENSE
Neurosymbolic Visual Commonsense: On Integrated Reasoning and Learning about Space and Motion in Embodied Multimodal Interaction
We present recent and emerging advances in computational cognitive vision addressing artificial visual and spatial intelligence at the interface of (spatial) language, (spatial) logic and (spatial) cognition research. With a primary focus on explainable sensemaking of dynamic visuospatial imagery, we highlight the (systematic and modular) integration of methods from knowledge representation and reasoning, computer vision, spatial informatics, and computational cognitive modelling. A key emphasis here is on generalised (declarative) neurosymbolic reasoning & learning about space, motion, actions, and events relevant to embodied multimodal interaction under ecologically valid naturalistic settings in everyday life. Practically, this translates to general-purpose mechanisms for computational visual commonsense encompassing capabilities such as (neurosymbolic) semantic question-answering, relational spatio-temporal learning, (non-monotonic) visual abduction etc.
The presented work is motivated by and demonstrated in the applied backdrop of areas as diverse as autonomous driving, cognitive robotics, design of digital visuoauditory media, and behavioural visual perception research in cognitive psychology and neuroscience. More broadly, our emerging work is driven by an interdisciplinary research mindset addressing human-centred responsible AI through a methodological confluence of AI, Vision, Psychology, and (human-factors centred) Interaction Design.
LEIDEN / EWIC 2026:
19th European Workshop on Imagery and Cognition
EWIC is a biennial workshop dedicated to the study of mental imagery and spatial cognition. Other topics of interest to the EWIC include (among others): perception, attention, working memory, language comprehension, impact of new technologies. Since the first workshop held in Orsay, Paris in 1986, the EWIC has given scientists from all over the world the chance to share their research in a friendly and scientifically inspiring atmosphere. This festive edition marks 40 years since the first meeting!
June 24 - 26 2026, Leiden, The Netherlands.