Name: Summer School 2026
Start: 2026-07-19T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-24T22:00:00+02:00
Location: Tagungszentrum Historische Sternwarte

Summer School 2026

from Sunday, July 19, 2026 (9:00 AM) to Friday, July 24, 2026 (10:00 PM)

Monday, July 13, 2026
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Friday, July 17, 2026
Saturday, July 18, 2026
Sunday, July 19, 2026

7:00 PM Socializing/Bar Evening
Socializing/Bar Evening
7:00 PM - 7:20 PM

Monday, July 20, 2026

10:15 AM Welcome
Welcome
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

10:30 AM Theory Talk: Curiosity in Neuroscience (Sebastian Haesler)
Theory Talk: Curiosity in Neuroscience (Sebastian Haesler)
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM Theory Talk: Curiosity in Primates (Alex Sanchez Amaro)
Theory Talk: Curiosity in Primates (Alex Sanchez Amaro)
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

2:30 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

3:00 PM Poster Session (First half)
Poster Session (First half)
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM Poster Session (Second half)
Poster Session (Second half)
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

5:00 PM Talk: Three Decades of Intermittent Information-gap Research (Georg Loewenstein)
Talk: Three Decades of Intermittent Information-gap Research (Georg Loewenstein)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday, July 21, 2026

9:00 AM Hands-On Session: Neuroscience
Hands-On Session: Neuroscience
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Hands-On Session: Primatology
Hands-On Session: Primatology
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM Hands-On Session: Neuroscience
Hands-On Session: Neuroscience
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Hands-On Session: Primatology
Hands-On Session: Primatology
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

6:30 PM Socializing: Barbecue at Kiessee
Socializing: Barbecue at Kiessee
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Wednesday, July 22, 2026

9:00 AM Theory Talk: From reinforcement learning to world models: computational accounts of learning and curiosity (Mehdi Khamassi)
Theory Talk: From reinforcement learning to world models: computational accounts of learning and curiosity (Mehdi Khamassi)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

10:30 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM Theory Talk: Curiosity in Psychology (Kou Murayama)
Theory Talk: Curiosity in Psychology (Kou Murayama)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

12:30 PM Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM Panel Discussion: Curiosity in Different Fields
Panel Discussion: Curiosity in Different Fields
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

2:30 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

3:30 PM Presentation of Results from Hands-on Sessions
Presentation of Results from Hands-on Sessions
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Thursday, July 23, 2026

9:00 AM Hands-On Session: Curiosity and information gain in model-based reinforcement learning (Computational Modeling)
Hands-On Session: Curiosity and information gain in model-based reinforcement learning (Computational Modeling)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Hands-On: From Research Questions to Research Proposals—Designing Curiosity Studies (Psychology)
Hands-On: From Research Questions to Research Proposals—Designing Curiosity Studies (Psychology)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM Hands-On Session: Curiosity and information gain in model-based reinforcement learning (Computational Modeling)
Hands-On Session: Curiosity and information gain in model-based reinforcement learning (Computational Modeling)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Hands-On: From Research Questions to Research Proposals—Designing Curiosity Studies (Psychology)
Hands-On: From Research Questions to Research Proposals—Designing Curiosity Studies (Psychology)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

6:00 PM Dinner
Dinner
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Friday, July 24, 2026

9:00 AM Presentation of Results from Hands-on Sessions
Presentation of Results from Hands-on Sessions
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

10:00 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

10:30 AM Project Discussion in Small Groups
Project Discussion in Small Groups
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM Talk: Would a more curious world be a better one? (Lani Watson)
Talk: Would a more curious world be a better one? (Lani Watson)
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

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