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, 19 July 2026 (09:00) to Friday, 24 July 2026 (22:00)

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

19:00 Socializing/Bar Evening
Socializing/Bar Evening
19:00 - 19:20

Monday, 20 July 2026

09:30 Check-In
Check-In
09:30 - 10:15

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

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

12:00 Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:00 - 13:00

13:00 Theory Talk: Curiosity in Primates (Alex Sanchez Amaro)
Theory Talk: Curiosity in Primates (Alex Sanchez Amaro)
13:00 - 14:30

14:30 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
14:30 - 15:00

15:00 Poster Session (First half)
Poster Session (First half)
15:00 - 16:00

16:00 Poster Session (Second half)
Poster Session (Second half)
16:00 - 17:00

17:00 Talk: Three Decades of Intermittent Information-gap Research (Georg Loewenstein)
Talk: Three Decades of Intermittent Information-gap Research (Georg Loewenstein)
17:00 - 18:00
Tuesday, 21 July 2026

09:00 Hands-On Session: Neuroscience
Hands-On Session: Neuroscience
09:00 - 12:00

Hands-On Session: Primatology
Hands-On Session: Primatology
09:00 - 12:00

12:00 Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:00 - 13:00

13:00 Hands-On Session: Neuroscience
Hands-On Session: Neuroscience
13:00 - 17:00

Hands-On Session: Primatology
Hands-On Session: Primatology
13:00 - 17:00

18:30 Socializing: Barbecue at Kiessee
Socializing: Barbecue at Kiessee
18:30 - 20:30
Wednesday, 22 July 2026

09:00 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)
09:00 - 10:30

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

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

12:30 Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 - 13:30

13:30 Panel Discussion: Curiosity in Different Fields
Panel Discussion: Curiosity in Different Fields
13:30 - 15:00

15:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:00 - 15:30

15:30 Presentation of Results from Hands-on Sessions
Presentation of Results from Hands-on Sessions
15:30 - 16:30
Thursday, 23 July 2026

09:00 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)
09:00 - 12:00

Hands-On: From Research Questions to Research Proposals—Designing Curiosity Studies (Psychology)
Hands-On: From Research Questions to Research Proposals—Designing Curiosity Studies (Psychology)
09:00 - 12:00

12:00 Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:00 - 13:00

13:00 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)
13:00 - 17:00

Hands-On: From Research Questions to Research Proposals—Designing Curiosity Studies (Psychology)
Hands-On: From Research Questions to Research Proposals—Designing Curiosity Studies (Psychology)
13:00 - 17:00

18:00 Dinner
Dinner
18:00 - 20:00
Friday, 24 July 2026

09:00 Presentation of Results from Hands-on Sessions
Presentation of Results from Hands-on Sessions
09:00 - 10:00

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

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

12:00 Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:00 - 13:00

13:00 Talk: Would a more curious world be a better one? (Lani Watson)
Talk: Would a more curious world be a better one? (Lani Watson)
13:00 - 14:30

14:30 Closing Session
Closing Session
14:30 - 15:00

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