+++ The Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience invites proposals for Satellite Workshops at the Bernstein Conference 2026 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. +++

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Bernstein Conference

Each year, the Bernstein Network invites the international computational neuroscience community to the Bernstein Conference for intensive scientific exchange. It has established itself as one of the most renowned conferences worldwide in this field, attracting students, postdocs, and PIs from around the world to meet and discuss new scientific discoveries.

https://www.bernstein-conference.de/

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Satellite Workshops

Satellite Workshops at the Bernstein Conference 2026 provide a forum to discuss topical research questions, novel scientific approaches, and challenges in computational neuroscience and related fields. Ideally, the format should foster extensive scientific discussions and debates, and go beyond a mere series of talks.

https://bernstein-network.de/bernstein-conference/call-for-satellite-workshops/

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Important Dates

Satellite Workshops: September 28 - 29, 2026

·       Monday, Sep 28, 14:00 - 18:30 CEST

·       Tuesday, Sep 29, 8:30 - 12:30 CEST

Main Conference: September 29 - October 1, 2026

Deadline for Satellite Workshop proposal submission:
            April 29, 2026 at 15:00 CEST

Notification of Satellite Workshop acceptance:
            May 2026

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Benefits
For each workshop, the organizers will receive one fee waiver for the Satellite Workshops, which they can award to one of the workshop speakers. We strongly recommend that the waiver is issued giving consideration to aspects of inclusion.

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INVITED SPEAKERS

Roshan Cools (Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, The Netherlands)
Benjamin Grewe (Institute of Neuroinformatics of the ETH and UZH, Switzerland)
Andreas Herz (LMU Munich, Germany)
Ewelina Knapska (Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Poland)
John Krakauer (Champalimaud Foundation, Portugal)
Jeehyun Kwag (Seoul National University, Korea)
Anna Levina (University of Tübingen, Germany)
Bence Ölveczky (Harvard University, USA)
Sandro Romani (Janelia Research Campus, USA)

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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

Stefan Rotter (Conference Chair)

Matthias Kaschube (Conference Host)
Tim Vogels (Program Chair)

Panayiota Poirazi (Program Vice Chair)
Katharina Wilmes (Workshop Chair)

Juan Álvaro Gallego (Workshop Vice Chair)
& Nicolas Brunel, Alex Cayco-Gajic, Monika Jadi, Jennifer Li, Scott Linderman, Wiktor Młynarski, Richard Naud, Joseph Raimondo, Tatyana Sharpee, Taro Toyoizumi, Eleni Vassilaki

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For any further questions, please contact: bernstein.conference@fz-juelich.de