The NeuroAI Symposium brings together researchers working at the intersection of Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence. The symposium has a particular focus on vision, while also addressing fundamental methodological and theoretical questions in NeuroAI. Broadly, the event aims to foster exchange between neuroscientists and AI researchers through invited talks, poster session and panel discussions.

The symposium is organized by the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) “Robust Vision” at the University of Tübingen. Participation is free thanks to the support of the CRC, but attendance is limited and registration is required.

Highlights

A visual recap of some of the the best moments from NeuroAI Symposium 2026

Keynote Speakers

Katharina Dobs

University of Giessen

Jascha Achterberg

University of Oxford

Martin Hebart

University of Giessen

Constantin Rothkopf

TU Darmstadt

Gemma Roig

Goethe University Frankfurt

Program

08:30

Registration & Welcome

09:00

Keynote Talk

Building the brain’s efficient system-level architecture: Optimisations across space, time, and multiple regions

Jascha Achterberg, University of Oxford

09:45

Keynote Talk

Resource rational active vision: from blinking to spatial navigation

Constantin Rothkopf, TU Darmstadt

10:30

Coffee break

11:00

Keynote Talk

Identifying and addressing key challenges in human and AI representational alignment

Martin Hebart, University of Giessen

11:45

Lightning Talks

A hierarchy of spatial predictions across human visual cortex during natural vision

Wieger Scheurer, Radboud University

From surface to depth: using deep learning to predict striatal fMRI reward signaling from EEG

Nadine Herzog, Max Planck CBS Leipzig

12:30

Lunch

13:30

Poster session

14:30

Keynote Talk

Functional specialization for visual categories in brains and models

Katharina Dobs, University of Giessen

15:15

Keynote Talk

On Aligning Machine and Brain Representations

Gemma Roig, Goethe University Frankfurt

16:00

Coffee break

16:30

Panel Discussion

17:15

Closing

Talks & Posters

Talks and posters at the NeuroAI Symposium

The NeuroAI Symposium offers a number of short talk slots (~10 min) as well as a poster session for PhD students and PostDocs to present their work.

If you would like to present a poster or a talk, please submit your proposal via the registration form, including a title (posters and talks) and brief abstract (max 150 words, talks only). Due to limited slots, we will select presentations based on the submissions.

Venue

The NeuroAI Symposium will take place at the auditorium of the Cyber Valley campus building (MvL1) in Maria-von-Linden-Straße 1, 72076 Tübingen, Germany. The venue is located in the north part of the city and is easily accessible by public transport.

From Tübingen Railway Station you can take Bus line 3 towards "WHO Ulmenweg" and get off at the "Sternwarte" stop. The journey takes about 15 minutes.

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Organizers

Antonino Greco

University of Tübingen

Jannik Reichert

University of Tübingen

Organized by the Collaborative Research Center (CRC 1233) "Robust Vision" at the University of Tübingen. CRC Robust Vision logo

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