Connectionists: Online International Symposium on Unified Theory of Prediction and Action, March 13–14
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Kenji Doya
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Dear Colleagues,
Venue:
Hybrid (Now accepting online registration only)
Registration Form:
https://forms.office.com/r/XVUh9qvAHQ
Schedule: (in Japan Standard Time; JST)
13 March 2026
9:15 Registration
9:45 Opening
Session 1: Predictive Coding
9:50 Andre Bastos, Vanderbilt University
10:40 Takuya Isomura, RIKEN
11:10 Break
11:30 Zenas Chao, The University of Tokyo
12:20 Misako Komatsu, Institute of Science Tokyo
12:50 Lunch
Session 2: Control and Planning
14:00 Anne K. Churchland, UCLA
14:50 Teppei Ebina, The University of Tokyo
15:20 Break
15:40 Hiroshi Makino, Keio University
16:30 Hitoshi Okamoto, RIKEN
17:00 Poster session
18:00- Social event - Information exchange discussion
14 March 2026
Session 3: Session 3: NeuroAI
9:30 Jun Tani, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
10:20 Masahiro Suzuki, The University of Tokyo
10:50 Break
11:10 Pablo Lanillos, Spanish National Research Council
12:00 Akihiro Funamizu, The University of Tokyo
12:30 Lunch
Session 4: Computational Psychiatry
13:30 Philip R. Corlett, Yale University
14:20 Hidehiko Takahashi, Institute of Science Tokyo
14:50 Break
15:10 Xiaosi Gu, Yale University
16:00 Kenji Doya, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
16:30 Closing
Organizer:
JSPS Transformative Research Area (A): Unified Theory of Prediction and Action
Contact:
https://unifiedtheory.jp/contact/
Please write “Regarding the International Symposium” in the subject line of the web inquiry form.
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(Apologies for the cross-posting)
We are delighted to announce that the International Symposium on Unified Theory of Prediction and Action will be held online on March 13–14.
https://unifiedtheory.jp/symposium/2026/index.html
Invited Speakers:
Andre Bastos (Vanderbilt University)
Zenas Chao (The University of Tokyo)
Anne Churchland (University of California, Los Angeles)
Hiroshi Makino (Keio University)
Jun Tani (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology)
Pablo Lanillos (Spanish National Research Council)
Philip Corlett (Yale University)
Xiaosi Gu (Yale University)
The symposium will feature the integration of theory and experiments in neuroscience.
We sincerely look forward to your participation.
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The 1st International Symposium Unified Theory of Prediction and Action
Date:
March 13 (Friday) and 14 (Saturday), 2026
(Starting around 9:30 on 13th and ending around 17:00 on 14th in Japan Standard Time; JST)
We are delighted to announce that the International Symposium on Unified Theory of Prediction and Action will be held online on March 13–14.
https://unifiedtheory.jp/symposium/2026/index.html
Invited Speakers:
Andre Bastos (Vanderbilt University)
Zenas Chao (The University of Tokyo)
Anne Churchland (University of California, Los Angeles)
Hiroshi Makino (Keio University)
Jun Tani (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology)
Pablo Lanillos (Spanish National Research Council)
Philip Corlett (Yale University)
Xiaosi Gu (Yale University)
The symposium will feature the integration of theory and experiments in neuroscience.
We sincerely look forward to your participation.
----------
The 1st International Symposium Unified Theory of Prediction and Action
Date:
March 13 (Friday) and 14 (Saturday), 2026
(Starting around 9:30 on 13th and ending around 17:00 on 14th in Japan Standard Time; JST)
Venue:
Hybrid (Now accepting online registration only)
Registration Form:
https://forms.office.com/r/XVUh9qvAHQ
Schedule: (in Japan Standard Time; JST)
13 March 2026
9:15 Registration
9:45 Opening
Session 1: Predictive Coding
9:50 Andre Bastos, Vanderbilt University
10:40 Takuya Isomura, RIKEN
11:10 Break
11:30 Zenas Chao, The University of Tokyo
12:20 Misako Komatsu, Institute of Science Tokyo
12:50 Lunch
Session 2: Control and Planning
14:00 Anne K. Churchland, UCLA
14:50 Teppei Ebina, The University of Tokyo
15:20 Break
15:40 Hiroshi Makino, Keio University
16:30 Hitoshi Okamoto, RIKEN
17:00 Poster session
18:00- Social event - Information exchange discussion
14 March 2026
Session 3: Session 3: NeuroAI
9:30 Jun Tani, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
10:20 Masahiro Suzuki, The University of Tokyo
10:50 Break
11:10 Pablo Lanillos, Spanish National Research Council
12:00 Akihiro Funamizu, The University of Tokyo
12:30 Lunch
Session 4: Computational Psychiatry
13:30 Philip R. Corlett, Yale University
14:20 Hidehiko Takahashi, Institute of Science Tokyo
14:50 Break
15:10 Xiaosi Gu, Yale University
16:00 Kenji Doya, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
16:30 Closing
Organizer:
JSPS Transformative Research Area (A): Unified Theory of Prediction and Action
Contact:
https://unifiedtheory.jp/contact/
Please write “Regarding the International Symposium” in the subject line of the web inquiry form.
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Kenji Doya <do...@oist.jp>
Neural Computation Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
1919-1 Tancha, Onna, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan
Phone: +81-98-966-8594; Fax: +81-98-966-2891
Neural Computation Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
1919-1 Tancha, Onna, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan
Phone: +81-98-966-8594; Fax: +81-98-966-2891
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