Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 6th edition of the Barcelona Summer School for Advanced Modeling of Behavior (BAMB! 2026).
- Dates: July 12–23, 2026
- Location: Barcelona, Spain
- Application Deadline: 6 March 2026 (midnight Pacific Time)
- Apply at: www.bambschool.org
BAMB! is an intensive two-week training program for PhD students and early-career researchers in cognitive science, computational neuroscience, and Neuro-AI who possess a strong computational background. For this new edition, we have reformulated the curriculum to address the rapid transformations currently occurring in computational neuroscience, ensuring the course remains at the cutting edge of advanced modeling. The school combines lectures, hands-on tutorials, and group projects to provide both the conceptual foundations and technical skills for the advanced modeling and analysis of behavior. The school is organized by the Centre de Recerca Matemàtica (CRM).
Who should apply: The course is intended for PhD students and postdocs in cognitive, systems, and computational neuroscience with a solid background in computational or quantitative analysis. Proficiency in Python is required. We seek a diverse blend of experimentalists and theoreticians.
A limited number of travel and childcare grants will be available. Scientists from underrepresented groups and countries are especially encouraged to apply.
Topics covered:
- Modeling fundamentals
- Decision-making
- Foraging and sequential decision-making
- Reinforcement learning
- Structure learning
- Complex motor behaviors and time series
Organizers: Alex Hyafil (CRM), Marion Rouault (CNRS, Paris Brain Institute), Heike Stein (CNRS, Sorbonne), Chris Summerfield (Oxford), Klaus Wimmer (CRM), Tarryn Balsdon (CNRS, ENS-PSL), Nisheet Patel (Axy), Manuel Molano-Mazón (UPC), Diksha Gupta (UCL), and Nuria Hernández (CRM).
Keynotes: Megan Peters (UCI) and Marcelo Mattar (NYU).
Guest Faculty: Mehdi Khamassi (ISIR, Sorbonne University) and Charley Wu (TU Darmstadt).
We would be grateful if you could forward this announcement to interested students and colleagues.
Best regards,
The BAMB! 2026 Organizing Team in...@bambschool.org @bamb-school.bsky.social