Rijeka Cognitive Sciences Symposium 2026
July 13th - July 14th 2026 || InnovaLab
We invite you to the first Rijeka Cognitive Sciences Symposium.
This year's topic is Social Cognition. The invited talks on the 14th July will focus on the cognitive processes involved in reasoning about others' mental states.
The student symposium on the 13th of July invites talks and posters from across the Cognitive Sciences.
The 2-day event at the University of Rijeka InnovaLab and is free to attend. Coffee, cold drinks, and snacks will be provided at the event.
Please register for the event here
The Abstract Book is available as a PDF and as a webapp.
Invited Speakers
Prof. Claus Lamm
University of Vienna
Dr. Idalmis Santiesteban
University of Liverpool
Dr. Tibor Tauzin
University of Vienna
13 July – Student Symposium
The student symposium brings together Masters students of the Masters in Cognitive Sciences: Cognition and the Mind programme and Masters and doctoral students of other study programmes to present their work.
Presentation Details:
Oral presentations will be 10 minutes, with an additional 5 minutes for questions.
Poster presentations will be presented in multiple sessions, each one likely lasting around 1.5 hours. All oral presentations and posters must be in English. Posters will be in A1 format. We will be able to print out and cover the costs for all accepted posters.
14 July – Symposium on Social Cognition
The symposium on Social Cognition will be an opportunity to discuss the latest developments in Social Cognition research. The symposium will focus specifically on the cognitive processes that are involved in reasoning about others' mental states and perspectives.
Student Symposium
Registration
13th July | 9.45 | InnovaLab
Session 1: Language and Verbal Reasoning
13th July | 10.15 - 11.30 | InnovaLab
Coffee Break
13th July | 11.30 - 12.00 | InnovaLab
Session 2: Social Processes
13th July | 12.00 - 12.35 | InnovaLab
Lunch
13th July | 12.35 - 14.30 | InnovaLab
Session 3: Interdisciplinary and theoretical perspectives
13th July | 14.30 - 15.30 | InnovaLab
Coffee Break
13th July | 15.30 - 16.00 | InnovaLab
Poster Session
13th July | 16.00 - 17.00 | InnovaLab
Social Programme
13th July | Evening
Social Cognition Symposium
Tibor Tauzin
14th July | 10.30 - 11.30 | InnovaLab
Coffee Break
14th July | 11.30 - 12.00 | InnovaLab
Student Session
14th July | 12.00 - 13.00 | InnovaLab
Lunch
14th July | 13.00 - 14.30 | InnovaLab
Claus Lamm
14th July | 14.30 - 15.30 | InnovaLab
Coffee Break
14th July | 15.30 - 16.00 | InnovaLab
Idalmis Santiesteban
14th July | 16.00 - 17.00 | InnovaLab
The second day of this event is part of the uniri-iz-25-216 project "Representations of Self and Other Perspectives": Funded by the European Union - NextGenerationEU.