Cognitive Modeling

WinterTerm 2025/26       Cognitive Modeling Colloquium 

 

The Cognitive Modeling Colloquium always takes place on Tuesdays from 10:15 to 11:45 in room C 412, Sand 14, during the lecture period. Please feel free to drop by! This document lists all lectures that are open to students. 

Date/room SpeakerTitle and abstract                                      Participation

September, 16

10:00 to 12:00 

C 412, Sand 14

Jan Benad

Shared dynamic model aligned hypernetworks for contextual reinforcement learning 

Abstract

Open to students                   

October, 21

10:15 to 11:45

C 412, Sand 14

Sara Ershadmanesh

Metacognitive Efficiency in Learned Value-based Choice

Abstract 

Open to students                  
October, 28
10:15 to 11:45
C412, Sand 14
Keynote: 
Josh Tenenbaum (video of CogSci 2025 talk)
Scaling Intelligence the Human Way:
Building a Shared Future for AI and Cog Sci
Abstract
Open to students
November, 04cancelled  
November, 11Martin Butz & TeamReflections on the ARC challenge 2025Open to students
November, 18Lennart Turek (BSc student)
Rebecca Jackson (video of CogSci 2025 Elman Prize Symposium Talk)

a) BSc Talk on "FLIP-multi: Towards Resource Efficient Multi-Object Tracking"

b) Late maturation of semantic control promotes conceptual development 

Open to students
November, 25cancelled 
December, 02 

STARTING AT 

9:15 (as an exception) 

Erik Syniawa
Why did I drive to work on my day off: Perspectives on goal-directed and habitual behavior with implications for future AI systems
Abstract
Open to students
December, 09 
10:15 to 11:45
C412, Sand 14
Aamir Ahmad 
WildCap: Autonomous Animal Motion Capture for Wildlife Conservation
Open to students
December 16
Manuel Traub
Searching for and tracking objects with a fovea-inspired system
Open to students                  
Xmas Break  
January 13Shahram EivaziFrom Autonomous Robotic Systems to Autonomous Design SystemsOpen to students                  
January 20Finn Seidel, Startup Center TübingenFördermöglichkeiten und Unterstützung innovativer Wissenschaftsprojekteinternal