Keynote Speakers

Anil Seth

Anil Seth

(University of Sussex, UK)
From beast machines to dreamachines


Barbara Webb

Barbara Webb

(University of Edinburgh, UK)
Modeling the learning circuits of the insect brain


Raia Hadsell

Raia Hadsell

(Google DeepMind, UK)
The transformative power of modern AI methods


Ryota Kanai

Ryota Kanai

(Araya, Japan)
Towards a conscious machine


Aikaterini Fotopoulou

Aikaterini Fotopoulou

(University College London, UK)
The neuroscience of affective touch: from basic mechanisms to tactile emoticons


Lars Chittka

Lars Chittka

(Queen Mary University of London, UK)
The mind of a bee


José Santos-Victor

José Santos-Victor

(Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal)
Understanding and modeling object affordances with cognitive robotics