International Symposium Unified Theory of Prediction and Action 2026

Venue
Ichijo Hall, Yayoi Auditorium, The University of Tokyo

113-8657 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, TokyoWithin the Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo

Format
Online and onsite
Flyer
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Registration Registration until 28 February 2026
Call for Posters Submission deadline: 14 February 2026
Notification for acceptance: 28 February 2026
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Program

13th, March 2026

Invited Speakers
  • Session 1

    Predictive coding

    Invited Speakers
    Andre Bastos
    Andre Bastos

    Department of Psychology and
    Vanderbilt Brain Institute,
    Vanderbilt University

    An updated perspective on canonical
    microcircuits for predictive coding

    Zenas Chao
    Zenas Chao

    International Research Center for
    Neurointelligence (WPI-IRCN), UTIAS,
    The University of Tokyo

    Searching for the Complete
    Prediction Object

  • Session 2

    Control and planning

    Invited Speakers
    Anne K. Churchland
    Anne K. Churchland

    UCLA Department of Neurobiology

    The intersection of vision and
    movements in the mammalian brain

    Hiroshi Makino
    Hiroshi Makino

    Department of Physiology,
    Keio University School of Medicine

    Learning in intelligent systems

14th, March 2026

Invited Speakers
  • Session 3

    NeuroAI

    Invited Speakers
    Saba Khalili
    Jun Tani

    Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

    Exploring Robotic Minds by Extending
    Active Inference

    Saba Khalili
    Pablo Lanillos

    Neuro AI and Robotics group,
    Cajal Neuroscience Center,
    Spanish National Research Council

    Active Inference in Robotics

  • Session 4

    Computational
    psychiatry

    Anne K. Churchland
    Philip R. Corlett

    Yale University
    Department of Psychiatry
    Wu Tsai Institute for Cognition

    From surprise signals to contents:
    the Predictive processing account
    of psychotic symptoms

    Hiroshi Makino
    Xiaosi Gu

    Yale School of Medicine

    The Craving Brain:
    Computational Mechanisms and
    Implications for Psychiatry

Schedule (Tentative)

13 March 2026

9:15 Registration
9:45 Opening
9:50-12:50 Session 1: Predictive coding
14:00-17:00 Session 2: Control and planning
17:00-18:00 Poster session
18:00- Social event

14 March 2026

9:30-12:30 Session 3: NeuroAI
13:30-16:30 Session 4: Computational Psychiatry
16:30-16:40 Closing

Registration

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1st December 2025 – 28th February 2026 (JST)

Free

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28 February 2026

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Registration period

1st December 2025 –
14th February 2026 (JST)

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Social event

Date and Time Registration and Fee

13th March 2026, 18:00-20:00 (Tentative)

Details will be announced later

Date and Time

13th March 2026,
18:00-20:00 (Tentative)

Registration and Fee

Details will be announced later

Call for Posters

Abstract submission period Notification for acceptance

1st December 2025 – 14th February 2026 (JST)

28 February 2026

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Abstract submission period

1st December 2025 –
14th February 2026 (JST)

Notification for acceptance

28 February 2026

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※Please submit your abstract via the online registration website

Access

Ichijo Hall, Yayoi Auditorium,
The University of Tokyo

113-8657 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo Within the Faculty
of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo

Transportation Information
■Subway
  • Tokyo Metro: Todai-mae Station (Namboku Line) - 1 min walk
  • Tokyo Metro: Nezu Station (Chiyoda Line) - 8 min walk
  • Tokyo Metro: Hongo Sanchome Station (Marunouchi Line) - 17 min walk
  • Toei subway: Hongo Sanchome Station (Toei Oedo Line) - 16 min walk
■Toei Bus
From Ochanomizu Station (JR Chuo Line, Sobu Line)
Bus No. Cha51 for Komagome Station South Exit or Bus No. Higashi43 for Arakawa-Dote-Soshajo-mae
get off at Todai-Nogakubu-mae stop - 1 min walk
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