Computation and Cognition Symposium 2026

Join us for CCC 2026 The Computation and Cognition Symposium (CCS) is an interdisciplinary event exploring the scientific connections between artificial intelligence, human cognition, and real-world intelligent behaviour. CCS was first held in 2025 at Dalhousie University and aims to promote collaboration across fields studying intelligent behaviour in humans, animals, and machines. CCS 2026 will focus on how advances in AI systems, cognitive science, and neuroscience co-evolve and inform one another, particularly as AI systems become increasingly embedded in scientific, clinical, and societal decision-making. Over a full day of invited talks, contributed posters, and networking, we will discuss how behavioural science and machine learning are adapting to their increasing integration into science and society. This symposium offers opportunities to hear about current research from leading speakers, share your work, and connect with potential collaborators. We encourage participation from engineers, experimentalists, and practitioners working with intelligent systems. Discussions will include topics in the following areas, as well as many others:

• AI-assisted decision making and AI interpretability; reasoning, planning, and human-AI interaction
• Machine learning methods for studying brain and behaviour
• Measuring and expanding the representational capacities of modern AI systems
• Interpreting large neural network models and characterizing their internal representations
• Social cognition in multi-agent AI systems
• Development and learning across biological and artificial systems
• Tool use, planning, and compositional reasoning in humans and machines
• Bridging mechanistic neuroscience and machine learning models of cognition

This event is open to all, whether you would like to present a poster, learn about current research, or simply attend and enjoy the conversations. The symposium is particularly relevant for researchers and practitioners interested in the design, evaluation, and deployment of AI systems that interact with human decision-making.Registration is free.