MEi:CogSci Conference 2024
June 13 – June 15, 2024, Bratislava
The MEi:CogSci Conference 2024 has the primary purpose to allow students of cognitive science to present their work to an international and interdisciplinary audience. It gives the opportunity to meet students as well as teachers from MEi:CogSci partner universities and engage in an interdisciplinary dialogue. Furthermore invited speakers will give talks about their current research in the field of cognitive science.
This year the conference is collocated and overlaps with the Trustworthy Human-Robot Interaction Summer School THRISS.
The conference proceedings can be found in the Proceedings of the MEi:CogSci Conference 2024 page as produced and hosted by the MEi:CogSci coordination team at the University of Vienna.
The registration is open on Thursday 8:30 - 9:30 before the workshop starts and the main registration time is 13:00 - 14:00.
We kindly ask you to make the conference donation of 10 Euro for the coffee breaks. The more generous donors who give 15 Euro get the conference T-Shirt.
Let us know that you're coming in the Facebook event.
Conference schedule
| Wednesday | Thursday | Saturday | |
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| 8:30 - 9:00 | Early registration | ||
| 9:00 - 10:15 | Workshops B, C, I-9, M-IV |
Student Talks B, C, M-I |
Student Talks B, C, M-I |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | Student Talks B, C, M-I |
Student Talks B, C, M-I |
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| 12:00 - 14:00 | Registration | Lunch Break | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Opening B |
Plenary Talk 2 B |
Student Talks B, C, M-I |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Plenary Talk 1 B |
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| 15:00 - 15:15 | Alumni Panel B |
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| 15:15 - 15:30 | Coffee Break | ||
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Quick break | ||
| 15:45 - 16:30 | Student Talks B, C, M-I |
Plenary Talk 3 B |
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| 16:30 - 16:45 | Coffee Break | ||
| 16:45 - 17:00 | Best Poster & Talk Award Closing B |
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| 17:00 - 17:30 | Coffee Break | Poster Session 2 Physics Vestibule |
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| 17:30 - 19:00 | Poster Session 1 Physics Vestibule |
Download the pdf version of the conference schedule. This pdf also contains the full assignment of talks into 3 tracks and the assignment of posters into 2 sessions.
The conference will take place in rooms B, C, M-1 and I9 and in the Physics Vestibule. Check out the map of locations below. During the scheduled coffee breaks refreshments will be served near the back entrance to room B (the big lecture hall).
Invited speakers
Alessandra Sciutti (IIT, Genoa): A Developmental Perspective on Cognitive Robotics for Interaction
Ronald Sladky (University of Vienna): An Active Inference Perspective for the Amygdaloid Complex
Renata Geld (University of Zagreb): The Language of the Blind: A Window to Human Cognition
Organising team
MEi:CogSci conference 2024 is organised by the Centre for Cognitive Science, Dept. of Applied Informatics, FMPH, Comenius University. For more information including contact data please visit the CCS homepage.Conference Venue
The conference takes place at the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, in Mlynská dolina, Bratislava. Enter from the eastern side (close to the statue of Nicolas Copernicus), then follow the signs for the MEiCogSci conference.
How to get there
From the Central railway station (Hlavná stanica)
Take the bus no. 32, get off at the bus stop Botanická záhrada (approx. 13 min).
From the railway station Petržalka
Take the bus no. 91 or 191 to Nový most (approx. 4 min), then change for the tram no. 4 or 9 to Botanická záhrada (approx. 6 min).
From the airport
Take the bus no. 61 to the Central railway station (Hlavná stanica, approx. 25 min), then change for the bus no. 32, get off at the bus stop Botanická záhrada (approx. 13 min).
From the bus station Mlynské nivy
Take the bus no. 70 to Nový most (approx. 5 min), then change for the tram no. 4 or 9 to Botanická záhrada (approx. 6 min).
On foot from Botanická záhrada
From tram/bus station Botanical garden (Botanická záhrada) or from hotel Družba cross the big street via the overbridge and continue straight on. Pass the Faculty of Natural Sciences (Prírodovedecká fakulta) on the left and the next building on your left is the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics. Enter from the eastern side (close to the statue of Nicolas Copernicus), then follow the signs for the MEiCogSci conference (see the map).
By car
If coming from Austria or Hungary, follow the motorway D2 (E65), and right after crossing the Danube take exit 62 (Mlynská dolina, Devín). If coming from Czech Republic, follow the motorway D2 (E65), right after coming through the tunnel Sitina, take exit towards Devín, Karlova ves, Centrum. Here is the location of FMPH UK on Google maps.
Other useful info
Public transportation
Local public transport in Bratislava (timetables, routes, ticket info, journey planner).
Internet connection
Wifi is available at the faculty through Eduroam.
Food
The Faculty has two school canteens and a cafeteria. One large canteen (FAYNFOOD) and the cafeteria are located in the Physics building - very close to the entrance, the other canteen (FREEFOOD) is in the Mathematics building at the very end of the long corridor that you enter if you go straight from the reception. The current menu, as well as other dining options, can be found here. Besides our Faculty, there are several buffees, a cafeteria and a pizzeria in the nearby Faculty of natural sciences, and plenty others are in the student's dormitory area in Slávičie údolie.