Registration is now open for the 2026 Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Science (IBACS)’s End-of-Year Event, taking place on Wednesday, May 6, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in person in the Rome Ballroom on the Storrs campus. This annual event offers an opportunity to connect with fellow UConn researchers and learn about recent IBACS-funded projects.
Event Schedule
9 a.m. – Welcome & Opening Remarks
IBACS Directors
- Holly Fitch, Interim Director of Research
- Emily Myers, Director of Training
- John Salamone, Director of Outreach and Communications
UConn Administrators
- Lindsay DiStefano, Interim Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
- Ofer Harel, Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Introduction to the School of Nursing’s Biobehavioral Research Laboratory – Natalie Shook
9:30 a.m. – Data Blitz (5-minute talks)
- Diane Lillo-Martin (Linguistics)
- Scott Rich (Physiology and Neurobiology)
- Sudha Srinivasan (Kinesiology)
- Akshay Maggu (Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences)
- Arielle Keller (Psychological Sciences, PAC)
- Byoung-Il Bae (UCH Neuroscience)
- Tasso Tzingounis (Physiology and Neurobiology)
10:35 a.m. – CASI Presentation
Center for Addiction Science & Innovation (CASI) – Greg Sartor
11:20 a.m. – Collaboration Spark Breakouts
- Human-computer interaction & AI
- Algorithmic development & machine learning for complex problems
- Implementation science & clinical trials
- Neurodevelopmental disorders
- Healthy aging
12:15 p.m. – Poster Session & Lunch
1:45 p.m. – Event Conclusion
Poster Session Information
The poster session provides an opportunity for IBACS affiliates to engage with the broader research community. We welcome submissions from faculty, graduate students, undergraduate students, and postdoctoral scholars.
You are encouraged to present work you are most excited to share—this can include new projects, ongoing research, or previously presented posters. Reusing recent conference posters or materials from last year’s event is welcome.
Register to attend and sign up for a poster: https://forms.office.com/r/KPtGDDn77F
We hope you can join us! A more detailed program, including talk titles, will be shared at least one week prior to the event. Please feel free to forward this invitation to your lab members and colleagues who may be interested.
Thank you,
IBACS Leadership
For more information, contact: IBACS at ibacs@uconn.edu