Rethinking Intelligence:
A NeuroAI Symposium (RIANS)

Through the convergence of AI and neuroscience, new forms of intelligence are emerging.

Join the “AI × Neuroscience” dialogue to explore how brain science inspires next-generation AI, and how AI accelerates neuroscience—creating a cycle of mutual inspiration and discovery.

Specific Focus

When the Brain Meets AI: From Fundamental Principles to Real-World Practice

CALL FOR POSTERS

Poster Awards Available

We invite poster submissions from trainees across diverse perspectives, including (but not limited to) applying neuroscience to AI or AI to neuroscience; spanning neuroscience, cognitive psychology, data analysis and modeling for brain disorders and clinical translation, as well as neuromorphic computing and related hardware/software applications. Outstanding posters will be recognized with Poster Awards.

Eligible trainees include master’s/PhD students, postdocs, research assistants, residents, etc.

Abstract: 250–350 words
Poster size: 85 × 120 cm
Applicant must be first author

Download Abstract Template (.docx) →

🏅 First Prize (1 winner)
NT$15,000 + certificate

🥈 Second Prize (1 winner)
NT$10,000 + certificate

🥉 Third Prize (1 winner)
NT$5,000 + certificate

✨ Honorable Mentions (10 winners)
NT$1,000 + certificate each

April 8, 2026 · B1C Hall, IBMS, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

Keynote Speakers

Keynotes

Blake Richards, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, McGill University;
Core Faculty, Mila (Canada)

Scholar Profile

Intelligence, life, and culture: why AI, neuroscience, biology, and sociology are fundamentally linked.

Kenji Doya, Ph.D.

Professor, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Japan

Research Page

Brain-Inspired AI and AI-Powered Neuroscience.

Choong-Wan Woo, Ph.D.

Associate Director, Institute for Basic Science (IBS);
Professor, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea

Research Page

Pain, Affect, and Life-Inspired AI.

Project Speakers

Projects

Chung-Chuan Lo, Ph.D.

Professor, Institute of Systems Neuroscience
Associate Dean, College of Life Sciences and Medicine
National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

Li-An Chu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Biomedical Engineering Department
National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Invited Speakers

More speakers will be announced soon.

Tsung-Ren Huang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Yu Tsao, Ph.D.

Research Fellow (Professor)
Research Center for Information Technology Innovation
Academia Sinica, Taiwan

Lun-De Liao, Ph.D.

Investigator
Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine
National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan

Chao Hung Wang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Miin Wu School of Computing
National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

Chun-Shu Wei, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Rethinking Intelligence: A NeuroAI Symposium (RIANS)

Keynote Speakers

Project Speakers

Invited Speakers

Venue

Rethinking Intelligence:
A NeuroAI Symposium (RIANS)