ISIR 2026: Warsaw, Poland
We are pleased to officially announce the 2026 annual ISIR conference, which will be held at the University of Warsaw, Poland from July 14–16, 2026 and will be hosted by Marcin Zajenkowski. A special IMC welcome event will held the day before the conference at 4:00 PM on July 13. For a highlight of our invited speakers and award winners, click the flyer to the right.
Abstract submission and conference registration are now open. Please click the buttons above to register and submit an abstract. Abstract submissions will close March 27, 2026. Acceptance decisions will be sent in late April 2026.
Student travel
All graduate students and postdocs with an accepted senior-authored oral or poster presentation for ISIR automatically qualify for $1,000 in travel support (for traveling from within Europe) or $1,500 of travel support (for those traveling from outside Europe) from the Institute of Mental Chronometry. In addition, for these students & postdocs, if they would like to attend IMC’s Welcoming Reception the day before ISIR, an additional $200 of support will be added to each of these amounts. These travel awards are also sponsored by IMC, and the Welcoming Reception is in part to honor the graduate students and postdocs who have been awarded travel grants. This is an excellent venue for students to meet each other as well as leaders in the field, so don’t miss out.
Conference venue
ISIR 2026 will take place on the University of Warsaw’s Main Campus (Central Campus) in central Warsaw, at 26/28 Krakowskie Przedmieście St. The historic campus is a major Warsaw sightseeing area, known for its architecture and greenery.
Conference sessions will be held in the Old Library building on the Main Campus. Built in 1894, the Old Library was thoroughly rebuilt after 1999 and now contains lecture rooms, blending modernity with historic elements (including visible fragments of the original steel storage structure).
Background on the historic campus and the Old Library: University of Warsaw – Must-see at the University
Invited Speakers
ISIR 2026 in Warsaw will feature an exciting set of invited speakers across keynotes, awards, and special events. Our confirmed keynote speakers are Anna-Lena Schubert, Adam Chuderski, and Maciej Karwowski. We are also pleased to welcome Stephen J. Ceci as our Distinguished Interviewee, Randy Engle as our Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, and Steve Ayan as our Holden Memorial speaker. The IMC welcome event will feature Terrie E. Moffitt and Avshalom Caspi.
Keynote speakers
Anna-Lena Schubert (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz) leads the Analysis and Modeling of Complex Data group and works at the intersection of cognitive psychology, psychometrics, and cognitive neuroscience. Her research focuses on improving the measurement and modeling of neurocognitive processes related to intelligence, including work linking brain rhythms and EEG-derived indicators to individual differences in cognitive ability.
Adam Chuderski (Jagiellonian University) is Head of the Department of Cognitive Science. His research examines the neurocognitive mechanisms of relational reasoning, problem solving, working memory, and cognitive control, drawing on behavioral experimentation alongside computational and psychometric modeling and neurocognitive methods.
Maciej Karwowski (University of Wrocław) is a leading researcher in the psychology of creativity, with additional interests in measurement and methodology. He directs the Creative Behavior Lab and has published extensively on creative potential and performance, including work on “creative agency” and how beliefs about creativity shape creative behavior.
Distinguished Interviewee
Stephen J. Ceci (Cornell University) is a developmental psychologist whose work spans cognitive development, intelligence, and the scientific study of children’s memory and testimony in legal contexts. His research has been influential in bridging basic psychological science with real-world policy and courtroom practice.
Lifetime Achievement Award lecture
Randy Engle (Georgia Institute of Technology) is widely known for foundational work on working memory capacity and attentional control and their role in higher-order cognition and fluid intelligence. Across decades of research, he helped shape contemporary theories and measurement approaches linking executive attention to reasoning and performance in complex tasks.
Holden Memorial Address for Distinguished Journalism
The Holden Memorial Address for Distinguished Journalism will be given by Steve Ayan. The Holden award honors a journalist or writer
whose work has significantly contributed to public dissemination of the science of human intelligence. Steve Ayan is a psychologist and science journalist and former editor of Spektrum: Gehirn & Geist (Mind & Brain). His work focuses on neuropsychology, consciousness research, and cognitive science. He is also the author of several popular science books on psychology.
IMC welcome event
Terrie E. Moffitt and Avshalom Caspi (Duke University and King’s College London) are internationally recognized for research in developmental psychopathology and longitudinal life-course science. Their work integrates psychological theory with rigorous longitudinal methods and has advanced understanding of how early-life experiences and individual differences relate to later mental health and aging.
Hotel information
A discounted group rate has been arranged for ISIR attendees at Hotel Bristol, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Warsaw.
The ISIR 2026 group rate is 750.00 PLN per night (about $210 USD or 180 Euros) and is available for stays from Saturday, July 11, 2026 through Saturday, July 18, 2026 (useful if you want to arrive before the conference and/or leave after). The group rate is available to book until January 1, 2026 (effectively: book by December 31, 2025 to be safe). Reservations become non-refundable after May 11, 2026.
Hotel booking link: https://app.marriott.com/reslink?app=resvlink&id=1764776849719&key=GRP