ISIR 2026: Warsaw, Poland

We are pleased to officially announce that ISIR 2026 will be held at the University of Warsaw, Poland from July 13–16, 2026. Additional details about invited speakers, registration, and abstract submission are still in the works and will be announced as they become confirmed.

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 and Randy Engle as our Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. The IMC welcome event will feature Terrie E. Moffitt and Avshalom Caspi. (The Holden Memorial speaker will be announced.)

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.

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