Cognitive Computational Neuroscience

2025

Mind Matching

Mind Matching (registration required)

Tuesday morning, August 12 - time and location TBA

Participate in Mind Matching at the beginning of the CCN conference to meet new potential collaborators, colleagues, and like-minded friends. You will get the chance to talk with several small groups over the course of an hour,and leave with new connections for the rest of the conference and beyond.

CCN is again partnering with Neuromatch to match participants. Neuromatch’s proprietary approach “reads” your publications and interests and leverages machine learning and semantic processing techniques to identify your most suitable scientific matches. You can find more information about this process on their website.

Mind-Matching is open to all, however, you will need to register separately during the registration process.  Space is limited and will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, so we encourage you to register early.  Registration for Mind Matching will only be available through your account until July 15 or until all spots are filled. Once you've registered, if you are no longer able to participate, kindly let us know as soon as possible so we can offer your spot to the next person on the list.

This year, we will use participant's OpenReview profiles as input to the Mind Matching algorithm.  If you wish to participate in Mind Matching, please indicate your interest by checking the box during registration and entering your OpenReview ID number.  If you do not have an OpenReview account, follow this link to create one.  Please import your publications during sign-up for OpenReview (either manually or via DBLP) so that Mind Matching has information for the algorithm to match.

 

Venue Information

Venue Information

 

Universiteit van Amsterdam

CCN 2025 will take place at UvA's Roeterseiland campus, which houses the faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences and student cultural centre CREA.  The campus is located in the Plantagebuurt of Amsterdam, one of the most beautiful and greenest parts of Amsterdam that is just outside, but still close to the city center.  The campus houses multiple modern buildings, study facilities and research labs that are surrounded by many restaurants and cafes.

Roeterseiland campus can be easily reached with public transport, including metro, tram and bus.  The closest station is Weesperplein, which is just a few stops away from Amsterdam's central train station and serviced by metro 51, 53 and 54, tram 1, 14 and 7, as well as at least five different bus routes.  Car parking options on campus are very limited, so traveling to the conference by car is not recommended - instead, we recommend renting a bike at Amsterdam's numerous bike rental places.  Find more information on getting around Amsterdam here.

The building where the conference will take place is wheelchair accessible.  Conference attendees with reduced mobility can enter building A/B/C through the main entrance (B/C) or through a special entrance located on the Valckenierstraat.

 

Childcare

Childcare

 

Providing affordable childcare during the meeting is a priority for CCN.  We are actively examining several options for providing access to childcare in Amsterdam during CCN 2025, but at the moment cannot confirm that childcare will be available. Please check back for updates.

 

Social Event

Social Event

Date: Thursday, August 14, Time TBA

Location: IJver Terras Bar - N.D.S.M. Wharf

Cost:  $45

Join us for a, hopefully, unforgettable CCN2025 social evening at IJver, nestled in Amsterdam North's iconic NDSM wharf. On Thursday, August 14th, we'll embark on a journey across the water to reach this industrial-turned-cultural hotspot.The evening features a seven-course walking dinner (including vegan and vegetarian options). For the first three hours, enjoy complimentary drinks including a curated selection of four specialty beers alongside red and white wines. The evening will be filled with further events and elements by the local organising committee.

You will need to register separately for this event during the registration process.  If you do register, please make sure to bring your ticket (which you will receive at the registration desk on day 1).

After the social…

More to come!

 

 

 

Meeting Registration

Meeting Registration

Registration Rates

To attend CCN 2025 you must pay a registration fee.

Type Early Standard Onsite
Through May 23
 Through July 15
 After July 15
Student $375 $480 $590
Regular $495 $685 $810

All fees are in US Dollars.

Please note:

Registration for the meeting also includes access to the Opening Night Reception on Tuesday evening, August 12 at Hotel Arena.

Please note that there is an additional $45 fee for the Thursday evening Social Event, which will appear as a separate transaction in your account during registration.

Additionally, you may register for the Diversity Lunch and Mind-Matching at no cost, also in your account.  To participate, please provide your OpenReview handle.  You will need an OpenReview account for participation matching.  If you don't have one, you can create a free OpenReview account.

With your CCN registration you will receive a reusable beverage mug for coffee or water. In support of sustainability, the University of Amsterdam has eliminated single-use plastics, including disposable coffee cups and water bottles. Each registrant will receive one reusable mug, and we encourage you to bring your own water bottle, which can be easily refilled at campus filling stations.

Registration Refund Policy

Registration fees will be refunded minus a $50 handling fee, provided the request for refund is received by CCN no later than June 30, 2025. No refunds will be issued after June 30, 2025. Refund requests must identify the registrant’s name, email address, and amount paid. Send refund requests to .

To Register

  1. Log In or Create an Account.
  2. On your account home page, select a Registration option.
  3. Complete the registration form and pay your registration fee.

Questions?

Email us .

Information on Paper Submissions

Information on Paper Submissions

8-page Full Conference Paper Submissions have Closed; 2-page Paper Submissions have Closed

Please Note:

2-page Extended Abstract Track (Traditional)

  • Please use one of these templates, and follow the style requirements described therein:
  • Submissions consist of 2-page Extended Abstracts, submitted via the OpenReview platform.
  • Each submission requires at least one author to register as a reviewer. This designated reviewer must possess appropriate expertise in the field. The manuscript may be rejected if the registered reviewer fails to fulfill their reviewing responsibilities with due diligence.
  • Abstracts undergo light peer review. The review procedure will be comparable to earlier CCNs, but the number of reviewers per paper will be reduced from previous years. We expect that all submissions that are within scope and meet scientific standards will be accepted for posters, if submissions are within capacity (we have 800 poster slots). The reviews will be used to select 2-pagers for Contributed Talks. However, if authors fail to contribute the required reviews, eligibility for Contributed Talks is lost (see below).
  • Reviewers will be asked during review how certain they are of their judgement, and their level of expertise in the particular subfield of this paper. 
  • Accepted abstracts: 
    • Present their work as posters. 
    • May be selected for a Contributed Talk.
    • Do not receive a DOI assignment.
    • Have reviews that are not made public.
  • Rejected abstracts:
    • Will not be publicly visible.
  • This track largely maintains CCN's established approach to scientific communication.
  • Only a single Extended Abstract may be submitted per Presenter (see FAQ).

8-Page Conference Paper Track (New)

  • Please use one of these templates, and follow the style requirements described therein:
  • Submissions consist of 8-page conference proceedings, submitted via the OpenReview platform.
  • At least one author per submission must register as a reviewer.
  • Papers undergo rigorous peer review and will have a rebuttal period during which authors and reviewers discuss, overseen by area chairs and senior area chairs. If authors fail to contribute the required reviews, eligibility for Contributed Talks is lost and the CCN-P paper is desk rejected (see below).
  • Reviewers will be asked during review how certain they are of their judgement, and their level of expertise in the particular subfield of this paper. 
  • Acceptance rate targets approximately 25%, informed by reviewer ratings.
  • Accepted papers:
    • Receive a publication in CCN Proceedings (CCN-P) with DOI assignment.
    • Present their work as posters.
    • May be selected for a Contributed Talk
    • Have reviews that will be made public on OpenReview
  • Rejected papers:
    • Will be converted to a regular poster, if within scope and if the authors submit a 2-page abstract.
    • These papers may also be selected for Contributed Talks, for which the reviews of the 8-pager process will be used. 
    • The original 8-pager submission will not be publicly visible.

Further paper submission rules

The use of LLMs is allowed as a general-purpose assist tool. Authors and reviewers  take full responsibility for the content written under their name, including any content generated by LLMs and any content that could be construed as plagiarism or scientific misconduct (e.g., fabrication of facts). LLMs are not eligible for authorship.

Submissions that are identical (or substantially similar) to versions that have been previously published, accepted for publication, are not allowed and violate our dual submission policy. Further, for the eight-page Proceedings track, this also applies to works that have been submitted in parallel to this or other conferences or journals. Such parallel submission will however be considered for the two-page Extended Abstracts track.

However, papers that cite previous related work by the authors and papers that have appeared on non-peer reviewed websites (like arXiv) or that have been presented at workshops (i.e., venues that do not have publication proceedings) do not violate the policy. 

Authors have the right to withdraw papers from consideration at any time until paper acceptance notification. Upon withdrawal, the submission will be deleted from OpenReview.

Reviewers 2-pagers

One author from each submission will be added to the pool of eligible reviewers (so that there are at least as many eligible reviewers as submissions). Any reviewer will review at most 4-5 papers. 

Authors in this category that fail to finish reviews by the author response stage will not be considered for a Contributed Talk. Authors are exempt from the reviewing requirement if they are serving as an AC, SAC, or are a CCN 2025 committee member. 

Reviewers 8-pagers

One author from each submission will be added to the pool of eligible reviewers (so that there are at least as many eligible reviewers as submissions). Any reviewer will review at most 4-5 papers. You are an eligible reviewer if you have received a PhD.

Authors in this category who fail to finish reviews by the author response stage may have their paper submissions desk-rejected and may not be considered for Contributed Talk when converted to the 2-pager track. Authors are exempt from the reviewing requirement if they are serving as an AC, SAC, or are a CCN 2025 committee member.

Call for Papers

Call for Papers

Submissions for both 8-page papers and 2-page papers have Closed

Two-track submission system

CCN 2025 will offer two submission tracks: 2-page Extended Abstracts (“2-pagers”) and 8-page Full Conference Papers (“8-pagers”). OpenReview will serve as the platform for submission of both types. 

2-pagers that align with the conference scope will generally be accepted, up to a maximum capacity of 800 posters. Accepted 2-pagers will be accessible through OpenReview. See information on paper submissions for more details.

8-pagers will undergo competitive selection. Accepted papers will be published in the CCN Proceedings (CCN-P) with DOI assignment on OpenReview. Authors of rejected 8-pagers will have the option to submit a 2-pager instead during the "camera-ready" phase of the process, again up to a maximum capacity of 800 posters. Contributed talks will be selected from both accepted 8-pagers and 2-pagers, including the 8-pagers rerouted to 2-pagers. See information on paper submissions for more details.

 

Figure 1. Submission Pathways for CCN 2025. The conference now offers two parallel tracks for submissions. The traditional extended abstract track (right) accepts 2-page submissions that meet scope and quality requirements for poster presentation, and are eligible for oral presentation selection. The new conference proceedings track (left) accepts 8-page submissions and implements a competitive acceptance rate, with accepted papers published with DOI in CCN Proceedings (CCN-P). All accepted papers in both tracks receive a poster presentation and are eligible for Contributed Talk selection. Submissions rejected by the CCN-P track are rerouted to the 2-page submission track for an acceptance decision (with another chance for oral presentation). 

Background on CCN's Conference Proceedings track

The introduction of a conference proceedings track is a response to our research community's needs. Traditional academic journals, while important for feedback and quality control, also introduce challenges including high costs and often lengthy publication timelines. While journals like PLoS Computational Biology, Cognitive Science, and eLife already offer some relief with lower costs of publishing and gold open access, machine learning conferences such as NeurIPS, ICLR, and ICML also demonstrate how conference proceedings with high peer review standards can foster rapid, affordable, and high-quality scientific communication.

CCN covers research at the intersection of AI, Neuroscience, and Cognitive Science. This convergence of fields presents a unique challenge and an opportunity to adopt publishing formats that resonate with researchers across these domains. We anticipate that the introduction of a long-form conference proceedings track, a format that has proven successful in the computer science and cognitive science communities, will benefit a substantial part of the researchers working at the intersection of these diverse fields. There is a lot of excitement and energy in the community, and we believe this new format will help us to, together, reach a higher standard of reviewing and editorial decisions, which will empower and democratize the CCN community.

In making this change, we've been careful to preserve what already works well. The traditional poster track, with its 2-page abstracts, remains unchanged, except that we will not be assigning DOIs to them. Parallel submission to other venues is allowed. This ensures that our existing community members continue to have the same opportunities for presentation and scientific exchange that have made CCN a valuable venue. The new proceedings track, therefore, complements but does not replace our established format, thereby enriching the conference's ability to serve our evolving research community.

Diversity Lunch

Diversity Lunch (registration required)

Date:  TBD
Location:  TBD

 

Join us for a discussion-driven lunch focused on the future of our scientific community!

We will encourage participants to identify specific topics they hope to strategize around, then have small-group discussions about these ideas.

Before the event, we will reach out to participants to request relevant topics to discuss; possible topics include current changes in funding structures, science communication & advocacy to a broader audience, or addressing gender-based bias in academia.

Please register to attend the lunch in your CCN account.  Space is limited, so if you are not among the initial registered attendees, you will be placed on a waitlist. We recommend that those attending arrive on time as we will start accepting people from the waitlist shortly after the lunch starts.  Once you've registered, if you are no longer able to participate, kindly let us know as soon as possible so we can offer your spot to the next person on the list.

Time and location details will be announced closer to the conference time.

 

 

 

 

Cognitive Computational Neuroscience