Connectionists: ScaDS.AI School on Neuro+Symbolic AI - June 22-26, 2026 in Leipzig, Germany

[Frank Loebe]

The Center for Scalable Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence 
(ScaDS.AI) Dresden/Leipzig cordially invites you to its 12th 
International Summer School on AI and Big Data [1]. This year's theme is 
'Neuro+Symbolic AI', focusing on an emerging paradigm that combines the 
strengths of neural learning and symbolic reasoning, augmented with 
foundations in each of these.

   --> If interested, please save the date and/or get updates [2].

June 22-26, 2026
Leipzig, Germany        (in person only, no online participation)

[1] https://scads.ai/summer-school-2026/


Invited target audience:
- PhD and Master's students
- PostDocs and researchers
- Practitioners from business, industry and society



== What to Expect? ==

The summer school will feature a rich program of short courses taught by 
leading experts, complemented by hands-on tutorials, interactive 
formats, and invited talks that provide a comprehensive overview of 
recent advances and key achievements in Neuro-Symbolic AI. Social 
program elements will allow for networking among the participants as 
well as for exploring the lively city of Leipzig.



== Confirmed Speakers ==

- Vaishak Belle    (University of Edinburgh)
- Vincent Derkinderen  (KU Leuven)
- Michael Färber   (TU Dresden)
- Pascal Hitzler   (Kansas State University)
- Filip Ilievski   (VU Amsterdam)
- Moa Johansson    (Chalmers University Gothenburg)
- Giuseppe Marra   (KU Leuven)
- Alessandra Mileo (Dublin City University)
- Ostap Okhrin     (TU Dresden)
- Simon Razniewski (TU Dresden)
- Daria Stepanova  (Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence)
- Marco Valentino  (University of Sheffield)



== Venue ==

Fixing the venue in or near the city center of Leipzig is in progress.



== Fees and Registration ==

The exact registration fees will be decided shortly, expecting amounts 
similar to those of 2025 [3].

Registration is mandatory and will open soon. We will happily notify you 
when that happens, if you share your email address via form [2].

[2] https://t1p.de/scadsai-school2026-interest



== Organization ==

  - Scientific Organizers:  Filippo De Bortoli, Parvaneh Joharinad,
                            Frank Loebe, Paramita Mirza, Iryna Okhrin

  - Local Organizers:  Lucy Sonnet, Nicole Spieß

  - Steering Committee:
    - Jens Meiler (Scientific Director at the Leipzig site)
    - Wolfgang Nagel (Director at the Dresden site)
    - Gerik Scheuermann (Managing Director at the Leipzig site)



== Contact ==

Please write to Lucy Sonnet, Leipzig University, via

scads.ai.school at uni-leipzig.de



Best regards,
Frank Loebe
for the Organizing Team



== References ==

[1] Summer School website
https://scads.ai/summer-school-2026/

[2] Form 'Interest in the 2026 ScaDS.AI Summer School'
https://t1p.de/scadsai-school2026-interest
== a short link to
https://cloud.scadsai.uni-leipzig.de/index.php/apps/forms/s/dPwLMwX9JN6YazLSXzr876i8

[3] Prices section of the 2025 summer school website
https://scads.ai/summer-school-2025#prices



-- 
Frank Loebe, Coordinator, ScaDS.AI Graduate School, Leipzig University
Phone: +49 341 97 39350   Email: frank.loebe at informatik.uni-leipzig.de