CogSci 2026 Speakers

Keynote Speakers

Julia Hermida

Julia Hermida

Universidad Nacional de Hurlingham- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (UNAHUR-CONICET), Argentina

Julia Hermida is an Argentine researcher, recognized as a 2022 IBRO-IBE/UNESCO Science of Learning Fellow for applying cognitive science to reduce educational, health, and social inequalities in Latin America. Holding a PhD in Psychology, she has been a visiting professor in France (ENS-Paris), Brazil, Costa Rica, Chile, and Uruguay, serves on the editorial board of Developmental Science, and has over 35 publications and 20 invited talks. Currently, she is an Adjunct Professor and researcher at the Universidad Nacional de Hurlingham and Argentina’s National Council of Scientific Research.
Balthasar Bickel

Balthasar Bickel

Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language Evolution (ISLE), University of Zurich, Switzerland

After studies in Zurich, a PhD at the MPI for Psycholinguistics, and postdocs in Mainz and Berkeley, Balthasar Bickel became professor of linguistic typology in Leipzig in 2002 and chair of general linguistics in Zurich in 2011. Since 2020, he has been the
Director of a national research center in Switzerland, the NCCR Evolving Language, which unites over 40 research groups across the natural, social, and computational sciences to unravel the past and future of human language. His main interests are the (neuro-)biological
and social mechanisms that shape the evolution of languages over time and space and how these mechanisms emerged in our lineage.

Hyowon (Hyo) Gweon

Hyowon (Hyo) Gweon

Director of Graduate Studies, Symbolic Systems Program Stanford University

Gweon’s research investigates the cognitive foundations of human social intelligence. Using developmental and computational approaches, her work examines how humans—especially young children—learn, teach, and communicate in social contexts. Extending this line of work, recent projects explore how social cognition supports learning and communication not only about the external world but also about the self.

Invited Symposia

Language and Communication

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Speakers:

  • Melissa Berthet
  • Helena Miton
  • Kyle Mahowald

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Social Cognition and Cooperation

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Speakers:

  • Katie Slocombe
  • Joaquín Narvajas

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Cognitive Science Research

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Speakers:

  • Nayra Rodriguez Soto
  • Ramesh Kumar Mishra
  • Aniela Fraca

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2026 Program Committee

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Isabelle Dautriche
Mora Maldonado
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