Focus Period lund 2026 optimization for learning

Focus Period Schedule

The focus periods will include research pitches, talk sessions, mini-courses, and shared lunches. Together, these activities are intended to promote scientific exchange, stimulate new collaborations, and create sustained opportunities for discussion and interaction. 

The focus period symposium is arranged in the overlap of the end of the first focus period, and the start of the second focus period, May 6-8, 2026.

Focus Period part 1, April 20 - May 1

Week 1

Monday April 20

10:30-12:00

12:00-13:00

Research pitch and connect

Joint lunch

Tuesday April 21

10:20-12:00

12:00-13:00

4 talks á 25 minutes

Joint lunch

Wednesday April 22

10:20-12:00

4 talks á 25 minutes

Thursday April 23

10:20-12:00

4 talks á 25 minutes

Week 2

Monday April 27

09:00-12:00

Mini course with Manu Upadhyaya

Tuesday April 28

09:00-12:00

Mini course with Alp Yurtsever

Focus Period part 2, May 11 - May 22

Week 1

Monday May 11

10:30-12:00

12:00-13:00

Research pitch and connect

Joint lunch

Tuesday May 12

10:20-12:00

12:00-13:00

4 talks á 25 minutes

Joint lunch

Wednesday May 13

09:00-12:00

Mini course with Nicolas Loizou

Thursday May 14

10:20-12:00

4 talks á 25 minutes

Week 2

Monday May 18

10:20-12:00

4 talks á 25 minutes

Tuesday May 19

09:00-12:00

Mini course with Manu Upadhyaya