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The 1st International Online Conference on Behavioral Sciences

Name: The 1st International Online Conference on Behavioral Sciences
Start: 2026-04-01T00:00:00
End: 2026-04-03T00:00:00

01 - 03 April 2026 (CEST)

Online

Event Announcement

Conference Closed and Winner Announcement

On behalf of the conference organizing committee, we would like to express our appreciation to all the participants for their contributions. From all accounts, the meeting was a success.

The Best Oral Presentation Awards and Best Poster Awards of IOCBS 2026 have been evaluated. Please refer to the Winner Announcement.

Welcome from
the chair

Dear colleagues,

Please join us at the 1st International Online Conference on Behavioral Sciences (IOCBS 2026), promoted by MDPI’s open access journal  Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X; IF 2.5), which will be held online from 1 to 3 April 2026.

The field of behavioral sciences continues to advance at a rapid pace, encompassing key areas such as psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral genetics. As new challenges in mental health and behavior emerge, the need for interdisciplinary collaboration has never been more urgent. IOCBS 2026 provides a platform for researchers and professionals to come together, share insights, and explore innovative solutions.

Conference Themes and Sessions

IOCBS 2026 will cover nine core domains of behavioral sciences, providing a comprehensive look at the latest research and developments. Presentations will be organized into the following sessions:

S1. Psychiatric/Behavioral Disorders;
S2. Cognition;

S3. Developmental Psychology;

S4. Educational Psychology;

S5. Social Psychology;

S6. Health Psychology;

S7. Child/Adolescent Psychiatry;

S8. Organizational Behaviors;

S9. Experimental and Clinical Neurosciences.

This conference will enable you to share and discuss your most recent research findings with a community of scientists and professionals in the field from across the world. Your presentation will be accessible to hundreds of researchers worldwide and receive active engagement throughout the session.

Submission and Review Process

We invite you to submit your abstracts (in English only) by 2 December 2025. To maintain high academic standards, all submissions will undergo a peer-review process, conducted by the conference committee. The authors of accepted contributions will then have the opportunity to give an oral presentation or present a poster online. This process will ensure that submissions are topically relevant, of high quality, and present novel findings or discoveries.

Abstract Guidelines: Abstracts should be concise (200–300 words) and clearly state the research question, methodology, and key findings.
Submission Expectations: Both empirical research and review papers are welcome. Presenters should specify whether their work includes data-driven findings or is a theoretical/conceptual review.
Submission Criteria: All abstracts must be submitted in clear, publication-ready English with accurate grammar and spelling. Submissions must be original and novel, without prior publication in any journal, or they may be rejected. Each abstract should include the following sections: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, and References. The contents of the abstract must align with the selected session.
Prizes and awards: Those with accepted contributions will be eligible to give oral presentations or present a poster online, with CHF 800 awarded for the best presentation and best poster.

Registration & Participation

Registration is free for all attendees, with a deadline of 27 March 2026. Following the conference, outstanding contributions will be invited for submission as full-length papers in a Special Issue of Behavioral Sciences, with a 20% discount on the article processing charge.

We believe IOCBS 2026 will be a landmark event, bringing together diverse perspectives to address critical issues in behavioral science. We look forward to your participation, whether you are presenting your latest research or contributing to meaningful discussions. Together, we will shape the future of behavioral sciences.

Best wishes,
Prof. Dr. Jerrell Cassady
Department of Educational Psychology, Ball State University, Muncie, USA

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Meet the Event Chair

Prof. Dr. Jerrell Cassady

Department of Educational Psychology, Ball State University, Muncie, 47306, United States <a href="https://www.bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/educational-psychology/about-us/faculty-and-staff-directory/cassadyjerrell">Website</a>

Important Dates

Abstract submission deadlineJan 04, 2026
Abstract acceptance notificationJan 29, 2026
Registration end dateMar 27, 2026

Meet Our Speakers

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Prof. Dr. Bin Hu

Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada;
A primary focus of our research is on sensory and motor control in both patients and multi-modal AI systems where vision, hearing, decision making and movement converge. We are particularly interested in the taxonomy of hallucination-like behaviors in AI that parallels clinical reasoning: temporal instability (answer flip-flops and drift), persistence confabulation (wrong beliefs that survive new evidence), misbinding and scene fabrication (coherent but incorrect integration), and overconfident reporting under uncertainty. To this end, we developed cognitive task environments—spanning perception, attention, memory, and sequential inference—where both humans and AI can be evaluated under comparable constraints such as time budgets, noise, incomplete information, and competing goals. Our aim is to give neuroscience-based AI research a missing foundation: a clinically inspired, neurocognitively grounded platform for measurement, benchmarking, and intervention—so that improving reliability and reducing hallucination becomes a cumulative science rather than a collection of isolated engineering fixes.

Session Topics

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S1. Psychiatric, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders
S2. Cognition
S3. Developmental Psychology
S4. Educational Psychology
S5. Social Psychology

Sponsors and Partners

Organizer

Media partner

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Winner Announcement

We are honored to announce the award winners of IOCBS 2026.

Best Oral Presentation Awards

Authors: Avneek Sandhu, Prof. Dr. Bin Hu
ID: sciforum-165920
Title: Temporal Reliability of Sequential Perceptual Decisions in Humans and Artificial Agents
Link: https://sciforum.net/paper/view/30102

Authors: Alessio Matiz, Bruna Scaggiante, Marina Bortul, Cristiano Crescentini
ID: sciforum-165523
Title: Changes in mind-wandering frequency and phenomenology in cancer patients following an 8-week mindfulness intervention
Link: https://sciforum.net/paper/view/30121

Best Poster Awards

Authors: Lidia Amaro Díaz, Gustavo A. Reyes del Paso, Casandra I. Montoro Aguilar
ID: sciforum-160813
Title: Fibromyalgia and emotional vulnerability: exploring the roles of psychological inflexibility and anxiety sensitivity
Link: https://sciforum.net/paper/view/30113

Authors: Ying Li, Xia Sun
ID: sciforum-165492
Title: The Spatial Updating Mechanism of Different Field-Cognitive Styles in Various Perspective Orientations: Evidence from Behavior and fNIRS
Link: https://sciforum.net/paper/view/30065

Live Session Recordings

IOCBS 2026 Day 1

S7. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
S8. Organizational Behaviors

S2. Cognition
S5. Social Psychology

IOCBS 2026 Day 2

Session 6. Health Psychology

S3. Developmental Psychology

S9. Experimental and Clinical Neurosciences

IOCBS 2026 Day 3

S1. Psychiatric, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders
S4. Educational Psychology

Conference Secretariat

Mr. Russell Wang
Ms. Coco Hou

Mr. Wang Zen
Email: iocbs2026@mdpi.com

For inquiries regarding submissions and sponsorship opportunities, please feel free to contact us.