 | EBRAINS25: EBRAINS Summit 2025 - User Talks The Egg Brussels, Belgium, December 8-11, 2025 |
| Conference website | https://summit2025.ebrains.eu/ |
| Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ebrains25 |
| Abstract registration deadline | September 30, 2025 |
| Submission deadline | September 30, 2025 |
About the Event
The 2025 EBRAINS Summit will take place from 8-11 December 2025 at the EGG in Brussels, Belgium. As part of the event, researchers are invited to submit abstracts for EBRAINS User Talks, a dedicated session showcasing high-quality scientific work that leverages the EBRAINS research infrastructure.
The EBRAINS Summit will showcase how EBRAINS’ research infrastructure, digital tools and services are being actively used to advance neuroscience and drive innovation. Through real-world examples, attendees will explore how these resources support digital neuroscience research, with sessions covering topics such as AI and its connections to neuroscience, brain medicine, neuromorphic computing, and more.
Call for User Talks
Aim of the User Talks
The EBRAINS User Talks aim to highlight and give visibility to the research community actively using the EBRAINS infrastructure. By showcasing scientific work that has successfully integrated EBRAINS tools, data, or services, the session offers a stage for researchers to share their experiences, insights, and results. The goal is to demonstrate the diversity and scientific value of EBRAINS-enabled research, inspire new users, and foster exchange between communities that benefit from open, digital neuroscience infrastructure.
Topics of Interest
We welcome abstracts from a wide range of neuroscience-related domains, including but not limited to:
- Applications of AI to neuroscience research
- Brain disorders
- Brain modelling and simulation
- Clinical neuroscience
- Closing the discovery loop and digital twins
- Cognitive neuroscience
- Computational neuroscience
- Computing systems /HPC/ Neuromorphic
- Connectomics
- Data standards and reproducibility
- Digital atlasing
- FAIR neuroscience
- Gender and diversity in neuroscientific research
- Genomics and genetics
- Infrastructure and portal services
- Medical analystics
- Neuroimaging
- Neuroinformatics
- Neuromorphic computing
- Technologies for large-scale computation
- Visualisation
Important Dates
| Submission Deadline | 30 September 2025, 12:00 pm CEST |
| Notifications of acceptance | 15 October 2025 |
| EBRAINS User Talks | 10 December 2025, in the morning |
Submission Guidelines
Eligibility Criteria
- The abstract must be submitted by the speaker who will present the work if selected.
Abstract Submission Guidelines
- Each abstract must clearly describe how EBRAINS RI was used, including references to specific tools, data platforms, services, or workflows.
- Abstracts must reference at least one peer-reviewed publication in which the use of EBRAINS infrastructure is documented and formally acknowledged.
- Submissions must follow the official conference template and be structured according to the IMRaD format (Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion).
- The abstract word and character limits are as follows:
- Title: max. 100 characters
- Authors and affiliations
- Abstract text in IMRaD format (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion): max. 4,000 characters (including spaces)
- Number of Figures: max. 2 figures, include a brief caption for each figure
- References: A maximum of 10 references, AMA format is preferred, include DOI
- Keywords: Indicate up to ten keywords to best describe your research area and/or its application
- No Supplementary Material
- Acknowledgements should be added to the abstract, but are not included in the word count.
- Acceptance will be based strictly on scientific quality and relevance to the EBRAINS infrastructure. Abstracts that are incomplete, lack sufficient data, or raise ethical concerns will not be considered.
- Abstracts must be submitted via the official EBRAINS Summit 2025 submission portal by 30 september 12:00 CEST using the following submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ebrains25
- Please note that registration for the Summit is mandatory upon abstract acceptance in order to present a contribution. If you have registered prior to the acceptance of your abstract, please note that cancellation policy noted in the event registration process still applies.
User Talk Selection and Talk Format
- Abstracts will be reviewed by the EBRAINS Programme Committee based on:
- Scientific quality and innovation
- Relevance and impact of EBRAINS usage
- Clarity of objectives and methods
- The Programme Committee will also consider the overall balance of topics across the symposia to ensure a comprehensive and engaging programme for the Summit.
- A total of four (4) User Talks will be selected.
- Each talk will be allotted 15 minutes for presentation followed by 5 minutes of Q&A.
Contact
Please reach out to education@ebrains.eu for questions related to submissions.