UBISS 2026 - 14th International UBI Summer School
Oulu, Finland, June 8-13, 2026
Application deadline: March 8, 2026 (23:59 AOE)
Co-located with WAFR 2026 on June 15-17, 2026
Hosted by Centre for Applied Computing at University of Oulu
Credits: 5 ECTS (University of Oulu course code 521154S)
Registration fee: 300 EUR
Accommodation: 40 EUR/day (per person in twin bed room in luxurious villa with sauna)
https://ubicomp.oulu.fi/UBISS2026/

UBISS 2026 invites researchers, students, and industry and public sector professionals to gain theoretical insights and personal hands-on experience of selected topics on robotics under the tutelage of distinguished experts. UBISS 2026 builds upon the legacy of the previous 13 successful multidisciplinary UBI Summer Schools hosted by us in Oulu in 2010-2025.

UBISS 2026 has three parallel 6-day "hands on" workshops (intensive courses worth 5 ECTS):

A: MINIMALISM IN ROBOTICS
Assistant Professor Alexandra Nilles, Western Washington University, USA
Assistant Professor Başak Sakçak, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Professor Dylan Shell, Texas A&M University, USA

B: ROBUST PERCEPTION AND SAFETY-AWARE PLANNING
Professor Simo Särkkä, Aalto University, Finland
Assistant Professor Tomasz Kucner, Aalto University, Finland
Assistant Professor Dominik Baumann, Aalto University, Finland
Assistant Professor Shankar Deka, Aalto University, Finland

C: ROBOT MAKERS: EXPRESSION THROUGH ROBOTICS
Associate Professor Ankur Mehta, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Associate Professor Cynthia Sung, University of Pennsylvania, USA

Further information and online application form are available on:
http://ubicomp.oulu.fi/UBISS2026/

Best regards,
-Timppa

Professor Timo Ojala
Chair, UBISS 2026