Brainhack Kraków 2026
Brainhack Kraków 2026 is an interdisciplinary event where during which participants will be researching and analyzing the inner workings of the human brain.
The main topic of the event will be neurodegenerative diseases and the aging of brain cell – topics which importance has been rising in recent times.
Brainhack Kraków is a part of the Brainhack global initiative, which unites students and researchers from the fields of neuroscience, cognitive science, psychology, bioinformatics and health informatics from all around the globe.
Learning paths
To make the event accessible to both novices and experts, we have split the experience into to paths – beginner and advanced.
Beginner group
Intended for people unfamiliar with programming and data analysis.
Participants will work on achieving a goal set out by the organizers. During the process, they will be taught basic procedures and get practical skill of using technology found in neural research.
Participants will work under the eye of Dr. Daria Hemmerling and a group of passionate students from the related fields.
Advanced group
Intended for people with experience in neural fields or hackathons.
Teams of participants will compete at creating a solution to a problem presented to them at the beginning of the event. At the end of the event, the team which is found to have performed the best will be rewarded.
Teams will be assisted by Team Leaders – students from fields related to the subject of the task. They will offer knowledge and help with the goal of completing the task.
Event schedule
CAUTION: Provided schedule is not final, it may change in future time.
9:00
Location opens
At this time a poster session will be held for participants from the beginner group.
10:30
Event opening
Each group will be presented their respective tasks.
11:30
Work activities
The schedule and details for each group will be provided at the event.
13:00
Dinner break
The food will be provided free of charge by the organizers.
14:00
Lecture
A lecture related to the main topic of the event by one of our invited guests.
14:30
Work activities
The schedule and details for each group will be provided at the event.
18:00
Supper break
The food will be provided free of charge by the organizers.
19:00
Work activities
The schedule and details for each group will be provided at the event.
22:00
End of day
Participants will be asked to exit the location.
9:00
Location opens
At this time a poster session will be held for participants from the beginner group.
10:30
Lecture
A lecture related to the main topic of the event by one of our invited guests.
11:00
Work activities
The schedule and details for each group will be provided at the event.
13:00
Dinner break
The food will be provided free of charge by the organizers.
14:00
Work activities
The schedule and details for each group will be provided at the event.
18:00
Event end
Best team from the advanced group will be rewarded.
Location
Jagiellonia University Institute of Psychology
Addres: Romana Ingardena 6
30-060 Cracow
Register Now!
Registration will be handled using Microsoft Forms. Maximum number of participants will be limited.
All participants must follow the rules of the event
Beginner Group
Advanced Group
If you have any questions, just email us at
brainhackkrakow@outlook.com