The Computational Psychology track 2026 is a part of the International Conference on Computational Science (ICCS) on 29 June – 1 July 2026 on “At the Forefront of Science through Computation and Data”.
The draft abstract or paper submission deadline: 15 February 2026.
Introduction
The workshop aims to advance interdisciplinary research, leveraging computational methods to understand the mechanisms underlying psychological phenomena and to predict and improve mental health. It focuses on the development and application of data-driven and knowledge-driven multiscale models, agent-based simulations, and network approaches for psychological dynamics and urban mental health. By integrating computational models and advanced AI techniques, the workshop showcases novel strategies for modelling symptom networks and the influence of urbanity and social connections on mental health. Uncertainty quantification and digital phenotyping are also emphasized to improve prediction accuracy and effective intervention policies.
Topics
Key topics of the ComPsy track include:
- Data-driven and knowledge-driven computational approaches
- Multiscale modelling in mental health across neural, cognitive, behavioral, and societal systems
- Agent-based models
- System dynamics modelling and causal loop diagrams
- Symptom network analysis
- Computational models for prediction and prevention of psychiatric crises
- Influence of urbanicity, social environments, and connections on mental health
- Uncertainty quantification and sensitivity analysis in computational psychology
- AI and machine learning for mental health
- Statistical modelling, Structural equation modelling
- Interdisciplinary case studies bridging computational models, clinical research, and public health
- Digital Twins in mental health research
Abstracts/Papers
We kindly invite you to submit a paper or abstract reporting original, unpublished research and recent developments in the broad area of computational Psychology. Depending on your preferences, there are several options for submission available.
Abstract only
In the “Abstract Only” option, a short abstract is published in a book of abstracts, but not in LNCS. Abstracts, too, should be submitted through the ICCS EasyChair system.
Full or short papers
You can submit your paper through the ICCS EasyChair system. Please be sure to select the Computational Psychology workshop as your target track. Full ICCS papers are 12-15 pages, written in English and complying with the Procedia format, while short papers are 6-8 pages.
Out of the submitted full papers to the main track and thematic tracks, we will select high-quality papers for presentation at the conference and publication in the proceedings. These are published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series and indexed by Scopus, EI Engineering Index, Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index (included in ISI Web of Science), and several other indexing services. The papers will contain linked references, XML versions and citable DOI numbers.
After the conference, selected papers will be invited for a special issue of the Journal of Computational Science (Impact Factor: 3.7).
Important Dates
Paper submission: 15 February 2026
Notification of acceptance: 23 March 2026
Camera-ready papers: 10 April 2026
Thematic Track Organisers
- Valeria Epelbaum, Centre for Urban mental Health, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Sophie Engels, Northeastern University, USA
Contact E-mail
v.epelbaum@uva.nl and s.engels@northeastern.edu
Programme Committee
Johan Bollen, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Denny Borsboom, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Joshua Curtiss, Northeastern University, USA
Valeria Krzhizhanovskaya, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Derek de Beurs, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands