RPL Summer School’s programme revolves around brainstorming and discussion sessions among the participants. The aim of this programme is for the participants to discover overlaps and connections in their research topics, find novel ideas, and establish new points of collaboration with other researchers throughout the summer school. For this purpose, a set of milestones are set to help the participants start potential collaborations by the end of the programme. There are also a number of keynote speeches and two panel discussions planned throughout the week as sources of inspiration to the participants.
The preliminary programme of RPL Summer School 2026 is as follows:
Sunday 21 June
@ Elite Hotel Arcadia, Blå Porten
- Check-in at Elite Hotel Arcadia
- Kick-off dinner at Blå Porten, starting at 17:00
Goal of the day: Get to know others, enjoy Stockholm and experience a taste of Swedish food.
Monday 22 June
@ Elite Hotel Arcadia, Happy Tammsvik
- Bus from Elite Hotel Arcadia to Happy Tammsvik
- Opening ceremony
- Social activity
- Lunch
- Student poster session 1
- Keynote by Frederike Dümbgen
- Keynote by Yonghyeon Lee
- Student poster session 2
- Student poster session 3
- Dinner
Goal of the day: Get to know each other’s research topics.
TUesday 23 June
- Freestyle discussion
- Keynote by Pedro Miraldo
- Keynote by Helen Oleynikova
- Lunch
- Keynote by Mohammad (Shahab) Nazari
- Industry showcase + fika
- Freestyle discussion
- Dinner
Goal of the day: Get inspired by keynotes and industry. Discuss ideas with other participants, find mutual interests and make connections.
Wednesday 24 June
- Freestyle discussion
- Keynote by Andrea Bajcsy
- Keynote by Federico Tombari
- Lunch
- Freestyle discussion
- Outdoor activity
- Dinner
Goal of the day: Start having in-depth discussions and forming groups for the final pitch presentation. Enjoy the Stockholm summer weather (good or bad)!
Thursday 25 June
- Freestyle discussion
- Keynote by Harold Soh
- Keynote by Silvia Rossi
- Lunch
- Panel discussion 1 (topic TBA)
- Panel discussion 2 (topic TBA)
- Final presentation preparation
- Dinner
- After-dinner social activity
Goal of the day: Get new perspectives from our industrial speakers and from panel discussions. Finish preparing the final pitch presentation. Enjoy the last RPL Summer School evening!
Friday 26 June
@ Happy Tammsvik, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
- Final pitch presentations
- Closing ceremony
- Lunch
- Transport back to Stockholm
- Lab tour at RPL, KTH
Goal of the day: Give your final pitch presentations and get feedback from the other participants. Visit KTH.
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