Oxford Max Planck Summit

Oxford Max Planck Summit

A two-day networking and scientific-exchange meeting for researchers across the Oxford University and select Max Planck Institutes.

Venue: Computer Science Department, Oxford University, Wolfson Building, Park Road, Oxford OX1 3QD, United Kingdom Date: 7 - 8. October 2026
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About

The Oxford Max Planck Doctoral Programme (OMP) is a durable framework for collaborative research initiatives between the University of Oxford and the Max Planck Gesellschaft.

The Oxford Max Planck Summit brings together faculty from the Computer Science Department of Oxford University and Max Planck Institutes for Software Systems, Informatics, Security and Privacy for two days of networking and focused scientific exchange.

The summit revolves around short research talks, open discussions, and free-flowing interaction between participants to identify shared interests across groups. It offers a compact setting for presenting work in progress, learning about adjacent research directions, and building new collaborations across the Oxford-MPG network — including identifying topics for joint PhD supervision.

Participants

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  • Anne-Kathrin Schmuck Faculty, Max Planck Institute for Software Systems Control Software Systems Group
  • Anthony Lin Max-Planck Fellow, University of Kaiserslautern-Landau Automated Reasoning
  • Asia Biega Faculty, Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy Responsible Computing Group
  • Bernt Schiele Scientific Director, Max Planck Institute for Informatics Computer Vision and Machine Learning
  • Ceren Kocaoğullar Applied Scientist, Amazon Web Services Automated Reasoning Group
  • Christoph Weidenbach Faculty, Max Planck Institute for Informatics Automation of Logic
  • Derek Dreyer Scientific Director, Max Planck Institute for Software Systems Foundations of Programming Group
  • Dionysios Adamopoulos PhD Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Software Systems Sustainable, Programmable and Intelligent Computing Systems Group
  • Georg Zetzsche Faculty, Max Planck Institute for Software Systems Models of Computation Group
  • Gilles Barthes Scientific Director, Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy MPI-SP
  • Joël Ouaknine Scientific Director, Max Planck Institute for Software Systems Foundations of Algorithmic Verification
  • Manuel Gomez Rodriguez Faculty, Max Planck Institute for Software Systems AI, Computing and Society
  • Meeyoung Cha Scientific Director, Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy Data Science for Humanity
  • Omer Moussa PhD Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Software Systems Bridging AI and Neuroscience (BrAIN)
  • Richard Petri Research Engineer, Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy Cryptographic Engineering
  • Rupak Majumdar Scientific Director, Max Planck Institute for Software Systems Programming Languages & Verification
  • Sadegh Soudjani Research Group Leader, Max Planck Institute for Software Systems Cyber-Physical Systems
  • Stefan Zetzsche Applied Scientist, Amazon Web Services Automated Reasoning Group
  • Tomasz Kociumaka Research Group Leader, Max Planck Institute for Informatics Algorithms and Complexity
  • Yiting Xia Faculty, Max Planck Institute for Informatics Networks and Cloud Systems

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  • The list of participants from Oxford University will be communicated in due course.

Draft Schedule

Wednesday 07 October 2026

Day 1

09:00 - 9:15 Registration & coffee Lecture Theatre B - Registration and informal welcome.
09:15 - 9:30 Welcome opening Lecture Theatre B - Opening remarks by Prof. Ouaknine and Prof. Worrell.
9:30 - 10:30 Talk Session 1 4 speakers
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10:30 - 10:45 Discussion Q&A session with speakers
10:45 - 12:00 Talk Session 2 5 speakers
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12:00 - 13:30 Lunch Break St John's College: Atrium - hosted lunch for all participants.
13:30 - 15:00 Talk Session 3 6 speakers
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15:00 - 15:15 Discussion Q&A session with speakers
15:15 - 15:45 Coffee break St. John's College: Atrium - coffee break and discussions
15:45 - 17:00 Talk Session 4 5 speakers
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17:00 - 17:15 Discussion Q&A session with speakers
17:15 - 18:00 Talk Session 5 3 speakers
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19:00 - ... Oxford Max Planck Dinner Venue: St Giles' House, St John's College

Thursday 08 October 2026

Day 2

09:00 - 10:45 Talk Session 6 7 speakers
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10:45 - 11:00 Discussion Q&A session with the speakers.
11:00 - 12:00 Talk Session 7 4 speakers
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Practical Information

We suggest participants arrive in Oxford on the evening of Tuesday 6 October 2026, and depart on the afternoon of Thursday 8 October 2026.

All talk sessions will take place in the Lecture Theatre B. Coffee breaks and lunch will be provided in the Atrium. The Oxford Max Planck Dinner will be held at St Giles' House, St John's College.

We do not have specific hotel recommendations, but we suggest participants to book travel and hotel accommodations as early as possible, as Oxford is a popular destination and hotels can fill up quickly.

To reach Oxford, the most convenient option is to fly to the closes airport, London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and then take a train to London, and then another train to Oxford.

Organizers

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Prof. Joël Ouaknine Scientific Director, Max Planck Institute for Software Systems
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Prof. James Worrell Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford