5th Conference of the Timing Research Forum

TRF5 Trieste – 5th Conference of the Timing Research Forum

29 June – 2 July 2027Trieste, Italy

An international, multidisciplinary meeting on all aspects of timing and time perception research – from single cells to behaviour, from models to the clinic.

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Submissions and registration open on 30 November 2026.

Welcome address

Welcome to Trieste

After Strasbourg (2017), Querétaro (2019), Lisbon (2023) and Tokyo (2025), the Timing Research Forum community meets for the first time in Italy. TRF5 will gather researchers working on time and timing across experimental psychology, neuroscience, biology, computational modelling, clinical research and philosophy.

True to the spirit of the Forum, the conference gives ample space to early-career researchers, through symposia, oral communications and poster sessions designed to encourage exchange between junior and senior scientists.

Trieste – a city of science on the Adriatic, home to SISSA and to one of Europe’s densest research communities – will be our host.

Destination

Where is Trieste

In north-east Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, at the border with Slovenia: at the heart of Europe.

Trieste is about one hour from Venice and Ljubljana, and within reach of Vienna, Munich, Zagreb and Milan. Hover a city to see its distance.

How to reach Trieste

Where is TriesteMap of northern Italy and Central Europe: Trieste lies in north-east Italy on the Adriatic Sea, next to Slovenia. Straight-line distances: Venice 116 km, Milan 358 km, Ljubljana 72 km, Vienna 346 km, Munich 323 km, Zagreb 172 km.Venice116 kmMilan358 kmLjubljana72 kmVienna346 kmMunich323 kmZagreb172 kmTriesteAdriatic SeaITALYSLOVENIAAUSTRIACROATIA

Straight-line distances from Trieste.

Piazza Unità d’Italia, Trieste
The Victory Lighthouse above the city and the Gulf of Trieste
Molo Audace, Trieste
Timing research at every scale

From single cells to the clinic

Abstract illustration of a neuron with glowing dendrites
Single cellsNeural mechanisms of timing
Abstract rhythmic raster of spikes aligned on a beat
BehaviourPerception, rhythm and action
Abstract flowing lines representing computational models
ModelsComputational and theoretical approaches
Abstract EEG-like traces
ClinicTiming in health and disease
Mark your calendar

Important dates

Registration details
  1. 30Nov 2026
    Opening

    Opening of symposium proposals and abstracts for Poster/Oral Communication submission

  2. 30Nov 2026
    Registration

    Opening of registrations (early fee)

  3. 10Jan 2027
    Submission deadline

    Deadline for symposium proposals submission

  4. 28Feb 2027
    Notification

    Notification of symposium proposal acceptance

  5. 28Feb 2027
    Submission deadline

    Deadline for abstracts for Poster/Oral Communication submission

  6. 5Apr 2027
    Notification

    Notification of abstracts for Poster/Oral Communication acceptance

  7. 30Apr 2027
    Registration

    Deadline for early fee

  8. 1May 2027
    Registration

    Standard fee applies

  9. 11Jun 2027
    Registration

    Deadline for standard fee and closing of online registrations. After that date, only on-site registration is possible, subject to availability and at a late fee

  10. 29 Jun– 2 Jul 2027
    Conference

    TRF5 conference in Trieste

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People

Organizers & committees

Local organizing committee

  • Mathew E. Diamond

    Mathew E. Diamond

    SISSA, Trieste

  • Domenica Bueti

    Domenica Bueti

    SISSA, Trieste

  • Giovanna Mioni

    Giovanna Mioni

    University of Padova

  • Judit Gervain

    Judit Gervain

    University of Padova

International organizing committee

  • Argiro Vatakis

    Argiro Vatakis

    Panteion University, Greece

  • Virginie van Wassenhove

    Virginie van Wassenhove

    Paris-Saclay University, INSERM, France

  • Martin Wiener

    Martin Wiener

    George Mason University, USA

  • Hugo Merchant

    Hugo Merchant

    UNAM, Mexico

  • Ayelet Landau

    Ayelet Landau

    UCL, United Kingdom

  • Yuko Yotsumoto

    Yuko Yotsumoto

    University of Tokyo, Japan

Scientific committee

Soon available.

Timing Research Forum

TRF5 is organized in collaboration with the Timing Research Forum, the open academic society for multidisciplinary research on timing and time perception.

Support

Patronages & sponsors

Organized by

SISSA
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Contacts

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Scientific organization

SISSA – International School for Advanced Studies
Via Bonomea 265, 34136 Trieste, Italy

Abstracts & Registrations Secretariat

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trf5.trieste@keycongressi.it