What is MTS?
MTS is the department’s Mind, Technology, and Society speaker series. It is hosted by a different faculty member each semester. Founded by a generous gift from Professors Robert Glushko and Pamela Samuelson, MTS brings researchers and industry professionals from across the globe to present a variety of interdisciplinary work in cognitive science. See our UCMerced CogSci youtube channel for videos of past MTS talks!
Who is invited to attend?
CIS graduate students, faculty, and staff, and all who are interested! Members of other departments at UC Merced as well as the general public are encouraged to attend. (Note: current CIS Ph.D. students are required to attend MTS each semester in residence, to fulfill their COGS 250 course requirement).
For more information or to sign up for email announcements, please contact the talk series organizer: cis-mts-lead@lists.ucmerced.edu.
MTS Fall 2026 Schedule
Location: All talks will be held Mondays in COB1 116 from 2-3:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
September 14, 2026: Sidra Goldman-Mellor, UC Merced
September 21, 2026: Takako Fujioka, Stanford University
September 28, 2026: Michael Casey, Dartmouth
October 5, 2026: Joe Pattatuci, PlantWave
October 12, 2026: Malcolm Slaney, Stanford University
October 9, 2026: Cory Shain, Stanford
November 2, 2026: Speaker to be announced
November 9, 2026: Nicole Creanza, Vanderbilt
November 14, 2026: Keanan Joyner, UC Berkeley
November 23, 2026: Jean Vroomen, Tilburg University
December 7, 2026: Sara Constantino, Stanford University
Updated August 2026
