Application deadline is Monday, February 23rd, 2026 at 11:59pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The summer school features talks by our faculty<\/a>, who are world leaders in vision science research. The curriculum reflects the wide range of research areas at CVR, and includes research on human visual perception, computer vision, machine learning, visual neuroscience, 3D film, immersive environments, disorders of vision, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The summer school features an interactive program, with hands-on research experiences, opportunities to speak with our graduate students and faculty, and social events with your fellow students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This year, the CVR Summer School will adopt a focused theme that places the scientific method, used as a recipe for doing vision science in the age of AI, at the forefront.<\/strong> Each lecture will showcase how faculty research embodies this approach, demonstrating how well-defined questions give rise to computational hypotheses, experimental designs, and interpretable results that collectively advance vision science. The program will emphasize how modern AI models can be used not as black-box tools, but as explicit, testable hypotheses about brain computation. The program will be complemented by panel discussions on growing up in science and career development, as well as highly targeted, tutorial-style projects that provide hands-on experience. Students will leave with a heightened sense of how and why to pursue a career in vision research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This program is designed for undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing graduate studies and research in vision science<\/strong>. The program itself is free and we cover most of the costs associated with attending it (see FAQ for more details).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n For questions, please contact cvrss@yorku.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n