One Day Meeting: BMVA Symposium on World Models
Wednesday 18 November 2026
Chairs: Silpa Vadakkeeveetil Sreelatha (University of Surrey), Adarsh Kappiyath (University of Surrey), Ahmed Bourouis (University of Surrey), Frank Tsu-Fang Lu (University of Surrey), Niladri Shekhar Dutt (University College London)
Queries? contact the Meeting's Organiser Andrew Gilbert here
Invited Speakers
- Amir Bar - Imperial College London, AMI Labs
- Viorica Pătrăucean - Google DeepMind
- Katja Hofmann - Microsoft Research
- Vassia Simaiaki - Wayve
- Niloy Mitra - University College London (UCL) and Adobe Research
- Andrea Vedaldi - University of Oxford
- Amir Ghalamzan - University of Sheffield
Overview
World models are learned predictive models of an environment and its dynamics that can act as an internal simulator for prediction, planning, and policy learning. Progress in world modeling has come from several directions: generative and interactive video models, latent predictive architectures, 3D and 4D scene representations, model-based reinforcement learning, and model predictive control for robots and vehicles. Our speakers span foundations of generative and predictive modelling, video and perception at scale, interactive environments and games, 3D geometry and reconstruction, and robot manipulation and autonomous driving.
Schedule
| Start | End | Title | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:10 | 09:20 | Registration & Coffee | ||
| 09:20 | 09:25 | Welcome and opening remarks | ||
| 09:25 | 10:05 | Keynote Talk 1 — Amir Bar | ||
| 10:05 | 10:15 | Lightning Talk 1 (8 minutes + 2 minutes Q&A) | ||
| 10:15 | 10:55 | Keynote Talk 2 — Viorica Pătrăucean | ||
| 10:55 | 11:35 | Morning Coffee Break + Poster Session | ||
| 11:35 | 12:15 | Keynote Talk 3 — Katja Hofmann | ||
| 12:15 | 12:25 | Lightning Talk 2 (8 minutes + 2 minutes Q&A) | ||
| 12:25 | 13:05 | Keynote Talk 4 — Niloy Mitra | ||
| 13:05 | 13:55 | Lunch | ||
| 13:55 | 14:35 | Keynote Talk 5 — Andrea Vedaldi | ||
| 14:35 | 14:45 | Lightning Talk 3 (8 minutes + 2 minutes Q&A) | ||
| 14:45 | 15:25 | Keynote Talk 6 — Amir Ghalamzan | ||
| 15:25 | 15:55 | Afternoon Coffee Break + Poster Session | ||
| 15:55 | 16:05 | Lightning Talk 4 (8 minutes + 2 minutes Q&A) | ||
| 16:05 | 16:45 | Keynote Talk 7 — Vassia Simaiaki | ||
| 16:45 | 16:55 | Lightning Talk 5 (8 minutes + 2 minutes Q&A) | ||
| 16:55 | 17:00 | Closing remarks |
Lightening Talks
8 min each + 3 mins questions
Posters
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Important: This is an in-person event, with no virtual attendance option. We kindly ask all presenters to join us at the British Computer Society on the day.
Meeting Location
The meeting will take place at:
British Computer Society (BCS), 25 Copthall Avenue, London EC2R 7BP
Registration
We keep the cost of attending these events as low as possible to ensure no barriers from the whole computer vision community attending. The registration costs are as follows
- All Attendees: £30 Including lunch and refreshments for the day