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Two fully-funded PhD positions on infant neuroimaging and computational modelling at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

by Lorijn Zaadnoordijk

Join us! Two PhD fully-funded scholarships are available to study the foundations of cognition using infant neuroimaging and computational modelling. Apply before Jan 31 for China Scholarship Council funding, or before Mar 1 for funding from our ERC FOUNDCOG project. How does the human mind develop? The FOUNDCOG team will address this question using neuroimaging of infants, in their critical first year after birth, to capture the development of the brain and its functions. We will interpret the results by comparing them to computational models of learning from artificial intelligence. In addition to characterising the development of the human mind, we aim to understand how it is disrupted by brain injury and to produce new diagnostic tools for neonatologists. 1) PhD Scholarship in Infant Neuroimaging, to start in September 2020 2) PhD Scholarship in Computational Modelling, to start in September 2020 · Includes fees, stipend and travel for 4 years, with funding from the ERC FOUNDCOG project · Excellent candidates from outside of the EU will also be considered · Selection will begin in March 2020, and the position will remain open until filled For more information, see: http://cusacklab.org/vacancies.html

Jan. 22, 2020

study abroad programs in Budapest

by Balazs Ujfalussy

Dear All: BSCS-US announces its two programs in Budapest for 2020. 1. Our regular program: BSCS - BUDAPEST SEMESTER IN COGNITIVE SCIENCE: FROM PHILOSOPHY TO NEUROSCIENCE will be held in the Fall of 2020, see http://www.bscs-us.org/ <http://www.bscs-us.org/>. Program start/end dates August 31 - December 4, 2020. Inquiry: bscs(a)bscs-us.org <mailto:bscs@bscs-us.org> 2. We have also a summer program Systems Neuroscience: a study abroad summer program http://www.sysneuro-semester.org/ <http://www.sysneuro-semester.org/> Program start/end dates June 15 - Aug 7, 2020 The BSCS Systems Neuroscience Program takes place at and academically supervised by the Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest Inquiry: Péter Érdi (SysNeuro Director; BSCS Co-Director) perdi(a)kzoo.edu <mailto:perdi@kzoo.edu> bscs(a)bscs-us.org <mailto:bscs@bscs-us.org>

Jan. 22, 2020

from Italy to Computer Science at Berkeley - fellowships

by Alessandro Treves

Are you a young researcher in Italy and interested in computer science at Berkeley? Fulbright offers scholarships for a research period at the renowned ICSI – International Computer Science Institute. It is an opportunity for temporary research assistants (Italian or non-Italian) at Italian research centers or universities, who have completed their PhD no later than 3 years prior to the DEADLINE, which is February 3, 2020. Visit the Call by FULBRIGHT http://www.fulbright.it/icsi/ to apply. -- Alessandro Treves SISSA, Cognitive Neuroscience, http://people.sissa.it/~ale/limbo.html if in, rm 241, via Bonomea 265, 34136 Trieste, Italy: +39-040-3787623

Jan. 22, 2020

Save the date! UK Neural Computation 2020 June 22nd-24th in Sheffield

by Hannes Saal

Save the date! We are pleased to announce the 2nd annual UK Neural Computation conference, June 22nd-24th 2020, at the University of Sheffield This is a national meeting for the UK community working on the computational side of neuroscience, which last year attracted more than 130 researchers. Same basic format as last year, so we will have modelling, maths, data science, theory, machine-learning, and all combinations thereof. Schedule: June 22nd: Tutorials and seminars for early career researchers June 23rd-24th: Main meeting Confirmed speakers for the main meeting: Rui Ponte Costa (Bristol) Dan Goodman (Imperial) Marc de Kamps (Leeds) Leah Krubitzer (UC Davis) Peggy Series (Edinburgh) Huiling Tan (Oxford) Yulia Timofeeva (Warwick) Mark Van Rossum (Nottingham) Keynote: David Willshaw (Edinburgh) For further details, see the website: http://neuralcomputation.uk/ Please look out for the abstract submission and registration announcement, coming soon. Hope to see you there! Hannes Saal (Sheffield) Robert Schmidt (Sheffield) Stuart Wilson (Sheffield) Mark Humphries (Nottingham)

Jan. 21, 2020

Industrial Ph.D. on Machine Learning in cognitive rehabilitation (La Rioja, Spain). Deadline January 31, 2020

by Asier Erramuzpe Aliaga

[Apologies for cross-posting] Industrial Ph.D. position on Machine Learning in cognitive rehabilitation (La Rioja, Spain) Neuronup is a leading company for cognitive rehabilitation working with several thousands of patients worldwide. More information at https://app.neuronup.com/assets/pdf/info/info_en_US.pdf and https://www.neuronup.com/en/ The Neuronup headquarters are located in Logroño, the capital of the region La Rioja, Spain. Logroño is a Northen city in Spain which is only 1.30h far from Bilbao-Basque Country, 1.50h from San Sebastian-Basque Country, 1h from Pamplona-Navarre Duration of the contract: 3 years, 40 h a week Gross salary: 24K EUR Cost of living in Logroño <https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Logro%C3%B1o-Logrono-Spain> Requisites (all the applicants must have): R1. Degree in Computer Science or Telecommunications Engineering R2. MSc in Computer Science or Telecommunications Engineering. R3. Average marks of first degree of 7.5/10 or higher. R4. Experience in Python and R R5. Have a permanent residence in Europe R6. C1 English Level The applicant will finalize an Industrial Ph.D. in Machine Learning in Health, funded by the CDTI-project "Digital solutions for rehabilitation and cognitive stimulation in neuropsychology" Tasks to perform during the Ph.D.: T1. Development of prediction models. T2. Classification and categorization of patients. T3. Model validation. T4. Multi-dimension data visualization T5. Integration of developed tools into the Neuronup database and search engine. *Interested applicants send an updated CV and two reference letters to neuronup(a)neuronup.com <neuronup(a)neuronup.com> before January 31, 2020*

Jan. 21, 2020

Deadline extension: Special Entropy Issue "Information Theory in Computational Neuroscience"

by Dimitrije Markovic

Dear Colleagues, We cordially invite you to submit a manuscript for possible publication in a Special Issue on "Information Theory in Computational Neuroscience" to be published in the journal Entropy (ISSN 1099-4300, IF 2.419, http://www.mdpi.com/journal/entropy) The aim of the Special Issue is to bring together neuronal models and neuronal plasticity mechanisms that are grounded in information theory principles, modern inference, and learning algorithms. We welcome submissions that use information theory as the basis for defining generative principles of neuronal dynamics over multiple spatio-temporal scales, which informs our understanding of information processing in the brain. You can see full details of the scope and submission details at: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/entropy/special_issues/Computational_Neuroscie… The new submission deadline is 31 March 2020. You may send your manuscript at any time before the deadline or a bit later. Submitted papers should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Entropy is fully open access. Open access (unlimited and free access by readers) increases publicity and promotes more frequent citations, as indicated by several studies. Please kindly note that an Article Processing Charge (APC) of CHF 1600 currently applies to all accepted papers. Fortunately, it is noticed that your institute have already had a central open access fund established in MDPI's Institutional Open Access Program, it means you do not have to pay the publication fees and your institute will cover it for you if you submit your papers to MDPI journals (see details at: <http://www.mdpi.com/about/ioap><http://www.mdpi.com/about/ioap>). You may contact your library and confirm this. Please do not hesitate to come back to us if there is anything further that we can help with. We look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards, Dimitrije Markovic and Claudius Gros ============================= Dr. Dimitrije Markovic Post-Doc at Technische Universität Dresden, Department of Psychology, Dresden, Germany Lab website: https://tu-dresden.de/mn/psychologie/ifap/ni Phone: +49-351-463-43146 Personal website: http://dimarkov.github.io/ =============================

Jan. 20, 2020

Conference on Curiosity, Creativity, and Complexity, NYC, May 18-19

by Pierre-Yves Oudeyer

On May 18-19 2020, Columbia University in New York will host a conference on Curiosity, Creativity, and Complexity, catalyzing interdisciplinary discussion on these topics across neuroscience, psychology, artificial intelligence, and economics. Registration opens mid-February. Faculty, students, and postdocs are welcome to attend. Full details and updates: https://zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/curiosity-creativity-and-complexity… <https://zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/curiosity-creativity-and-complexity…>

Jan. 20, 2020

Okinawa/OIST Computational Neuroscience Course 2020: application deadline approaching

by Erik De Schutter

OKINAWA/OIST COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE COURSE 2020 Methods, Neurons, Networks and Behaviors June 29 to July 16, 2020 Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Japan https://groups.oist.jp/ocnc The aim of the Okinawa/OIST Computational Neuroscience Course is to provide opportunities for young researchers with theoretical backgrounds to learn the latest advances in neuroscience, and for those with experimental backgrounds to have hands-on experience in computational modeling. We invite graduate students and postgraduate researchers to participate in the course, held from June 29th through July 16th, 2020 at an oceanfront seminar house of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University. Applications are through the course web page (https://groups.oist.jp/ocnc) only; January 1 - February 2, 2020. Applicants will receive confirmation of acceptance in March. Like in preceding years, the 17th OCNC will be a comprehensive three-week course covering single neurons, networks, and behaviors with ample time for student projects. The first week will focus exclusively on methods with hands-on tutorials during the afternoons, while the second and third weeks will have lectures by international experts. The course has a strong hands-on component based on student proposed modeling or data analysis projects, which are further refined with the help of a dedicated tutor. Applicants are required to propose their project at the time of application. There is no tuition fee. The sponsor will provide lodging and meals during the course and provides partial travel support. We hope that this course will be a good opportunity for theoretical and experimental neuroscientists to meet each other and to explore the attractive nature and culture of Okinawa, the southernmost island prefecture of Japan. Invited faculty: • Michael Berry II (Princeton University, USA) • Tiago Branco (Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, London, UK) • Zenas C Chao (University of Kyoto, Japan) • Erik De Schutter (OIST) • Kenji Doya (OIST) • Gaute Einevoll (Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway) • Tomoki Fukai (OIST) • Boris Gutkin (Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France) • Bernd Kuhn (OIST) • Devika Narain (Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands) • Alex Pouget (University of Geneva, Switzerland) • Ivan Soltesz (Stanford University, USA) • Saori C. Tanaka (ATR, Japan) • Tatjana Tchumatchenko (Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfur, Germany) • Marylka Yoe Uusisaari (OIST)

Jan. 20, 2020

CNS*2020: Abstract Submission and Registration Open

by Martin Zapotocky

Organization for Computational Neurosciences 2885 Sanford Ave SW #15359 Grandville, MI 49418 USA *Call for Abstracts** **29th Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting (CNS*2020)** **Melbourne, Australia** **July 18--22, 2020* *Local Organizers:* Anthony N. Burkitt (Chair), Mark Cook, Alex Fornito, David Grayden (Treasurer), Luan Ismahil, Tatiana Kameneva, Levin Kuhlmann, Hamish Meffin The main meeting begins the evening of Saturday July 18 and runs through Tuesday July 21. It will be preceded by a day of tutorials (Saturday July 18) and followed by workshops (Tuesday July 21 mixed with the main meeting and Wednesday July 22 workshops only). *Keynote Speakers:* *Matt Botvinick*, /DeepMind Technologies/ *Zhaoping Li*, /Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics/ *Geoff Goodhill*, /The University of Queensland/ *Daniel Polani*, /University of Hertfordshire/ Registration and abstract submission are open. *Abstract submission deadline: March 4, 2020. * Note that one of the authors must register as sponsoring author for the main meeting *before abstract submission*. In case the abstract is not accepted for presentation, the registration fee will be refunded. Submitted abstracts are used for creating the program and for publication. Please follow the formatting guidelines on the submission site. Travel awards are available for student and postdoc members of OCNS. Please apply using the drop-down box on the abstract submission form and note that an extended abstract is required when applying for a travel award or oral presentation format. Registration: https://ocns.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_265… Abstract Submission for Main Meeting: https://www.cnsorg.org/cns-2020-abstract-submission Workshop proposals are being accepted at: https://www.cnsorg.org/cns-2020-call-for-workshops Tutorial proposals are being accepted at: https://www.cnsorg.org/cns-2020-call-for-tutorials For up-to-date conference information, please visit: https://www.cnsorg.org/cns-2020-quick -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OCNS is the international member-based society for computational neuroscientists. Become a member to be eligible for travel awards and more. Visit our website for more information: http://www.cnsorg.org --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Jan. 15, 2020

Call for papers: ICLR workshop on Bridging Cognitive Science and AI

by Jessica Hamrick

Dear all, Aida Nematzadeh, Kaylee Burns, Alison Gopnik, Josh Tenenbaum, Emmanuel Dupoux and I are organizing a workshop that will be held at the International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR) 2020. The goal of the workshop will be to showcase research in AI that is inspired by human cognition, as well as cognitive models that leverage AI to provide insight into various aspects of human learning and processing. Please see below for our call for papers. We hope to see some of you there! Cheers, Jess Call for Papers We are pleased to invite papers to our workshop at ICLR 2020, titled “Bridging AI and Cognitive Science”: https://baicsworkshop.github.io/ Cognitive science and artificial intelligence (AI) have a long-standing shared history. Indeed, even today many researchers have an interest in performing multidisciplinary research across the two fields. To this end, our workshop aims to inspire connections between AI and cognitive science across a broad set of topics, including perception, language, reinforcement learning, planning, human-robot interaction, animal cognition, child development, and reasoning. We are sourcing short, four-page papers (deadline: February 5, 2020) from cognitive science, neuroscience, and AI across two tracks: The Research track will highlight advances at the intersection of AI, cognitive science, and neuroscience. We welcome submissions on: - AI systems which draw inspiration from natural intelligence, - Computational models of natural intelligence that leverage methods from AI, - Demonstrations of failure cases of AI systems where humans or animals succeed, - Datasets or environments for AI systems which target a particular aspect of natural intelligence, or - Papers which address privacy and fairness in machine learning, using insights from the behavioral sciences, or - Works which otherwise combine AI and cognitive science. The Blue Sky Ideas track will showcase longer-term ideas or positions on ways to connect AI with cognitive science. While we will not require such ideas to be fully instantiated in a working system, we do expect them to be grounded in empirical or computational evidence. We welcome submissions on: - Aspects of cognition which are under-explored in AI, - The order in which the research community should solve cognitive tasks in AI, - How research in AI could inform research in cognitive science, - Survey papers which summarize one area of research in AI or cognitive science for researchers in the other field, or - Works which otherwise propose a longer-term idea or position about the intersection of cognitive science and AI.

Jan. 15, 2020