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NeuralNet 2026, Nov 25th-27th, Paris – Registration and Abstract Submission Now Open

by Arthur Leblois

image.jpeg Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the opening of registrations for NeuralNet2026Paris (Nov. 25th-27th, Odéon Campus of Université Paris Cité, 75006 Paris, France) The program will explore four broad themes — Neural Codes & Representations, Perception in Context, Learning, Memory & Adaptation, and Brain States & Network Dynamics— bringing together leading researchers working across systems and computational neuroscience. We also encourage the submission of contributed talks and posters. Participants are invited to join the famous spike sorting mini-schoolbefore the conference (23-25 November). The mini-school is free of charge but registration is required. Info and registration on: https://neuralnet2026.sciencesconf.org/ We look forward to receiving your contributions and to welcoming you to Paris in November for three days of exciting science, discussion, and networking with the Systems and Computational Neuroscience community. Best regards, The NeuralNet 2026 Organizing Committee image.png

Sept. 11, 2026

Subject: Postdoc Position: Predicting Epilepsy from iEEG (University of Göttingen)

by Tristan Manfred Stöber

Postdoctoral Position: Predicting epilepsy before it starts - Foundation models and bioplausible circuits on human intracranial EEG. QUICK FACTS - Salary: TV-L E13, 100% (€5,366-5,873/month) - Benefits: annual bonus, additional VBL pension - Duration: 12 months, extension intended - Start: as soon as you can, the data are ready - Place: CIDAS, Göttingen, Germany - Deadline: Applications rolling, first review 24 Sep 2026 In the group of Tristan Manfred Stöber at the Campus Institute Data Science (CIDAS), University of Göttingen. The project is conducted in close collaboration with our clinical and modelling partners in Frankfurt, specifically working directly with Michael Strüber from the Epilepsy Center Frankfurt and Richard Gao from Goethe University Frankfurt. WHAT IS THE POSITION ABOUT? Epilepsy care is reactive: we treat after the first seizure. But the disease starts earlier, after a head injury the brain reorganises for months to years, a window in which it could still be steered, and nobody can tell who is inside it. We have a unique way in. Roughly a quarter of patients with acute subdural hematoma develop post-traumatic epilepsy, and they are monitored with subdural electrodes within days of the injury, long before any seizure. Our Frankfurt partners hold those recordings with confirmed outcomes, plus a rodent dataset spanning the full course of epileptogenesis in over 85 animals. Two steps follow. TWO MODELS, ONE SET OF ACUTE RECORDINGS: WHO IS AT RISK, AND WHY. 1. Predict. Fine-tune an existing intracranial-EEG foundation model on the acute recordings, by self-supervised and contrastive learning, and test whether it separates patients who later develop epilepsy from those who stay resilient. There is a starting point: in our rodent model the aperiodic (1/f) exponent, a proxy for excitation/inhibition balance, tracks early epileptogenesis and predicts which animals become epileptic. Whether it transfers to humans is open, your first question. 2. Model. Then ask why. With AutoMIND, the deep inverse modelling framework of our partner Richard Gao (Goethe University Frankfurt), infer patient-specific parameters of a bioplausible cortical circuit from the same recordings, synaptic balance, adaptation timescales, conductances, turning a risk flag into a mechanism. A PILOT, AND WHY AGILITY IS THE POINT Twelve months will not solve post-traumatic epilepsy, and this position does not pretend to: it is a pilot, find out fast whether the rodent signal has a human counterpart. Nothing here waits on data collection or a method still to be invented, so agility is the operative skill: short cycles, a first result in weeks, a direction dropped once it stops paying off. It is one step in a bigger effort with our Frankfurt partners, the corresponding consortium proposal is under review, aiming eventually at a clinical means of preventing epilepsy instead of managing it. WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR? - A PhD, or close to completion, in computer science, physics, mathematics, computational neuroscience, biomedical engineering or a related quantitative field. - Fluent programming and a solid command of modern deep learning on time series, self-supervised pretraining, transfer to small labelled sets. - Experience with neural recordings (EEG, iEEG, LFP) is a strong plus, as is simulation-based inference or circuit modelling for step 2. - The discipline clinical data demands: careful validation, no leakage across patients, precision about what you have actually checked. Nobody arrives with all of it. What matters more is the mindset: chasing the question rather than the result, and taking problems apart instead of waiting to be unblocked. Applications from any gender, country and walk of life welcome. WHAT DO WE OFFER? - A question with a clear clinical stake, and the data to attack it now. - Two collaborators you work with directly, both based in Frankfurt: Michael Strüber (Epilepsy Center Frankfurt) clinically, and Richard Gao (Goethe University Frankfurt) on modelling. - Close mentorship, and room to shape the project as it moves. - GWDG's Secure HPC environment for GDPR-relevant clinical data, already in place, plus budget for conferences and open-access publication. - A path beyond the 12 months: extension is intended. WHERE YOU WOULD BE CIDAS at University of Göttingen is a young place and it shows: it gathers machine learning, statistics and data science from across the campus into one institute, and much of it is run by early-career PIs building their groups right now, short paths, few hierarchies, a lot of momentum. Students, postdocs and professors also do things together outside the seminar room; the yearly road-bike tour up the Brocken is the one to train for. And Göttingen's scientific density is out of all proportion to its size, Gauss, Hilbert and Heisenberg worked here, several Max Planck Institutes next door. HOW TO APPLY One PDF motivation letter, CV, two referees to tristan.stoeber(a)posteo.net, subject "Postdoc - Epileptogenesis". Applications by 24 September 2026 receive full consideration; the position stays open until filled and we reply quickly. Unsure whether it is for you? Write to me before you apply. For more information about the group and our work, please visit our webpage at https://tristanstoeber.github.io.

Sept. 11, 2026

Postdoctoral and PhD Opportunities in Infant NeuroAI at Trinity College Dublin

by ainetdineen＠gmail.com

Five Ways to Join the InfantNeuroAI Team! Infants are acquiring the brain representations that form the foundations of cognition. These representations are powerful: they let a child go on to master many tasks with remarkable speed. The InfantNeuroAI project aims to measure these developing representations, using awake infant neuroimaging with fMRI and OPM-MEG, and to model the developmental process using computational models from AI. The project has three goals. To better understand infant cognition. To develop neuroimaging methods that can detect disrupted function after neonatal brain injury. And to identify new, more energy-efficient learning algorithms that could reduce the economic and environmental cost of AI. Everyone on the project is involved end to end: setting up the imaging, designing experiments, acquiring data, analysing it, building computational models, presenting the work and writing it up. You will do all of this with Professor Rhodri Cusack and an interdisciplinary team of neuroscientists, cognitive scientists, neuroimagers and AI engineers. Postdoctoral Fellow in Awake Infant OPM-MEG You will lead the establishment of awake infant OPM-MEG in the lab, using our CERCA system, and carry that work through to experiments, analysis, modelling and publication. You will need good coding skills and expertise in at least one of the following, with a willingness to develop the others: • Cognitive neuroscience • OPM-MEG, MEG or EEG • Computational modelling using deep neural networks Full time for two years from November 2026. Salary €47,273–55,399 per annum, with pension contribution, PRSI social insurance and annual leave. Selection will begin on 4 October, 2026. Further details and how to apply: https://cusacklab-web.s3.amazonaws.com/infantneuroai_2026_researchfellow2_o… Postdoctoral Fellow in Awake Infant fMRI and NeuroAI You will lead the establishment of awake infant fMRI on our Siemens 3T Prisma, and use the resulting data to test and develop deep-neural-network models of how infants learn. You will need good coding skills and expertise in at least one of the following, with a willingness to develop the others: • Infant cognitive neuroscience • Neuroimaging with fMRI • Computational modelling using deep neural networks Full time for two years from January 2027. Salary €47,273–55,399 per annum, with pension contribution, PRSI social insurance and annual leave. Closing date: 4 October, 2026. Further details and how to apply: https://cusacklab-web.s3.amazonaws.com/infantneuroai_2026_researchfellow1_f… Three PhD Scholarships in Awake Infant fMRI and NeuroAI These scholarships offer rich training in neuroimaging methods, developmental cognitive neuroscience and computational modelling with deep neural networks. Working with Professor Cusack and the wider team, you will take part in the full research cycle using awake infant fMRI and/or OPM-MEG. You will need a Bachelor's degree in psychology, cognitive science, computer science or a related field, good coding skills, and expertise or strong interest in: • Cognitive neuroscience • Neuroimaging • Infant development • Deep neural networks Full time for four years, starting March or September 2027. Stipend of €25,000 per annum, plus fees and conference travel. Closing date: 4 October, 2026. Further details and how to apply: https://cusacklab-web.s3.amazonaws.com/infantneuroai_2026_phds.pdf About the lab The Cusack Lab is housed in the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN), which brings together 60 groups and 250 scientists to study the brain from molecules to mind to society, and spans fundamental research to clinical translation. TCIN houses a Siemens 3T Prisma MRI scanner, a CERCA OPM-MEG system and an NVIDIA GPU cluster. We are a diverse team and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those under-represented in neuroscience and AI. We support visa applications for international appointees. Informal enquiries to Tamrin Holloway: admin(a)cusacklab.org InfantNeuroAI is funded by ERC Advanced Grant 101265741 and the Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future Award 2022.

Sept. 11, 2026

Call For Papers - UniReps Workshop in Paris 🔵🔴

by Organizers

Hi all, We’re excited to announce the Call for Papers <https://unireps.org/2026/call-for-papers> for the 4th edition of the UniReps Workshop, happening in Paris <https://unireps.org/2026/>! The workshop is tentatively planned for mid-December, with a target date between December 11 and December 15, 2026, coinciding with NeurIPS. The exact date will be confirmed once the venue arrangements are finalized. You can indicate your preferred date using this form <https://forms.gle/nfpXEMiTWfoyKiX87>. Our workshop theme focuses on a central question: Why, when, and how do distinct learning processes yield similar representations, and to what extent can these be unified? Neural systems, whether artificial or biological, often converge on structurally similar internal representations when exposed to semantically related inputs. This workshop brings together researchers from Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence, and Cognitive Science to build a unified understanding of this phenomenon and explore its theoretical and practical implications. We invite contributions addressing the following questions: - When? Under what conditions do similar representations emerge, and how can we measure this? - Why? What mechanisms, biological or computational, drive representational convergence? - What for? How can we harness this understanding for modular deep learning, model merging, transfer learning, and beyond? Topics of Interest Here’s a non-exhaustive list of themes we’re excited to explore, targeting especially their relationship with the questions listed above: - Model merging, stitching, and compositionality - Representational alignment and similarity measures - Identifiability and symmetry in neural models - Learning dynamics and mechanistic interpretability - Multimodal and multiview learning - Disentangled representations - Linear mode connectivity - Representation Similarity Analysis (RSA) - Multi-agent communication - Mechanistic interpretability - Representation universality Submission Tracks Full Paper (Archival) - Up to 9 pages (excluding references and appendix) - Anonymous submission - Published in dedicated workshop proceedings - Poster + spotlight opportunities Extended Abstract (Non-Archival) - Up to 4 pages - Anonymous submission - Poster + spotlight opportunities - Perfect for early-stage work, negative results, or opinion pieces Both tracks are eligible for best papers awards. Submit via OpenReview <https://openreview.net/group?id=UniReps.org/2026/Workshop> Deadline: 4th October 2026 (AoE) Join Our Program Committee We’re looking for dedicated reviewers to help maintain the high standard of our review process. Each reviewer is assigned no more than two submissions, and we’re planning to introduce Reviewer Awards to recognise outstanding contributions. Interested? Sign up here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScGnnXH13fNw50Sm09oeXvTup-ZkpmSLq4…> to join the UniReps 2026 Program Committee. We look forward to your submissions and hope to see you at UniReps! Warm regards, The UniReps Organising Team

Sept. 10, 2026

Frontier Series 2026 / Translational Neurocognitive Technologies

by Vasiliki Kondyli

Dear all, I would like to invite you to the next talk in the Frontiers Series, featuring Prof. Michael Schöll (University of Gothenburg, Sweden): Molecular Medicine, Neuroimaging and Biomarkers for Neurodegenerative Disease Date: September 16, 2026 Time: 14:00 (Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna) For talk details, the full schedule, and registration information, please visit: https://codesign-lab.org/frontier26/ We look forward to seeing you there! Best wishes, Vasiliki ================================================================================================= CoDesign Lab EU is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Frontier series 2026 / Prof. Michael Schöll (Molecular Medicine, Neuroimaging and Biomarkers for Neurodegenerative Disease) Time: Sep 16, 2026 14:00 Copenhagen Join Zoom Meeting https://oru-se.zoom.us/j/67604219242?pwd=tOTCRlSUbHpS2YmtBkvZrgvHrjeYQm.1 Meeting agenda https://docs.zoom.us/agenda/doc/ec726b06-f6ad-4c18-88db-e256e305b607 Meeting ID: 676 0421 9242 Passcode: 578478 ================================================================================================= FRONTIER SERIES 2026 / TRANSLATIONAL NEUROCOGNITIVE TECHNOLOGIES / Cognitive Neuroscience. Responsible AI. Clinical Application. / Örebro University and Lund University (Sweden) present the Frontier 2026 Talk Series centralising the themes of next-generation responsible neurocognitive technologies and translational clinical neuroscience. The series brings together researchers from neuroscience, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, engineering, and data science to explore the mechanisms of brain function in health and disease. The series emphasises interdisciplinary methodologies linking neuroimaging, molecular neuroscience, systems neuroscience, computational cognitive modelling, computer science, and cognitive science to drive innovation and societal impact with ecologically valid diagnosis, monitoring, and intervention in real-world clinical contexts. Participation is free, and all interested are welcome. Special opportunities exist for student participants (refer below). Details / https://codesign-lab.org/frontier26/ SPEAKER PANEL > / Germany (Ernst Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience. Heinrich-Heine-University. Hertie Institute - University of Tübingen. Research Center Jülich. Freie Universität Berlin) \ Netherlands (Universiteit Leiden) \ Poland (Jagiellonian University in Kraków) \ Singapore (National University of Singapore) \ Sweden (University of Gothenburg. Karolinska Institute. Lund University) \ Taiwan (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University) \ United States (Columbia University Medical Center. Georgia Institute of Technology) In order of planned schedule during 2026: — Prof. Simon Eickhoff (Heinrich-Heine-University & Research Center Jülich, Germany) “Clinical Brain Medicine 2.0 – The ABCD-J Platform for Digital Biomarker Research and mHealth” — Dr. Sankaraleengam Alagapan (Georgia Institute of Technology, United States) “Interpretability in Neurotechnology: Using Explainable AI to Identify Biomarkers in Deep Brain Stimulation” — Prof. Juan (Helen) Zhou (National University of Singapore, Singapore) “Multimodal Neuroimaging in Neuropsychiatric Disorders” — Prof. Esther Kuehn (Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Germany) “Translational Applications of Layer-Specific Multimodal MRI for Aging and Neurodegeneration” — Prof. Michael Schöll (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) “Molecular Medicine, Neuroimaging and Biomarkers for Neurodegenerative Disease” — Prof. Joana Braga Pereira (Karolinska Institute, Sweden) “Mapping Brain Connectivity in Aging and Neurodegeneration: From Molecular Markers to Brain Networks” — Prof. Ching-Po Lin (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan) “MRI, Brain Connectomics, and Neuropsychiatric Disorders” — Prof. Mikael Johansson (Lund University, Sweden) “Decoding Episodic Memory: Neural Reinstatement and Eye Movement Dynamics in the Reconstruction of Past Events” — Prof. Marcin Leszczyński (Columbia University Medical Center, US & Jagiellonian University, Poland) “Neural Oscillations, Memory, and Neural (Dys)Function” — Prof. Ineke van der Ham (Universiteit Leiden, The Netherlands) “The Potential of Virtual Reality for Clinical Neuropsychology” — Prof. Radoslaw Martin Cichy (Freie Universität Berlin, Germany) “Empirical Vision Neuroscience for Next-Generation AI” STUDENTS > OBTAIN EDUCATIONAL CREDITS The Frontier 2026 series will also in parallel run in a seminar mode for those participants desirous of securing educational credits (e.g., as part of an accredited educational programme). Please contact the series co-ordinators (details below) for further information concerning this form of participation, including deadlines, participation process, and expected requirements towards obtaining course credit. COORDINATION — CONTACT Mehul Bhatt -and- Vasiliki Kondyli Örebro University -and- Lund University / Sweden CoDesign Lab EU / Artificial and Human Intelligence https://codesign-lab.org/ (Apologies for redundant distribution; kindly please forward as you see fit) När du skickar e-post till Lunds universitet behandlar vi dina personuppgifter i enlighet med gällande lagstiftning. Mer om hur dina personuppgifter behandlas hittar du på Lunds universitets webbplats<http://www.lu.se/integritet>. When you send emails to Lund University, we process your personal data in accordance with existing legislation. To find out more about the processing of your personal data, visit the Lund University website<https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about/contact-us/processing-of-personal-da…>. To unsubscribe from this list please go to https://cognitivesciencesociety.simplelists.com/confirm/?u=lz9fw6gtt3Laj1wp…

Sept. 10, 2026

cuttingEEG garden Groningen

by Jelmer Borst

Dear all, From 21-25 September, we will be hosting a so-called garden of the global cuttingEEG conference <https://cuttingeeg.org/cuttinggardens2026/> in Groningen, the Netherlands. Cutting gardens is a multi-hub conference focusing on cutting edge M/EEG analysis methods. In the Groningen garden <https://cuttingeeg.org/cuttinggardens2026/gardens/groningen/>, we will have a morning programme in which we give tutorials on MNE <https://mne.tools/stable/index.html> (basic and ML), Unfold <https://www.unfoldtoolbox.org/> (EEG deconvolution), and HMP <https://github.com/GWeindel/hmp> (single trial EEG event detection), discuss BCI approaches and have a variety talks on recent EEG analysis methods. In the afternoons, we will be watching the global talks together. Please check our website <https://cuttingeeg.org/cuttinggardens2026/gardens/groningen/> for details and registration (125 euro for the whole week!). Hope to see you in Groningen! The organising committee, Andreea Sburlea Lisa-Marie Vortmann Olaf Dimigen Yiyue Zhang Osman Oguz Wouter Kruijne Jelmer Borst

Sept. 9, 2026

Postdoctoral Positions at Washington University in St. Louis

by rncao90＠gmail.com

Hi All, The Multimodal Cognitive Neuroscience Lab (MCN Lab; PI: Runnan Cao, PhD) is recruiting two postdoctoral researchers to study visual and social cognition, computational neuroscience, and multimodal brain imaging. Applicants should have a strong background in fMRI and/or electrophysiology. Experience with 7T fMRI, computational modeling, machine learning/agentic AI, or neuroscience data-processing workflows is preferred. More details in https://crn2022.github.io/mmclab-washu.github.io/join.html (official website in progress) The lab is based in the Neuroimaging Labs Research Center at WashU Medicine, offering advanced imaging resources and extensive interdisciplinary collaborations. Please send a CV, brief description of research interests, and representative publications to r.cao(a)wustl.edu. Thanks, Runnan Cao Assistant Professor Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis

Sept. 8, 2026

[Jobs] 2 PhD + 1 Postdoc + 2 RA positions: hippocampus, world models, epilepsy (Göttingen)

by Tristan Manfred Stöber

Dear all, I am looking for five people to join my group at the Campus Institute Data Science (CIDAS), University of Göttingen, Germany. We study how the brain builds and uses its internal model of the world, and how those principles can be reengineered in artificial neural networks. In parallel, we run a clinical line of work on epilepsy, applying machine learning tools to intracranial recordings from patients, together with the University Hospital Frankfurt. All positions are based in Göttingen and start as soon as possible. PH.D. STUDENT - HIPPOCAMPAL REPRESENTATIONS IN DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS TV-L E13 100%, 3 years Analyse an unpublished, large-scale in-vivo miniscope dataset: CA1 pyramidal cells tracked across 11 tasks and 34 days. Characterise how cognitive maps emerge, drift and are reused, from single cells to the geometry of the population manifold. In close collaboration with Tom McHugh (RIKEN CBS, Japan). PH.D. STUDENT - BRAIN-INSPIRED WORLD MODELS FOR DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS TV-L E13 100%, 3 years We distil inductive biases from normative hippocampus models and use these insights to build novel and powerful model-based deep RL agents. The goal: agents that plan over long horizons with interpretable internal representations. POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER - MACHINE LEARNING FOR EPILEPSY TV-L E13 100%, ~1 year with potential extension We try to predict epilepsy before it even starts. We use unique intracranial recordings from patients who suffered a bleed on the brain's surface, about one in three of whom go on to develop epilepsy. On these data we fine-tune EEG foundation models. We also build digital twin network models of individual patients, allowing us to simulate personalised prevention and treatment strategies. A collaboration with Michael Strüber and Felix Rosenow (University Hospital Frankfurt), and Richard Gao (Goethe University Frankfurt). RESEARCH ASSISTANTS (2 POSITIONS) Part-time, students welcome Support the projects above with calcium imaging data processing, behavioural tracking, software engineering and simulation experiments. A good entry point for a B.Sc. or M.Sc. thesis in the lab. PREREQUISITES Strong quantitative skills, fluency in Python, experience with machine learning, and genuine curiosity about both brains and machines. WHAT WE OFFER An interdisciplinary group at the interface of neuroscience and AI, a strong national and international network, and a generous ERC travel and publication budget for conferences such as NeurIPS, Cosyne and FENS. HOW TO APPLY Send your CV, a short motivation letter naming the position you are interested in, and contact details of two references to tristan.stoeber(a)posteo.net. Applications received by 24 September 2026 will receive full consideration; the positions remain open until filled. Internships and thesis projects outside these openings are always welcome. If you are unsure which position fits you best, or would like to hear more about a project before applying, write to me at the same address. I am happy to talk first. More about the lab at [1]. Best regards, Tristan [1] https://tristanstoeber.github.io -- Tristan Manfred Stöber, Ph.D. Computational Neuroscientist CIDAS Fellow, Campus Institute Data Science, University of Göttingen Research Fellow, Dept. of Neurology, University Hospital Frankfurt

Sept. 7, 2026

Application deadline approaching: Patagonian School of Science

by Ines Samengo

There are still a few days left to apply for a summer school — actually, a late-spring school in the Southern Hemisphere — taking place in mid-December. The Patagonian School of Science “Dynamics of Large-Scale Neural Systems” will take place from December 8–19, 2026, at Brazo Huemul, on the northern shore of Lake Nahuel Huapi in Patagonia, Argentina. The school will bring together 20–25 PhD students and postdocs with international researchers to explore how large populations of neurons give rise to behavior. The faculty includes Edvard Moser (2014 Nobel Laureate), Rafael Yuste, Susanne Schreiber, Carina Curto, Nachum Ulanovsky, Soledad Gonzalo Cogno, Christian Machens, Iván Davidovich, Valeria Della Maggiore, Emilio Kropff and Inés Samengo. The school will combine lectures, student presentations, workshops, discussions, and one-to-one interactions with faculty. It will take place in a remote setting with limited connectivity, creating an environment where participants can focus on scientific discussion and face-to-face interaction. Applications are open until September 15, 2026. The registration fee is USD 1,200 and includes accommodation and meals for the duration of the school. *Financial support may be available for students who do not have sufficient institutional funding.* Full information about the program, faculty, and application process is available here: https://ib.edu.ar/patagonian_school_sciences2026/ Enquiries: psos(a)ib.edu.ar

Sept. 7, 2026

Announcing SNUFA 2026: Nov 4-5 (online) - Abstract submission and registration now open!

by Friedemann Zenke

We are happy to announce SNUFA 2026, taking place 4-5 November 2026 (online)---your friendly online focus meeting on spiking neural networks that compute. Abstract submission and registration are now open! See https://snufa.net/2026 for details. This year's invited speakers are Giulia D'Angelo (Czech Technical University in Prague), Eugene Izhikevich (Brain Corp and DeepSpike), Mihai Petrovici (University of Bern), and Susanne Schreiber (Humboldt University). Like every year, the workshop brings together researchers in computational neuroscience, machine learning, and neuromorphic engineering to present their work and discuss how to translate these findings into a better understanding of neural circuits. Topics include artificial and biologically plausible learning algorithms and the dissection of trained spiking circuits toward understanding neural processing. We have a manageable number of talks with ample discussion time. Attendance is free, but registration is required. Abstract submission deadline: September 25, 2026 (anywhere on earth) SNUFA 2026 is brought to you by Sacha van Albada, Jason Eshraghian, Dan Goodman, and Friedemann Zenke ------------------------------------------------------------------------ https://snufa.net/2026

Sept. 3, 2026

Postdoctoral and PhD Positions in Computational Neuroscience & Machine Learning at UCLA

by Marcus Triplett

Dear All, The Triplett Lab at UCLA is recruiting for multiple postdoctoral and PhD positions in computational neuroscience and machine learning. Projects will span two broad areas: - Statistical machine learning methods for neural data analysis, such as inference of neural circuit connectivity and plasticity rules from large-scale imaging, electrophysiology, circuit perturbation, and behavioral data. - Computational models of cognition, including how neural systems form representations of causal structure and use them for decision-making or planning. Projects will combine neural circuit models and interpretability techniques (e.g. dynamical systems analysis) with behavioral and/or intracranial data to identify and test candidate mechanisms. Postdoctoral applicants should have (or expect to soon receive) a PhD in a quantitative field such as Computational Neuroscience, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related area. Prospective PhD students must first be admitted to an appropriate UCLA graduate program, such as Neuroscience, Computer Science, or Bioengineering. Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Marcus Triplett ( marcustriplett(a)ucla.edu) with a CV and brief description of past and future research interests. For more details visit triplett-lab.org. AA/EOE.

Sept. 2, 2026

Submit to Collection: Computational and Theoretical Approaches to Multi-Scale Dynamics from Cells to Behavior

by DEPANNEMAECKER Damien

Dear All, We invite you to submit your work to "Discover Mental Health" journal: Computational and Theoretical Approaches to Multi-Scale Dynamics from Cells to Behavior https://link.springer.com/collections/iidiiijebb This Collection aims to bring together experimental, computational, and theoretical studies investigating dynamics across biological, cognitive, behavioral, and clinical scales, from cellular processes and neural circuits to whole-brain activity, behavior, and symptom expression. We welcome contributions developing models, analytical frameworks, and data-driven approaches that advance our understanding of multi-scale organization, emergent phenomena, and the transitions between adaptive and maladaptive dynamics from the cellular level to the symptoms level. Particular interest is given to studies exploring how interactions across scales shape the emergence, evolution, and variability of behaviors and symptoms over time. A central goal of this Collection is to advance our understanding of mental health through a multi-scale perspective. We particularly encourage work examining how biological and neural dynamics give rise to symptom trajectories and behavioral changes in conditions such as depression, psychosis, anxiety disorders, and neurodevelopmental disorders. We welcome studies addressing clinically relevant outcomes, including relapse, treatment response, disease progression, resilience, and functional impairment. The Collection welcomes contributions spanning both theoretical advances and empirical applications. Investigations spanning from cells and neuronal circuits to symptom networks are particularly encouraged, including studies linking cellular and circuit-level mechanisms to cognition, behavior, and symptom dynamics across multiple temporal and spatial scales. We also welcome research on emergent maladaptive states in psychiatric disorders, examining how critical transitions, network reorganization, instability, resilience, and other dynamical processes contribute to the onset, persistence, and progression of psychiatric symptoms and behavioral dysfunction. We encourage submissions using a wide range of experimental and computational approaches, including multimodal neuroimaging (EEG, fMRI, MEG, etc) integrated with longitudinal symptom measurements, computational models constrained or validated by clinical trial data, digital phenotyping combined with dynamical systems analyses, ecological momentary assessment, wearable sensing, and other longitudinal behavioral datasets. We also welcome methodological papers introducing novel analytical frameworks for characterizing multi-scale dynamics in mental health. While theoretical contributions are strongly encouraged, submitted models should ideally be connected to empirical observations or generate clear, testable predictions regarding brain function, behavior, or mental health outcomes. We particularly encourage work that bridges theoretical neuroscience, complex systems, and computational psychiatry by integrating mathematical modeling with experimental or clinical data. Finally, this Collection seeks studies with translational potential that contribute to precision psychiatry and personalized mental health care. Examples include computational approaches for patient stratification, prediction of treatment response or relapse, optimization of neuromodulation strategies, development of adaptive digital therapeutics, and identification of biomarkers that capture dynamic processes across biological and behavioral scales. Keywords * * Multi-scale dynamics * Computational psychiatry * Dynamical systems * Complex systems * Symptom dynamics * Computational modeling * Theoretical neuroscience * Digital phenotyping * Precision psychiatry * Emergence

Sept. 2, 2026

Re: 2026 INCTN meeting @ Trieste, Italy - 22-24 Sept - abstract submission deadline approaching

by Eugenio Piasini

Dear all, This is a reminder that the registration deadline for the 2026 meeting of the Italian Network for Computational and Theoretical Neuroscience (INCTN) is approaching. Please register here<https://indico.sissa.it/event/190/> by September 3rd if you are planning to attend! We look forward to seeing you in Trieste! The organisers: Francesca Mastrogiuseppe, Eugenio Piasini, and Sebastian Goldt https://inctn.it/ ________________________________ From: Eugenio Piasini <epiasini(a)sissa.it> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 14:02 Subject: 2026 INCTN meeting @ Trieste, Italy - 22-24 Sept - abstract submission deadline approaching Dear all, This is a reminder that the abstract submission deadline is approaching for the 2026 meeting of the Italian Network for Computational and Theoretical Neuroscience, which will take place from September 22-24th in Trieste. Submit your abstract by July 10th! We look forward to a great programme with invited and contributed talks on Computational, Theoretical, and Systems Neuroscience, led by keynotes from Máté Lengyel, Sandro Romani, and Fanny Cazettes. We will also have a number of contributed talks and poster sessions to give everybody an opportunity to share their research; and finally, there will be ample time for discussions by the sea side. Please visit our website to see the full lineup of invited speakers and for more information: https://inctn.it/ or register directly here<https://indico.sissa.it/event/190/>. We look forward to seeing you all in Trieste ! The organisers: Francesca Mastrogiuseppe, Eugenio Piasini, and Sebastian Goldt

Sept. 1, 2026

Algonauts Project 2027 Challenge

by Alessandro Gifford

Dear colleagues, We are excited to announce the Algonauts Project Challenge 2027 <https://algonautsproject.com/2027/index.html>, organized in collaboration with CNeuroMod <https://www.cneuromod.ca/>: How The Human Brain Makes Sense of Video Games. The goal of this year’s challenge is to predict human brain responses measured with fMRI during a variety of video games. Moving beyond passive stimulus viewing, the challenge brings together perception, decision-making, behavior, and learning, pushing brain modeling toward the complex and dynamic environments in which human cognition naturally unfolds. The challenge will launch at the end of 2026 and run until summer 2027. The top three teams will be invited to present their work at the Algonauts Challenge showcase at CCN 2027 <https://2027.ccneuro.org/> in Edinburgh. More details about the challenge will follow over the coming months. To make sure you do not miss any updates, sign up here <https://algonautsproject.com/2027/index.html#signup>. Website: https://algonautsproject.com/2027/index.html Email: algonauts.mit(a)gmail.com Bluesky: @algonautsproject.bsky.social <https://bsky.app/profile/algonautsproject.bsky.social>X: @AlgonautsProj <https://x.com/AlgonautsProj> We look forward to your participation in the challenge! Best, The Algonauts Project Team Domenic Bersch, Goethe University Frankfurt Alessandro Gifford, Freie Universität Berlin Marie St-Laurent, CRIUGM Basile Pinsard, CRIUGM Yann Harel, Boston College Julie Boyle, Université de Montréal Lune Bellec, Université de Montréal Aude Oliva, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Gemma Roig, Goethe University Frankfurt Radoslaw Cichy, Freie Universität Berlin

Aug. 31, 2026

Last Seats Available! International Artificial Intelligence Summer School – IAISS 2026

by ICAS Organizing Committee

Email not displaying correctly? *View it* in your browser. [image: IAISS 2026] <https://u9436285.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.dsBJlyaSCnb5nD32aHyVojse…> Call for Participation <https://u9436285.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.dsBJlyaSCnb5nD32aHyVoudv…> International Artificial Intelligence Summer School -IAISS 2026 <https://u9436285.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.dsBJlyaSCnb5nD32aHyVoizV…> , *Registration: by August 23* <https://u9436285.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.dsBJlyaSCnb5nD32aHyVoudv…> Register Now <https://u9436285.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.dsBJlyaSCnb5nD32aHyVoudv…> 5 Days. World-Class Experts. Tuscany. 🧠 A Full-Immersion Experience in Frontier AI Join us for an unforgettable week of cutting-edge lectures on AI and Generative AI, delivered by some of the most renowned researchers in the field — set against the stunning backdrop of the Tuscan coast. 📍 *Riva del Sole Resort & SPA*, Castiglione della Pescaia, Tuscany, Italy 🗓 *September 20–24, 2026* 🔗 2026.iaiss.cc <https://u9436285.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.dsBJlyaSCnb5nD32aHyVoizV…> ✉️ iaiss(a)icas.cc 🎤 Meet Your Lecturers An extraordinary faculty from leading institutions across the globe — each delivering up to four lectures on the frontiers of AI research: *Stefano V. Albrecht* — Nanyang Technological University, Singapore - Introduction to Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning - If Multi-Agent Foundation Models is the Answer, What is the Question? - Becoming an AI Researcher: Practical Advice for Graduate Students *Rafal Bogacz* — University of Oxford, UK - Predictive coding: training neural networks with local rules - Predictive coding: advantages over backpropagation - Predictive coding: implementation *Giuseppe De Giacomo* — University of Oxford, UK - Foundations of Guardrailing Agentic AI via Temporal Synthesis (3-part course) *Christoph Feichtenhofer* — Meta Superintelligence Labs, USA - On the impact of data for vision-language learning (parts 1–2) - Building frontier visual segmentation models *Sven Giesselbach* — T-Systems International, Germany - Agentic AI (parts 1–3) *Jamie Hayes* — Google DeepMind, UK - Agentic Security: how to attack and defend against prompt injection (2 parts) *Sumi Helal* — University of Bologna, Italy - Two lectures — titles to be announced *Albert Q. Jiang* — Mistral AI, Paris & University of Cambridge, UK - Machines That Prove: Foundations of AI for Formal Methods and Mathematics - Machines That Reason: Foundation Models and the State of the Art in AI for Mathematics - Machines That Discover: The Future of Automated Mathematics *Marine Le Morvan* — INRIA Saclay, France - The rise of Tabular Foundation Models - TabICL: an open Tabular Foundation Model - Next frontiers for TFMs *Bruno Lepri* — FBK, Italy - Three lectures — titles to be announced *Sebastian Risi* — Sakana AI, Japan & IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark - Three lectures — titles to be announced *George Paliouras* — NCSR "Demokritos", Athens, Greece - Complex Event Recognition/Forecasting and Applications - Large-Scale Probabilistic Complex Event Recognition/Forecasting - Neuro-Symbolic Reasoning and Learning for Complex Event Recognition/Forecasting *Panos Pardalos* — University of Florida, USA - Impact of AI and Optimization on the economics of sustainability 👉 Explore the full lecturer bios <https://u9436285.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.dsBJlyaSCnb5nD32aHyVopUC…> 👉 Browse the lecture program <https://u9436285.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.dsBJlyaSCnb5nD32aHyVopUC…> 🏆 Present Your Own Research Want to share your work with a world-class audience? Submit a *research abstract* (max 2 pages, any format) during registration. Our scientific committee will select contributions for *poster presentations* and/or *short talks* — plus a chance to compete for the *IAISS Norbert Wiener Best Presentation Award in Artificial Intelligence*. ⏰ Abstract deadline: *September 6* 🔗 See the Best Presentation Award <https://u9436285.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.dsBJlyaSCnb5nD32aHyVojsD…> ✅ Why Attend? - *36–40 hours* of intensive lectures from top-tier researchers - Earn *8 ECTS points* (PhD students and highly motivated Master's/BSc students) - Network with peers in a *convivial, professional, and inspiring* setting - A rare opportunity to learn directly from — and mingle with — the people shaping the future of AI *Who should attend:* PhD students, PostDocs, junior academics (up to Assistant Professor level), industry practitioners, and exceptionally motivated Master's/BSc students. *Language:* English 🏨 The Venue *Riva del Sole Resort & SPA* Località Riva del Sole, Castiglione della Pescaia (Grosseto), 58043, Tuscany, Italy 📞 +39 0564 928111 <+39%200564%20928111> | ✉️ booking.events(a)rivadelsole.it 🔗 rivadelsole.it <https://u9436285.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.dsBJlyaSCnb5nD32aHyVop62…> IAISS is a *fully residential* school — all participants and lecturers stay together at the same resort, creating a truly immersive, community-driven learning experience. 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Aug. 30, 2026

GeMAIHc 2027: early registration September 18

by David Silva - IRDTA

******************************************************** 1st INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ON GENERATIVE & MULTIMODAL AI FOR HEALTHCARE GeMAIHc 2027 Milan, Italy February 1-5, 2027 https://gemaihc.irdta.eu/2027/ ******************************************************** Co-organized by: Human Technopole IRDTA – Institute for Research Development, Training and Advice ****************************************************** Early registration: September 18, 2026 ****************************************************** SCOPE AI is rapidly redefining biomedical research, clinical decision-making, and healthcare delivery worldwide. GeMAIHc 2027 will provide participants with a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art AI methodologies. Topics will include generative modelling, multimodal data integration and augmentation, large language models and clinical NLP, medical image synthesis and analysis, as well as evaluation, robustness, validation, ethical considerations, and regulatory aspects of AI systems in healthcare. GeMAIHc 2027 aims to become a leading international forum at the intersection of generative AI, multimodal learning, and healthcare innovation. The program will emphasize both methodological foundations and real-world clinical applications, combining theoretical insights with practical perspectives. This interdisciplinary event will feature 18 monographic three-hour courses, 2 keynote lectures, 3 scientific sessions, 1 symposium, and a hackathon. Leading academics and industry pioneers will share their expertise and perspectives with attendees. In-person interaction and networking will be central components of the event, while full remote participation will also be possible. ADDRESSED TO The program is open to PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in AI, data science, and biomedical disciplines, clinicians and healthcare professionals, industry practitioners and innovators, and policymakers and stakeholders in digital health. There are no formal academic prerequisites for participation. Researchers and professionals at all career stages are welcome. An international audience is expected, with backgrounds spanning computer science, medicine, engineering, mathematics, statistics, physics, and the social sciences. GeMAIHc 2027 will offer a unique opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge of a rapidly evolving field, to interact with experts across disciplines, to establish collaborations and expand professional networks, and to explore how AI is reshaping the future of healthcare. VENUE GeMAIHc 2027 will take place in Milan, one of Europe’s leading international centers for science, industry, fashion, and finance. The venue will be: Human Technopole Viale Rita Levi-Montalcini, 1 20157 Milan, Italy https://humantechnopole.it/en/ STRUCTURE Three parallel courses will run throughout the event. Participants will be free to choose the sessions they wish to attend and may move between courses at any time. A symposium will offer participants and companies the opportunity to present ongoing research or industrial developments through 10-minute oral presentations. The school will include a hackathon, during which participants will work in teams to tackle challenges in generative and multimodal AI for healthcare. All lectures will be video recorded and made available to participants for 45 days after the event. Full live online participation will be possible. Nevertheless, the organizers emphasize the importance of in-person interaction and networking in research training events of this kind. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Deborah Estrin (Cornell University), Transforming Longitudinal Care with Digital Biomarkers and Therapeutics Lyle Palmer (Adelaide University), Deep Learning in Medicine: Some Lessons from Epidemiology and Genomics PROFESSORS AND COURSES Pierre Baldi (University of California Irvine), [introductory/advanced] The AI-driven Healthcare of the Future David Buckeridge (McGill University), [intermediate] Multi-Modal Data Analysis in Population and Public Health Alejandro Frangi (University of Manchester), [intermediate/advanced] Virtual Patient Populations for In Silico Trials Using Generative AI Based on Multimodal Real-World Data Charles Friedman (University of Michigan), [introductory] Synergizing AI and Learning Health Systems to Transform Health Judy Wawira Gichoya (Emory University), [introductory/advanced] Combination in a Hands on Lab for Harmonizing Radiology Datasets Maryellen Giger (University of Chicago), [introductory/intermediate] Role of Data & Algorithms in Trustworthy Medical Imaging AI Casey Greene (University of Colorado), [introductory/advanced] Translating Generative AI into Healthcare from Pharmacogenomics to Foundation Models Tina Hernandez-Boussard (Stanford University), [intermediate/advanced] The AI Lifecycle in Healthcare: Evaluation, Deployment, and Responsible Implementation Jianying Hu (IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center), [intermediate/advanced] Advanced Computing for Biomedical Research and Discovery Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer (University of Colorado), [introductory] Toward Digital Twins: Multimodal AI for Imaging and Precision Medicine Alex John London (Carnegie Mellon University), [intermediate/advanced] Ethical and Scientific Challenges to Unlocking the Clinical Value of Artificial Intelligence Asoke Nandi (Brunel University of London), [introductory/advanced] Selected Case Studies of Medical Image Segmentation Tom Pollard (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), [introductory/intermediate] Data: The Foundation, Constraint, and Failure Mode of Deployable Health AI Hoifung Poon (Recursion), [advanced] Toward Virtual Patient: AI for Accelerating Medical Discovery Jian Tang (Mila-Québec AI Institute), [introductory/advanced] Generative AI for Protein Design Peter van Ooijen (University of Groningen), [intermediate] Multimodal AI for Adaptive Radiotherapy: Tumor Segmentation, Uncertainty, and Explainability Karin Verspoor (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology), [introductory/intermediate] AI Scientists and beyond: Roles for GenAI in Biomedical Research and Discovery Jelmer M. Wolterink (University of Twente), [intermediate/advanced] Data Representations in Health Digital Twinning: From Features to Foundation Models HT RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES Human Technopole will organize 3 scientific sessions: Probabilistic Models for (Medical) Image Analysis, by Jan Funke, Florian Jug, Federico Carrara, and Benjamin Salmon AI Models for Computational Biology, by Andrea Sottoriva, Michele Calabrò, and Manuel Dileo AI in Health Data Science, by Francesca Ieva, Andrea Ganna, Michela Carlotta Massi, Nicole Fontana, and Alessia Mapelli SYMPOSIUM A symposium will feature voluntary 10-minute oral presentations on ongoing research projects and industrial developments. Participants interested in presenting should submit a one-page abstract including title, authors, and summary to david(a)irdta.eu by January 8, 2027. HACKATHON Hands-on team activities will be organized around challenges in generative and multimodal AI for healthcare. The challenges will be released two weeks before the beginning of the school. A jury will evaluate the submissions, and the winners will be announced at the end of February 2027. Winning teams will receive a modest monetary prize, while runners-up will receive certificates of recognition. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Jan Funke (Milan) Ilaria Guerini (Milan) Francesca Ieva (Milan) Carlos Martín-Vide (Tarragona, program chair) Michela Carlotta Massi (Milan, local chair) Santiago Montes (Tarragona, webpage) Sara Morales (Luxembourg, finances) David Silva (London, organization chair) REGISTRATION Registration is available at: https://gemaihc.irdta.eu/2027/registration/ The selection of six courses requested during registration is tentative and non-binding. This information will help estimate demand for logistical planning purposes. As venue capacity is limited, registrations will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration will close once capacity has been reached. Early registration is strongly recommended. FEES Registration fees include access to all school activities and lunches. Several early registration deadlines are available, and fees vary depending on the registration period. Fees are identical for on-site and online participation. ACCOMMODATION Accommodation suggestions will be provided in due time at: https://gemaihc.irdta.eu/2027/accommodation/ CERTIFICATE Participants will receive a certificate indicating 40 hours of academic activities. This certificate should be suitable for participants seeking ECTS recognition from their home institutions. SPONSORS Companies, institutions, and organizations interested in sponsoring the event may download the sponsorship leaflet from: https://gemaihc.irdta.eu/2027/sponsors/ QUESTIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION david(a)irdta.eu ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Human Technopole Universitat Rovira i Virgili IRDTA – Institute for Research Development, Training and Advice

Aug. 29, 2026

The NIH BRAIN Theories, Models and Methods Program Application Information

by Mollick, Jessica (NIH/NIDA) [E]

The BRAIN Theories, Models and Methods (TMM) program<https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-27-004.html> (RFA DA 27 004) supports the development and validation of innovative and rigorous theories, models and methods to advance the quantitative and predictive understanding of brain function across scales, including behavior. The program emphasizes tools that develop novel approaches for analyzing, integrating, and interpreting large-scale, complex data emerging from the BRAIN initiative and related efforts, including cell-type specific physiological, anatomical, connectivity, and behavioral data. Applications should focus on one or more of the following: * new or significantly advanced theories of brain function * mechanistic and/or predictive models of neural circuit activity and behavior grounded in empirical data * novel computational or statistical methods for analyzing neural and behavioral datasets.  Tools for analyzing brain activity must: * use data with cellular and sub-second temporal resolution (e.g., single-unit recordings, cellular imaging, connectomics) OR integrate information across multiple, clearly defined temporal scales (e.g., from synaptic events to learning).  * Approaches relying solely on non-invasive, low-resolution signals (e.g., scalp EEG, fMRI BOLD) must be directly integrated with and constrained by cellular/circuit-level data. * Tools for analyzing behavior  must incorporate neural data AND span multiple relevant temporal scales. * Experimental work must be limited to estimating model parameters and/or testing the validity of the TMM tools being delivered.  Theories, models and methods using disease or treatment paradigms are not responsive unless used to understand underlying functional and brain circuits. Important Deadlines: * New submissions: October 6. 2026 * Resubmission/Renewal applications: November 6, 2026 Please send specific aims pages and inquiries to: BRAINTheoriesFOA(a)ninds.nih.gov.<mailto:BRAINTheoriesFOA@ninds.nih.gov> We are happy to consult on fit with the program.

Aug. 28, 2026

PhD and Postdoc positions [Neuro-AI lab @ Technion] - Stefano Recanatesi

by Stefano Recanatesi

*PhD and PostDoc Positions Available: Neuro-AI Lab at Technion* *About Us: *Our projects range from developing Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) for both rodents and humans to creating theoretical and computational models of neural activity, and training cutting-edge machine-learning models, including large language models (LLMs). *University Environment: *The Technion offers a world-class research environment with state-of-the-art facilities and a strong international community. The lab is embedded within the Technion’s AI and neuroscience communities and maintains active collaborations with research groups abroad. We strongly encourage international mobility, supporting students in undertaking research visits, internships, and collaborative projects at partner institutions. In light of the current political situation, international students are particularly encouraged to take advantage of these collaborations, including opportunities to spend extended periods working in partner laboratories abroad. *Lab Homepage:* Technion Neuro-AI Lab <https://technionneuroailab.com> *Project Descriptions & Candidate Profiles:* We are seeking candidates with computational/theoretical or experimental expertise in the following areas: - *Computational Projects:* - Focus: Machine learning, artificial intelligence, and training of various network algorithms. - Relevant Backgrounds: Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, etc. - *Theoretical Projects:* - Focus: Developing theoretical and computational predictions for neural experiments. - Relevant Backgrounds: Physics, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, etc. - *Experimental Collaborations:* - Focus: Developing experimental setups with advanced computational tools for BCIs in collaboration with partner labs. - Relevant Backgrounds: Neuroscience, Biology, Medicine, etc., with strong computational skills. *What We Offer:* - A stimulating and supportive research environment. - Access to state-of-the-art equipment and infrastructure. - Opportunities for interdisciplinary scientific development. - An international and collaborative team atmosphere. - Comprehensive training in a wide range of scientific skills. - Opportunities to present your research at international conferences and workshops. - Extensive support for career development beyond your Ph.D. *Application Deadline: *We encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible. Our goal is to fill positions by October 2026. *How to Apply:* Please send your CV and full academic transcript directly to Prof. Stefano Recanatesi (stefano(a)technion.ac.il)

Aug. 28, 2026

Postdoctoral Fellow positions available to study spinal mechanisms of motor control

by Levine, Ariel (NIH/NINDS) [E]

Hello Comp-Neuro Community, We have two Postdoctoral Fellow positions available in the lab, where we study how spinal neurons mediate motor control in mice. Next week, our lab will move from NIH to the Krembil Brain Institute at the University Health Network of the University of Toronto. Lab Description We focus on the spinal cord as the final point of neural control over body movement. The spinal cord contains the motoneurons that drive our muscles, the immediate premotor neurons that are the primary regulators of motoneuron activity, and the broader, as-yet-undefined networks of spinal neurons that transform sensory and descending cues into purposeful behavior. We have built extensive atlases of spinal cord cell types and we now want to understand how they act cooperatively to orchestrate movement. Position 1 We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow to investigate whether, and how, cell types shape population activity and mediate specific elements of sensorimotor function. This work will bring together several powerful approaches recently developed and adapted in our lab including in vivo high density electrical recordings from the spinal cords of awake behaving mice, closed-loop optogenetics, spinal cell-type specific manipulation, quantitative behavioral tracking, and computational analysis of neural activity and behavior data (which could involve co-mentorship with an outside collaborator). There is significant opportunity to co-design and lead projects. Position 2 We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow to investigate how specific spinal cord cell types and sensory elements contribute to behavior in mice. This work will also test the links between cell type identify, connectivity, and function by bringing together several powerful approaches including circuit tracing, cell-type specific manipulation, closed-loop optogenetics, and quantitative behavioral tracking. There is significant opportunity to co-design and lead projects. Duties * Development of all stages of research projects) in collaboration with Dr. Levine, members of the laboratory, and outside collaborators * Experimental design, wet-lab procedures, and data analysis * Advise and mentor of students and serve as an active member of laboratory intellectual life * Write and contribute to grant applications * Present research through original research publications, reviews, and talks at scientific conferences Qualifications * Doctoral degree (PhD) must be obtained within the previous 5 years from a recognized * A strong publication record (including pre-prints) * Expertise in one or more of the following areas * Position 1: high density electrophysiology, computational neuroscience, neural circuit tracing and analysis, mouse surgery, and quantitative assessment of sensorimotor behavior * Position 2: viral and anatomical circuit tracing, optogenetics, mouse genetics, mouse surgery, quantitative kinematic analysis, electromyography, and statistical/computational data Applications can be submitted through the UHN SmartRecruiters portal (Position 1<https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/UniversityHealthNetwork/744000144149159-po…> and 2<https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/UniversityHealthNetwork/744000144814376-po…>) or through the lab website<http://www.levine-lab.org/>. Thank you for sharing with your students and colleagues. Sincerely, Ariel Ariel Levine, MD, PhD Senior Scientist Peter Gilgan Chair in Neuroregeneration Research Krembil Brain Institute University Health Network University of Toronto www.levine-lab.org<http://www.levine-lab.org>

Aug. 28, 2026

Funded PhD Position in NeuroAI and Computational Neuroimaging – University of Rome Tor Vergata

by nicola toschi

Dear Comp-Neuro community, We are recruiting for a three-year funded PhD position in our research group at the University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, within the Italian National PhD Programme in Artificial Intelligence – Health and Life Sciences. We are looking for a highly motivated candidate with a strong quantitative background who is interested in developing advanced AI and computational methods for studying the brain and human health. Depending on the candidate’s interests and expertise, the research may involve one or more of the following areas: * NeuroAI and computational modelling of brain activity * neural foundation models and generative AI * graph machine learning and dynamic brain networks * multimodal neuroimaging, including MRI, PET and CT * EEG, MEG and intracranial electrophysiology * neural decoding and encoding * multimodal representation learning * quantitative biomarkers and personalised prediction * neuromodulation, focused ultrasound and neurotechnology * causal, physical and mathematical modelling of biological systems We particularly welcome candidates with backgrounds in computer science, engineering, physics, mathematics, data science or closely related quantitative disciplines. Strong Python and machine-learning experience is highly valued. Previous work with neuroimaging, electrophysiological signals, graph-based methods, deep learning or modern foundation models would be advantageous. The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary and international research environment with access to advanced datasets and technologies, as well as collaborations with academic, clinical and industrial partners. Interested candidates should contact us as soon as possible by sending: * an updated CV * a brief letter describing their background and research interests to nicola.toschi(a)uniroma2.eu<mailto:nicola.toschi@uniroma2.eu>, using the subject line: “PhD Expression of Interest – AI 2026” Please note that this preliminary contact does not replace the formal application. Candidates must also apply through the official portal by 7 September 2026 at 12:00 CET. Official call: https://www.unicampus.it/bando/bando-dottorato-di-ricerca-in-intelligenza-a… Application portal: https://pica.cineca.it/unicampus/2026-2027-phd-ai3-it-isessione Host institution: University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy Duration: three years Application deadline: 7 September 2026, 12:00 CET Remote interview: 23 September 2026 Please feel free to circulate this announcement among potentially interested candidates. Best regards, Nicola Toschi Prof. Nicola Toschi Scholar Profile<https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=kyI6AJ8AAAAJ&view_op=list_w…> | Lab Website<https://fismed.uniroma2.it/> | Bookable Time<https://calendar.app.google/vXmx4XiWRvkf23XQ7> | LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicola-toschi-5680923/> Full Professor of Medical Physics Medical Physics Section - Department of Biomedicine and Prevention University of Rome "Tor Vergata" Via Montpellier 1 - 00133 Rome (IT) Email: toschi(a)med.uniroma2.it<mailto:toschi@med.uniroma2.it> Research Staff, Investigator A.A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging - Harvard Medical School/MGH 149 13th street, 02129 Boston (MA), USA Email: nicola(a)nmr.mgh.harvard.edu<mailto:nicola@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu>

Aug. 27, 2026

Academic positions in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Surrey

by roman bauer

Dear all, We are pleased to announce three open academic positions in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Surrey, UK: Professor in Artificial Intelligence (NICE Research Group within the Computer Science Research Centre) https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=037526 Senior Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence (NICE Research Group within the Computer Science Research Centre) https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=037426 Professor in Artificial Intelligence (Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing) https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=037626 Closing date: Sunday 13 September 2026 The School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering is seeking to recruit internationally recognised researchers to strengthen its research and teaching in Artificial Intelligence. These appointments form part of a wider recruitment campaign and strategic investment across the Faculty: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/enhanced/linking/university-of-surrey-engineering-ph… The Professor and Senior Lecturer positions in Computer Science cover areas including Large Machine Learning Models, Neurosymbolic AI, Trustworthy Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, and applications of AI and machine learning in automated reasoning, security, and software and systems development. Both posts are aligned with the Nature Inspired Computing and Engineering (NICE) Research Group within the Computer Science Research Centre. The Professor position within the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing focuses on leading growth in frontier AI, including multimodal foundation models, machine learning, agentic, people-centred and sustainable AI, with applications spanning human and animal health, biosciences, creative industries, sustainability, robotics and autonomous systems. The School is home to two established research centres with substantial expertise in AI and machine learning: the Computer Science Research Centre and the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing. Surrey has an established international reputation in AI research, ranking first in the UK for computer vision and among the top five for AI, computer vision, machine learning, robotics and natural language processing according to CSRankings.org. The School was also ranked seventh in the UK for Computer Science research outputs in REF2021. Computer Science and CVSSP are central to the Surrey Institute for People-Centred AI, a pan-University initiative bringing together AI research and expertise across health, engineering, social and behavioural sciences, business, law and the creative arts. The Institute leads a portfolio of more than £100 million in grant awards, including major activities in healthcare and the creative industries, and two doctoral training programmes supporting more than 100 PhD researchers. Informal enquiries concerning the Computer Science positions may be directed to Professor Brijesh Dongol at b.dongol(a)surrey.ac.uk. Enquiries concerning the CVSSP position may be directed to Professor Adrian Hilton at a.hilton(a)surrey.ac.uk. Our staff and students come from around the world, and we are proud of our friendly and inclusive culture. The University is committed to building a diverse community, and applications from under-represented groups are particularly encouraged. Please share these opportunities with potentially interested candidates and across your networks. Best regards, Roman *Roman Bauer, Ph.D.* Senior Lecturer | Head of the NICE Research Group BioDynaMo Spokesperson (www.biodynamo.org) *A software suite to enable simulations of large, complex systems for research or policy making* *Computer Science Research Centre* University of Surrey | Guildford, UK r.bauer(a)surrey.ac.uk | ORCID <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7268-9359> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/roman-bauer-05176094/> * Watch the **BioDynaMo introduction video* <https://youtu.be/N6Kzc_AadyI?si=zHymOvrlR3wzAbCf>

Aug. 27, 2026

Postdoc Positions in Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at Washington University in St. Louis

by Runnan Cao

The Multimodal Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, led by Dr. Runnan Cao at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, invites applications for postdoctoral research associate positions. Our laboratory investigates the neural computations and network-level dynamics underlying visual perception and social cognition in neurotypical individuals and people with neurodevelopmental or psychiatric conditions, including autism and schizophrenia. We combine human intracranial electrophysiology, including iEEG and single-neuron recordings, with high-resolution fMRI, behavioral experiments, and computational modeling to determine how the brain transforms visual input into representations that support social perception and behavior. These positions offer a distinctive opportunity to join a new laboratory at a formative stage. The successful candidates will help shape its scientific direction, analytical infrastructure, collaborative culture, and multimodal research program. Research Projects will be tailored to each postdoctoral researcher’s expertise, interests, and career goals. Potential research areas include: Neural coding of faces and socially relevant visual information Neurocomputational mechanisms underlying visual perception and social cognition Neural coding and network-level dynamics associated with autism and schizophrenia Multimodal integration of iEEG, single-neuron recordings, high-resolution fMRI, and behavioral data Computational models linking neural activity to perception and behavior AI-enabled methods for analyzing complex multimodal neuroscience data Required Qualifications Applicants must have: A PhD or equivalent doctoral degree in neuroscience, cognitive science, psychology, biomedical engineering, computer science, or a related discipline by the appointment start date A strong research background in fMRI and/or electrophysiology Experience analyzing neuroimaging, neural, behavioral, or computational data Proficiency in scientific programming, particularly Python and/or MATLAB Evidence of research productivity appropriate to career stage Strong written and oral communication skills The ability to work both independently and collaboratively in an interdisciplinary environment Preferred Qualifications Experience in one or more of the following areas is desirable: Acquisition or analysis of 7T fMRI data Human intracranial EEG, ECoG, depth-electrode, or single-neuron recordings Advanced statistical methods, neural signal processing, or network neuroscience Machine learning or deep learning applied to neural and behavioral data Multimodal integration of neuroimaging, electrophysiological, and behavioral data Agentic AI or AI-assisted scientific workflows Development of reproducible data-processing pipelines, workflow systems, or reusable computational tools Candidates who have deep expertise in one methodological area and are eager to develop complementary skills are strongly encouraged to apply. Mentoring and Professional Development Each postdoctoral researcher will work with Dr. Cao to develop an individualized research and career-development plan. Training may include advanced fMRI and electrophysiological analysis, computational modeling, machine learning, scientific writing, grant preparation, project leadership, mentoring, and the development of reproducible research tools. Postdoctoral researchers will be encouraged to establish a clear area of scientific ownership, pursue external funding, build an independent scholarly profile, and develop the skills needed for their chosen career path. Why Join Our Laboratory? Postdoctoral researchers will have the opportunity to: Work with distinctive human intracranial and single-neuron datasets Develop expertise across complementary spatial and temporal scales of brain measurement Help establish the methods, workflows, and scientific culture of a growing laboratory Receive individualized mentoring in research strategy, scientific writing, grant development, and career planning Build collaborations spanning cognitive, computational, clinical, and systems neuroscience Pursue independent fellowships and develop a path toward scientific independence Present their work at national and international scientific meetings The laboratory is committed to rigorous and open science, intellectual curiosity, constructive collaboration, and an environment in which researchers with different backgrounds and methodological strengths can thrive. Why WashU and the Neuroimaging Labs? The laboratory is based in the Neuroimaging Labs Research Center <https://www.mir.wustl.edu/research/research-centers/neuroimaging-labs-resea…> at WashU Medicine’s Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology. The NIL-RC brings together investigators, postdoctoral researchers, students, clinicians, engineers, and research staff from Radiology, Neurology, Psychiatry, and other departments. The center has a longstanding record of innovation in neuroimaging methods and has supported major scientific initiatives, including the Human Connectome Project and the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Its research spans human cognition, functional connectivity, precision neuroimaging, brain development and aging, psychiatric and neurological disorders, brain parcellation, and imaging methodology. The WashU neuroimaging environment includes: A dedicated research MRI facility <https://www.mir.wustl.edu/research/core-resources/mri-facility/> with three Siemens PRISMA 3T scanners and experienced research imaging personnel A Siemens MAGNETOM Terra.X 7T MRI system <https://www.mir.wustl.edu/magazine/magnified-medicine-7t-comes-to-mir/> supporting ultra-high-resolution structural and functional imaging Internationally recognized expertise in functional connectivity, precision neuroimaging, brain mapping, neuroinformatics, and multimodal imaging Strong connections with Psychiatry, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neuroscience, Psychological & Brain Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, and Computer Science Opportunities for clinical and translational collaboration in autism, schizophrenia, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, and other neurological and psychiatric conditions A broad seminar, training, and professional-development community across WashU Medicine and the university This environment is especially well suited to researchers who want to connect fine-grained neural recordings with whole-brain imaging, behavior, and computational theory. How to Apply Applicants should email the following materials to Dr. Runnan Cao at r.cao(a)wustl.edu <mailto:r.cao@wustl.edu>: A cover letter describing the applicant’s research experience, methodological expertise, scientific interests, career goals, and potential fit with the laboratory A current curriculum vitae Contact information for two professional references; letters are not required with the initial application Please use the subject line: Postdoctoral Application – [Applicant Name].

Aug. 26, 2026

Call for Papers: Novel Insights and Approaches in Time-frequency Analysis

by alireza valizadeh

Dear colleagues, I am writing to share a Call for Papers for a new *Nature Collection in Communications Psychology*, *“Novel Insights and Approaches in Time-frequency Analysis,”* which is now open for submissions: https://www.nature.com/collections/ejbgajabei The Collection brings together new methodological and empirical advances in time-frequency analysis, with broad relevance to neuroscience and related fields. We would particularly welcome work introducing novel approaches, methods, or insights into the analysis and interpretation of time-varying neural signals. The Collection is co-edited by *Gabriele Gratton (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)* and *Alireza Valizadeh (IASBS)*. If you have research that may be a good fit, we would be very happy to consider your submission. Please see the Collection page for further details on the scope and submission process. Best wishes, Alireza Valizadeh and Gabriele Gratton ------------------------------------------------------Alireza Valizadeh*Professor * Theoretical Neuroscience lab, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Iran *Principal Investigator* Zapata-Briceño Institute of Neuroscience and Human Intelligence, Spain Tel: (+34) 603325584 valizadeh(a)gmail.com valizadeh(a)institutobz.org <valizadeh(a)humanismoyciencis.org> Web: https://www.institutobz.org/ <https://fundacionhumanismoyciencia.org/instituto-zapata-briceno/> http://www.iasbs.ac.ir/~valizade/index.html --------------------------------------------------------

Aug. 26, 2026

2 PhD positions for 4 years with focus on "Generative Episodic Memory" with Prof. Laurenz Wiskott, Germany, Bochum

by Laurenz Wiskott

From https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/854eabcb1786fa8b53af20c255cd9aea… Faculty of Computer Science : Chair: Theory of Neural Systems In order to fill a fixed-term position in part-time (29.87 hours/week = 75%) at the earliest possible date, we are looking for 2 2 Research associates (m/f/x) for 4 years with focus on "Generative Episodic Memory" The Institute for Neural Computation is a central research institute at the Ruhr-University Bochum, see https://www.ini.rub.de/. It focuses on the dynamics and learning of perception and behavior on a functional level but is otherwise very diverse, ranging from neurophysiology and psychophysics over computational neuroscience to machine learning and technical applications. The research focuses on (i) modeling generative episodic memory in close collaboration with experimental partners, with the goal of modeling experimental data and gaining a deeper understanding of memory processes; (ii) developing a hierarchical model of the visual system that supports a generative memory process. The first project will focus primarily on standard machine learning methods, such as Transformers. The second project aims to develop new methods inspired by the brain. Scope: part-time (75%) Duration: fixed-term, 4 Jahre Start: at the earliest possible date Apply by: 2026-09-14 Your tasks: (i) Further development of an existing system model of generative episodic memory in light of various experimental results. (ii) Development of a brain-inspired hierarchical model of the visual system that supports distributed generative memory processes. Modeling of experimental data. Communication with experimental partners. Publication of results. Teaching assistance equivalent to 3 SWS, in particular conducting a Python course and supervising student/Bachelor/Master projects. Your profile: Requirements: Very good Master degree in mathematics, computer science, engineering, or a related field. Interest in interdisciplinary research in the area of neuroscience. Good programming and mathematical skills. Basic knowledge in machine learning. Advantageous: Experience in modeling. Experience in interdisciplinary projects. Programming skills in Python. We offer: Challenging and varied tasks with a high level of independence Collaboration in a committed and appreciative team Extensive training and professional development opportunities An interesting interdisciplinary environment in the field of theoretical brain research / machine learning. Freedom to shape the project yourself. Infrastructure that facilitates close integration into the institute and the research group. Opportunity to pursue a Ph.D. Further information: The position is salaried and based on the collective agreement of the Länder (TV-L). If the personal and collective agreement requirements are met, the employee will receive pay grade E 13 TV-L. Further information can be found at https://oeffentlicher-dienst.info/ (in German). The place of work is Ruhr University Bochum. The load of teaching will be calculated according to § 3 of Lehrverpflichtungsverordnung (state of North Rhine-Westphalia). Applications (CV, transcript of records for MSc and Bsc, letter of motivation) should be sent as a single pdf file. RUB sees itself as a university with an international presence. The campus languages are German and English. Competence in at least one of the two languages and the willingness to learn the other are a prerequisite. RUB provides corresponding free courses for employees. German language courses are offered by the University Language Center (ZFA) in the field of German as a Foreign Language (DaF). https://www.daf.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/daf/mitarbeitende/index.html.en The Staff Council has the right to participate in all selection interviews. At the request of a candidate (m/f/x), it will ensure its participation in the entire procedure. Please contact wpr(a)rub.de. The Ruhr-Universität Bochum is one of Germany’s leading research universities, addressing the whole range of academic disciplines. A highly dynamic setting enables researchers and students to work across the traditional boundaries of academic subjects and faculties. To create knowledge networks within and beyond the university is Ruhr-Universität Bochum’s declared aim. The Ruhr-Universität Bochum stands for diversity and equal opportunities. For this reason, we favour a working environment composed of heterogeneous teams, and seek to promote the careers of individuals who are underrepresented in our respective professional areas. The Ruhr-Universität Bochum expressly requests job applications from women. In areas in which they are underrepresented they will be given preference in the case of equivalent qualifications with male candidates. Applications from individuals with disabilities are most welcome. Contact persons for further information: Prof. Dr. Laurenz Wiskott Tel.: +49 234 32 27997 Kathleen Schmidt Tel.: +49 234 32 27051 Travel costs, accommodation costs and loss of earnings or other application costs for job interviews can unfortunately not be reimbursed. We look forward to receiving your application via our online application portal at https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/en/jobposting/854eabcb1786fa8b53af20c255cd9… by 2026-09-14. Please make sure to mention the reference number ANR 6046.

Aug. 25, 2026

Spectral analysis in neuroscience course for non-specialists

by Axel Hutt

============================================================= Course: Spectral analysis of time series in neuroscience: Fundamental methods ============================================================= The 1-day course addresses fundamental aspects of spectral analysis without diving much into theory, just from a practical point of view. The aim is to provide a fundamental understanding of the different techniques out there to avoid mistakes, artefacts and to be able to choose the best technique for the own data. The course is planned like an interactive workshop, where we discuss analysis techniques and clarify open questions and possibly fill gaps of methodology understanding. The course content addresses non-specialists in mathematical analysis, e.g. researchers with education in neurobiology, medicine or psychology, but of course it is also open to theory-oriented researchers who intend to understand the practical side of spectral analysis in neuroscience. Possible topics to be discussed are, e.g. * Sampling theory * Fourier analysis and its possible artefacts, e.g. aliasing, spectral leakage * Time-frequency analysis (Short-Time Fourier Transform, Wavelet Transform, Hilbert Transform and Empirical Mode Decomposition) and its limits in applications * Synchronisation, coherence and Phase-Amplitude Coupling Event information: * Location: Bernstein Center Freiburg im Breisgau, Großer Hörsaal, Hansastr. 9a , 79104 Freiburg, Germany ( [ https://www.bcf.uni-freiburg.de/ | https://www.bcf.uni-freiburg.de ] ) * Date of course and time: Friday, November 27 2026, 9:15-15:45 * Registration : send an email to Axel Hutt (email address: first name.lastname at inria.fr) * Registration deadline: Monday, November 9 2026 * Registration fee: none, free of charge The course is supported by the Neurowissenschaftliche Gesellschaft ( [ https://www.nwg-info.de/ | https://www.nwg-info.de/ ] ). -- Dr. rer. nat. Axel Hutt Directeur de Recherche Equipe NECTARINE - INRIA Nancy Center at University of Lorraine Equipe MLMS - iCube Strasbourg Bâtiment NextMed , 2, rue Marie Hamm 67000 Strasbourg, France Team webpage: https://www.inria.fr/fr/nectarine

Aug. 25, 2026

[Hiring] Multiple positions in Italy: NeuroAI Researcher & Biosignal data collection at Silenzio SRL

by Matteo Ferrante

Dear comp-neuro community, I am writing on behalf of *Silenzio*, a newly founded startup developing a new generation of human–machine interfaces based on non-invasive neural and physiological signals. Our goal is to build systems that can decode human intent more directly than traditional interfaces. We are currently expanding our team and looking for researchers and engineers excited about neural decoding, NeuroAI, biosignal processing, and human–machine interaction. We are hiring for two roles: an *AI Research Scientist* and a *Biosignal Data Collection Specialist*. We believe that as machines become increasingly capable, the bandwidth of human-to-machine communication will become one of the key bottlenecks in how effectively we interact with them. Therefore, we are assembling an exceptionally talented international team and are actively seeking people who are excited to embrace our mission and help us build what we believe will be the future of interfaces. If this resonates with you, we invite you to explore our open roles listed below and consider joining us. If you are interested, please write to us at *jobs(a)silenzio.io <jobs(a)silenzio.io>* with a copy of your CV attached, mentioning *“AI Research Scientist”* or *“Biosignal Data Collection Specialist”* in your application. We would like to fill these positions on a rolling basis, starting in *fall 2026*. *1. AI RESEARCH SCIENTIST* *Job Responsibilities* Your core responsibility will be the modeling and software side of developing a novel human-machine interface device that decodes intent from neural, bio-, and physiological non-invasive signals. Concretely, you will: - Stay current with recent scientific literature in neuroAI - Implement and adapt existing models - Design and implement state-of-the-art decoding (and encoding) models for neural and bio-signals, capable of translating text, actions, and more broadly "intents" into instructions for machines - Reason from first principles to design novel solutions to open problems in human-machine interfaces, including new AI architectures and pipelines - Quality-check data and aggregate diverse datasets, both public and private - Preprocess neural data—multivariate time-series such as EMG, EEG, and invasive neural recordings—and standardize it into common formats - Integrate (or support the integration of) developed models into proprietary data-acquisition pipelines and decoding systems - Monitor and track experiments, and write documentation and scientific reports - Communicate and collaborate closely with the team, brainstorming ideas and implementation paths *Experience* - MSc in computer science, computational neuroscience, bioengineering, physics, mathematics, or a related field (PhD preferred) - A proven track record of designing, building, and shipping deep learning products—e.g., publications at top-tier venues (NeurIPS, ICLR, Nature-family journals, or similar) and/or the development and ideally deployment of AI models in real-world applications - Strong proficiency in Python and AI-oriented libraries such as PyTorch, Lightning, Hugging Face, and scikit-learn - A solid foundation in (bio-)signal processing, algorithms, and software engineering principles - Excellent communication skills, fluency in English, rigor, and the ability to work effectively with an international team Preferred: - Experience with EEG, EMG, or invasive neural recordings, and with data-collection pipelines - Experience designing, developing, or fine-tuning LLMs or ASR models - Experience with self-supervised learning and multi-GPU large scale training of deep learning models Bonus: - Basic web-app development skills, and a good understanding of and taste for design *Compensation* Gross annual salary (RAL) of €50k–€80k, determined by your job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. *Position* Full-time (40h/week), fully remote within Italy. Occasional on-site presence or travel is required—for integrating models into production systems and attending conferences and events. *2. BIOSIGNAL DATA COLLECTION SPECIALIST* *Job Responsibilities* We are looking for people to run EEG/EMG data acquisition end-to-end: co-designing experimental protocols, recruiting and welcoming participants, collecting signal data, and preparing it for analysis. We are recruiting across two distinct tracks—engineering-oriented and participant-facing. Apply to the one that fits you best. Concretely, you will: - Maintain and manage the inventory of all lab equipment, including tools and consumables - Co-design experimental paradigms and tasks for data collection - Handle participant recruitment, onboarding, compliance, briefing, and data collection - Set up the recording hardware (EMG, EEG) and manage hardware maintenance and quality control - Run and monitor large-scale experiments *Engineering track:* - Maintain and improve the data-collection backend and frontend, fixing bugs and issues as they arise - Quality-check collected data and perform signal preprocessing Participant-facing track: - Monitor the execution of data collection and provide participant support - Ensure privacy, ethical, and regulatory compliance *Experience* - Prior hands-on experience acquiring EEG and/or EMG data. This is non-negotiable: we need someone who has already sat with participants, placed electrodes, monitored signal quality in real time, and troubleshot acquisition problems as they happen. - Familiarity with the ethical and regulatory aspects of human-subjects research (informed consent, ethics-committee procedures) - Good communication skills and fluency in English *Engineering track:* - MSc or (preferred) PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Computational Neuroscience, or a related field - Experience working with the APIs provided alongside recording hardware (e.g., BrainVision, Biosemi, ANT, OpenBCI, or similar) - Strong Python skills, with the ability to build and maintain acquisition pipelines in code - Comfort with scripting, reading hardware documentation, and debugging and troubleshooting an acquisition setup *Participant-facing track:* - MSc in Medicine, Psychology, Biology, or a related field; the key qualification is hands-on, research-grade data collection - Exceptional communication skills, empathy, and the ability to design comfortable, suitable experimental environments - Experience managing scheduling, communication, and the overall participant experience - Basic familiarity with programming fundamentals and core AI concepts—enough to answer participants' questions about what a study involves *Compensation* Gross annual salary (RAL) of €35k–€50k for full-time, determined by your job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. *Position* Full-time or part-time (20–40h/week), on-site in Rome, Italy. Matteo Ferrante, Lead AI scientist at Tether Evo & CEO of Silenzio SRL.

Aug. 24, 2026

Job advertisement: Full professor in “Intelligence in Biological and Artificial Systems” (Osnabrück, Germany)

by Prof. Dr. Tim Kietzmann

Dear all, We are hiring a full professor in "Intelligence in Biological and Artificial Systems" at the institute of Cognitive Science in Osnabrück - Germany's first and largest cognitive science program. Please forward this information to any suitable candidates, and reach out if you have any questions. The call is published here: https://www.uni-osnabrueck.de/en/university/working-at-osnabrueck-universit… Some more information is provided here: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7497392412361711618/ Best wishes Tim __________________________________ Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Tim C Kietzmann Professor for Machine Learning Institute of Cognitive Science Osnabrück University Osnabrück, Germany Web: https://www.kietzmannlab.org Email: tim.kietzmann(a)uni-osnabrueck.de Twitter: @TimKietzmann

Aug. 24, 2026

Postdoc studying episodic memory sampling in Spain

by Raphael Samuel Matthew Kaplan

The Universitat Jaume I's Decision & Memory group in Castelló de la Plana, Spain led by Prof. Raphael Kaplan is recruiting a junior postdoctoral researcher(<2 yrs since completing their PhD) to study how the human brain samples different event details/memories when imagining novel scenarios. The candidate will also test if episodic sampling processes can be optimized for learning interventions. Working with Prof. Kaplan and their team, the candidate will be expected to help collect and analyze behavioral, fMRI, and/or iEEG experimental data that test these questions. In parallel, the empirical results will be used to inform quantitative models investigating the same processes in collaboration with other leading international laboratories. The postdoctoral position involves training in behavioral/neuroimaging experimental design, behavioral and neuroimaging analysis, computational modeling, machine learning, manuscript preparation, and grant writing within a highly interdisciplinary research environment. Prof. Kaplan has an extensive international record of mentorship where they have incorporated career development opportunities both inside(e.g., fellowship writing, PhD/MSc trainee supervision, teaching) and outside of academia(e.g., big data analysis, clinical translation, public sector, user interface(UX) development) for their trainees. In exceptional cases, more senior postdoctoral candidates with an extensive CV and publication record studying related questions will be considered for a position. Required Skills: -Have a PhD in Experimental Psychology, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Engineering. or related field -Experience analyzing fMRI, intracranial EEG, or model-informed behavioral data. -Be able to independently carry out research within defined project objectives -Be capable of critical analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of new and complex ideas -Be able to communicate and publish research results effectively to colleagues and broader audiences in English. -Be able to work collaboratively in interdisciplinary research environments -Have good programming skills (e.g., Python) and experience with scientific computing tools Desired skills: -Recently received their PhD(after January 1st, 2025) -First author publications in established cognitive science and neuroscience journals. -Experience designing and publishing memory, learning, or decision making behavioral/neuroimaging research. -Strong quantitative and statistical background -Proficiency speaking Spanish and/or Catalan/Valencian Application details To apply for the position, interested candidates should send a 1-2 paragraph cover letter explaining why they're suited for the position along with a CV including name and contact info for 3 references to Prof. Kaplan at *kaplan(a)uji.es <kaplan(a)uji.es>* by September 15th. Potential candidates should contact Prof. Kaplan if they have any questions or need further information. *Type of contract/Duration of Contract*: Temporary, 2 years(potentially renewable) *Job Status:* Full-time, in office *Hours per week:* 35 *Starting date:* Flexible, ideally between December 2026-March 2027 *Application deadline: *September 15, 2026 *Salary: *30,000€-32,000€/year gross Recent relevant work by our group includes: Group website <https://www.uji.es/serveis/ocit/base/grupsinvestigacio/detall/?urlRedirect=…> Esposito, M., Abdul, L. S., Ghouse, A., Rodríguez Aramendía, M., & Kaplan, R. (2025). Flexible hippocampal representation of abstract boundaries supports memory-guided choice. Nature communications, 16(1), 2377. Rodríguez Aramendía, M., Esposito, M., & Kaplan, R. (2025). Social knowledge about others is anchored to self-knowledge in the hippocampal formation. PLoS Biology, 23(4), e3003050. Ghouse, A., & Kaplan, R. (2026). The influence of social content on episodic memory retrieval. Learning & Memory, 33(2-3), a054180 Ghouse, A., & Kaplan, R. (2025). The Relative Contributions of Traits and Contexts on Social Network Learning. Open Mind, 9, 1506–1527. -- Raphael Kaplan, PhD Associate Professor/Profesor Titular de Universidad(TU) Departament de Psicologia Bàsica, Clínica i Psicobiologia Universitat Jaume I kaplan(a)uji.es

Aug. 24, 2026

IOSP 2026 in Leiden: build a community-owned open science system

by Jonathan Starr

The Institute of Open Science Practices <https://iosp.science/> is hosting its 2026 workshops in Leiden from October 12 to 15, and we'd like you in the room. *It's free to attend.* Across the two main working days, the event will establish a participant-owned data storage consortium, publish datasets, code, and knowledge objects to it, create our own algorithms that assess the trust and value of what's published, and assemble community-owned collaboratives that route funding based on their interpretation of that analysis. The result will be a fully functional open science system, owned by the community that builds it, to test, build on, and iterate over the coming months and years. The pieces of open science already exist. It's time they were woven into a coherent system. You can already see the emerging data network here: https://www.iosp.science/datanetwork And the full workshop line-up is here: https://iosp.science/workshops Four ways to participate: 1. *Register.* The room holds 100 people, and last year 425 registered for an 80-person room, so a registration isn't yet a seat and we confirm by email. The form asks whether you'd need travel support; say so if you would. https://www.iosp.science/?signup=participant 2. *Contribute to the community track.* It runs alongside the main track on both working days and is an open space for talks, workshops, panels, and discussions around the four themes. https://www.iosp.science/submit-community-session 3. *Building a tool? Submit it to the showcase.* We'll stress-test it and build on it in Leiden. https://www.iosp.science/?signup=showcase 4. *Join the resilient data workshop.* The workshop that opens IOSP 2026 has you stand up an IPFS node and join a member-owned resilient data consortium. Your node will run either on your own laptop or on a Raspberry Pi kit you take home. There are only 20 seats and 10 take-home Raspberry Pi kits. Earlier sign-ups get first consideration if it fills. Signing up for this workshop also registers you for IOSP 2026. https://www.iosp.science/resilient-data-signup And finally, spread the word. Forward this, post the community-track call, or point a builder at the workshop or showcase. *Hope to see you in Leiden!* Jon, Ellie, and the IOSP organizing team *P.S.* The resilient data consortium needs data worth keeping. If you know a public dataset that could vanish—a shuttered project's archive, a retiring server, data whose funding ended—recommend it and we'll consider adding it to the network. Recommend a dataset: https://www.iosp.science/resilient-data-signup See what the network holds now: https://www.iosp.science/datanetwork

Aug. 21, 2026

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Psychological Science and Neuroscience

by Yuqing Zhu

Dear colleagues, The Psychological Science and Neuroscience departments at Pomona College in Claremont, CA, USA are seeking candidates with equal dedication to teaching and research in human neuroscience. The successful candidate will teach two courses per semester and have a productive research program involving undergraduate students, where they will examine the neural mechanisms of psychological phenomena. Computational methods are very welcome. Pomona College is a selective liberal arts college with close relationships between undergraduate students and faculty. If you have a passion for student mentorship and inclusive excellence in teaching, this would be a great fit for you. Please see the job ad here: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32248. The position begins July 2027. Applications will be reviewed beginning October 1, 2026. Thank you for your consideration, Yuqing *** Yuqing Zhu, PhD (she/her) Assistant Professor of Neuroscience Pomona College | Claremont, CA 91711 Lincoln 3109 | Lab Website<https://zhulab.sites.pomona.edu/>

Aug. 19, 2026

Postdoctoral and PhD positions in the Laboratory of Theoretical Neuroscience at Rockefeller University

by jzavatoneveth＠rockefeller.edu

Dear all, Several PhD student and postdoc positions are available in my group at The Rockefeller University, starting in January 2027. We are broadly interested in theoretical neuroscience and high-dimensional statistics; see https://jzv.io/ for details on recent projects. We have openings for two or more postdoctoral fellows, as detailed here: https://careers.rockefeller.edu/jobs/2184?lang=en-us. Rockefeller provides strong support for postdoctoral fellows to work and live in New York - including housing and childcare, see https://www.rockefeller.edu/postdocs/info-prospective-postdocs/ for details. Interested prospective graduate students should apply through The David Rockefeller Graduate Program in Bioscience (https://www.rockefeller.edu/education-and-training/graduate-program-in-bios…) which provides full funding and heavily subsided housing for all PhD students. Best regards, Jacob Jacob Zavatone-Veth Laboratory of Theoretical Neuroscience The Rockefeller University New York, New York

Aug. 19, 2026

2 Weeks Left – Submit to COMPLEX NETWORKS 2026 Now!

by Felipe Xavier Costa

Dear colleagues, 🕰️ Time is running out! Submit your research to COMPLEX NETWORKS 2026 by September 2 and join an exciting interdisciplinary gathering of scientists working on complex systems, social networks, infrastructure, and more. 👉 https://complexnetworks.org/submission/ Choose between: * Full Papers (12 pages) → Springer Proceedings * Extended Abstracts (4 pages) → Book of Abstracts (with ISBN) 💡 Selected contributions may be invited for journal publication in: * PLOS Complex Systems * Applied Network Science * Entropy, and more 🎤 Keynote Speakers: Alexandra Brintrup, Nitesh Chawla, Kimmo Kaski, Bruno Lepri, Eckehard Scholl 🎓 Tutorials: December 1 | 📅 Conference: December 2–4 in Granada, Spain See you in Granada 🙂 On behalf of COMPLEX NETWORKS 2026 Organizing Committee, Felipe Xavier Costa, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher https://fxcosta-phd.github.io/ Universidade Católica Portuguesa www.cbr.fm.ucp.pt

Aug. 19, 2026

Postdoctoral Position in Computational Neuroscience for a Female Researcher

by Fernanda Selingardi Matias

Dear colleagues, A *12-month postdoctoral position, with the possibility of extension*, is available at the *Institute of Physics, Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), <https://if.ufal.br/en/graduacao/master-phd-in-physics> Brazil*, under the supervision of *Prof. Fernanda Selingardi Matias <https://cienciapioneira.org/en/pesquisador/fernanda-matias-2/>*. The position is funded by the *Brilhante Mente project* (CNPq/MCTI/MMulheres Call No. 31/2023 – *Girls in Exact Sciences, Engineering, and Computing*) and is *open to female researchers holding a PhD*. *The position focuses on the development and application of methods from Statistical Physics, Information Theory, and Complex Systems to neuroscience data*. The researcher will have the opportunity to work at the interface between *statistical physics, complex systems, computational neuroscience, and data analysis*, contributing to the development of quantitative approaches for characterizing brain dynamics. The position also offers opportunities for interaction and collaboration with researchers working in *neuroscience and computational neuroscience within UFAL and the broader Brazilian research community*. *Qualifications: A female researcher holding a PhD in physics, neuroscience, computational neuroscience, applied mathematics, computer science, or a related quantitative field*. Experience with data analysis, computational methods, statistical physics, information theory, neuroscience, or related areas is highly desirable. Candidates with experience in *MEG/EEG analysis or electrophysiological data* are particularly encouraged to apply. *What We Offer* - An *interdisciplinary, collaborative, and diverse research **group: * neurolab.if.ufal <https://www.instagram.com/neurolab.if.ufal/>, bringing together physics, neuroscience, complex systems, and computational methods. - Opportunities to interact with researchers working in *neuroscience and computational neuroscience at UFAL and across Brazil*, as well as to develop interdisciplinary collaborations. - A *monthly stipend of R$ 5,200*. - A *12-month appointment with the possibility of extension*, subject to funding and project progress. - The opportunity to live and work in *Maceió*, a beautiful coastal city in northeastern Brazil, known for its beaches, warm climate, and relatively affordable cost of living. *How to Apply.* Please send an email to *fernanda(a)fis.ufal.br* <fernanda(a)fis.ufal.br>, preferably by *August 31, 2026*, including: - Curriculum vitae; - A brief description of your academic and research background; - A short statement describing your research interests and how they relate to the position. Please feel free to circulate this announcement among researchers who may be interested. We would be very happy to welcome a new researcher to our group and to Maceió! Best regards, *Fernanda Selingardi Matias* Institute of Physics Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL) Brazil

Aug. 18, 2026

Several fully funded PhD and postdoc positions in Göttingen, Germany

by Alireza Modirshanechi

Dear all, I am happy to announce that I will start as a junior professor and Emmy Noether awardee at the University of Göttingen (Germany) this October. I am recruiting several fully funded PhD students and postdocs to work at the intersection of cognitive science, computational neuroscience, and machine learning. For this hiring round, I am particularly interested in candidates who want to help us build a unified science of control in humans and machines. Projects may involve behavioral experiments, computational modeling, machine learning theory, or algorithm design. The positions are: * Fully funded at 100% TV-L E13 * Flexible in their start date, preferably before February 2027 * Open for applications on a rolling basis, with the first review round on September 15, 2026 We welcome candidates from cognitive science, psychology, neuroscience, computer science, mathematics, physics, electrical or computer engineering, and related fields. More information about the positions and how to apply: https://modirlab.github.io/open-positions.html More information about our research: https://modirlab.github.io/research.html Please feel free to share this announcement with anyone who may be interested. Best wishes, Alireza --- Dr. Alireza Modirshanechi Incoming Professor at the University of Göttingen https://modirlab.github.io/ Helmholtz Zentrum München - Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH) Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, D-85764 Neuherberg, https://www.helmholtz-munich.de Geschäftsführung: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Martin Hrabe de Angelis (komm.), Dr. Michael Frieser | Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender: MinDir Thomas Romes Registergericht: Amtsgericht München HRB 6466 | USt-IdNr. DE 129521671

Aug. 17, 2026

Tenured Professor/Associate Professor position @ Calgary/Tier I Canada Research Chair

by Wilten Nicola

The Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy and the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, in the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, invite applications for a Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Neuromorphic Systems, at the Associate Professor with Tenure, or Professor with Tenure level. This position guarantees 75% protected time for research. The selected candidate will be nominated for a Tier I Canada Research Chair (CRC) (website <http://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/program-programme/index-eng.aspx>). The CRC is tenable for seven years and renewable once. *Link to Position * https://careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/17995605-canada-research-chair-tier-1-in-n… The human brain is a hyper-efficient computer, capable of rapidly performing the operations necessary for movement, interaction and memory by using biological networks of neurons and other neural cells. Human performance requires that complex computations are done nearly instantaneously using relatively little power. Inspired by biological systems, neuromorphic computational solutions are poised to dramatically increase the types of computational problems we can answer using energy-efficient approaches. Neuromorphic systems consist of a range of new technologies that mimic brain cells and brain function in their design and implementation of computing hardware, software and algorithms. Distinct from current computing approaches, which are powered by discretized mathematical operations running on digital transistor-based solutions, neuromorphic computing promises leaps forward in both computing power and energy efficiency. The Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Neuromorphic Computing Systems will develop and refine biologically inspired hardware, software, and algorithmic solutions that harness the efficiencies of brain-inspired computing to solve complex problems that would otherwise require prohibitive amounts of classical computing power. Qualifications required include a PhD or equivalent, and post-PhD research experience. The selected applicant will be a recognized leader with an established research program in neuromorphic systems, which can include chip and/or device design, algorithms and sensors. The program will be complementary and collaborative with current strengths in computational neuroscience and neuromorphic computing. This position offers excellent opportunities for collaboration with experimental neuroscience, experimental and theoretical physics and biomedical and electrical engineering. The applicant will have evidence of effectiveness in teaching and trainee mentorship at the University level or equivalent. The applicant must also meet the criteria for a Canada Research Chair at the Tier I level. Further information about the Canada Research Chairs Program, including eligibility criteria, can be found on the Government of Canada's CRC website <http://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/program-programme/index-eng.aspx>. Applicants at the level of Associate Professor will have evidence of leading a research program as demonstrated by external peer-reviewed national/international grant funding, national/international presentations, and peer-reviewed research publications that have influenced an area of research in their field. Applicants at the level of Professor will have evidence of leading a well-established research program as demonstrated by sustained external peer-reviewed national/international grant funding with evidence of collaboration, national/international presentations, and peer-reviewed research publications that have established and influenced an area of research in their field. The selected applicant will join the Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy and become an active member of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute. The Department and Institute have a well-recognized multi-disciplinary research environment that will support the chosen applicant's ability to direct a collaborative research program. The Department and Institute prioritize trans-disciplinary research initiatives, and the selected applicant's ability to build connections with investigators across the University of Calgary in such initiatives will position them to be successful. The University of Calgary adheres to the principles of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) and strives to evaluate research impact responsibly and inclusively by explicitly considering discipline-appropriate methods for demonstrating the quality, significance, and societal impact of a broad range of research contributions. The University of Calgary recognizes that candidates have varying career paths and that career interruptions can be part of an excellent academic record. Candidates are encouraged but not required to provide any relevant information about their experience and/or career interruptions to allow for a fair assessment of their application. Selection committees have been instructed to give careful consideration to, and be sensitive to the impact of career interruptions, when assessing the candidate's research productivity. Interested individuals are encouraged to submit an application online via University of Calgary Careers webpage using the 'Apply Now' link. Please be aware that the application process allows for a maximum of four attachments. Your four application attachments should be organized to contain the following (you are encouraged to merge documents to reduce the number of attachments): - Cover letter - Curriculum vitae - Research interest statement (not to exceed 2 pages) - Leadership statement including equity, diversity and inclusion considerations (not to exceed 2 pages) - The names and contact information for three (3) referees. Reference letters will not be required unless the applicant is short-listed for a visit/interview. Questions about this position may be directed to: Dr. Alex Lohman at alex.lohman(a)ucalgary.ca Posting Date: July 14, 2026 Closing Date: September 25, 2026 The University of Calgary has launched an institution-wide Indigenous Strategy <https://www.ucalgary.ca/indigenous-strategy/> *ii' taa'poh'to'p* committing to creating a rich, vibrant, and culturally competent campus that welcomes and supports Indigenous Peoples, encourages Indigenous community partnerships, is inclusive of Indigenous perspectives in all that we do. *As an equitable and inclusive employer, the University of Calgary recognizes that a diverse staff/faculty benefits and enriches the work, learning and research experiences of the entire campus and greater community. We are committed to removing barriers that have been historically encountered by some people in our society. We strive to recruit individuals who will further enhance our diversity and will support their academic and professional success while they are here. In particular, we encourage members of the designated groups (women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible/racialized minorities, and diverse sexual orientation and gender identities) to apply. To ensure a fair and equitable assessment, we offer accommodation at any stage during the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. Questions regarding [diversity] EDI at UCalgary can be sent to the **Office of Institutional Commitments* <https://www.ucalgary.ca/provost/strategic-initiatives/office-institutional-…> <https://www.ucalgary.ca/equity-diversity-inclusion>*(**oicteam(a)ucalgary.ca* <oicteam(a)ucalgary.ca>*) and requests for accommodations can be sent to People & Culture (**hrhire(a)ucalgary.ca* <hrhire(a)ucalgary.ca>*).* *All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. In this connection, at the time of your application, please answer the following question: Are you a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada? (Yes/No)* The terms and conditions of this appointment, including salary, are governed by the collective agreement between the Faculty Association of the University of Calgary and the Governors of the University of Calgary. Detailed information is available here <https://www.ucalgary.ca/hr/work-compensation/collective-agreements-and-hand…> . For a listing of all academic opportunities at the University of Calgary, view our *Academic Careers website* <http://careers.ucalgary.ca/pages/academic-careers>. For more information about the *Cumming School of Medicine*, click *here* <https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/>. *About the University of Calgary* UCalgary is Canada's entrepreneurial university, located in Canada's most enterprising city. It is a top research university and one of the highest-ranked universities of its age. Founded in 1966, its 36,000 students experience an innovative learning environment, made rich by research, hands-on experiences and entrepreneurial thinking. It is Canada's leader in the creation of start-ups <https://ucalgary.ca/news/ucalgary-top-startup-creator-amongst-research-inst…>. Start something <https://www.ucalgary.ca/startsomething> today at the University of Calgary. For more information, visit ucalgary.ca <https://www.ucalgary.ca/>. The university's commitment to the Indigenous Strategy is evident through the oversight of 18 Elders serving on the Circle of Advisors and the many unit-based circles working towards implementation of the strategy including the Faculty Advisory Circle and teams such as the Office of Indigenous Engagement, the Writing Symbols Lodge, and the Indigenous Research Support Team. Many Indigenous-based events and processes are impacting curriculum, programming and polices at the University of Calgary. *About Calgary, Alberta* Calgary is one of the world's cleanest cities and has been named one of the world's most livable cities for years. Calgary is a city of leaders - in business, community, philanthropy and volunteerism. Calgarians benefit from a growing number of world-class dining and cultural events and enjoy more days of sunshine per year than any other major Canadian city. Calgary is less than an hour's drive from the majestic Rocky Mountains and boasts the most extensive urban pathway and bikeway network in North America. With a growing urban Indigenous population of approximately 50,000 people, there are several Indigenous organizations and many events and ceremonies taking place in the city throughout the year.

Aug. 14, 2026

Applications Open for the Patagonian School of Sciences: Dynamics of Large-Scale Neural Systems

by Ines Samengo

Applications are now open for the Patagonian School of Science 2026: Dynamics of Large-Scale Neural Systems, which will take place from December 8–19, 2026, at Brazo Huemul, on the northern shore of Lake Nahuel Huapi in Patagonia, Argentina. The school will bring together 20–25 PhD students and postdocs with international researchers to explore how large populations of neurons give rise to behavior. The faculty includes Edvard Moser (2014 Nobel Laureate), Rafael Yuste, Susanne Schreiber, Carina Curto, Nachum Ulanovsky, Soledad Gonzalo Cogno, Christian Machens, Iván Davidovich, Valeria Della Maggiore, Emilio Kropff, and Inés Samengo. The school will combine lectures, student presentations, workshops, discussions, and one-to-one interactions with faculty. It will take place in a remote setting with limited connectivity, creating an environment where participants can focus on scientific discussion and face-to-face interaction. Applications are open until September 15, 2026. The registration fee is USD 1,200 and includes accommodation and meals for the duration of the school. Financial support may be available for students who do not have sufficient institutional funding. Full information about the program, faculty, and application process is available here: https://ib.edu.ar/patagonian_school_sciences2026/ Enquiries: psos(a)ib.edu.ar

Aug. 14, 2026

PhD opportunity "Multi-Scale Comparisons of Patterns of Concerted Activity and Causality in Cortical Neural Activity"

by Michael Denker

Dear all, I am pleased to announce a PhD opportunity in Computational Neuroscience at the Jülich Research Center, Germany titled "Multi-Scale Comparisons of Patterns of Concerted Activity and Causality in Cortical Neural Activity." The project combines methods from computational neuroscience and electrophysiological data analysis. The position is embedded in the Helmholtz School for Data Science in Life, Earth and Energy (HDS-LEE), which offers a structured PhD program with additional training in data science methods. For the full project description and application procedure, please see the job advertisement: https://recruiting.fz-juelich.de/jobposting/a4f654429eb21bf57d00cb15af3381b… Best regards, Michael Denker -- Dr. Michael Denker Team Leader Data Science in Electro- and Optophysiology Behavioral Neuroscience Institute for Advanced Simulation (IAS-6) Tel: +49 2461 61-9471 Computational and Systems Neuroscience Fax: +49 2461 61-9460 Jülich Research Centrewww.csn.fz-juelich.de 52425 Jülich, Germany --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Jülich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Düren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Stefan Müller Geschäftsführung: Prof. Dr. Astrid Lambrecht (Vorsitzende), Dr. Stephanie Bauer (stellvertretende Vorsitzende), Prof. Dr. Ir. Pieter Jansens, Prof. Dr. Laurens Kuipers --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Aug. 13, 2026

Faculty Positions in Applied Mathematics

by William L. Kath

Northwestern University invites applications for two full-time faculty positions in Applied Mathematics to begin in September 2027 in the Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics (http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/applied-math/_)_. One position will be at the assistant or associate level, and the other will be open rank. Candidates in all fields of applied mathematics, science, and engineering with a demonstrated ability to conduct high-impact interdisciplinary research in applied mathematics are encouraged to apply. Northwestern University offers a stimulating environment, encouraging collaborations across departments and schools. The research of our current faculty spans multiple departments in the McCormick School of Engineering, the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, and the Feinberg School of Medicine in areas including scientific computing, biological systems, fluid dynamics, complex systems, materials science, energy systems, ML/AI for science, and social systems. Many of the department’s faculty are members of the NSF-Simons National Institute for Theory and Mathematics in Biology. In addition, our faculty actively participate in interdisciplinary centers such as the Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems, the Center for Synthetic Biology, the Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, the Paula M Trienens Institute for Sustainability and Energy, the Northwestern–Argonne Institute for Scientific and Engineering Excellence, and the Center for Computation and Theory of Soft Materials. We seek candidates whose research has strong connections to applications and who will either substantially strengthen the department's current research activities or significantly broaden their scope, drawing on Northwestern's extensive opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration. A PhD is required; duties include research and teaching. Submit applications electronically at https://facultyrecruiting.northwestern.edu/apply/MjU2OA==. The application package should include a curriculum vita, a statement of research accomplishments and interests, a statement of teaching experience and philosophy, and 3-4 selected publications. In addition, the applicant should arrange for at least three, but no more than four letters of recommendation. Recommendation letters will be automatically solicited from the letter writers by email after their names are entered in the online application. Questions may be sent to esam-facultysearch(a)northwestern.edu (Subject line: 2027 Faculty Search). Review of applications will begin December 1, 2026 and will continue until the position is filled. Compensation The expected base pay range at the Assistant Professor level is $132,000-$140,000, $145,000-$155,000 for Associate Professor and $160,000-$190,000 for Full Professor. This base pay range is for a nine-month academic appointment, does not include summer salary, and is subject to negotiation. Sponsorship for an H-1B visa may be available for qualified candidates, subject to institutional policies and applicable immigration regulations. Northwestern University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate, including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal competitors; and external market pay for comparable jobs. At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful and competitive beneﬁts. The available beneﬁts package for this position will include health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance; paid medical/sick and parental leave; tuition beneﬁts for the employee and dependents; pre-tax and ﬂex spending accounts for commuting and dependent care; generous retirement savings options; and wellness programs. For a comprehensive overview of available beneﬁts, including eligibility details, visit us at Northwestern Benefits <https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/bene%EF%AC%81ts/index.html> to learn more. /Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics, including disability and veteran status. View Northwestern’s //non-discrimination statement/ <https://www.northwestern.edu/civil-rights-office/about/statements/non-discr…>/. Job applicants who wish to request an accommodation in the application or hiring process should contact the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance. View //additional information on the accommodations process/ <https://www.northwestern.edu/equal-opportunity-access/accommodation/disabil…>/./

Aug. 13, 2026

Applications Open – Workshop on Whole-Brain Models and High-Order Interactions for Brain Health (Mallorca, Spain, 17–20 Nov 2026)

by Rubén Herzog Amunátegui

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the Workshop on Whole-Brain Models and High-Order Interactions for Brain Health, which will take place at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), Palma de Mallorca, Spain, from 17 to 20 November 2026. The workshop will bring together PhD students, postdoctoral researchers and early-career scientists interested in understanding how cognition, ageing and disease emerge from large-scale brain dynamics. Participants will be introduced to a range of theoretical and computational frameworks currently shaping systems neuroscience, including whole-brain modelling, machine learning, complex systems approaches and high-order information-theoretic methods. Through lectures, tutorials and interactive discussions, participants will learn how these tools can be used to bridge neural activity, cognition and brain health. Scientific topics include: • Whole-brain computational modelling • High-order interactions and multivariate information theory • Complex systems and network neuroscience • Machine learning in brain ageing and brain health • Neuroimaging and electrophysiology • Mechanistic approaches to cognition and disease A distinctive feature of the workshop is the close interaction between participants and faculty. Throughout the programme, attendees will work in interdisciplinary teams to develop original research proposals and receive direct feedback from internationally recognized researchers. The workshop is designed not only as a training opportunity but also as a platform for building future collaborations across disciplines and institutions. Further information, programme details and application instructions can be found at: https://rubenherzog.github.io/workshop-wbm-hoi-2026/ We would greatly appreciate your help in circulating this announcement among interested students, postdoctoral researchers and colleagues. Kind regards, Workshop Organizing Committee Workshop on Whole-Brain Models and High-Order Interactions for Brain Health University of the Balearic Islands (UIB)

Aug. 13, 2026

Postdoc Position in Computational Neuroscience / NeuroAI – University of Bern, Switzerland

by walter.senn＠unibe.ch

Dear Computational Neuroscience colleagues, A postdoctoral position in Computational Neuroscience is available at the University of Bern, Switzerland, at the Department of Physiology,<https://physiologie.unibe.ch/research/research_groups/computational_neurosc…> under the supervision of Walter Senn. The Project. At the intersection of neuroscience and artificial intelligence, this position offers the opportunity to generalize our recent cortical model of multi-head self-attention<https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.06.743205v1> toward in-context learning driven by biologically plausible neuronal error-circuits. Our model provides a mechanistic framework that unifies attention-based learning with gradient-based synaptic plasticity. You will collaborate directly with the team behind The Virtual Brain<https://ebrains.eu/data-tools-services/modelling-simulation/whole-brain-sim…>, applying these network models to study neurological and psychiatric disorders through the lens of disrupted sensory, motor, and cognitive self-attention. Furthermore, your work will integrate with our ongoing research to extend the Neuronal Least-Action Principle<https://elifesciences.org/reviewed-preprints/89674> into long-term temporal processing and spike-based learning paradigms. Ultimately, you will be tackling a core challenge in the field: harnessing online learning in neuronal circuits to both decode human brain function and architect novel AI algorithms. Qualifications. A PhD in computational neuroscience, machine learning, physics, applied mathematics, or a related quantitative field. Strong publication track record and excellent mathematical skills. What We Offer - An interdisciplinary and international research environment at the frontier of neuroscience and AI, featuring next-door interactions with the Mihai Petrovici<https://physiologie.unibe.ch/e1723626/e1723688/e1724187/index_eng.html> and Jean-Pascal Pfister<https://physiologie.unibe.ch/research/research_groups/theoretical_neuroscie…> labs, and genuine project ownership. - Active collaborations across artificial intelligence, experimental neuroscience, and neuromorphic engineering beyond University of Bern. - An internationally competitive Swiss salary, and a beautiful workplace in the UNESCO-listed capital of Switzerland, with nature and mountains within walking distance. - The position starts with a 1-year contract (flexible starting date, ideally around October 1), with the possibility of extensions. How to Apply. Please send a single PDF document containing your CV, a statement of research interests, a publication list, and the contact details of two referees to walter.senn(a)unibe.ch<mailto:walter.senn@unibe.ch> and federico.benitez(a)unibe.ch<mailto:federico.benitez@unibe.ch>. Informal inquiries are welcome. Applications will be reviewed upon arrival, latest by September 6, 2026; early applications are highly encouraged. Best regards, Walter Department of Physiology, University of Bern

Aug. 12, 2026

Start date extended! Joint junior faculty position in Computational Neuroscience

by Allison Ong

The Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY), and the Center for Computational Neuroscience at the Flatiron Institute, invite applications for a joint position, with start date of August 2026. We seek an innovative scholar whose research integrates computational approaches with empirical neuroscience to investigate the mechanisms underlying cognition. The ideal candidate will have a strong record of research in perception, planning, decision-making, memory, or animal communication and/or human language, and a doctoral degree in Physics, Math, Engineering, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Psychology, or Computer Science. The CUNY appointment will be in the M.S. Program in Cognitive Neuroscience. Responsibilities include research, teaching, mentoring, and service. The candidate is expected to generate an active, externally funded research program, and to participate in graduate teaching and research training. Teaching duties may include courses in computational methods and advanced courses in neuroscience. Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration and to mentoring graduate students in a diverse and inclusive academic environment. The Flatiron appointment will be a Visiting Scholar position in the Center for Computational Neuroscience (CCN). **The start date has been extended to Jan 2027.** Applications must be submitted to both positions - these can be identical, although applicants may wish to highlight specific aspects of their experience or interests in the cover later for each submission. https://cuny .jobs/new-york-ny/assistant-professor-ms-in-cognitive-neuroscience/51674D0A749E42818AB89D06270999B5/job/ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/assistant-profess…> https://www.simonsfoundation.org/flatiron/careers/?tab=job-openings&center=… <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.simonsfoundation.org/flatiron/caree…> -- *Eero Simoncelli* Scientific Director, Center for Computational Neuroscience Flatiron Institute, Simons Foundation

Aug. 11, 2026

Postdoctoral Opportunity Zukunftskolleg

by Ahmed El Hady

*_Four 2-year Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Zukunftskolleg_* (Full-time, E 13 TV-L) *Reference No: 2026/138 The preferred start date is April 1st, 2027. Conditionally on the submission of an external grant proposal, the position may be extended for an additional year. * The University of Konstanz is a dynamic and internationally successful research university with approximately 10,000 students. The campus university’s architecture promotes interdisciplinary cooperation and a sense of community among researchers, lecturers and students. The University has been continuously funded by the German Excellence Strategy since 2006. The /Zukunftskolleg/ is an Institute for Advanced Study for early career postdoctoral researchers in the natural sciences, humanities and social sciences. The /Zukunftskolleg offers postdoctoral researchers/ Independence for their research, interdisciplinary and intergenerational exchange as well as intra-university integration and international contacts. The working language is English. Each fellow is a member of both a university department and the Zukunftskolleg. Additionally, fellows of the Zukunftskolleg can be affiliated to the Cluster of Excellence at the University of Konstanz: *"Politics of Inequality <https://www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/en/inequality/>"* or "*Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour*" <https://www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-behaviour/about-us/open-position…>. The target group consists of excellent early career postdoctoral researchers who demonstrate scientific excellence, research independence, and a strong capacity for teamwork, indicating high potential for a successful academic career The applications are evaluated in a two-stage process by international reviewers. The candidates will be informed about the decision around mid-February 2027. /I am happy to discuss potential projects, for those interested to apply, on the interface of computational sciences, theoretical physics and collective behavior and application of these approaches to the myriad of collective behavior data available in Konstanz. /Please drop an email to ahmed.el-hady(a)uni-konstanz.de All details can be found here: link: https://stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/47ea117d40ac0aa2409ab5ecf4ed18ee… All the best regards, Ahmed Dr. Ahmed El Hady Research Group leader Centre for Advanced Study of Collective Behavior University of Konstanz Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior Universitätsstraße 10, 78464 Konstanz Room ZT 907 ,Postbox 687  

Aug. 10, 2026

PostDoc - development of visual object representations, EEG/fMRI, University of Regensburg, Germany

by Moritz Köster

POSTDOC (3 years, full time, no teaching) Institute of Psychology, University of Regensburg, Germany The group of Moritz Köster at the Institute of Psychology studies the neurocognitive foundations of early brain development. Within a project funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), we are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our group. The project investigates the functional role of rhythmic brain activity in early development, following the trajectory from integrating novel information and building visual object representations in infancy towards efficient processing in mature cortical networks. We address this across age groups, using newly developed learning paradigms and by relating EEG to fMRI data through representational similarity analyses. Within the project we collaborate with Rhodri Cusack (Trinity College Dublin, infant awake fMRI) and Radoslaw M. Cichy (Freie Universitaet Berlin, EEG/fMRI fusion). Work on the analyses can start immediately on the basis of first datasets, and there is ample room to bring in your own ideas and research questions. Your role: - Analysis of EEG and fMRI datasets on the development of visual representations computational neuroscience, in infants, children and adults - Supervision of data assessments - Publishing in international peer-reviewed journals and presenting at conferences - Opportunity to co-supervise PhD students and to contribute to grant proposals Requirements: - Excellent PhD in psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, computational neuroscience, biology or a related discipline (completed or submitted) - Very good analytic and programming skills (MATLAB, Python) - Experience with M/EEG and/or fMRI analysis, ideally including time-frequency analyses, multivariate methods and computational modelling - Publications in (developmental) cognitive neuroscience - Excellent command of written and spoken English; German is welcome but not required We offer a three-year full-time position with no teaching load, paid according to the German public sector scale TV-L E 13, considerable freedom to pursue your own questions, an international and collaborative environment, and collaborations on state-of-the-art assessment methods in infancy research - high-density EEG, fMRI, OPM-MEG and VR. Regensburg is a UNESCO World Heritage city in Bavaria with a compact campus university and a high quality of living. For further information and informal inquiries, please contact moritz.koester(a)ur.de. To apply, please send a single PDF (CV including publication list, a brief motivation letter, certificates, and the names and contact details of three academic referees) to sekretariat.koester(a)ur.de by September 15, 2026. The University of Regensburg explicitly encourages applications from qualified women. In case of essentially similar suitability, applicants with severe disabilities will be preferentially selected. Here <https://karriere.uni-regensburg.de/jobposting/7e9b5fc8c44d1827c69d372ba8fb3…> is a link to the original job advert --- Prof. Dr. Dr. Moritz Koester Institute of Psychology, University of Regensburg moritz.koester(a)ur.de

Aug. 7, 2026

Open Research Positions at NeuroAI start-up Natural Intelligence

by Natural Intelligence

Dear all, *Natural Intelligence (NISYS GmbH)* is a deep-tech startup at the intersection of neuroscience and machine learning, founded by *Prof. Wolf Singer* and *Dr. Felix Effenberger*. We translate cutting-edge neuroscientific insight into robust, efficient next-gen AI: oscillatory recurrent architectures, self-organization, and learning rules that go beyond backpropagation, implemented in novel analog hardware platforms. We've closed a multi-million euro seed round, securing our funding for the coming years, and are currently building out our core R&D team. *Open roles:* full-time, on-site (Frankfurt), initially 3 years, several openings each: • *Research Lead* - own a research direction and lead a group of scientists. • *Senior Research Scientist* - design and test novel recurrent architectures from biological principles. The call for applications will remain open until early September 2026. We expect to review applications after the call closes and aim to get back to candidates in mid to late September. Full job descriptions at: www.nisys.ai Send applications and questions to hello(a)nisys.ai. Please pass this on to anyone who you think could be a good fit. -- Dr. André Ferreira Castro Head of Research Operations Natural Intelligence (NISYS GmbH)

Aug. 6, 2026

Deadline Extended to August 12 – Call for Extended Abstracts – WWIN 2026 Workshop @ SAB 2026

by Mehdi Khamassi

(Apologies for cross-posting) Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the submission deadline for the first international workshop *“Wanting What is Needed: From Homeostatic Control to Adaptive Behavior”*has been extended to *August 12, 2026*. The workshop will be held on October 19 in Berlin, Germany, as part of The 18th International Conference on the Simulation of Adaptive Behavior (SAB 2026). Workshop website:https://wwin-workshop.github.io/sab2026 <https://wwin-workshop.github.io/sab2026>Keywords (including but not limited to): internal states, homeostasis, allostasis, reinforcement learning, decision making, robotics, adaptive behavior ====================================== Aims of the workshop ====================================== Classical reinforcement learning and cognitive models often begin with externally specified rewards. Biological organisms, by contrast, are autonomous learning agents whose behavior is constrained by the need to sustain their own viability. This workshop asks how internal physiological regulation can ground decision-making, value formation, and motivated behavior. We aim to foster a shared interdisciplinary conversation across machine learning, artificial intelligence, robotics, neuroscience, biology, physiology, ethology, and control theory. The goal is to clarify how homeostatic and allostatic regulation can contribute to adaptive behavior in both biological organisms and artificial agents. ====================================== Invited speakers ====================================== * Lilian A. Weber (Osnabrück University) * Lola Cañamero (CY Cergy Paris University) * Antonio Damasio (University of Southern California, online) ====================================== Extended abstracts for lightning talks and posters ====================================== * Extended abstracts of up to 3 pages (main text) * References, appendices, and acknowledgements are not included in this limit * Springer LNCS style (template available on the workshop website) ====================================== Important dates ====================================== * Extended Abstract Submission Deadline: August 12, 2026 * Notification of Acceptance: August 19, 2026 * Workshop Date: October 19, 2026 (afternoon) We welcome contributions from researchers working across the biological and artificial sciences and look forward to receiving your submissions. Best regards, Mehdi Khamassi CNRS / Sorbonne Université On behalf of the organizing committee: Naoto Yoshida — Kyoto University Ismael Freire — Sorbonne Université Boris Gutkin — École Normale Supérieure Henning Sprekeler — Technical University of Berlin Louis L’Haridon — ENSEA / CNRS Lola Cañamero — CY Cergy Paris University Mehdi Khamassi — CNRS / Sorbonne Université -- Mehdi Khamassi, PhD, HDR Research director (DR2), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Institute of Intelligent Systems and Robotics, Sorbonne Université ISIR - BC 173, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France phone: +33 6 50 76 44 92 email:mehdi.khamassi@sorbonne-universite.fr https://pages2.isir.upmc.fr/mkhamassi/ Co-director of the master's program in cognitive science (https://cog-sup.fr) Sorbonne Université / Université Paris Cité Visiting Researcher at the Institute of Communication and Computer Systems National Technical University of Athens, Greece https://robotics.ntua.gr/people/

Aug. 6, 2026

Call for Papers and Demos: NeurIPS 2026 Workshop on Foundation Models for the Brain and Body

by Nanda Harishankar Krishna

We are pleased to announce the second edition of the “Foundation Models for the Brain and Body <https://brainbodyfm-workshop.github.io/>” workshop at NeurIPS 2026 in Sydney, Australia. The workshop brings together researchers at the intersection of biosignals, neuroscience, machine learning, and embodied intelligence. We invite submissions of short papers on novel research in neuroscience, biosignal analysis, machine learning, and embodied AI, with a focus on foundation models and representation learning for neural, physiological, and behavioral data. We also invite interactive demo proposals showcasing novel methods, devices, systems, or applications. We broadly define biosignals as any temporal signal directly or indirectly generated by the brain or body. This includes neural recordings such as EEG, MEG, and multi-electrode arrays; physiological signals such as heart rate, respiration, and EMG; and behavioral signals such as pose, gaze, and movement. Submissions may focus on methods, applications, or theoretical insights that advance our understanding and modeling of neural, physiological, and behavioral signals in humans and animals. We particularly encourage work on scalable foundation models that generalize across tasks, subjects, modalities, or domains. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to: • Large-scale pretraining on neural or physiological signals • Scaling laws for biosignal foundation models • Brain-computer interfaces and neural decoding • Transfer learning across recording modalities • Cross-subject and cross-task generalization • Few-shot, zero-shot, and continual learning • Multimodal integration of biosignals • Wearable technology and real-world deployment • Modeling behavioral signals such as pose, gaze, and movement • Foundation models for movement, motor control, and EMG • Embodied intelligence and sensorimotor representation learning • Closed-loop and interactive systems, including BCI control and assistive robotics • Scaling techniques from robotics and control applied to biosignal modeling • Applications to health and clinical diagnosis • Interpretability of biosignal representations • Synthetic data generation and augmentation • Human-AI collaboration for signal interpretation and labeling • Open datasets, benchmarks, and model evaluation • Evaluation protocols and standardized benchmarks across modalities • Reproducibility and standardized reporting *Important Dates (AoE)* • Paper Submission Deadline: *September 4, 2026* • Demo Submission Deadline: *September 19, 2026* • Paper Author Notification: September 29, 2026 • Workshop Date: December 11 or 12, 2026, in Sydney, Australia Stay tuned for announcements about our invited speakers, panelists, and workshop schedule. For submission details and more information, please visit: https://brainbodyfm-workshop.github.io/

Aug. 5, 2026

Wu Tsai Institute Postdoctoral Fellowships for interdisciplinary and computational neuroscience and cognitive science

by Guerrero-Medina, Giovanna

The Wu Tsai Institute Postdoctoral Fellowships<https://wti.yale.edu/initiatives/postdoctoral> are open to applications! We welcome early-career scientists interested in interdisciplinary research to advance fundamental understanding of cognition. The program offers a generous salary ($80,000) for up to 3 years, discretionary funds and funding opportunities, access to cutting-edge facilities, protected time for professional development, structured mentoring, and a welcoming and inclusive community of trainees. International applicants are welcome. Applicants may propose to be co-mentored by Wu Tsai Faculty Members from different disciplines; work with a single mentor while transitioning to a new field; or propose self-directed computational or theoretical projects with flexible mentoring arrangements. The deadline for applications is October 1st. Candidates can find more information and application instructions here: https://wti.yale.edu/initiatives/postdoctoral Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, PhD [A button for name playback in email signature] <https://www.name-coach.com/giovanna-guerrero-medina> She/Her/Ella Asst. Director for Professional Development & Community Wu Tsai Institute<http://wti.yale.edu/> Yale University

Aug. 4, 2026

Posdoctoral Position on Neuro-AI, Computational Neuroscience (CN) at the Marie Curie Chair in CN

by Carmen Paz Suárez Araujo

Dear Colleagues, I’m writing you to share an opportunity of a postdoctoral position. The Marie Curie Chair in Computational Neuroscience at the Institute of Cybernetics, Enterprise and Society (Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) is inviting applications for a postdoctoral position. This is a 14 month non-tenure-track position. Duties will involve research and supervision activities in the following areas: 1) neuro-AI; 2) determination of new functional biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other cortical dementias; and 3) intelligent decision systems for the diagnosis and prognosis of AD. The Marie Curie Chair is seeking outstanding candidates who have received a PhD in Computer Engineering, Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering, Physics, or a related discipline. The probable start date will be September 2026 Candidates will be graded on their merits up to a maximum of 10 points (professional experience, very good scientific merits, good knowledge on the position topics and language proficiency, essentially English). Certificates to justify these merits are mandatory. A job interview will be held with the three candidates who are ranked highest. To apply, please visit https://fpctserver.upe.ulpgc.es/convocatorias/inscripcion.php?idrec=606 Best Regards Prof. Dr. Carmen Paz Suárez-Araujo Head of the Marie Curie Chair in Computational Neuroscience Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain CARMEN PAZ SUAREZ ARAUJO Catedrática de Universidad (Full Professor) Departamento de Informática y Sistemas, IUCES Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria tel. +34629822298 carmenpaz.suarez(a)ulpgc.es www.ulpgc.es ORCID 0000-0002-8826-0899 EDIFICIO DE INFORMÁTICA, OFFICE 2-5 CAMPUS UNIVERSITARIO DE TAFIRA S/N 35017, LAS PALMAS DE GC [Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria]

Aug. 2, 2026

PhD opportunity in Computational Neuroscience at Jülich Research Center for US candidates

by Sacha van Albada

Dear all, We have a available a PhD opportunity in Computational Neuroscience at the Jülich Research Center, Germany, for candidates from the USA contingent on a successful grant application. In the context of an existing CRCNS (Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience) project between the Allen Institute (PI: Stefan Mihalas) and the Jülich Research Center (PIs: Markus Diesmann and Sacha van Albada), the German ministry BMFTR offers candidates from the USA an opportunity for a ‘Hop-On Fellowship’ to do a PhD at the Jülich Research Center. This entails a grant proposal written by the German partner along with resumes and letters of intent from candidates who have studied or done research in the USA at least for the past three years. The CRCNS project concerns the development of multi-area models of the mouse thalamocortical visual system, bringing together biological fidelity and visual function. To this end, the rich anatomical and physiological datasets from the Allen Institute are combined with expertise on modeling large-scale spiking neural network models from the Jülich partner, and functional properties are incorporated using advanced methods for training neural networks. The closely related PhD project (contingent upon the awarding of the Hop-On Fellowship) will take a top-down approach to enhance the biological realism of a functional model of the mouse visual cortex and gain insight into relationships between cortical structure, dynamics, and function. The candidate would be embedded in the Institute for Advanced Simulation (IAS-6, Computational and Systems Neuroscience, https://www.fz-juelich.de/en/ias/ias-6) at the Jülich Research Center and would have the opportunity to work together with the PIs and postdocs in the USA and Germany. The fellowship covers not only the salary of the PhD candidate but also travel costs to and from Germany. During the PhD, it is possible to work from the USA for up to five months in total (max. two months a year). A contribution to childcare costs in Germany of up to 150 euro a month is also available. To apply, please send your CV, copies of your Bachelor’s and Master’s transcripts, and a short motivation letter to Prof. Sacha van Albada, s.van.albada(a)fz-juelich.de<mailto:s.van.albada@fz-juelich.de> by August 10th, 2026. -- Prof. Sacha Jennifer van Albada Institute for Advanced Simulation (IAS-6) Computational and Systems Neuroscience Jülich Research Centre Jülich, Germany Computational Neuroanatomy Institute of Zoology University of Cologne Cologne, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Jülich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Düren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Stefan Müller Geschäftsführung: Prof. Dr. Astrid Lambrecht (Vorsitzende), Dr. Stephanie Bauer (stellv. Vorsitzende), Prof. Dr. Ir. Pieter Jansens, Prof. Dr. Laurens Kuipers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

July 30, 2026

Call for Papers: Dendritic Influence on Neuronal Input-Output Transformation Dynamics

by Craig Kelley

We are currently seeking submissions for a *Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience Research Topic *titled *Dendritic Influence on Neuronal Input-Output Transformation Dynamics*. 1. Manuscript submission deadline is *30 December 2026*. 2. The goal of this Research Topic is to delve deeper into the complex dynamics of neurons, specifically focusing on the properties and functions of dendrites. The aim is to understand how the morphology and biophysical properties of dendrites influence the transformation of synaptic input into action potential output. This includes investigating the impact of dendritic location, timing, strength, and presynaptic origin on this transformation, as well as the role of different input populations in driving observed action potentials. The research also aims to explore how variability in synaptic input and biophysical and morphological properties affects neuronal responses, and how these factors contribute to the overall function and performance of the neural network. To gather further insights into the complex dynamics of neurons and the role of dendrites, we welcome articles addressing, but not limited to, the following themes: • The impact of dendritic location, timing, strength, and presynaptic origin on the transformation of synaptic input into action potential output. • The role of different input populations in driving observed action potentials. • The influence of synaptic input from various sources on neuronal responses. • The effect of variability in synaptic input and biophysical and morphological properties on neuronal responses. • The contribution of these factors to the overall function and performance of the neural network. • The development and application of computational models to study these dynamics and properties. • Linking dendritic dynamics to behavior. • The role of energetics/metabolism in regulating/constraining dendritic function. For more information, please visit https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/80722/dendritic-influence-on-ne… .

July 27, 2026

Postdoc opportunity at Northwestern University Medical School campus in Chicago USA

by Christina Zelano

Northwestern University’s Human Olfaction Lab is seeking a postdoctoral scholar to join their research team. The lab studies systems neuroscience, including the human olfactory system, cognition and respiration. The lab uses a wide range of human neuroscience methods, including functional neuroimaging, diffusion tensor imaging, intracranial EEG, electrical stimulation, and a new intranasal recording method that we recently developed that allows for high-precision electrophysiological recordings from the human olfactory bulb in healthy volunteers, and fast-scan-cyclic voltammetry based electrochemistry recordings from the olfactory epithelium. The lab is conducting experiments in healthy normosmic individuals, and also in disease populations including Anosmia, Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s and epilepsy. We are seeking an outstanding and highly motivated postdoc for this position. Principal Accountabilities 1. To conduct and analyze data from experiments on olfaction, respiration, cognition and or disease. 2. To develop new ideas, research methodologies, and analytic approaches to our lab’s research programs. 3. To help write grants and compete for funding. 4. To help write and contribute to publications resulting from research in the lab. Minimum Qualifications/Competencies: * Interest in research on olfaction and/or respiration and/or how these systems are affected in disease. * Computational skills (machine learning, RSA, pattern analysis, k-means clustering, modeling, etc) in analyzing neural data, preferably across a range of techniques including electrophysiology and neuroimaging. * Evidence of first-author peer-reviewed publications. * Excellent communication and writing skills Preferred Qualifications/Competencies: * Experience in human neuroscience research. * Experience in research and clinical training related to neurological conditions are preferred, but not a necessity. * Skillsets on computational, AI (broadly defined), and data science analytic approaches are an advantage. To Apply: Email a cover letter, cv, and 2 references contact info to c-zelano(a)northwestern.edu

July 26, 2026

Data Aide for NIH Funded Neuroimaging & AI Research at Stanford University

by daelsaid＠stanford.edu

Description of position: We are seeking a Data Aide 2 to join the laboratory of Dr. Supekar and support data organization, database management, and neuroimaging data preparation across multiple NIH-funded projects at the intersection of neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and precision psychiatry. The Supekar lab integrates neuroscience and artificial intelligence (AI) to advance understanding of brain function and the mechanisms underlying neuropsychiatric disorders. Through rigorous research and clinically oriented translation, we develop evidence-based innovations to improve diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment, with the ultimate goal of improving outcomes for individuals affected by mental illness. The Data Aide will work closely with and under the direct oversight of Dr. Supekar on supporting the organization, management, and preparation of large-scale neuroimaging, clinical, cognitive, and molecular datasets focused on autism and schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. This is a full-time, in-person, computationally oriented role centered on data organization, database management, and neuroimaging data preparation. Core responsibilities include maintaining and managing REDCap databases, organizing and structuring neuroimaging data files for use in analysis, and ensuring data accuracy, completeness, and consistency across studies. The position offers hands-on experience supporting research at the intersection of neuroimaging, data science, and precision psychiatry, with close mentorship from the PI. Required Qualifications: • High school diploma, G.E.D., or equivalent and two years of relevant experience, or a combination of education and relevant experience. • Strong clerical, interpersonal, and basic organizational skills. • Good computer skills. • Ability to exercise judgment and employ basic reasoning skills. • Strong attention to detail. • Experience with REDCap or similar data management/database systems is desirable but not required. • Familiarity with programming languages such as Python, R, or MATLAB for data organization and preparation tasks is desirable but not required. • Interest in or familiarity with neuroimaging data and file structures is desirable but not required. Minimum Education and Experience Required: High school diploma, G.E.D., or equivalent and two years of relevant experience, or a combination of education and relevant experience. Required Application Materials: • Brief cover letter describing relevant experience, interest in the position, and fit with the lab • Current resume or CV • Contact information for two or three references Please email application materials as a single PDF to supekarlab(a)stanford.edu with the subject line: Data Aide. For additional information about the position, please contact Dr. Supekar at the same email address. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. The anticipated start date is flexible. Lab website: https://med.stanford.edu/supekar-lab.html

July 23, 2026

Call for candidates - Program Committee, annual Computational Neuroscience meeting, apply by July 24

by Rubchinsky, Leonid L

Dear Colleagues, We are looking for candidates for the Program Committee of the annual Computational Neuroscience meeting (https://www.cnsorg.org<https://www.cnsorg.org/>). The role entails inviting keynote speakers and overseeing the review process of submissions, as well as making the decisions on oral and poster presentations and other aspects of the program of the conference. This is a three year commitment. We are soliciting self-nominations of OCNS members of all career stages and research interests. Priority will be given to the applications received by July 24. Please email program(a)cnsorg.org<mailto:program@cnsorg.org?subject=CNS%20program%20committee%20application> if you are interested with a few sentences about yourself and your past involvement with the CNS meetings. Best regards, OCNS Program Committee

July 22, 2026

Postdoc position in computational modeling and neuro-prosthetics in Prague

by Jan Antolik

Dear Colleagues, We're pleased to announce a postdoctoral position within the Computational Systems Neuroscience Group (CSNG) at Charles University, Prague, focusing on computational neuroscience and neuro-prosthetic system design. CSNG is an international, interdisciplinary research group that explores the intricacies of the visual system, sensory coding, and neuro-prosthetic solutions. To do this, we use a range of computational approaches spanning large-scale biologically detailed spiking network models, firing-rate models of development, and modern machine learning techniques. We are a diverse team of computer scientists, physicists, mathematicians, and engineers dedicated to understanding visual perception and its restoration via neuro-prosthetic devices. Multiple project topics are available (the exact topic can be adjusted to the interest and background of the applicant): - Modeling electrical stimulation in a spiking model of the primary visual cortex. The goal of this project is to understand how intra-cortical stimulation engages the neural code of the visual cortex. - Deep-neural networks in visual neuroscience and possibly its applications for understanding of visual perception under artificial cortical stimulation. - Study of cortical dynamics of spontaneous or artificially evoked activity in the visual cortex. - Biologically detailed spiking large-scale models of early visual cortical pathway - from Retina to V4. Requirements: Strong computational and analytical skills. Experience in computational modeling, spiking neural networks, machine learning or understanding of electric field propagation in biological mediums are of great advantage but not all strictly required. Duration: 1 year contract with possibility of extension. The position is fully funded at least until the end of 2028. Funding: Fully funded Starting date: now Teaching duties: None Monthly salary (gross): ~2900€ To apply, send CV and cover letter explaining your interest and how your skills align with our project to: antolik(a)ksvi.mff.cuni.cz

July 21, 2026

Postdoc/PhD positions in computational and theoretical neuroscience || University of Texas at Dallas

by Lyle Muller

Postdoctoral and graduate research positions are available in the Muller Lab (http://mullerlab.io<http://mullerlab.io/>), starting August 2026 at the University of Texas at Dallas. Research will span computational analyses of neural data and applied mathematics to understand computation in neural networks. Researchers will collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams on traveling waves in neural systems (link<https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-39076-2>), analyses of spikes in large neural populations (link<https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.03804>), and spatiotemporal computation in recurrent neural networks (link<https://www.nature.com/articles/s42005-024-01728-0>). The lab also has an ongoing presence at the Fields Institute through the Lab for Network Computation<http://www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/fields-lab-network-computation>. Recent publications from the lab include a review on traveling waves in neural systems<https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1nTl93BtfHGow9>, focusing on circuit mechanisms for spatiotemporal organization of spiking and synaptic activity in single regions of cortex, and how traveling waves can generate computations in artificial neural networks modeling these systems. Prior experience with scientific computing, signal analysis, and applied mathematics is preferred. UT Dallas offers an outstanding research environment, with strong programs in systems and computational neuroscience. Candidates can write to lyle.muller(a)utdallas.edu<mailto:lyle.muller@utdallas.edu> with a CV and short statement of interest. -- Lyle Muller http://mullerlab.ca

July 21, 2026

Systems Vision Science (SVS) Virtual Symposium July 31 – Program available, register (free) to obtain zoom link

by Pavlovic, Maria

Systems Vision Science <https://www.lizhaoping.org/Systems-Vision-Science.html> Virtual Symposium: July 31st, 2026, 02.00 – 06.00 pm (german time) The program is now available here: https://summerschool.lizhaoping.org/symposium-2026/ To participate via zoom, please register <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfCIzbDUeswiWyB39JE9VX7Jj-DYJ5ajh8…> FOR FREE. Registration is accepted until space is filled! -------------------------------- Keynote, invited, and contributed speakers of the Systems Vision Science Symposium include: 14:00-14:30 Wu Li: „Corticocortical Feedback as a Unifying Mechanism for Visual Perception and Learning” 14:30-14:45 Daniel Anthes: „The illusory simplicity of the feedforward sweep” 14:45-15:00 Tatia Buidze: „Outcome history shapes implicit perceptual learning without awareness of the eye of origin“ 15:00-15:15 Pinglei Bao: „Triple-N Dataset: Linking Single Neurons, Deep Neural Networks, and Natural Vision” 15:15-15:30 Lisa Kroell: „Predictive foveal processing in active vision“ 15:30-15:45 Winrich Freiwald: „From objects to action symbols“ 15:45-16:00 Virtual Coffee Break 16:00-16:15 Marlene Behrmann: „Understanding human vision through studying its breakdown“ 16:15-16:30 Li Zhaoping: „Ventral stream feedback to V1 is focused on the central visual field: Anatomical evidence for the looking-and-seeing framework of vision“ 16:30-16:45 Marisa Carrasco: „Dissecting Covert Attention: A Cortical Double Dissociation“ 16:45-17:00 Bruno Rossion: „The cellular basis of the human face inversion effect“ 17:00-17:15 Zygmunt Pizlo: „Mathematical foundations of Gestalt psychophysics.“ 17:15-17:30 Shahin Nasr: „Mesoscale developmental rivalry in human extrastriate visual cortex“ 17:30-18:00 Patrick Cavanagh: „Using Illusions and Art to Understand the Visual Brain“ -------------------------------- The zoom link for joining the symposium will be sent to the registrants. Please direct inquiries to <mailto:svs.summerschool@tue.mpg.de> svs.summerschool(a)tue.mpg.de. -------------------------------- Organizing Team Li Zhaoping Maria Pavlovic Vladislav Aksiotis Kai Rothe Max-Planck-Institute for Biological Cybernetics University of Tübingen

July 21, 2026

3 Fully Funded PhD Positions in AI/ML & Computational Brain Health @ Interdisciplinary Transformation University (IT:U) Austria

by Jie Mei

The newly established Interdisciplinary Transformation University (IT:U) in Linz, Austria, invites applications for 3 fully funded PhD positions within our PhD Program in Interdisciplinary Computing. The contract can be extended to 4 years to support full project completion. We are seeking highly motivated researchers with strong mathematical and technical backgrounds to develop cutting-edge AI/ML models specifically targeted at computational brain health, neurodegenerative diseases, and disorders of consciousness. The Positions & Projects 1 Position – PROCEED: Predicting Recovery Of Consciousness via Evidence-based Evaluation and Diagnosis. PIs: Dr. Jie Mei (IT:U) & Dr. Spiros Denaxas (IT:U / UCL). 2 Positions – INDEED-PD: Integration of Novel Biomarkers for Detection, Evaluation of Early Signatures, and Developmental Insights of Parkinson’s Disease. PIs: Dr. Jie Mei (IT:U), Dr. Daniel Klotz (IT:U), and Dr. Erich Kobler (Institute for Machine Learning, JKU). Key Responsibilities * Design and implement AI/ML architectures optimized for computer vision, neural signal processing, and time-series data. * Create experimental setups to evaluate computational methods against strong baselines. * Work closely across a network of computer scientists and clinicians (IT:U, JKU, and Kepler University Hospital). * Publish and present findings at top-tier international scientific AI/ML and neuroscience venues. What We Are Looking For * A master's degree in a highly quantitative discipline: Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, or related fields. * Solid grounding in the theory and practice of Deep Learning. * Hands-on experience in AI/ML applications. * An interest in the computational modeling of brain circuitry in health and disease is a plus. View job postings here: https://it-u.at/en/study-program/doctoral-school/phd-interdisciplinary-comp… Best regards Jie Mei Assistant Professor of Computational Neuroscience [Ein Bild, das Schwarz, Dunkelheit enthält. Automatisch generierte Beschreibung] Altenberger Straße 66c Science Park 4 | OG 2 4040 Linz | Austria ATU79114879 www.it-u.at<https://www.it-u.at/> +43 676 / 851307 254 jie.<mailto:vorname.nachname@it-u.at>mei(a)it-u.at<mailto:vorname.nachname@it-u.at> Unsere Datenschutzerklärung finden Sie unter https://it-u.at/en/privacy/. Der Inhalt dieser E-Mail ist vertraulich und kann rechtlich besonders geschützte Informationen beinhalten. Wenn Sie nicht der beabsichtigte Empfänger sind, dürfen Sie diese E-Mail oder die angeschlossenen Dateien weder bearbeiten, verwenden, weitergeben noch reproduzieren. Sollten Sie nicht der vorgesehene Empfänger sein, ersuchen wir Sie höflich, sich sofort mit uns ins Einvernehmen zu setzen und die E-Mail und sämtliche angeschlossene Dateien zu löschen. You can find our Privacy Policy here https://it-u.at/en/privacy/. The content of this email is confidential and may also contain legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you may not process, use, transmit or reproduce this email or any enclosed attachments. If you have received this email by mistake, please notify the sender immediately and delete this email and any enclosed attachments from your system.

July 20, 2026

2-year postdoc at Neurospin/INM, Paris: Computational and high field MRI characterization of learning and decision-making - Supervisor: Dr Florent Meyniel

by Zeineb Amor

Dear all, A two-year postdoctoral position is available at NeuroSpin/INM (Paris, France) under the supervision of Dr. Florent Meyniel. https://computationalbrainteam.com/en/recruitment/2-year-postdoctoral-posti… *Project* Computational and high field MRI characterization of learning and decision-making *Supervisor and contact* Dr Florent MEYNIEL https://www.unicog.org/lab/the-computational-brain/ *Duration and Dates* * Initial duration: two years * Extension possible * Full-time post * Preferred starting date: October 2026 to January 2027 *Project description* Learning and decision making are intertwined processes in many everyday situations. One example is when you decide where to have lunch: should you go to the nearby coffee shop or to the university cafeteria? Learning depends on choice, because you can learn which option you prefer by trying each option repeatedly, and decision making depends on learning, because you eventually want to select the option you have learned you like best. Uncertainty plays a key role in both learning1–4 and decision making5, especially when the environment is not stationary (e.g., a new brand now runs the nearby coffee shop and you like it less). In the ANR/CEA-funded BrainSync collaborative project, we are interested in characterizing the neural representations of uncertainty6–8 and value that emerge from learning and guide decisions. Our approach combines deep phenotyping approach and multimodal imaging in the EXPLORE task5. We collected data from 16 participants who participated in one behavioral session, two 7T fMRI sessions, and two MEG sessions. 56 other participants participated in one pupillometry session and one 3T fMRI session. We also plan to record a dataset on our 11.7T MRI, and we have started to collect intracranial EEG data. This large multimodal dataset allows us to estimate and test different computational models of the decision and learning processes. One postdoc is currently working on the MEG and iEEG data, and one PhD student is working on the behavioral and 11.7T data (to be collected). We are looking for another postdoc for the already collected fMRI datasets. The postdocs and PhD student will work together to perform analyses informed by all datasets. *Profile* Ph.D. in neuroscience, machine learning or psychology, with strong programming skills, ideally in Python. Previous experience with ideally fMRI, computational modeling. You will be responsible for analyzing fMRI data and disseminating results in internal seminars, international conferences and journal articles. The working language of the lab is English. French is not required. *Workplace and environment* Dr Florent MEYNIEL leads the Computational Brain team (more info here), which is located in two places. * Institute of NeuroModulation (INM), Sainte Anne Hospital, Paris, France. The INM is part of the GHU Paris, Psychiatry & Neurosciences. The INM combines clinical activities and innovative clinical research in psychiatry with basic research in computational neuroscience. Team members spend most of their days here. * NeuroSpin, Paris-Saclay Campus, France. NeuroSpin is part of the CEA (Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique). Directed by Prof. Stanislas DEHAENE, NeuroSpin is a world-class brain imaging center equipped with a MEG system (Elekta, Neuromag) and several human MRI scanners (3T Prisma, 7T and 11.7T), all for research purposes only. The community at NeuroSpin is very scientifically stimulating, combining MRI physicists, machine learning experts, and cognitive neuroscientists. Team members go there to collect data and collaborate with their colleagues in the Cognitive NeuroImaging Unit. *Application procedure* Please send an email to Florent Meyniel (florent.meyniel(a)cea.fr) * Your CV * a research statement describing your research interests and proposed directions * the contact details of two referees Applications will be considered on a rolling basis (positions will remain open until filled). *Salary * Will follow INM standards and depend on experience. *References* 1. Meyniel, F., Schlunegger, D. & Dehaene, S. The Sense of Confidence during Probabilistic Learning: A Normative Account. PLoS Comput Biol 11, e1004305 (2015). 2. Meyniel, F., Sigman, M. & Mainen, Z. F. Confidence as Bayesian Probability: From Neural Origins to Behavior. Neuron 88, 78–92 (2015). 3. Foucault, C. & Meyniel, F. Two Determinants of Dynamic Adaptive Learning for Magnitudes and Probabilities. Open Mind 8, 615–638 (2024). 4. Meyniel, F. Brain dynamics for confidence-weighted learning. PLOS Comput. Biol. 16, e1007935 (2020). 5. Paunov, A. et al. Multiple and subject-specific roles of uncertainty in reward-guided decision-making. 2024.03.27.587016 Preprint at https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.03.27.587016 (2024). 6. Walker, E. Y. et al. Studying the neural representations of uncertainty. Nat. Neurosci. 1–11 (2023) doi:10.1038/s41593-023-01444-y. 7. Bounmy, T., Eger, E. & Meyniel, F. A characterization of the neural representation of confidence during probabilistic learning. NeuroImage 268, 119849 (2023). 8. Meyniel, F. & Dehaene, S. Brain networks for confidence weighting and hierarchical inference during probabilistic learning. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 201615773 (2017) doi:10.1073/pnas.1615773114. Best regards, Zaineb Amor, PhD Research Engineer GHU Paris, Psychiatrie et Neurosciences Institut de Neuromodulation Paris, France

July 16, 2026

Call for Extended Abstracts – WWIN 2026 Workshop @ SAB 2026

by Yoshida Naoto

(Apologies for cross-posting.) Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the first international workshop “Wanting What is Needed: From Homeostatic Control to Adaptive Behavior” will be held on October 19th in Berlin, Germany, as part of SAB 2026. Workshop website: https://wwin-workshop.github.io/sab2026 ====================================== Aims of the workshop ====================================== Classical reinforcement learning and cognitive models often begin with externally specified rewards. Biological organisms, by contrast, are autonomous learning agents whose behavior is constrained by the need to sustain their own viability. This workshop asks how internal physiological regulation can ground decision-making, value formation and motivated behavior. We aim to foster a shared interdisciplinary conversation across machine learning, artificial intelligence, robotics, neuroscience, biology, physiology, ethology and control theory. The goal is to clarify how homeostatic and allostatic regulation can contribute to adaptive behavior in both biological organisms and artificial agents. ====================================== Invited speakers ====================================== * Lilian A. Weber (Osnabrück University) * Lola Cañamero (CY Cergy Paris University) * Antonio Damasio (University of Southern California, online) ====================================== Extended abstracts for lightning talks and posters ====================================== * Extended abstracts of up to 3 pages (main text) * References, appendices, and acknowledgements are not included in this limit * Springer LNCS style (template available on the workshop website) Keywords: Homeostasis, Allostasis, Intrinsic needs, Value formation, Motivated behavior, Embodied robotics, Adaptive agents, Control theory, Interoception, Internal states ====================================== Important dates ====================================== * Extended Abstract Submission Deadline: August 5, 2026 * Notification of Acceptance: August 19, 2026 * Workshop Date: October 19, 2026 (afternoon) Best regards, Naoto Yoshida (Kyoto University) On behalf of the organizing committee: Boris Gutkin (École Normale Supérieure) Henning Sprekeler (Technical University of Berlin) Louis L’Haridon (ENSEA / CNRS) Lola Cañamero (CY Cergy Paris University) Ismael T. Freire (Sorbonne University) Mehdi Khamassi (Sorbonne University) --- Naoto Yoshida, PhD Program-Specific Researcher (Symbol Emergence Systems for Qualia Structures) Symbol Emergence Systems Lab. Graduate School of Informatics Research Bldg. 7 Kyoto University Yoshida-Honmachi, Sakyou-Ku, Kyoto, Japan. yoshida.naoto.8x(a)kyoto-u.ac.jp <mailto:yoshida.naoto.8x@kyoto-u.ac.jp> X: @movingsloth webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/movingsloth

July 16, 2026

Multiple PhD positions in Cognitive Neuroscience at SISSA - application deadline 20 August 2026

by Eugenio Piasini

Up to 3 PhD positions in Cognitive Neuroscience are available at SISSA, Trieste, starting October 2026. SISSA is an elite postgraduate research institution for Maths, Physics and Neuroscience, located in Trieste, Italy. SISSA operates in English, and its faculty and student community is diverse and strongly international. The Cognitive Neuroscience group (https://phdcns.sissa.it/) hosts 7 research labs that study the neuronal bases of time and magnitude processing, neuronal foundations of perceptual experience and learning in various sensory modalities, motivation and intelligence, language, and neural computation. Our research is highly interdisciplinary; our approaches include behavioral, psychophysics, and neurophysiological experiments with humans and animals, as well as computational, statistical and mathematical models. Students from a broad range of backgrounds (physics, maths, medicine, psychology, biology) are encouraged to apply. The selection procedure is now open; please apply here<https://pica.cineca.it/sissa/phd-cns-02-2026/>. The application deadline for the spring admission round is 20 August 2026 at 1pm CET. For more information on the procedure, see our admissions page<https://phdcns.sissa.it/admission-procedure>. Please contact the PhD Coordinator Mathew Diamond (diamond(a)sissa.it) and/or your prospective supervisor for more information and informal inquiries.

July 15, 2026

Faculty positions in computational/theoretical neuroscience and NeuroAI at OIST, Japan

by Erik De Schutter

The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (https://www.oist.jp/) is an international, interdisciplinary graduate university in Japan, operating entirely in English and committed to empowering world-class researchers with the freedom, resources, and support they need to drive transformational discoveries. We are seeking outstanding scientists to join our community as tenure-track faculty members, as part of an expansion in two broad areas. We aim to appoint two tenure-track assistant professors in: * Life Sciences & Neuroscience: including theoretical and AI approaches We provide: * Core research funding for your scientific vision * Fully funded PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, lab technicians, and staff scientists * World-class core facilities and support staff * Opportunities for amplifying your scientific impact (e.g., technology transfer, outreach, collaborations, etc.) * Full administrative support and assistance with living and working in Okinawa * Competitive compensation package, including housing and commuting allowances, relocation support, family benefits, and dual-career opportunities Our culture and environment: * No faculty hierarchies or departments * A thriving international research community representing 73 countries and territories * A vibrant, safe, multicultural setting on the beautiful island of Okinawa OUR SCIENTIFIC VISION OIST empowers faculty to pursue fundamental, curiosity-driven research while encouraging connections across disciplines. Our faculty publish in top-tier journals, lead international collaborations, and attract prestigious fellowships. We support researchers not only as scientists but also as mentors, leaders, and innovators. To promote scientific excellence through a diverse and inclusive community, OIST actively encourages applications from women and other underrepresented groups. We provide a family-friendly working environment, including a bilingual child development center on campus. APPLY * Life Sciences & Neuroscience https://apply.interfolio.com/188856

July 15, 2026

Graduate student / Postdoc position

by Goodhill, Geoffrey

The emergence of spontaneous activity during cortical development Labs of Geoff Goodhill and Linda Richards Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis We are looking for a Postdoc or Graduate student to analyze and model the emergence of early patterns of spontaneous neural activity in developing cortex. We are interested in questions such as whether functionally distinct areas show common or distinct initial activity patterns, and how these patterns relate to subsequent function. This project is based on data from the dunnart (an Australian marsupial), an animal model which offers unique advantages over rodents for studying early activity since dunnarts are born at a much earlier stage of brain development. Our initial work on this project is described in https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2208654120. We are now using 2-photon imaging of soma-targeted GCaMP8m which offers data with much higher resolution and detail. The postdoc/student will work between the Goodhill and Richards labs, which are both located in a new 60,000 m^2 building dedicated entirely to neuroscience research which opened in 2023. USNews currently ranks Washington University =6th in the world for Neuroscience and Behavior. Applicants should have a strong math/engineering background and an interest in neuroscience, particularly spontaneous activity and the developing brain. To apply send a detailed CV including names of at least 3 referees and a cover letter explaining your interest in the position to g.goodhill(a)wustl.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately. Potential graduate students please note that there is an upcoming deadline of Aug 1st for applications to relevant Engineering graduate programs at WashU. Professor Geoffrey J Goodhill Departments of Developmental Biology and Neuroscience Director, Center for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience (ctcn.wustl.edu) Affiliate appointments: Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, and Electrical and Systems Engineering Washington University School of Medicine 4370 Duncan Ave. St Louis, MO 63110 g.goodhill(a)wustl.edu https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/people/geoffrey-goodhill-phd Linda J. Richards Edison Professor and Chair, Department of Neuroscience Director, McDonnell Center for Cellular & Molecular Neurobiology Washington University School of Medicine

July 13, 2026

From Binghamton to Granada: COMPLEX NETWORKS 2026 is open for submissions

by Hocine Cherifi

Dear colleagues, We would like to remind you that the 15th International Conference on Complex Networks and Their Applications (COMPLEX NETWORKS 2026) will take place in Granada, Spain, from December 2–4, 2026, with tutorials on December 1. This anniversary edition will continue the tradition of bringing together researchers from network science, complex systems, graph learning, computational social science, physics, computer science, mathematics, biology, economics, and many other fields. The program will feature keynote lectures by Alexandra Brintrup, Nitesh Chawla, Kimmo Kaski, Bruno Lepri, and Eckehard Schöll, as well as tutorials by Fariba Karimi and Huijuan Wang. Submissions are invited in two formats: · Full papers, up to 12 pages, for publication in the Springer proceedings; · Extended abstracts, up to 4 pages, for presentation at the conference and publication in the Book of Abstracts with ISBN. Selected contributions will also be considered for journal special issues. Submission deadline: September 2, 2026 Submission: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/COMPLEXNETWORKS2026/ Website: https://complexnetworks.org/ As a reminder, the Springer proceedings of COMPLEX NETWORKS 2025, held last December in Binghamton, are currently freely available. They provide a good overview of the diversity of contributions presented at the conference, across theory, methods, and applications of complex networks. Free access to the 2025 proceedings, Volumes 1–4, is available until July 30, 2026: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11_Xzh--IUPNwj6HE-Hzj8cIhXL-LLbMZ?us… We warmly invite you to submit your work and to share this call with colleagues, students, postdocs, and young researchers who may be interested. Best regards, Hocine Cherifi General Co-Chair, COMPLEX NETWORKS 2026 Join us at COMPLEX NETWORKS 2026 <https://www.complexnetworks.org/> *-------------------------* Hocine CHERIFI Laboratoire* I*nterdisciplinaire *C*arnot de *B*ourgogne - ICB UMR 6303 CNRS Université Bourgogne Europe Editor in Chief Plos Complex Systems <https://plos.org/complex-systems-research-journal/#:~:text=PLOS%20Complex%2….> Founding & Adisory Editor Applied Network Science <https://appliednetsci.springeropen.com/> Editorial Board member IEEE ACCESS <https://ieeeaccess.ieee.org/?http%3A%2F%2Fieeeaccess_ieee_org%2F>, Scientific Reports <https://www.nature.com/srep/>, Journal of Imaging <https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jimaging>, Quality and Quantity <https://www.springer.com/journal/11135/>, Computational Social Networks <https://computationalsocialnetworks.springeropen.com/>, Complex Systems <https://www.complex-systems.com/> Evolutionary Intelligence <https://link.springer.com/journal/12065>

July 13, 2026

search for Assistant Professor in NeuroAI

by xaq＠cmu.edu

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Neuroscience Institute from scholars working broadly at the intersection of Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence. We welcome a wide range of research programs, provided they maintain a substantive connection to neuroscience through data, theory, or modeling. Examples of relevant research topics include but are not restricted to: generative models of brain data, AI-based analysis tools for neural activity or connectivity, explainable AI grounded in cognitive/neuroscience principles, human-AI alignment, normative agentic models of animal behavior, mechanistic models of memory or learning in neural networks, descriptive models of invariant representations and dynamics, and embodiment in both natural and artificial systems. The successful candidate will join a vibrant, collaborative environment spanning multiple departments at CMU. Our NeuroAI group leverages CMU’s world-class research in machine learning and AI, robotics, cognitive and systems neuroscience, neurotechnology, data science, engineering, and biological sciences. Joint appointments and courtesy appointments across departments are common in the Neuroscience Institute, and may be an opportunity for some candidates. CMU has a well-established structure for interdisciplinary collaboration in this domain, including specialized programs in neural computation and machine learning, and neurorobotics. The NI also encourages collaboration with industry and commercialization of new ideas. Aspiring entrepreneurs can be supported by a variety of business resources at CMU such as the Swartz Center and new entrepreneurship initiatives. Candidate responsibilities include establishing a visible, externally funded research program; teaching and mentoring in NI; recruiting and supervising both masters and Ph.D. students; and contributing to curricular innovation, including emerging initiatives, such as a new masters program in neural technologies. Information about the Neuroscience Institute can be found at https://www.cmu.edu/ni/.

July 13, 2026

2-year Post-doc position on Autonomous Machine Learning / Computational Modeling of Cognitive Development

by Jochen Triesch

The Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS) is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) in the area of: Autonomous Machine Learning / Computational Modeling of Cognitive Development. The primary goal is to develop computational models that autonomously learn abstract representations and models of the world and ways to interact with it in and open-ended fashion from self-motivated physical interactions. Relevant keywords include: autotelic learning, open-ended learning, continual learning, intrinsic motivation, causality, compositionally, hierarchy, modularity. Please find links to some of our recent publications at the bottom. Your profile We are seeking an outstanding and highly motivated postdoc for this position. Applicants should have obtained a PhD in Machine Learning, Cognitive Science, Robotics, or related field. The ideal candidate will have excellent programming and analytic skills and a broad knowledge of machine learning and/or cognitive science. A strong interest in open-ended learning systems and human cognitive development is important. About FIAS The Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS) is a hub for theoretical and computational research dedicated to solving complex scientific challenges. Our institute is located on the science campus of Goethe University Frankfurt (Campus Riedberg). Our fellows pursue interdisciplinary approaches to address fundamental questions in the various areas of natural sciences with an emphasis on biologically inspired computing. The working language of the institute is English. The position We offer a 2-year fulltime position in the lab of Prof. Dr. Jochen Triesch at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS). Salary is based on TV-H E/13. FIAS is committed to fostering a workplace culture that promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from qualified individuals regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic or social origin, religion, disability, age, or sexual orientation. Severely disabled persons with equal qualifications will be given priority. Your application Please submit your application in a single pdf file including: • a cover letter including the (expected) date of your PhD and your desired starting date, • a statement of research interests, • your CV with publication list, • contact information for at least two references. by 8 August, 2026 via our online portal: https://jobapplication.hrworks.de/de?companyId=amb4af72&id=efcd33 For further questions, please contact: Scientific issues: Prof. Dr. Jochen Triesch (triesch(a)fias.uni-frankfurt.de) Administrative issues: Meike Taplik (hr(a)fias.uni-frankfurt.de) -- Prof. Dr. Jochen Triesch Johanna Quandt Chair for Theoretical Life Sciences Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies and Goethe University Frankfurt Some relevant recent papers: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/11204381 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/desc.70211 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-73226-3_4 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/desc.70231 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-64234-z

July 10, 2026

Workshop at CNS2026: applications of detailed microcircuit models

by Etay Hay

Workshop: Detailed models of brain microcircuit activity and signals in clinical applications July 15, 2026, 9:00am-12:30pm ADT At CNS 2026 conference, Halifax, Canada Speakers: Etay Hay Assistant Professor, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto Heng Kan Yao Postdoc, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto Salvador Dura-Bernal Associate Professor, State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Katharina Duecker Postdoc, Brown University Alexandre Guet-McCreight Postdoc, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto Brain function is mediated by neuronal microcircuits with specific connectivity between neuron types, and it is increasingly evident that altered microcircuitry underlies deficits in brain disorders such as depression and schizophrenia, and in aging and Alzheimer’s. However, our ability to monitor the microcircuitry in living humans is limited, meriting the use of detailed computational simulations to overcome experimental limitations in linking the microcircuit mechanisms with altered cortical activity, functional deficits and biomarkers in clinically-relevant brain signals. This workshop will showcase the latest efforts from leading groups in large-scale neuronal microcircuit modeling of spiking activity and signals such as EEG and MEG. The workshop will present diverse data-driven microcircuit modeling approaches that integrate neuronal, synaptic and functional data, and the different simulation tools used to generate activity and brain signals from the models. The workshop will highlight clinical applications of the models in establishing target mechanisms for treatment, and estimating microcircuit mechanisms from clinical signals in patient data with machine learning to improve diagnosis. This workshop aims to foster the exchange of methods and ideas, and offer new insights on clinical applications of simulated large-scale cortical microcircuits. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. AVIS DE CONFIDENTIALITÉ : Ce message électronique, ainsi que tout fichier qui y est joint, est reserve à l'usage exclusif du destinataire visé et peut contenir des renseignements confidentiels et privilégiés. Toute lecture, utilisation, divulgation ou distribution non autorisée est interdite. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire visé, veuillez en aviser l'expéditeur par retour de courriel et détruire toutes les copies du message original.

July 9, 2026

[jobs] Computational Neuroscientist / Electrophysiology Data Analysis Engineer at MaxWell Biosystems (Zurich, Switzerland)

by Jan Müller

Dear all, We are looking for a Computational Neuroscientist / Electrophysiology Data Analysis Engineer to join MaxWell Biosystems in Zurich, Switzerland. If you enjoy neural data analysis, statistical modeling, MEA-based extracellular electrophysiology, spike sorting, and developing software tools used by neuroscientists around the world, we would love to hear from you. MaxWell Biosystems develops high-density microelectrode array (HD-MEA) platforms for neuroscience research and drug discovery. Our technology combines custom CMOS sensors, FPGA-based acquisition hardware, and the MaxLab Live software platform to record, analyze, and visualize large-scale neural activity at high spatial resolution. As part of our interdisciplinary team, you will help develop the next generation of neural data analysis tools for our platform. Your Mission: - Develop and enhance robust pipelines for neural data analysis, including statistical analysis, spike sorting, and feature extraction - Evaluate and integrate state-of-the-art methods from computational neuroscience, machine learning, and statistics - Collaborate with neuroscientists and electrophysiologists to translate scientific challenges into practical software solutions - Develop APIs and software tools that simplify large-scale electrophysiology data analysis - Help shape the future of our analysis software by contributing your own ideas and technical expertise Your Profile: - Background in computational neuroscience, neuroengineering, or a related field - Hands-on experience analyzing extracellular MEA recordings is required - Experience with statistical analysis and modeling - Strong understanding of neural spike data, extracellular electrophysiology, and neural signal processing - Experience with spike sorting and neural data analysis tools (e.g. SpikeInterface, Kilosort, SpyKING CIRCUS, Phy) is a strong plus - Strong programming skills in Python; experience with C++ is a plus - Familiarity with Linux and scientific software development - Enjoy writing clean, maintainable code - Experience with AI-assisted coding tools (e.g. Claude) is a plus - Excellent communication skills and enthusiasm for working in an interdisciplinary team Why Join MaxWell Biosystems? Join a multidisciplinary team of neuroscientists, software engineers, and hardware developers working on cutting-edge HD-MEA technology for neuroscience research and drug discovery. Your work will directly contribute to software tools used by researchers around the world to analyze large-scale neural recordings. Apply: If this sounds like a role you would enjoy, we would love to hear from you. Please send your CV, a brief cover letter, and relevant transcripts to hr(a)mxwbio.com More details: https://www.mxwbio.com/open-position/computational-neuroscientist-electroph… Best regards, Jan -- Jan Müller, Ph.D. | CTO MaxWell Biosystems AG | Albisriederstrasse 253 | CH-8047 Zurich | Switzerland email: jan.mueller(a)mxwbio.com | web: www.mxwbio.com

July 8, 2026

Multiscale Modeling with MOOSE and Jardesigner at CNS*2026

by MOOSE Neuro

Dear all, We are pleased to announce a hands-on tutorial on *Multiscale Modeling with MOOSE *at CNS*2025! *Saturday, July 11, 2026, 09:00 AM - 12:00 ADT PM, Room : 505* The objective of this tutorial is to familiarize participants with MOOSE, the Multiscale Object-Oriented Simulation Environment (https://mooseneuro.org) a comprehensive simulation platform designed for computational modeling in neuroscience and systems biology. In addition to tutorials on biophysical and biochemical models, we shall showcase new features of MOOSE, including *JARDESIGNER, *a web-based frontend for multiscale modeling. We will illustrate the use of *JARDESIGNER* and MOOSE to build and run spiking neuron models incorporating chemical signaling for neuromodulation and synaptic plasticity on spines. *Speakers:* Dr. Subhasis Ray, Prof. Upinder S. Bhalla, Dr. Bhanu Priya S *Schedule :* *9:00 am - 10:10 am *Hands-on sessions with modelling and simulation in Jardesigner. *10:40 am - 12:00 pm* Building single-neuron models to multiscale neuronal models using Python Scripting in MOOSE. We will also present a poster titled *"JARDESIGNER : Installation-free-in-browser **modeling with signaling and conductances in multicompartment neurons" *on *July 14th, 2026 in Ballroom B2 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM, ADT. * Find the abstract here https://cns2026.sched.com/event/2PxP1/p100-jardesigner-installation-free-in… More details can be found here: https://cns2026.sched.com/ <https://cns2025florence.sched.com/event/24uTo/p252-developments-around-moos…> Please feel free to share this announcement with anyone who might be interested. -- Cheers! Parita Mehta Community Manager for MOOSE *On behalf of the MOOSE team* GitHub <https://github.com/mooseneuro/> | Official website <https://www.mooseneuro.org/> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/moose-neuro-simulator-064088315/> | X <https://x.com/mooseneurosim> | Bluesky <https://bsky.app/profile/moosesim.bsky.social>

July 8, 2026

Teaching Assistant (TA) applications now open for Simons Computational Neuroscience Imbizo 2027

by Spiros Chavlis

Dear friends and colleagues, We are seeking passionate post-doctoral or senior PhD researchers to join our team as Teaching Assistants (TAs) for the upcoming Simons Computational Neuroscience Imbizo, a deeply immersive summer school held in Noordhoek, Cape Town, South Africa. Apply here: https://imbizo.africa/ta-application/ Application Requirements Before you begin your application, please ensure you have the following ready: A brief CV: 2-4 pages maximum, uploaded as a PDF. A motivational statement: A short text (max 600 words) outlining your scientific interests and background, why you would be a good fit, and your preferred topics for teaching tutorials and supervising student projects. Reference details: The name and contact information of one referee. (Note: Your referee will automatically receive an email prompt once you submit. Please inform them to check also their spam emails). Important Dates: Applications Close: 1st September 2026 at 20:00 UTC Imbizo Dates: 27th August - 16th September 2027 About the Imbizo: The school hosts 27-28 students for approximately three weeks of intensive lectures, tutorials, projects, and forging new friendships. All this takes place on Noordhoek beach, nestled between the mountain and the ocean, a truly spectacular location. The Imbizo is a special experience. Students are totally immersed in academic, social, touristic, and cultural activities, which has historically resulted in previous cohorts of students and TAs becoming very close, both personally and scientifically. This is fantastic, as a major goal of the Imbizo project is to help young African researchers grow their academic peer and friend groups. The Role of a TA Academic Responsibilities: (a) Design and run one afternoon tutorial during the first week of the school. Each TA will teach a different topic, chosen collaboratively among the TA team and the Academic Directors, to provide students with broad exposure to methods in computational neuroscience, (b) Supervise a group of approximately 5 students for their project work during the last two weeks of the school, and (c) Assist the organizing committee in processing student applications in early 2027. Social Responsibilities: TAs are integral to the daily life of the school. In addition to academic support, you will be expected to foster good social interactions, spark academic discussions, and help ‘shy’ students meet faculty. TAs act as the ‘social glue’ of the Imbizo, helping to notice and support students who may be feeling ill, having difficulties fitting in, or struggling with the workload. To fulfill these roles, TAs are required to attend all school meals and activities. What We Provide We cover direct, economy-class flights to Cape Town, as well as all board and lodging for the duration of the school. A separate call for student applications will follow in January 2027. Please reach out if you have any questions! Please spread the word. Thank you in advance. On behalf of the #Imbizo2027 Organizing committee Spiros Chavlis Twitter: @CompNeuroImbizo Bluesky: imbizo.bsky.social email: info [AT] imbizo [DOT] africa

July 7, 2026

Postdoctoral Positions in Computational Neuroscience & AI @ EPFL, CH

by Alexander Mathis

The A. Mathis Group for Computational Neuroscience and AI (CNAI) is seeking two postdoctoral fellows to join our team working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and neuroscience. Our research is built around three intertwined questions: how to measure and understand behavior with AI, how brains and embodied agents learn to control the body, and how the brain builds a sense of its body through proprioception. We develop widely-used open-source tools (e.g., DeepLabCut), train biomechanically realistic embodied agents (e.g., MuscleMimic, Kinesis, Arnold), and build AI-based models of sensorimotor processing. We are recruiting two postdocs: 1) Postdoc in Computer Vision & AI for Behavior Analysis 2) Postdoc in Embodied AI (Reinforcement Learning for Motor Control) Main duties and responsibilities For both positions: * Conduct innovative, independent research aligned with the lab's mission and the candidate's interests * Contribute to the lab's open-source software, datasets, and benchmarks * Mentor PhD and Master's students and contribute to the lab's collaborative culture * Engage with collaborators across EPFL and beyond (neuroscience labs, ecology partners, clinical collaborators) * Present research at international conferences and workshops Position 1: Computer Vision & AI for Behavior Analysis * Contribute to the creation of behavioral datasets for groups of animals * Develop methods for animal and environment reconstruction * Develop methods for behavior understanding from multi-view video and audio recordings * Advance multimodal large language models for fine-grained action understanding and reasoning * Help shape the next generation of DeepLabCut and related open-source tools used by labs worldwide. Position 2: Embodied AI * Train muscle-actuated, biomechanically realistic agents to perform skilled motor tasks using reinforcement learning, imitation learning, and curriculum methods; * Develop new methods for full-body musculoskeletal control * Probe links between learned control policies and neural representations of movement in collaboration with experimental labs Common requirements: * PhD (completed or close to completion) in computer science, applied mathematics, computational neuroscience, robotics, physics or a closely related field; * Strong publication record in relevant venues; * Solid programming skills in Python and a modern deep-learning framework * Excellent communication skills in spoken and written English; * Self-motivated, collaborative, and committed to open science and reproducible research; * Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team. More details and ways to apply: https://careers.epfl.ch/job/Gen%C3%A8ve-Postdoctoral-Positions-in-Computati… Lab website: https://cnai.epfl.ch/

July 6, 2026

Postdoc position in the Unit on the Neural Computations in Learning, NIMH

by Langdon, Angela (NIH/NIMH) [E]

We have an opening for a postdoctoral fellow to join my lab in the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute of Mental Health at the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD. Research in the lab is focused on the computational neuroscience of reward prediction and learning. Broadly, we study how timing, inference processes and goal selection modulate learning in reward-guided tasks in animals and humans, and how these processes are supported by neural activity in the reward learning circuits of the brain. Our goal is to understand how reward learning is altered in compulsive behaviors, addiction, and motivational deficits in disorders of mental health. We are looking for a postdoc who will use approaches from dynamical systems theory, reinforcement learning and Bayesian inference to understand how goal-directed behaviors and learning are regulated in neural circuits. The ideal candidate thinks about reward prediction and learning as dynamic processes unfolding in time and across experience, is fluent in both the theoretical and empirical approaches used in systems, behavioral and cognitive neuroscience, and aims to link normative models of behavior to the dynamics of neural populations in the reward learning circuits of the brain. We are a computational group that works with a broad network of collaborating labs spanning rodent, NHP and human studies, and would suit a computational neuroscientist excited to work at the intersection of theory and experiment in an interdisciplinary research environment. An overview of research training at NIH can be found here: https://www.training.nih.gov/research-training/ Interested candidates should have strong quantitative and programming skills, fluency with dynamical systems theory (and ideally reinforcement learning and/or Bayesian inference), demonstrated familiarity with neuroscience and behavioral research, and a record of scientific contributions in an area relevant to research in the lab. Interested candidates should send a brief research statement (1-2 paragraphs) and a cv to Dr Angela Langdon (angela dot langdon at nih dot gov). Informal enquiries are welcome!

July 6, 2026

Re: vision: a community-driven replication initiative for image-related neuroscience

by Alessandro Gifford

Dear colleagues, We are excited to announce re:vision, a community-driven initiative for replicating and generalizing findings in image-related neuroscience and we'd love for you to take part. Condition-rich fMRI datasets have transformed how we study visual representations, but they rest on two assumptions: that their stimuli sample natural images broadly, and that findings generalize across that distribution. These assumptions are rarely tested directly. re:vision sets out to change that. The initiative is built on the new LAION-fMRI dataset: densely-sampled 7T fMRI responses to 25,000+ natural images, designed to cover the space of natural images at exceptional scale and diversity. Participants pick a published finding, replicate it using LAION-fMRI, and test whether it holds and generalizes. No new data collection is required, all data, preprocessed betas, and annotations are provided through our Python package. Anyone with an interest in neuroscience can participate in teams of 1 - 3 researchers. From the PI that wants to get their hands dirty again to the master's student looking for a thesis project. We advise that at least one member of your replication team has experience with fMRI analysis. Why participate? - Be part of the consortium paper — every team that submits a valid report is given the chance to co-author the final publication. - Compete for cash prizes: a $2,500 Replication Award, a $2,500 Generalization Award, and a $1,000 Facilitator Award. Key dates: - Sign-up & proposal: by September 15th 2026 - Report submission: by February 15th 2027 You can learn more, browse suggested studies, and sign up at re-vision-initiative.org. Please feel free to forward this to colleagues or students who might be interested. Kind regards the re:vision team re:vision team: Luca Kämmer, Justus-Liebig-University Gießen & Max Planck Institute CBS Josefine Zerbe, Justus-Liebig-University Gießen & Max Planck Institute CBS Johannes Roth, Justus-Liebig-University Gießen & Max Planck Institute CBS Alessandro Gifford, Freie Universität Berlin Apurva Ratan Murty, Georgia Institute of Technology Iris Groen, Amsterdam University Michael Bonner, Johns Hopkins University Margaret Henderson, Carnegie Mellon University Radoslaw Cichy, Freie Universität Berlin Martin Hebart, Justus-Liebig-University Gießen & Max Planck Institute CBS

July 3, 2026

[REMINDER] Fourth edition of the Seeing and Acting Workshop (SAW). University of Coimbra, Portugal, 24-26 September 2026

by Jorge Almeida

Dear colleague, (Sorry for the cross posting and mass email) *Registration* and *abstract submission* are now *open* for the fourth edition of the *Seeing and Acting Workshop (SAW <https://www.uc.pt/cogbooster/saw/2026/>)* that will take place at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Coimbra, *September 24-26, 2026 in Coimbra, Portugal*. Please register here: SAW 2026 - Seeing and Acting Workshop | Eventos | Universidade de Coimbra <https://ucstore.uc.pt/event/saw-2026-seeing-and-acting-workshop-14/register> For the fourth edition of SAW, we have, once again, an exciting and stimulating group of Invited Speakers: · *Marina Bedny*, Johns Hopkins University, USA · *Jeffrey Bowers*, University of Bristol, , UK · *Tim Kietzmann*, University of Osnabrück, Germany · *Robeta Klatzky*, Carnegie Mellon University, USA · *Kami Koldewyn*, Bangor University, UK · *Marius Peelen*, Radboud University, Netherlands · *Elizabeth Tibbetts*, University of Michigan, USA The goal of SAW is to provide a forum for cognitive science/neuroscience researchers from a range of perspectives who are interested in Perception and Action, broadly construed, to come together to discuss their research and develop new directions and collaborations. The format of the workshop is intended to encourage extensive discussion among participants. To this end, we have scheduled only a small number of invited speakers, and there are no concurrent talks. In addition to the individual seminars, there will be a poster session for students, postdocs and other researchers to present their work. *Abstract submission for posters closes on July 30, 2026*. The five best abstracts whose first author is a student or postdoc will receive a 200 euro award sponsored by NeuroVerse. Registration for the workshop will be open in a couple of weeks. To register, submit a poster abstract, or for more information, please visit: https://www.uc.pt/cogbooster/saw/2026/ and SAW 2026 - Seeing and Acting Workshop | Eventos | Universidade de Coimbra <https://ucstore.uc.pt/event/saw-2026-seeing-and-acting-workshop-14/register> Please note that there are a limited number of places (~120), which will be assigned on a first come, first served basis. To secure your place, please register as soon as possible. Note that you can register now and submit an abstract later (but before the July 30, 2026 deadline). SAW is powered by the ERA Chair CogBooster, and by the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Workshop Organizers: Jorge Almeida, Alfonso Caramazza, Paul Downing, Mel Goodale, Zoe Kourtzi, Angelika Lingnau, and Isabel Pavão Martins

July 1, 2026

[jobs] Postdoc position in Surrey (UK): Research Fellow in Clinical Neuroscience, Sleep and Dementia

by Haar, Shlomi

The postholder will contribute to an exciting international, multi‑centre research programme<https://www.asapcrn.org/research-community/teams/sharott> investigating the neural mechanisms underlying sleep and circadian rhythm disturbances in Parkinson’s disease. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team in Surrey and Oxford, and with collaborators across the ASAP Collaborative Research Network (CRN), an international, multidisciplinary, multi-institutional network working to address high-priority research questions about Parkinson's disease, supported by ASAP, in partnership with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF). The role We are seeking an outstanding Research Fellow to help spearhead research to understand the relationship between EEG-defined oscillations during sleep and excessive sleepiness during the daytime in people living with Parkinson's and to develop and implement neuromodulation approaches to alleviate daytime sleepiness. The project is funded by Aligning Science Across Parkinson's and the William J. Fox Foundation, and will be conducted at the Surrey Sleep Research Centre at the University of Surrey. The research is part of a collaborative effort between researchers at the Universities of Surrey, Oxford, Harvard and Zurich. The successful applicant will, together with other researchers and clinical staff members, be responsible for conducting the clinical research protocol, analyses of EEG and behavioural data, delivering neuromodulation interventions, and preparing publications. Candidates are expected to hold a PhD in Neuroscience or related subject area, have experience in clinical neuroscience research and have excellent data analysis and programming skills. The successful applicant will be an active member of the Surrey Sleep Research Centre, and is expected to collaborate closely with researchers at Oxford, Harvard and Zurich. About you Crucial skills include EEG analysis and programming. Desirable skills are prior experience of working with human participants patients, particularly those with Parkinson's, dementia, or other cognitive disorders, experience in assessing cognitive function using standardised and experimental tasks, conducting non-invasive brain stimulation and/or EEG recording procedures. However, the role involves substantial training to bring the research fellow to the highest level of competence in those research approaches. How to apply Please apply on the University of Surrey website: https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?id=15619 For more information and informal discussions, please contact Prof Dijk (d.j.dijk(a)surrey.ac.uk; 01483 689341)

June 30, 2026

2026 INCTN meeting @ Trieste, Italy - 22-24 Sept - abstract submission deadline approaching

by Eugenio Piasini

Dear all, This is a reminder that the abstract submission deadline is approaching for the 2026 meeting of the Italian Network for Computational and Theoretical Neuroscience, which will take place from September 22-24th in Trieste. Submit your abstract by July 10th! We look forward to a great programme with invited and contributed talks on Computational, Theoretical, and Systems Neuroscience, led by keynotes from Máté Lengyel, Sandro Romani, and Fanny Cazettes. We will also have a number of contributed talks and poster sessions to give everybody an opportunity to share their research; and finally, there will be ample time for discussions by the sea side. Please visit our website to see the full lineup of invited speakers and for more information: https://inctn.it/ or register directly here<https://indico.sissa.it/event/190/>. We look forward to seeing you all in Trieste ! The organisers: Francesca Mastrogiuseppe, Eugenio Piasini, and Sebastian Goldt

June 30, 2026

[jobs] Postdoc position in Toulouse (France): Deep learning models of the Global Workspace

by Rufin VanRullen

Postdoctoral position available in an ERC-funded project exploring deep-learning implementations of the Global Workspace theory. We are seeking a highly motivated and dedicated post-doc to join our group in Toulouse, France in the Fall/Winter of 2026. The successful candidate will have a PhD and formal training in AI, Computer Science or related fields (e.g. computational neuroscience), and a keen interest in cognitive neuroscience. Our ERC Advanced Grant "GLoW" (2023-2028) aims to take inspiration from neuroscience and cognitive theories to build deep neural network models of cognition, capable of integrating or "grounding" information across sensory and linguistic modalities, and of displaying flexible cognitive behavior. Details on the ideas developed in the project can be found in this Opinion paper <https://www.cell.com/trends/neurosciences/fulltext/S0166-2236(21)00077-1>. The project is headed by Rufin VanRullen (CNRS, Toulouse, France), with external advisors Ryota Kanai (Araya, Tokyo, Japan) and Murray Shanahan (ICL/Deepmind, London, UK). Our lab <https://rufinv.github.io/> is part of the CerCo Institute <https://cerco.cnrs.fr/en> as well as the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) <https://aniti.univ-toulouse.fr/en/>. Our team has many opportunities to collaborate with neuroscientists, computer scientists, linguists, roboticists etc. We have access to in-house (GPU) computing clusters as well as research-dedicated supercomputers. Typical appointments for post-docs are for 1 year, renewable for a 2nd year and beyond. The beginning post-doc salary is about 2,500 Euros/month (net), and can reach 3,500 Euros/month (net) for more experienced post-docs. The application procedure and additional information can be found on the CNRS portal <https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR5549-LESMAR-017/Default.aspx?lang=EN>. Please direct any query to: rufin.vanrullen [at] cnrs.fr --

June 29, 2026

Postdoctoral Fellow – Generative AI for Mental Health at the Global Center for AI in Mental Health (GCAIMH) in New York

by Salvador Dura-Bernal

Postdoctoral Fellow – Generative AI for Mental Health Global Center for AI in Mental Health (GCAIMH) University at Albany (SUNY) and SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Albany, NY / Brooklyn, NY (Hybrid) Two-Year Fellowship Position Summary The Global Center for AI in Mental Health (GCAIMH),<https://gcaimh.org/> a collaboration between the University at Albany and SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, seeks an outstanding Postdoctoral Fellow in Generative Artificial Intelligence to advance innovative AI solutions that improve mental health access, quality, and outcomes at scale. This position is funded through the Empire AI Postdoctoral Fellows Program and offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of artificial intelligence, mental health, global health, and public-good technology. Working closely with an interdisciplinary team of researchers, clinicians, computer scientists, and global health partners across SUNY institutions and international collaborators, the Fellow will contribute to the research, design, development, deployment, and evaluation of cutting-edge generative AI tools that support both frontline mental health interventions and evidence-based psychotherapy. Research Focus The Fellow will play a leading role in the development and evaluation of AI-powered initiatives for expanding access and equity in mental health, including but not limited to: JulienPFA: An AI-supported implementation tool designed to strengthen Psychological First Aid (PFA) delivery during humanitarian crises, disasters, terrorism, and mass violence events. The system offers just-in-time guidance to non-specialist providers while supporting implementation fidelity, workforce development, and ethical learning systems. TherAssist: A clinician-facing generative AI platform that supports psychotherapists delivering evidence-based treatments for anxiety and depression through real-time analysis, personalized treatment recommendations, and fidelity monitoring. Responsibilities The successful candidate will: * Research, design, develop, and evaluate generative AI models for mental health applications. * Deploy and use retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) to constrain large language models (LLMs) and multimodal AI systems. * Conduct research using large-scale clinical, behavioral, and linguistic datasets. * Utilize Empire AI computing resources for model training, evaluation, and deployment. * Develop methods for responsible, ethical, and explainable AI in healthcare settings. * Collaborate with clinicians, mental health researchers, software engineers, and data scientists. * Publish findings in peer-reviewed journals and present at national and international conferences. * Contribute to grant proposals and research dissemination activities. * Mentor graduate and undergraduate students involved in AI and mental health research. * Support partnerships with international collaborators focused on global mental health innovation. Required Qualifications * Ph.D. completed by start date, and not more than 5 years ago, in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Information Science, Data Science, Computational Neuroscience, Biomedical Informatics, or a closely related social science field with demonstrated skills and experience in computer science/artificial intelligence/machine learning. * Demonstrated expertise with large language models, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), agentic AI systems, and/or multimodal AI. * Strong programming skills in Python and experience developing web-based AI applications with modern frameworks (e.g., Google Cloud Vertex, Gemini, CloudRun, Kubernetes, Firebase). * Experience working with large datasets and high-performance computing environments. * Strong publication record or evidence of research productivity. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate clearly and effectively about complicated scientific topics with a range of audiences. * Ability to work effectively in interdisciplinary and collaborative research environments. Preferred Qualifications * Experience applying AI to healthcare, mental health, psychology, or social science domains. * Familiarity with responsible AI, AI ethics, fairness, privacy, and safety considerations. * Knowledge of natural language processing, speech analysis, or conversational AI systems. * Experience working with clinical or healthcare data. Research Environment The mission of GCAIMH is to leverage artificial intelligence to improve mental health as a public good through innovative research, workforce development, and scalable solutions with local and global impact. See website: https://gcaimh.org<https://gcaimh.org/>. To support this mission, the Fellow will have access to Empire AI's state-of-the-art high-performance computing infrastructure, enabling research that requires large-scale AI model training and evaluation. Appointment Details * Position Title: Postdoctoral Fellow, Generative AI for Mental Health * Appointment Length: Two years * Salary Range: $85,000 annually, plus benefits. * Location: The position will be physically located at the University at Albany with occasional site visits to SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn. Hybrid arrangements will be considered. * Start Date: Fall 2026 (anticipated) Application Instructions Applicants should submit: 1. Cover letter describing research interests and fit for the position 2. Curriculum vitae 3. Representative publications or writing samples 4. Contact information for three professional references Submit application materials to: Amy Nitza, Ph.D. Director, Global Center for AI in Mental Health University at Albany anitza(a)albany.edu<mailto:anitza@albany.edu> Review of applications will begin immediately. The position will remain open till filled. Commitment to Public Impact This position offers a rare opportunity to develop AI technologies that address critical challenges in mental health care, including workforce shortages, treatment quality, implementation fidelity, and equitable access to services worldwide. The successful candidate will contribute to innovations designed to improve mental health outcomes for diverse populations while advancing responsible and ethical AI development. ________________________________ The contents of this email message and any attachments are confidential and are intended solely for the addressee. The information may also be legally privileged. This transmission is sent in trust, for the sole purpose of delivery to the intended recipient. If you have received this transmission in error, any use, reproduction or dissemination of this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately notify sender by reply email or by (718) 270-HELP.

June 29, 2026

[CFP Deadline Extension] BEACON 2026 Workshop @ ICMI – Grounding Abstract Concepts in Multimodal Interaction (Deadline: July 17, 2026)

by rahul.simha.is＠gmail.com

[Apologies for multiple posts; please distribute to interested colleagues and relevant mailing lists.] Dear all, We are pleased to announce that the submission deadline for the BEACON 2026 Workshop — Beyond the Concrete: Grounding Abstract Concepts in Multimodal Interaction, co-located with ACM ICMI 2026, has been extended to July 17, 2026. BEACON 2026 brings together researchers working on multimodal representation learning, embodied and developmental models, robotics, cognitive science, and hybrid cognitive architectures. The workshop aims to consolidate computational approaches, datasets, and evaluation methodologies for abstract concept grounding while identifying shared assumptions and open research challenges. A keynote talk will be given by Professor Gabriella Vigliocco, Professor of the Psychology of Language at University College London. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Grounding abstract concepts in multimodal interaction Hierarchical and developmental models of abstraction Cross-modal abstraction and alignment Embodied and interactive concept learning Multimodal action and goal representations Affective and contextual abstraction Embodied and interactive learning of abstract language Hybrid cognitive architectures for abstract grounding Evaluation methodologies for abstract concept grounding Multimodal datasets and benchmarks for abstract concepts Applications of abstract grounding in HCI and HRI Submission Formats Short papers: 4 pages Full papers: 8 pages All accepted and presented papers will be included in the proceedings of the ACM ICMI 2026 workshops. Submission Instructions Submit through the ICMI 2026 PCS portal: https://new.precisionconference.com/icmi26/ After signing in, select: SIGCHI → ICMI 2026 → ICMI 2026 Workshop: Beyond a Concrete: Grounding Abstract Concepts in Multimodal Interaction Then click Go. Updated Important Dates Submission deadline: July 17, 2026 Notification of acceptance: July 31, 2026 Camera-ready submission: August 7, 2026 Workshop: October 9, 2026 Workshop website: https://beacon2026.github.io/ We welcome contributions from the multimodal interaction, artificial intelligence, robotics, human–computer interaction, human–robot interaction, and cognitive science communities. For questions, please contact Rahul Singh Maharjan at rahul.simha.is(a)gmail.com Best regards, Rahul Singh Maharjan on behalf of the BEACON 2026 Organizers

June 29, 2026

2nd Call for Participation: International Artificial Intelligence Summer School – IAISS 2026, Sept 20-24, Riva del Sole Resort & SPA @ Tuscany * Registration: by July 23 *

by ICAS Organizing Committee

* Apologies for multiple copies. Please forward to anybody who might be interested, thanks! * IAISS2026, A Residential Summer School in Frontier AI IAISS 2026 is a full-immersion 5-day Summer School in Tuscany on cutting-edge advances in AI and Generative AI with lectures delivered by world-renowned experts. 📍 Riva del Sole Resort & SPA @ Tuscany, Italy, 🗓 Sept 20-24, 2026 🔗 https://2026.iaiss.cc iaiss(a)icas.cc 🎤 LECTURERS: Each Lecturer will hold up to four lectures on one or more research topics. Stefano V. Albrecht, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Giuseppe De Giacomo, University of Oxford, UK Christoph Feichtenhofer, Meta Superintelligence Labs, USA Sven Giesselbach, T-Systems International, Germany Jamie Hayes, Google DeepMind, UK Sumi Helal, University of Bologna, Italy Albert Q. Jiang, Mistral AI, Paris, France & University of Cambridge, UK Marine Le Morvan, INRIA Saclay, France Bruno Lepri, FBK, Italy Sebastian Lins Risi, Sakana AI, Japan & IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark George Paliouras, National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos", Athens, Greece Panos Pardalos, University of Florida, USA More Lecturers TBA 🔗 https://2026.iaiss.cc/lecturers/ 🔗 https://2026.iaiss.cc/lectures/ 🚨 REGISTRATION: by July 23 (AoE) https://2026.iaiss.cc/registration/ Applicant *may* submit (during the Registration Process) a research abstract (max 2 pages; any format) for presentation. School directors and the scientific committee will review the abstracts and will recommend for poster and/or short talk. Abstract can be submitted by July 23 during the registration process. PAST EDITIONS: https://2026.iaiss.cc/previous-editions/ IAISS Norbert Wiener Best Presentation Award in Artificial Intelligence: https://2026.iaiss.cc/best-presentation-award/ VENUE: https://2026.iaiss.cc/venue/ Riva del Sole Resort & SPA Località Riva del Sole‚ Castiglione della Pescaia (Grosseto) CAP 58043‚ Tuscany‚ Italy p: +39-0564-928111 e: booking.events(a)rivadelsole.it w: https://www.rivadelsole.it/en/ ✅ CERTIFICATE & 8 ECTS: The International Artificial Intelligence Summer School – IAISS 2026 is a full-immersion five-day Summer School at the Riva del Sole Resort & SPA (Castiglione della Pescaia – Grosseto – Tuscany, Italy) on cutting-edge advances in AI and Generative AI with lectures delivered by world-renowned experts. The Summer School provides a stimulating environment for PhD students, Post-Docs, junior academics (only up to assistant professors), early career researchers, and industry leaders (and highly motivated, promising and brilliant Master students / BSc students). Participants will also have the chance to present their results with talks, and to interact with their colleagues, in a convivial, professional and productive environment. PhD students, PostDocs, Industry Practitioners and Junior Academics (only up to assistant professors) will be typical profiles of the IAISS attendants. The Summer School will involve a total of 36–40 hours of lectures, according to the academic system the final achievement will be equivalent to 8 ECTS points for the PhD Students (and some strongly motivated Master Student – BSc Student) attending the Summer School. Language: English. To participate in the IAISS 2026, all attendants must (1/2) register for the school (by July 23, 2026) and (2/2) book accommodation at the school venue, “Riva del Sole Resort & SPA” (by July 23, 2026); all attendants must stay at the “Riva del Sole Resort & SPA”. Once accommodation has been booked at “Riva del Sole Resort & SPA“, the participant must send this information (including the Booking Number) to the IAISS organizing committee (iaiss(a)icas.cc) IAISS is a residential school, so all lecturers and participants must reside in the same Hotel (Riva del Sole Resort & SPA). No exceptions are made. For privacy reasons, the Hotel cannot match people. If you have someone to share the apartment with, please send to the Hotel ( booking.events(a)rivadelsole.it ) the name, surname and email address. Otherwise the solution is to book an apartment in single use. IAISS is organized as a non-profit scientific event. Please note that only IAISS registered participants can book a room (in hotel or apartment) at the Riva del Sole Resort & SPA with the accommodation form attached in the registration email and with the IAISS Discounted Rates. The Booking Office of the Riva del Sole Resort & SPA will verify the names of the participants and the corresponding registration number to confirm the booking. Anyone interested in participating in IAISS 2026 should register as soon as possible: 👉 https://2026.iaiss.cc/registration/ See you in Riva del Sole in September! IAISS 2026 Organizing Committees. https://2026.iaiss.cc iaiss(a)icas.cc https://www.linkedin.com/groups/19146028/ Obviously, this is only a Call for Participation, to have complete and updated information we recommend you access the relevant website: https://2026.iaiss.cc the News Section: https://2026.iaiss.cc/category/news/ and the FAQ: https://2026.iaiss.cc/faq/ * Apologies for multiple copies. Please forward to anybody who might be interested, thanks! *

June 26, 2026

Doctoral Summer School on Robotics and Intelligent Machines

by Calogero Maria Oddo

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 (𝗗𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲) Join us in the seaside of Tuscany, Italy, for a week of training, innovation, hands-on experimentation, and international networking. From August 30 to September 6, 2026, DRIMS will bring together PhD students, researchers, and professionals from academia and industry for an immersive experience dedicated to the latest advances in robotics and intelligent machines. The programme combines lectures, hands-on activities, multidisciplinary teamwork, project-based learning, and networking opportunities with leading researchers and peers from around the world. Participants will have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge in areas including: • 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 • 𝗠𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 • 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 • 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 • 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻–𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 • 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 Several full and partial registration fee waivers are available thanks to the generous support of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (IEEE RAS), the Italian Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Machines (I-RIM), the BRIEFS research infrastructure, and several sponsoring companies (https://www.phdrims.com/sponsors.php<https://www.phdrims.com/sponsors.php?s=7>). 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆: • https://www.phdrims.com/ • https://www.santannapisa.it/en/alta-formazione/4th-Doctoral-Summer-School-o… We look forward to welcoming the next generation of researchers and innovators in robotics and intelligent machines, The DRIMS Steering and Scientific Committee https://www.phdrims.com/comitato_organizzatore.php<https://www.phdrims.com/comitato_organizzatore.php?s=3> -- Calogero M. Oddo, PhD (‪Scholar‬<https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=it&user=y1rffgkAAAAJ&view_op=list_w…>, Scopus<https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=16176089500>) Associate Professor of Bioengineering, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy https://www.santannapisa.it/en/calogero-maria-oddo http://www.santannapisa.it/en/neuro-robotic-touch-laboratory Vice-Director, Centro Interdisciplinare Linceo Giovani https://www.lincei.it/en/oddo-calogero-maria email: calogero.oddo(a)santannapisa.it<mailto:calogero.oddo@santannapisa.it> While it suits me to email now, I do not expect a reply outside of your own working hours.

June 25, 2026

Deadline approaching: Call for Abstracts for the Bernstein Conference 2026

by Bernstein Conference

+++ The Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience invites proposals for Poster Sessions at the Bernstein Conference 2026 in Frankfurt am Main. +++ ____ *Bernstein Conference * Each year, the Bernstein Network invites the international computational neuroscience community to the annual Bernstein Conference for intensive scientific exchange. It has established itself as one of the most renowned conferences worldwide in this field, attracting students, postdocs, and PIs from around the world to meet and discuss new scientific discoveries.** https://www.bernstein-conference.de/ <https://www.bernstein-conference.de/> ____ *IMPORTANT DATES * Bernstein Conference: *September 28 – October 1, 2026 * Deadlines: *Poster Session* abstract submission: *July 1, 2026 at 15:00 CEST Travel Grant *application: *July 1, 2026 at 17:00 CEST * Notification of acceptance: *July 2026 **____ ABSTRACTS* We invite the computational neuroscience community to submit their abstracts for Poster Sessions. All accepted abstracts will be published online and will be citable via Digital Object Identifiers (DOI). Further information can be found here: https://bernstein-network.de/bernstein-conference/abstract-submission/ <https://bernstein-network.de/bernstein-conference/abstract-submission/> ____ *TRAVEL GRANTS* To support the participation of young researchers at the Bernstein Conference, the Bernstein Network offers up to 10 Travel Grants, each endowed with 500 €. Further information can be found here: https://bernstein-network.de/bernstein-conference/early-career-scientists/t… <https://bernstein-network.de/bernstein-conference/early-career-scientists/t…> ____ *INVITED SPEAKERS* Roshan Cools (Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, The Netherlands) Benjamin Grewe (Institute of Neuroinformatics of the ETH and UZH, Switzerland) Andreas Herz (LMU Munich, Germany) Ewelina Knapska (Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Poland) John Krakauer (Champalimaud Foundation, Portugal) Jeehyun Kwag (Seoul National University, Korea) Anna Levina (University of Tübingen, Germany) Richard Naud (University of Ottawa, Canada) Bence Ölveczky (Harvard University, USA) Sandro Romani (Janelia Research Campus, USA) ____ *CONFERENCE COMMITTEE* Stefan Rotter (Conference Chair) Matthias Kaschube (Conference Host) Tim Vogels (Program Chair) Panayiota Poirazi (Program Vice Chair) Katharina Wilmes (Workshop Chair) Juan Álvaro Gallego(Workshop Vice Chair) & Nicolas Brunel, Alex Cayco-Gajic, Monika Jadi, Jennifer Li, Wiktor Młynarski, Richard Naud, Joseph Raimondo, Tatyana Sharpee, Taro Toyoizumi, Eleni Vassilaki ____ For any further questions, please contact: bernstein.conference(a)fz-juelich.de <mailto:bernstein.conference@fz-juelich.de>

June 24, 2026

[Deadline extended] Call for participation - Summer School on Computational Decision Sciences, London, Sept 7-11

by Subramoney, Anand

Dear all, It’s our pleasure to announce the Graduate Summer School on Computational Decision Sciences (GSS-CDS<https://center-decision-sciences.com/cds-graduate-school-2026/>)––the second edition of the summer school at the Centre for Decision Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London. The registration deadline has been extended. What GSS-CDS will bring together an interdisciplinary audience tackling decision making in different scientific fields (see Program<https://center-decision-sciences.com/program-2026/>). The focus is on mathematical and computational modelling, integrating concepts and methods from mathematical psychology, computational psychiatry, computational neuroscience, computational social sciences, machine learning, and cultural evolution. Attendees will benefit from talks from leading researchers and practical hands-on sessions. Attendees will also have the opportunity to receive career advice during social networking events and reflect critically about research practices in EDI sessions. Where and When GSS-CDS will take place at Stewart House, within Senate House<https://center-decision-sciences.com/directions/>, in Central London, on September 7th-11th (see Schedule<https://center-decision-sciences.com/schedule-2026/>). Target audience GSS-CDS is targeted towards attendees from diverse fields (e.g., psychology, neuroscience, social sciences, computer science, machine learning etc.) and career stages (masters, PhD, postdoc, and junior PI). Prerequisite A basic background knowledge in elementary statistics (e.g., probability theory) and programming in Python/R is highly recommended to master the technical skills, but no prior experience with computational modeling is required. Registration Course fee is £480 (includes the registration fee, lunch, tea/coffee breaks, reception events and VAT). To register, please visit this page<https://center-decision-sciences.com/registration-2/>. Places are limited and registrations will close on Monday, July 20th, at 5pm UK time (extended). Please feel free to share this information with anyone you think might be interested in participating. Looking forward to seeing you all in September. Best wishes, Gabriele, Nura, Anand This email, its contents and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. In certain circumstances, it may also be subject to legal privilege. Any unauthorised use, disclosure, or copying is not permitted. If you have received this email in error, please notify us and immediately and permanently delete it. Any views or opinions expressed in personal emails are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Royal Holloway, University of London. It is your responsibility to ensure that this email and any attachments are virus free.

June 23, 2026

Last Call: Apply to the Master in Data Management and Curation in Trieste, Italy (Deadline: 30 June 2026)

by Eugenio Piasini

Dear all, We would like to remind you that applications for the 2026–2027 edition of the Master in Data Management and Curation (MDMC), jointly organized by AREA Science Park<https://www.areasciencepark.it/en/> and SISSA<https://www.sissa.it/> in Trieste, Italy, are open until 30 June 2026, 1PM CEST. MDMC is an advanced postgraduate program designed to train the next generation of professionals in Research Data Management, FAIR data, Open Science, data stewardship, semantic technologies, and AI-enabled data infrastructures. The program combines lectures from international experts with a six-month internship carried out within leading research institutions and organizations like OGS<https://www.ogs.it/en>, FBK<https://energy.fbk.eu/>, FIF<https://www.fegato.it/eng/>, CNR-IOM<https://www.iom.cnr.it/> and several companies. Multiple forms of financial support are available for outstanding candidates: • 5 institutional fellowships offered by OGS<https://www.ogs.it/en>, SISSA<https://www.sissa.it/>, and AREA Science Park,<https://www.areasciencepark.it/en/> covering the participation fee and, in some cases, including an additional financial grant. • 8 additional tuition fee waivers for the highest-ranked candidates admitted to the program. • 6 excellence grants of €3,000. • Additional financial support opportunities for non-resident students. The total amount of available support makes MDMC accessible to a large number of talented candidates interested in pursuing a career in data management, data stewardship, Open Science, and research infrastructures. Further details on the program, admission requirements, and available fellowships can be found at: https://www.areasciencepark.it/call/mdmc/

June 22, 2026

Doctoral and postdoctoral studies in the neuroscience of dynamic action planning and motor control, University of Montreal

by Paul Cisek

Doctoral and postdoctoral studies in the neuroscience of dynamic action planning and motor control Department of Neuroscience, University of Montreal Applications are invited for doctoral and postdoctoral studies in systems neuroscience in the laboratories of Andrea Green and Paul Cisek. Successful applicants will join a multidisciplinary research group studying how the primate brain controls real-time, natural behavior in dynamic environments. Different projects address how we specify and plan potential actions such as reaching under changing conditions as we move through our environment, decide between actions even during ongoing behavior, control and learn to execute movements in different behavioral contexts (e.g., body stationary vs. in motion) and integrate multisensory cues to estimate and keep track of our motion through space. Research in our group involves single- and multi-electrode neural recording experiments in non-human primates, human behavioral studies using techniques such as transcranial magnetic stimulation and galvanic vestibular stimulation, and computational modeling of the nervous system. New collaborative projects will combine use of sophisticated spatial motion systems and virtual reality environments to study naturalistic behavior in both humans and non-human primates and develop computational models of real-time action selection, planning and control. For more information, see: https://neurosciences.umontreal.ca/recherche/les-chercheurs/andrea-green/ and https://cisek.org/pavel/ Multiple positions are available. All students with a strong background in biological sciences, engineering, mathematics, computer science, physics or psychology and an interest in system-level study of the brain are encouraged to apply. Prior experience in neurophysiology, behavioral neuroscience and/or computational modeling of neural systems is highly desirable. Depending on the applicant's qualifications and interests, they will help to design and conduct behavioral and neurophysiological experiments, analyze data, develop theoretical models of neural systems, prepare manuscripts for publication, and participate in international conferences. Interested candidates are asked to send a curriculum vita, copies of academic transcripts, a statement of research interests and the names and contact information for two references, to Andrea Green (andrea.green(a)umontreal.ca<mailto:andrea.green@umontreal.ca>) and Paul Cisek (paul.cisek(a)umontreal.ca<mailto:paul.cisek@umontreal.ca>). Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled, but preference will be given to applications received before July 31st, 2026. Paul Cisek, PhD Département de neurosciences Université de Montréal Physical: 2960 chemin de la tour, local 4117 Montréal, QC H3T 1J4 CANADA Mailing: CP 6128 Succursale centre-ville, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7 CANADA e-mail: paul.cisek(a)umontreal.ca<mailto:paul.cisek@umontreal.ca> Web: www.cisek.org/pavel<http://www.cisek.org/pavel>

June 22, 2026

Andrew Barto speaking in Developing Minds Lecture Series on June 25

by Jochen Triesch

Dear colleagues, On June 25, the Developing Minds global online lecture series is proud to host Andrew Barto, Prof. Emeritus of Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst, USA, speaking on „Rediscovering Reinforcement Learning“. His talk will take place at: 10:00 am EDT (Eastern Daylight Time, USA) 14:00 UTC (Universal Coordinated Time) 16:00 CEST (Central European Summer Time) 23:00 JST (Japan Standard Time). The talk will be hosted via zoom: https://uni-frankfurt.zoom-x.de/j/62410045708?pwd=EmEDiJtB0NZ0XPbSBngt6sbx2… Meeting-ID: 624 1004 5708 Kenncode: 883974 Abstract: The idea of reinforcement learning (RL) as a key principle of animal learning has been around at least since Edward Thorndike proposed the “Law of Effect” in 1898. Machine implementation of this principle began with electro-mechanical machines in the 1930s, and the earliest idea for computer implementation was probably Turing’s 1948 proposal of a computer implementation of a “pleasure-pain system”. In this talk I review what has followed Turing’s unimplemented proposal, starting with the first computer experiments in 1954, up to what we now know as modern computational RL. Short Bio: Andrew Barto is Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst, having retired in 2012. He served as Chair of the UMass Department of Computer Science from 2007 to 2011. He received a B.S. with distinction in mathematics from the University of Michigan in 1970, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science in 1975, also from the University of Michigan. He joined the Computer Science Department of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1977. Before retiring he co-directed the Autonomous Learning Laboratory at UMass Amherst, which produced many notable machine learning researchers. Professor Barto is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and a Fellow and Life Member of the IEEE. He received the 2004 IEEE Neural Network Society Pioneer Award for contributions to the field of reinforcement learning, the IJCAI-17 Award for Research Excellence for groundbreaking and impactful research in both the theory and application of reinforcement learning, and a University of Massachusetts Neurosciences Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019. Most recently, he and his former doctoral student, Richard Sutton, were co-recipients of the 2024 Association for Computing Machinery’s A.M. Turing Award for developing the conceptual and algorithmic foundations of reinforcement learning, and he and Sutton received the 2026 IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Award for contributions to reinforcement learning and artificial intelligence. He has published over one hundred papers or chapters in journals, books, and conference and workshop proceedings. He is co-author with Sutton of "Reinforcement Learning: An Introduction," MIT Press, 1998. A much expanded second edition was published in 2018. The talk will be recorded and made available for later viewing. For more information on the talk series and recordings of previous events, please visit: https://sites.google.com/view/developing-minds-series/home Best regards, Jochen Triesch -- Prof. Dr. Jochen Triesch Johanna Quandt Chair for Theoretical Life Sciences Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies and Goethe University Frankfurt Recent publications: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-64234-z https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/11204381?casa_token=RBlsm2RTa…

June 22, 2026

Funded postdoctoral position in non-human primate electrophysiology in the Michaels Lab

by Jonathan Michaels

Hi all, The Neural Control & Computation Lab at York University in Toronto, Canada, is recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow. Under the direction of Jonathan Michaels, Ph.D., the fellow will investigate the neural basis of learning, flexible neural computation, and skilled movement control using large-scale electrophysiology from single-neuron populations in non-human primates, including high-density Neuropixels recordings and our recently developed capability for wireless, chronic Neuropixels recordings during naturalistic behavior. The fellow will be encouraged to develop an independent line of research within these themes. The fellow will join an exceptional and fast-growing neuroscience community. The lab is housed in York’s brand new, state-of-the-art Neuroscience Facility, which includes lab and office space for multiple neuroscience research labs and access to shared infrastructure such as MRI and CT. York is home to a collaborative community spanning the Centre for Integrative and Applied Neuroscience (CIAN), the Centre for Vision Research (CVR), and the Connected Minds (Neural and Machine Systems for a Healthy, Just Society) initiative. Toronto – Canada’s largest and most diverse city – offers a dense concentration of neuroscience research and an incredible culture and environment. This is a two-year funded position, with the potential for extension, offering a competitive salary (starting at $65k/year), benefits, and a negotiable start date (earliest September 2026). Visa and moving support are provided for international applicants. Applicants should hold a Ph.D. in Neuroscience or a closely related discipline. Favorable consideration will be given to candidates with expertise or substantial interest in one or more of the following: non-human primate electrophysiology, large-scale neural data analysis, computational modeling of neural circuits or motor control, and a strong record of research productivity. To apply, please email the following to Dr. Michaels: a cover letter describing your research experience and interests and how they align with the lab, a CV, one to two representative publications or preprints, and the names and contact information of two references. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. https://www.ncclab.ca/join-the-lab (link to job ad and more info) Best, Jonathan __________________________________ Jonathan A. Michaels, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Neural Control & Computation Lab School of Kinesiology & Health Science York University

June 21, 2026

World wide VVTNS series (6th season): June 24 2026 | From Cajal’s Spines to Digital Neurons: Connectomics View on Dendritic Computations | Idan Segev, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

by David Hansel

[image: VVTNS.png] https://www.wwtns.online <https://streaklinks.com/A9c7PbbpKY7PxB6PaAJWGD3-/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wwtns.on…> - on twitter: wwtns@TheoreticalWide You are cordially invited to the VVTNS Sixth Season Closing Lecture Idan Segev The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences The Hebrew University of Jerusalem on the topic of From Cajal’s Spines to Digital Neurons: Connectomics View on Dendritic Computations The lecture will be held on Zoom on June 24, 2026 at *11:00 am ET * > To receive the link: https://www.wwtns.online/register-page > > *Abstract: *Dendritic spines are among the smallest structures in the brain, yet they hold some of the deepest clues to how neurons compute and store memories. In this lecture, I will revisit the classical question of spine biophysics in the new age of connectomics, where nanometer-resolution electron microscopy allows us to reconstruct whole neurons with thousands of synapses and spines. I will show how spine density, spine-neck resistance, and the irregular geometry of individual spines can shape local synaptic signals, generate fast voltage dynamics, influence excitatory/inhibitory gating, and affect communication between neighboring spines. I will then discuss how automated reconstruction pipelines and biophysical modeling now make it possible to build digital neurons at spine and synapse resolution, and how AI-based approaches, such as our new AI-based TwinProp algorithm, allow us to ask - and get answer - to a fundamental question: what can a neuron compute? I will end by claiming that we now enter a new age of connectomics that provides an essential constraint on understanding how synapses, neurons, and circuits perform their computational functions. *About VVTNS : Launched as the World Wide Theoretical Neuroscience Seminar (WWTNS) in November 2020 and renamed in homage to Carl van Vreeswijk in Memoriam (April 20, 2022), Speakers have the occasion to talk about theoretical aspects of their work which cannot be discussed in a setting where the majority of the audience consists of experimentalists. The seminars, **held on Wednesdays at 11 am ET,** are 45-50 min long followed by a discussion. The talks are recorded with authorization of the speaker and are available to everybody on our YouTube channel.* ᐧ ᐧ

June 21, 2026

Fully funded openings for international postdocs at the Tchumatchenko lab

by Tatjana Tchumatchenko

Dear friends and colleagues, I am looking to recruit international postdoctoral fellows to my lab. It would be great to attract scientists who didn't have yet exposure to the German neuroscience community and who would bring complementary expertise and perspectives. *Two postdoc positions (m/f/d) are available in the Tchumatchenko group.* The Tchumatchenko Group is seeking to attract two highly motivated postdoc candidates (0-5 years post PhD) to conduct research in the field of computational neuroscience. Prof. Tatjana Tchumatchenko was recently appointed a Henriette Herz scout at the Alexander von Humboldt foundation and is looking to attract two international postdocs though this funding scheme [1]. The ideal candidate will be an international, highly motivated, scientifically curious postdoctoral fellow with a strong work ethic and a PhD degree in life sciences, Neuroscience, Physics, Mathematics, Engineering or similar disciplines who looking to answer open question in computational neuroscience. Great social skills, excellent command of the English language and enthusiasm for working in a competitive interdisciplinary research team are essential. Potential scientific projects should lie either at the boundary between behavioral analysis and circuit neuroscience or at the boundary between molecular dynamics and circuit neuroscience: how is the molecular dynamics organized across the brain and what are statistical differences across cell types? How can we design computational models and conduct data analysis at the level transcriptomes and proteomes to understand the implementation of physiological and behavioral conditions across the brain? How can we relate learning at the level of synapses and circuits to behavioral changes observed in animals? Can we identify behavioral states and link them to particular circuit activity states? Please send your application together with a cover letter, a CV with contact details from one academic reference and copies of all relevant degree certificates to tatjana.tchumatchenko(a)uni-bonn.de. Please include in your subject line “AvH Application your name”. We are looking forward to your application! Duration and salary will be according to the fellowship scale of the Alexander von Humboldt foundation. Start date negotiable. [1] https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/bewerben/foerderprogramme/henriette-herz… Best wishes, Tatjana Tchumatchenko -- Tatjana Tchumatchenko Professor (W3) for Computational Neuroscience of Behavior Chair Bonn Center for Neuroscience co-Speaker TRA Life and Health __________________________________________________ Institute for Experimental Epileptology and Cognition Research Medical Faculty, University of Bonn Am Propsthof 49 53121 Bonn www.tchumatchenko.de

June 20, 2026

Call for Abstracts – 2 July 2026, Uni. Porto, Workshop "Ethics and Politics of AI" [deadline: 20 June 2026]

by steven gouveia

[Call for Abstracts] Workshop Ethics and Politics of Artificial Intelligence 2 July 2026 | 10h00-17h00 | Casa dos Livros (Palacete Burmester - Rua do Campo Alegre, 1055, 4150-181 Porto - Portugal) The Workshop: Ethics and Politics of AI brings together researchers, academics, and graduate students to examine central ethical and political questions raised by contemporary artificial intelligence. The workshop welcomes contributions from moral and political philosophy, philosophy of technology, applied ethics, law, social theory, and related interdisciplinary fields. Its aim is to promote focused discussion on the institutional, normative, and democratic challenges created by AI systems in contemporary societies. The final deadline to submit proposals is June 20, 2026. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: * Chiara Cordelli is Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. * Radu Uszkai is a Lecturer and Researcher at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies and the Research Centre in Applied Ethics. Topics might include (but are not limited to): 1. AI, democracy, and political authority 2. Responsibility, accountability, and institutional design 3. Fairness, bias, and structural injustice 4. Transparency, explainability, and public justification 5. AI governance, regulation, and human rights 6. Privacy, surveillance, and data politics 7. AI, labour, education, and inequality 8. Misinformation, manipulation, and epistemic harms 9. Healthcare, Law and Educational Impact of AI 10. Environmental and infrastructural ethics of AI Language of the workshop: English. Attendance: Free. In-person only. Note: There will be no fee to participate as a speaker in this workshop. Please note that we are unable to provide financial support for travel, accommodation, or meals for accepted speakers. SUBMISSIONS: * Proposals should include two files in Word format (PDF formats will not be accepted): * (1) a cover page with identification and clear academic affiliation * (2) an anonymized title and abstract (maximum 250 words, up to 5 references) * sent to stevensequeira92(a)hotmail.com<mailto:stevensequeira92@hotmail.com> * Paper duration: 30 minutes (20 minutes presentation + 10 minutes for discussion); * Notification Info: notification of acceptance or rejection will be given after review of the submitted proposal; * Publications: selected papers may be considered for future publication projects; the publication process will be independent and optional; * Any doubts or concerns can be addressed to: stevensequeira92(a)hotmail.com<mailto:stevensequeira92@hotmail.com> Info: https://ifilosofia.up.pt/activities/workshop-ethics-politics-ai Venue: Casa dos Livros, Palacete Burmester - Rua do Campo Alegre, 1055, 4150-181 Porto - Portugal Organization: Steven S. Gouveia (IF/UP) CEEC Project by FCT 2022.02527.CEECIND Mind, Language and Action Group (MLAG) Instituto de Filosofia da Universidade do Porto – UID/00502/2025 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)

June 17, 2026

Two NeuroAI / Comp Neuro faculty positions at UCL

by Daniel Bush

Hello all We are currently recruiting two computational neuroscientists to join the UCL Division of Biosciences (at Lecturer / Assistant Professor or Associate Professor level) One candidate will be based in the department of Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology (NPP<https://www.ucl.ac.uk/life-sciences/npp>) and the other in Cell and Developmental Biology (CDB<https://www.ucl.ac.uk/life-sciences/cdb>) Please see further details here<https://tinyurl.com/4wnzvjc2>. The application deadline is 10th July 2026 Many thanks Dan ---------------------------------------------------- Dr. Daniel Bush GM01, Medical Sciences Building, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT Principal Investigator, UCL Human Electrophysiology Lab<https://bushlab-ucl.github.io/> Associate Professor, UCL Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology<https://www.ucl.ac.uk/npp/> Section Editor, PLoS Computational Biology<https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/>

June 16, 2026

Graduate student and postdoctoral positions available in the Active Perception Laboratory at UR

by Poletti, Martina

Graduate student and postdoctoral positions are available in the Active Perception Laboratory (http://aplab.bcs.rochester.edu) at the University of Rochester to study the perceptual consequences of eye movements under the supervision of Dr. Martina Poletti and/or Dr. Michele Rucci. We are particularly interested in recruiting candidates interested in investigating the roles of eye movements in establishing spatial representations, the spatiotemporal dynamics of foveal and extrafoveal processing, the interplay between eye movements, retinal anatomy, and attention, and the possible roles of eye movements in emmetropization and myopia. Research in the laboratory focuses on the interaction between vision and behavior. Our work relies on the integration of theoretical and experimental approaches to investigate how visual functions unfold in the presence of normal and abnormal motor activity, how vision guides behavior, and how changes in visual input signals and modulations associated with behavior contribute to perception. The laboratory is equipped with a unique array of tools, many developed in-house, to investigate the synergy between visual, motor, and cognitive processes (https://aplab.bcs.rochester.edu/facilities.html#<https://aplab.bcs.rochester.edu/facilities.html>). Approaches include human psychophysics with precisely controlled retinal stimulation, computational modeling, precise measurements of head and eye movements, high-resolution retinal imaging, and electroencephalography (EEG) during active vision. A full list of our publications can be found at https://aplab.bcs.rochester.edu/publications.html. The ideal candidate would have a strong interest in vision science, a background in related areas, and experience with data analysis and computer programming. Prior experience in eye-tracking, psychophysics, computational modeling, signal processing, and/or electroencephalography is a plus. Motivation and independence are important, as well as the ability to work well in a team. The University of Rochester offers a highly collaborative and stimulating research environment with excellent opportunities for interactions and training in vision science and neuroscience. The laboratory is located within the Center for Visual Science (http://www.cvs.rochester.edu/) and the department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences (http://www.sas.rochester.edu/bcs/) Ongoing collaborations at the University of Rochester include the Flaum Eye Institute (https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/eye-institute.aspx) the Institute of Optics (http://www.hajim.rochester.edu/optics/) and the department of Neuroscience (https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience.aspx) To apply, please send curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests and accomplishments, and the names of two references to Martina Poletti (martina_poletti(a)urmc.rochester.edu<mailto:martina_poletti@urmc.rochester.edu>) and Michele Rucci (mrucci(a)ur.rochester.edu<mailto:mrucci@ur.rochester.edu>). ------ Martina Poletti, PhD Associate Professor Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences Department of Neuroscience Center for Visual Science University of Rochester Active Perception Laboratory web: https://www.sas.rochester.edu/bcs/people/faculty/poletti_martina/index.html aplab.bcs.rochester.edu<http://aplab.bcs.rochester.edu/>

June 15, 2026

New Fellowship Sponsorship Scheme at SWC/Gatsby Unit, UCL

by Alison Cranage

Dear all, The Sainsbury Wellcome Centre (SWC) and the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, based at UCL in London, have launched a Fellowship Sponsorship scheme. We are inviting expressions of interest from outstanding postdoctoral researchers seeking sponsorship to apply for external career fellowships, with the aim of establishing an independent research programme in the mechanistic theories of neural computation or learning. The successful candidate would be hosted at SWC and the Gatsby Unit, working at the interface of computational theory and experimental neuroscience, with access to mentorship and fellowship application support. Full details, including eligibility criteria and how to apply, are available on our website: https://www.sainsburywellcome.org/content/fellowship-sponsorship The closing date for expressions of interest is 16 July 2026. I would be very grateful if you could share this message with anyone who might be interested. Best wishes, Ali ALISON CRANAGE Research Communications and Engagement Manager Sainsbury Wellcome Centre 25 Howland Street  London  W1T 4JG   Email     a.cranage(a)ucl.ac.uk<mailto:a.cashin-garbutt@ucl.ac.uk>  Phone   +44 (0) 7917 922 068   Bluesky<https://bsky.app/profile/sainsburywellcome.bsky.social> | LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/sainsbury-wellcome-centre> | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/SainsburyWellcomeCentre/> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/sainsburywellcomecentre/> | sainsburywellcome.org<https://www.sainsburywellcome.org/>   [cid:image001.png@01DCFA80.F4BC95F0]

June 15, 2026

Fwd: [seminar.wwtns] World wide VVTNS series (6th season): June 17 2026 | From microcircuits to cortex-wide networks: connectivity and information-flow underlying goal-directed behavior| Arseny Finkelstein, Tel Aviv University

by David Hansel

[image: VVTNS.png] https://www.wwtns.online <https://streaklinks.com/A9c7PbbpKY7PxB6PaAJWGD3-/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wwtns.on…> - on twitter: wwtns@TheoreticalWide You are cordially invited to the lecture Arseny Finkelstein Tel Aviv University on the topic of From microcircuits to cortex-wide networks: connectivity and information-flow underlying goal-directed behavior The lecture will be held on Zoom on June 17, 2026 at *11:00 am ET * > To receive the link: https://www.wwtns.online/register-page > *Abstract: *Regulation of information flow in neuronal circuits is fundamental to flexible, goal-directed behavior. In this talk, I will discuss how cortical circuits organize neural activity and connectivity across spatial scales, from local microcircuits to distributed cortex-wide networks. Using naturalistic multidirectional reaching in mice, combined with large-scale calcium imaging and causal connectivity mapping of >20,000,000 neuronal pairs, we identified connectivity motifs and population dynamics underlying goal-directed behavior. I will first describe the organizational principles of the motor cortex, where neurons are arranged into functional mini-columns with recurrent connectivity motifs linked to task-related activity, and discuss the potential computational advantages of this architecture. I will then show how these principles extend to larger spatial scales. Imaging ~1,000,000 neurons across 10 cortical regions revealed high-dimensional local population activity patterns alongside coordinated cortex-wide dynamics mediated by synchronized inter-areal communication. These distributed network dynamics supported high-dimensional representations of short-term memory for target location. Together, these findings reveal how cortical networks are organized across spatial scales to support cognition. *About VVTNS : Launched as the World Wide Theoretical Neuroscience Seminar (WWTNS) in November 2020 and renamed in homage to Carl van Vreeswijk in Memoriam (April 20, 2022), Speakers have the occasion to talk about theoretical aspects of their work which cannot be discussed in a setting where the majority of the audience consists of experimentalists. The seminars, **held on Wednesdays at 11 am ET,** are 45-50 min long followed by a discussion. The talks are recorded with authorization of the speaker and are available to everybody on our YouTube channel.* ᐧ ᐧ

June 14, 2026

PhD Position at the the Institute of Neurosciences, Alicante

by Maximilian Eggl

Dear all, We are seeking a highly motivated PhD student to join the Translational Imaging Biomarkers Lab at the Institute of Neurosciences (CSIC–UMH, Alicante, Spain), working Dr. Maximilian Eggl and collaborating with Dr. Silvia De Santis. The position is fully funded for 3 years (with possible extension) and has an expected start date in Autumn 2026. Our research combines mathematics, machine learning, neuroimaging, and neuroscience to develop innovative computational tools for understanding brain health and disease. Current research directions include AI-inspired biomarkers of brain structure and function, simulation-based inference, quantitative MRI, computational neuroscience, and mechanistic modelling of biological systems. The successful candidate will join a highly interdisciplinary and international research environment at the interface of neuroscience, mathematics, artificial intelligence, and medical imaging. The exact project will be tailored to the interests and background of the successful candidate. Applicants should have (or be close to obtaining) a Master's degree in a quantitative discipline such as applied mathematics, physics, computer science, engineering, data science, computational neuroscience, or a related field. Strong programming skills (preferably in Python) and experience with mathematical modelling are required. Experience with machine learning, scientific computing, Bayesian inference, neuroimaging, or computational neuroscience is advantageous but not required. The Institute of Neurosciences (CSIC–UMH) is one of Europe's leading neuroscience research centres, bringing together researchers across molecular, cellular, systems, and computational neuroscience. Located in Alicante on Spain's Mediterranean coast, the institute offers an outstanding research environment together with an excellent quality of life, including year-round sunshine, beaches, and easy access to outdoor activities. Interested candidates are encouraged to contact meggl(a)umh.es with a CV and a 300 word description of interest. Further information can be found in the following flyer <https://in.umh-csic.es/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Advertisement.pdf>. Please feel free to distribute this announcement to interested students and colleagues. Best regards, Max ******************************************** Maximilian Eggl, PhD La Caixa Junior Leader Fellow | CSIC - Spanish National Research Council Instituto de Neurociencias, CSIC/Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Alicante, Spain Web: mfeggl.github.io ********************************************

June 13, 2026

Computational Consciousness Science - 1 August 2026, New York

by Paul Linton

We are pleased to announce a one-day meeting (a CCN 2026 <https://2026.ccneuro.org/> satellite event) on 1st August 2026 in New York: COMPUTATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS SCIENCE A recent explosion of interest in computational models of consciousness comes both from our attempts to extend computational models of perception and cognition to their subjective aspects and from the importance of consciousness to the ethical implications of AI models. This satellite meeting examines computational approaches from the points of view of philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience, with keynotes from David Chalmers (philosophy), Marisa Carrasco (psychology), and Biyu He (neuroscience). There will also be research talks from faculty, postdocs, and PhDs highlighting the contribution of computational models to our understanding of change-blindness, iconic memory, spatial perception, and visual illusions, as well as helping us to develop new measures of conscious awareness. A closing panel discussion will explore new and future directions for the emerging discipline of computational consciousness science. Date: Saturday, August 1, 2026 Location: NYU Department of Philosophy, 5 Washington Place, New York, NY 10003 Registration: Free but please register because we have to give a list of attendees to security. Link for details and registration: https://computationalconsciousness.github.io/

June 13, 2026

Call for registration and contribution to Systems Vision Science (SVS) Virtual Symposium: July 31, 2026

by Pavlovic, Maria

<https://summerschool.lizhaoping.org/symposium-2026/> Systems Vision Science (SVS) Virtual Symposium: July 31, 2026, 14:00-18:00 German Time as the end of the <https://summerschool.lizhaoping.org/application-virtual-svs/> Systems Vision Science Virtual Summer School, which is a virtual edition of the onsite <https://summerschool.lizhaoping.org/editions-in-previous-years/> summer schools and symposiums of SVS. We invite <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfCIzbDUeswiWyB39JE9VX7Jj-DYJ5ajh8…> free registration and contribution for symposium participation and/or contribution. -------------------------------- The symposium will include two keynote speeches (30 min each): “Corticocortical Feedback as a Unifying Mechanism for Visual Perception and Learning” by <https://brain.bnu.edu.cn/English/Faculty/CurrentFaculty/Lzz/3531a3bc3145494…> Wu Li, State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University "Using illusions and art to understand the visual brain" by <https://cavlab.net/page/> Patrick Cavanagh, Center for Vision Research, York University and invited and contributed speeches (15 minutes each). Invited speakers include Daniel Anthes, Marlene Behrmann, Marisa Carrasco, Winrich Freiwald, Richard Krauzlis, Lisa Kroell, and Zygmund Pizlo. The presentation topics will be any of <https://www.lizhaoping.org/Systems-Vision-Science.html> Systems Vision Science, which combines computational, behavioral, and neuroscience methods to discover and investigate functions and algorithms for vision in various brain regions and their implementations in neural circuits. -------------------------------- To contribute or register, please fill out our registration form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfCIzbDUeswiWyB39JE9VX7Jj-DYJ5ajh8…> ( which has an option to submit an abstract for contribution). Deadline for submitting contribution is July 12, 2026, and registration without contribution is open until capacity is reached. The zoom link for joining the symposium will be sent to the registrants. Please direct inquiries to svs.summerschool(a)tue.mpg.de <mailto:svs.summerschool@tue.mpg.de> . -------------------------------- Organizing Team Li Zhaoping Maria Pavlovic Vladislav Aksiotis Kai Rothe Max-Planck-Institute for Biological Cybernetics University of Tübingen

June 12, 2026

AISB26 @Sussex - final chance for early bird registration

by Simon Bowes

AISB Convention 2026<https://aisb.org.uk/aisb-convention-2026/> Final extension to the early bird rate till 12th June! 1-2 July 2026 University of Sussex, Brighton, UK The 2026 convention of the Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behaviour (AISB) will be held as an in-person only event on 1st and 2nd July 2026, at the beautiful Sussex campus, surrounded by the South Down’s National Park, minutes by train from the vibrant beachside town of Brighton. The day before, on 30 June, we are holding a Day of celebration for the life and work of Prof Margaret Boden. This will include talks on themes related to her work, personal reflections by those who worked with her, and a panel discussion on her legacy. See: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/cogs/seminars/celebrating-margaret-boden Programme & Tracks – see links for detailed schedule of talks in each symposium 1st July Keynote: Anil Seth (Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience<https://profiles.sussex.ac.uk/p22981-anil-seth>, University of Sussex): The case against conscious AI * Explainability and Transparency in AI (XTAI-2026) (https://xtai-symposium.github.io/<https://xtai-symposium.github.io/>) * AI, Consciousness and Ethics (https://aice-symposium.github.io/ ) * Hype, Promise, and Speculation: AI Bubbles and the Replication Crisis in Computer Science (https://aisb.org.uk/aisb-2026-symposium-hype-promise-and-speculation/<https://aisb.org.uk/aisb-2026-symposium-hype-promise-and-speculation/>) * Ethics of Generative-AI Assisted Authoring (https://sussexhumanitieslab.wordpress.com/2026/01/16/aisb-2026-symposium-1-…) * Varieties of free will and agency (https://freewillandagency.wordpress.com/<https://freewillandagency.wordpress.com/>) * Symposium on AI and Cognitive Sciences in Education (AICSED2026) (https://aicsed.github.io/2026/) 2nd July Keynote: Philip Ball: Science Writer<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Ball> The Space of Possible Minds * AI, Consciousness and Ethics 2 (https://aice-symposium.github.io/) * Foundations of computation (https://sites.google.com/view/foundations-of-computation) * Is consciousness a story we tell ourselves? Internal language and consciousness after chain of thought reasoning (https://astorywetell.github.io/) * Is there still life in the Turing test? (https://turingtestlives.wordpress.com/<https://turingtestlives.wordpress.com/>) * Values and Preferences in Reasoning (https://www.vprsymposium.com/<https://www.vprsymposium.com/>) There will also be a general track for individuals who would like to present their standalone research. Conference Dinner: The Seahorse (https://seahorsebrighton.co.uk/) * Three course set menu, with 3 drinks included (£56.75), on the beach. Conference registration includes: * Breakfast (coffee & pastries) * Buffet lunch * Afternoon coffee General Information The University of Sussex campus is a modernist masterpiece surrounded by the South Downs National Park, just a few minutes by train from the vibrant and open-minded city of Brighton, with its historical beach, famous club/pub scene, and many quirky shops. Easily reachable from Gatwick (30 mins) and London (1 hour). Founded in the ‘60s with a charter emphasising interdisciplinarity, in the 80’s Professor Margaret Boden established the School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences (COGS), a groundbreaking centre for research and teaching in AI. COGS continues to deliver interdisciplinary education and host cutting-edge research. Registration Registration is available on the convention webpage: https://aisb.org.uk/aisb-convention-2026/. Registration fees Full One day Earlybird Regular Earlybird Regular Attendees – members £250 £280 £190 £220 Attendees – non-members £310 £340 £250 £280 Student members £150 £170 £110 £130 Student non-members £180 £200 £140 £160 Corporate rate £600 £660 £450 £510 (Early bird rate until 12th June) Program Committee General Chair: Bertie Müller (Swansea University) Convention Organiser: Simon Bowes (University of Sussex) Venue University of Sussex Falmer Brighton, BN1 9RH United Kingdom Travel Local Bus Services Brighton & Hove Buses (https://www.buses.co.uk/) has an extensive network of buses around town, to the campus, and onwards to Lewes and other nearby towns. Arriving By Train The Gatwick Express (https://www.gatwickexpress.com/) runs from Brighton to London. Arriving By Car Details of getting to Sussex campus by car, parking, and other transport information can be found here: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/about/directions Accommodation VisitBrighton is the official accommodation booking provider for AISB26. They are delighted to offer specially negotiated accommodation rates for attendees at local hotel accommodation. This website<https://book.passkey.com/go/aisb2026> will be open for bookings until 24 June 2026 but we advise early booking in order to guarantee your preferred hotel. Through this website you can book, modify or cancel your hotel reservations at any time. On the website you can also find links to information on travel, food and entertainment in the city. We look forward to seeing you. Delegates can also benefit from discounts to attractions, restaurants and shops: https://www.visitbrighton.com/special-offers/delegate-deals-o2311<https://www.visitbrighton.com/special-offers/delegate-deals-o2311>

June 11, 2026

PhD position in brain-like machine intelligence and artificial cognition at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm

by Pawel Andrzej Herman

Dear Colleagues I am writing to draw your attention to a PhD position in brain-like machine intelligence and artificial cognition (https://www.kth.se/lediga-jobb/938381?l=en) in Computational Cognitive Brain Science lab in the Department of Computational Science and Technology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. The goal of the project is to develop and simulate large-scale neural network models of the brain’s cognitive function with focus on cortical memory system, and use them to make advances towards brain-like intelligent systems. Special focus is on coupling multiple neural networks to study neural interactions between different cortical regions supporting cognitive function. You are expected to build such large-scale brain plausible network-of-networks models in the continuum between spiking and non-spiking computations, and hence propose novel architectural blueprint for AI agents. Please find more details in the ad: https://www.kth.se/lediga-jobb/938381?l=en. Application deadline: July 10, 2026. Please contact me if you have any questions! Best Pawel Herman ------------------------------------ [cid:image001.jpg@01DCF901.8C47C6F0] Paweł Herman Associate Professor, PhD, Docent KTH Royal Institute of Technology School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) Division of Computational Science and Technology (CST) Lindstedtsvägen 5 114 28 Stockholm, Sweden room 4442 (4th floor, D-building)

June 10, 2026

Open Brain Institute Webinar # 3: From Neuronal Morphologies to Insights using the OBI Virtual Labs

by Darshan Mandge

Dear colleagues, (Apologies for cross-posting.) We are pleased to invite you to the third Open Brain Institute<https://www.openbraininstitute.org> webinar: Topic: From Neuronal Morphologies to Insights using the OBI Virtual Labs Speaker: Natali Barros Zulaica, PhD<https://ch.linkedin.com/in/natali-barros-zulaica-9b1022149/en> Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2026 Time: 1330–1430 hrs (CET) Registration Link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e504b3ac-c43c-4796-a0d1-6b78779d74… Abstract: Neuronal morphology sits at the heart of understanding how neurons connect, communicate, and compute — yet working with reconstructed morphology data remains surprisingly cumbersome. From exploration and visualization to quality control, standardization, and advanced analysis, researchers routinely face fragmented workflows and scattered tooling. In this webinar, we introduce the morphology-related functionalities of the Open Brain Institute platform and show how they bring these workflows together in one integrated environment. Through hands-on use cases, we will demonstrate how the platform supports efficient dataset exploration, interactive visualization and inspection of reconstructions, collaborative data sharing, automated detection and correction of reconstruction artifacts, and morphometric and topological analyses — including how topological approaches can reveal meaningful morphological differences across species. Whether you are reconstructing neurons, building biologically accurate cell models, or simply trying to make sense of a large morphology dataset, this webinar will show you a more accessible and scalable way to do it. Open to researchers across all areas of neuroscience. We hope you will join us. Best Wishes, Darshan Mandge, PhD Scientist Open Brain Institute Lausanne, Switzerland https://www.linkedin.com/in/darshanmandge/ https://www.openbraininstitute.org/ Linkedin<https://www.linkedin.com/company/openbraininstitute/> - Bluesky<https://bsky.app/profile/openbraininst.bsky.social> - YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db_Te1HDsro> - X<https://x.com/OpenBrainInst>

June 10, 2026

Call for participation & posters - workshop “Cortex Structure and Function in Monkey, Mouse and Man” (Sep 21-24, 2026)

by von Behren, Christina

Dear all, as we still have a few seats available, we decided to postpone the deadline for pre-registration to June 15. Make use of it… (all details below) Best, Britta ---- Dear all, hereby, we would like to draw your attention to the upcoming workshop “Cortex Structure and Function in Monkey, Mouse and Man”. This workshop aims to bring together researchers from the fields of systems neuroscience, comparative transcriptomics, connectomics, and primate palaeobiology in one place to foster mutual awareness and interdisciplinary discussions as well as identify yet unknown principles in the development, organization and function of the primate brain from computational and experimental points of view. * when: Sep 21-24, 2026 * where: Hanse Wissenschaftskolleg (HWK) Delmenhorst, Germany * pre-registration by Jun 15, 2026 via https://www.uni-bremen.de/hwk-workshop-2026 <https://www.uni-bremen.de/hwk-workshop-2026> workshop outline: Evolution in mammal brains has formed basic building blocks that might superficially look similar, but are organized in different structures and are obviously specialized for distinct computations. Accumulating evidence indicates that, while rodents are close evolutionary relatives to our own primate lineage, fundamental changes on all levels of brain organization occurred at the primate-rodent-split. In addition, subsequent primate evolution appears to be marked by apparently qualitative grade shifts. Recent progress across distinct disciplines provides a springboard to take a fresh perspective on what makes primate brains special. This workshop aims to enhance this comparative cognition perspective by contributions on avians and machines, which, despite having very different “brain” structures, perform functions that are surprisingly similar to those of mammals. Confirmed speakers: Tatjana Engel, Katja Nowick, Marieke Schölvinck, Matthias Kaschube, Henner Koch, Ken Miller, Huib Mansfelder, Wiktor Mlynarski, Fabian Sinz, Andreas Neef, Dan Eric Nilsson, Madineh Sedigh-Sarvestani, Ziad Hafed, Fred Wolf, Daniel Huber, Alessandro Treves, David Dahmen, Neda Shahidi, Jonas Rose, Andreas Kreiter and Udo Ernst. For further information and pre-registration visit https://www.uni-bremen.de/hwk-workshop-2026 <https://www.uni-bremen.de/hwk-workshop-2026> . The workshop is co-funded by the Priority Program SPP 2205 Evolutionary Optimization of Neuronal Processing <https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/618311.html> and NeuroNex Working Memory <https://www.nxwm.io/> . We are very much looking forward to meeting you in September! **************** Dr. Britta Korkowsky Coordinator Goettingen Campus Institute for Dynamics of Biological Networks (CIDBN) Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Graduate Program in Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience SPP 2205 Evolutionary Optimization of Neuronal Processing University of Goettingen Heinrich-Düker-Weg 12 37073 Göttingen Tel.: +49-551-39-26675

June 9, 2026