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Post-doctoral position

by Maison, Stephane F.,AUD, PhD

Research Fellow – Harvard Medical School - Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary – Boston, Massachusetts USA A NIH-funded postdoctoral position is immediately available in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery at the Massachusetts Eye & Ear - Harvard Medical School. Salary and benefits are consistent with NIH guidelines and institution policies based on applicant's experience. We are seeking highly motivated candidates who recently graduated with a PhD in hearing science, audiology, neuroscience, or biomedical engineering. The applicant should be motivated, independent, and productive. Experience with human testing and programming is preferred (e.g., Matlab, Python). The fellow will receive an appointment at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School. Our research interests focus on identifying biomarkers of cochlear synaptopathy in patients with a large range of sensorineural etiologies. Please reach out to Stephane Maison with CV, references, and cover letter to stephane_maison(a)meei.harvard.edu<mailto:stephane_maison@meei.harvard.edu>. Thank you. The information in this e-mail is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If you believe this e-mail was sent to you in error and the e-mail contains patient information, please contact the Mass General Brigham Compliance HelpLine at https://www.massgeneralbrigham.org/complianceline <https://www.massgeneralbrigham.org/complianceline> . Please note that this e-mail is not secure (encrypted). If you do not wish to continue communication over unencrypted e-mail, please notify the sender of this message immediately. Continuing to send or respond to e-mail after receiving this message means you understand and accept this risk and wish to continue to communicate over unencrypted e-mail.

May 11, 2023

Registration, abstracts, & investigator-led abstracts open for INCF Neuroinformatics Assembly 2023!

by INCF

***Please share with your networks*** Join us for Assembly, hosted once again on the Gather platform! We are currently looking for speakers for two investigator-led sessions, poster presenters, and of course Assembly registrants. Our annual Assembly is a unique venue where neuroscience researchers, tool developers, standards developers, and infrastructure providers can meet with potential collaborators and hear about the latest advancements in neuroinformatics and FAIR neuroscience. Submit an abstract (poster) <https://neuroinformatics.incf.org/abstract-submission> Submit an abstract (investigator-led session) <https://neuroinformatics.incf.org/ip-submission> Our program this year stretches from September 19 to September 21, and is centered around workshops proposed by our community. Sessions comprise presentations, investigator-led talks, round-table discussions, tutorials, and hands-on workshops. Register for Assembly <https://neuroinformatics.incf.org/register> See the program <https://neuroinformatics.incf.org/2023/program> Learn more <https://neuroinformatics.incf.org/> You don’t have to be an INCF member to participate, but this is a good occasion to become one - registration for Assembly is heavily discounted for members! Become a member <https://www.incf.org/join-incf/individuals> Important dates: May 11: Abstract submission opens May 11: Registration opens Jun 23: Deadline for abstract submission Sep 18-20: Neuroinformatics Assembly 2023

May 11, 2023

Computational Neuroscience School, July 11- July 25, IISER Pune, India

by suhita

Dear comp-neuro team, Will you please add this information to the newsletter? Thanks Suhita Nadkarni Associate Professor Division of Biology Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune India Tel.: +91 20 2590 8113 suhita(a)iiserpune.ac.in http://www.iiserpune.ac.in/~suhita ————————————————————————— Computational Neuroscience School, July 11- July 25, IISER Pune, India APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTEDED TO MAY 20TH, 2023 Computational Approaches to Memory and Plasticity, or CAMP for short, is an intensive 15-day course, where students will be trained in theoretical and computational modeling of memory and plasticity in the brain, spanning different scales of space, time and complexity. This summer school has been running since 2014 at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) Bengaluru. This year, IISER Pune will host CAMP@IISERPune. This year’s flavor of CAMP will be — Dynamical Systems in Neuroscience. The course will have lectures, hands-on tutorials, and project work to launch students into the exciting field of computational neuroscience. A total of 35 Indian and international students will be selected for this course. For further details about the school, schedule, and application, please visit this website https://camp.iiserpune.ac.in/

May 11, 2023

Call for 2 PhD positions within the MatCo project in the Brain Language Lab at Freie Universität Berlin

by Jäger, Anna-Thekla

The Brain Language Lab is currently seeking two exceptional candidates to join their team as PhD students for the ERC Advanced Grant "Material Constraints Enabling Human Cognition (MatCo)" Project at Freie Universität Berlin. To learn more about this exciting opportunity, please refer to the detailed job offer below. We kindly ask you to share this opportunity with anyone who may be interested and qualified. Assistant Researcher (m/f/d) (PhD student) Freie Universitaet Berlin - Philosophy and Humanities Brain Language Laboratory Third-Party funded project MatCo The ERC Advanced Grant “Material Constraints Enabling Human Cognition (MatCo)” at the Freie Universität Berlin aims to build network models of the human brain that mimic neurocognitive processes involved in language, communication and cognition. A main strategy is to use neural network models constrained by neuroanatomical and neurophysiological features of the human brain in order to explain aspects of human cognition. To this end, neural network simulations are performed and evaluated in neurophysiological and neurometabolic experiments. This neurocomputational and experimental research targets novel explanations of human language and cognition on the basis of neurobiological principles. More information about the project can be found here: www.fu-berlin.de/matco<http://www.fu-berlin.de/matco> Job description: • Simulation studies with neural network models of language and cognition • Preparation, implementation and evaluation of neurocognitive experiments onlanguage and cognition (ECoG, EEG, fMRI) • Tractography analyses and use of their results for optimizing neural models Requirements: • Completed university degree (MA, MSc or equivalent) in a relevant field (e. g., linguistics, psychology, cognitive neuroscience, medicine, informatics) Desirable: • Research experience with biologically constrained neural networks and with network simulations of cognitive processes • Experience in empirical experimental language research • Research experience in the fields of syntax, semantics or pragmatics • Very good programming skills • Good German skills • Very good English skills (minimum level C1) More information and formal job advertisements can be found at www.brainlang.fu-berlin.de/jobs; in case of further questions, please contact Prof. Dr. Friedemann Pulvermüller: friedemann.pulvermuller(a)fu-berlin.de. Applications should be sent by e-mail, together with significant documents, indicating the reference code, in PDF format (preferably as one document) no later than the 8th of June 2023 to Prof. Dr. Friedemann Pulvermüller: admin(a)brainlang.fu-berlin.de or postal to Freie Universität Berlin Department of Philosophy and Humanities Brain Language Laboratory Third-Party funded project MatCo Prof. Dr. Friedemann Pulvermüller Habelschwerdter Allee 45 14195 Berlin (Dahlem) With an electronic application, you acknowledge that FU Berlin saves and processes your data. FU Berlin cannot guarantee the security of your personal data if you send your application over an unencrypted connection. Freie Universität Berlin is an equal opportunity employer Best regards, Anna-Thekla Jäger on behalf of the Brain Language Lab

May 11, 2023

Call for 13 PhD positions in the Neuroscience PhD Program at Universita’ degli Studi di Padova – Padova Neuroscience Center

by Samir Suweis

The PhD program in Neuroscience at Universita’ degli Studi di Padova is a unique opportunity for young researchers to join a vibrant, active and interdisciplinary community of international faculty hosted at the Padova Neuroscience Center and to perform cutting-edge research in Neuroscience. The call offers 13 fully funded PhD positions with more than 50 research lines in diverse neuroscience fields, like Circuits & Systems, Cognitive, Affective, Behavioral, Computational, Neuroimaging, Translational and Clinical Neuroscience. Call opens on May 9, 2023, and will close on June 8, 2023, at 1:00 pm (CET). For more information, check the link https://pnc.unipd.it/admission/ <https://pnc.unipd.it/admission/> Best ***************** Samir Suweis www.liphlab.com Tel: +39 049 827 71 74

May 11, 2023

Research Engineering Fellow to support the research of the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute.

by Alistair McEwan

Dear all, we are seeking engineers or similar for a cerebral palsy focussed research in Sydney Australia. University of Sydney Career Site (myworkdayjobs.com)<https://usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/USYD_EXTERNAL_CAREER_SITE/job/Rese…> [https://usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/USYD_EXTERNAL_CAREER_SITE/assets/l…]<https://usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/USYD_EXTERNAL_CAREER_SITE/job/Rese…> Research Engineering Fellow<https://usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/USYD_EXTERNAL_CAREER_SITE/job/Rese…> usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com The School of Biomedical Engineering<https://www.sydney.edu.au/engineering/schools/school-of-biomedical-engineer…> is seeking a talented Research Engineering Fellow to support the research of the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute. Our technology work spans the lifetime from early detection and intervention to assistive devices for mobility, communication and cognition. We work across healthcare including Westmead hospital based research in neonatal intensive care, neurodevelopmental clinics, gait laboratories, speech therapy and disability services throughout NSW, Australia and in support of international research projects in this area. We seek to train and engage engineers in the areas of child development and physical and occupational therapies using the emerging technologies of robotics, bionics, virtual reality and machine learning. In this role you will: * facilitate and contribute to the fabrication of functional prototypes and experimental devices with emphasis on reliability and the provision of care * design and fabricate test apparatus, jigs, and other devices in support of the research programs * design electrical circuits, software, user interfaces and machine learning systems as required for achievement of the experimental objectives of the laboratory * participate in the coordination of experimentation (preparation, setup, execution, and post-procedure follow-up) and design experimental protocols * assist in the training, supervision and mentoring of Honours students About you The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance of recruiting talent aligned to these values and are looking for a Research Engineering Fellow who has: * a PhD or higher degree in a relevant area of engineering such as biomedical engineering, machine learning, artificial intelligence, computer science, statistics, data analytics, applied mathematics or applied physics * experience in human experimental design, familiarity with human ethics, motion and audio signal processing, predictive modelling, statistical methods, and thorough documentation * a demonstrated understanding of the disability sector and goal-directed human centered design thinking approach * experience in Computer Aided Design (CAD), ideally SolidWorks, and a basic working knowledge of electrical circuits, embedded software, user interfaces * an ability to resolve matters that may arise as part of research and the challenges relating to innovation of new ideas and concepts Experience working in the health domain with clinical data and a demonstrated track record of supporting high quality academic publications is highly desirable. This is an academic position, of which the commencement level will be determined based on the candidate’s skills, experience and knowledge. An appointment at Academic Level A, will hold the title of Postdoctoral Research Associate - Engineering. An appointment at Academic Level B, will hold the title of Research Fellow - Engineering. [https://usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/USYD_EXTERNAL_CAREER_SITE/assets/l…]<https://usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/USYD_EXTERNAL_CAREER_SITE/job/Rese…> Research Engineering Fellow<https://usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/USYD_EXTERNAL_CAREER_SITE/job/Rese…> usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com  -- Alistair McEwan<https://sydney.edu.au/engineering/people/alistair.mcewan.php> | Cerebral Palsy Chair of Technology and Engineering Engineering and Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering<https://www.sydney.edu.au/engineering/schools/school-of-biomedical-engineer…>, Cerebral Palsy Alliance<https://cerebralpalsy.org.au/> Brain and Mind Centre<https://sydney.edu.au/brain-mind/>, Charles Perkins Centre<https://sydney.edu.au/charles-perkins-centre/>, Sydney Nano Institute<http://sydney.edu.au/nano/> J13 | The University of Sydney | NSW | 2000 +61 2 9351 7256 | +61 4489 29554 alistair.mcewan(a)sydney.edu.au<mailto:alistair.mcewan@sydney.edu.au> https://www.linkedin.com/in/alistair-mcewan-0044781/ Cardiovascular Initiative<https://sydney.edu.au/research/centres/cardiovascular-initiative.html> @USYD_cvi https://arctcibe.org/ @InnovativBioEng

May 11, 2023

Reminder: Endowed professorship "AI-based Modeling in Neurology"

by Philipp Berens

Dear all, this is a reminder that the deadline for the following position is approaching (19th of May). We are looking forward to your application! We are currently advertising an Endowed professorship "AI-based Modeling in Neurology" (https://www.academics.com/jobs/endowed-professor-w3-of-ai-based-modeling-in…) at the University of Tübingen. We are searching candidates that perform innovative research on artificial intelligence (AI) methods for modelling the healthy and diseased brain from a translational and clinical perspective. This can include the development and use of brain simulations to better understand healthy brain function and the effects of neurological diseases (e.g. epilepsy, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's) and integrating simulations and clinical neurodata (e.g. functional MRI imaging, EEG, electrophysiology) with the help of machine learning. Tübingen offers a first-rate environment at the intersection of neuroscience and AI/ML research with the Excellence Cluster for Machine Learning in Science, the Tübingen AI Center, the Max Planck Institutes for Intelligent Systems and Biological Cybernetics, the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research and many other institutions! Best Philipp -- Professor of Data Science, Director Hertie Institute for AI in Brain Health Medical Faculty of the University of Tübingen www.berenslab.org

May 10, 2023

Neural Computation - May 1, 2023

by Terry Sejnowski

NEURAL COMPUTATION - Volume 35, Number 5 - May 1, 2023 Now available for online download: http://www.mitpressjournals.org/toc/neco/35/5 http://cognet.mit.edu/content/neural-computation ----- Review Modern Artificial Neural Networks - Is Evolution Cleverer? Andreas Bahmer, Daya Gupta, and Felix Effenberger Article Reward Maximisation Through Discrete Active Inference Lancelot Da Costa, Noor Sajid, Thomas Parr, Karl Friston, and Ryan Smith Letters Body Mechanics, Optimality, and Sensory Feedback in the Human Control of Complex Objects Reza Sharif Razavian, Mohsen Sadeghi, Salah Bazzi, Rashida Nayeem, and Dagmar Sternad Strong Allee Effect Synaptic Plasticity Rule in an Unsupervised Learning Environment Eddy Kwessi From Pavlov Conditioning to Hebb Learning Adriano Barra, Elena Agliari, Miriam Aquaro, Alberto Fachechi, and Chiara Marullo Echo Enhanced Embodied Visual Navigation Yinfeng Yu, Lele Cao, Fuchun Sun, Chao Yang, Huicheng Lai, and Wenbing Huang Classification From Positive and Biased Negative Data With Skewed Labeled Posterior Probability Hidetoshi Matsui, Shotaro Watanabe ----- ON-LINE -- http://www.mitpressjournals.org/neco MIT Press Journals, One Rogers Street, Cambridge, MA 02142-1209 Tel: (617) 253-2889 FAX: (617) 577-1545 journals-cs(a)mit.edu -----

May 9, 2023

Job Opening: Full time Research Assistant in cognitive & systems neuroscience

by Theresa Desrochers

The Desrochers Lab (Brown University, Providence, RI, USA) is looking for a full-time Research Assistant. The goal of the lab is to understand the neural bases of cognitive and behavioral sequences through research that integrates human and animal experimental models. Tasks for this position will mostly focus on a single project in the lab, and could be a great opportunity for a post-bac looking for a project doing cognitive & systems neuroscience. Detailed description and application here: https://brown.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/staff-careers-brown/job/Sidney-E-… ~Theresa -- Theresa M. Desrochers, Ph.D. Rosenberg Assistant Professor of Brain Science Department of Neuroscience Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (courtesy) Carney Institute for Brain Science Brown University http://neuroscience.brown.edu/desrochers

May 9, 2023

Lecture notes: "The Shallow and the Deep"

by Michael Biehl

Dear All. A slightly extended, revised and prettified version of my lecture notes "*The shallow and the deep - a biased introduction to neural networks* * and old school machine learning*" can be downloaded at https://hdl.handle.net/11370/e08667bd-2e84-4956-b9d3-45b9e957634d This pre-publication version is freely available for non-commercial use and teaching purposes. The copyright remains with the author. --------------------------------------------------- Dr. Michael Biehl Bernoulli Institute for Mathematics, Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence P.O. Box 407, 9700 AK Groningen, NL https://www.cs.rug.nl/~biehl

May 8, 2023

Virtual CA2 Symposium - May 19th

by Tristan Stöber

Dear friends and colleagues, get ready to discuss the latest CA2 insights with us! Serena Dudek and I are thrilled to invite you to a virtual symposium on May 19th, celebrating the Hippocampus Special Issue on CA2! It's FREE of charge. For more info and registration, check out the link below [1]. Talks by Zafar Bashir, Michael Bienkowski, Liset M. de la Prida, Emma Diethorn (Gould lab), Serena M. Dudek, Ute Häussler, Hongshen He (McHugh lab), Ricardo Insausti, Eude Lepicard (Piskorowski/Chevalyre lab), Maud Muller (Piskorowski/Chevalyre lab), Katy Pannoni (Farris lab), Radha Raghuraman (Sajikumar lab) and me. With Georgia Alexander, Shannon Farris and Azahara Oliva as chairs. Looking forward to see you all there. Please spread the word. Best, Tristan Stöber [1] https://shorturl.at/CUX07

May 8, 2023

NEST Conference 2023 — Abstract Submission Deadline Extended to 21 May

by Hans Ekkehard Plesser

Dear all, The abstract submission deadline for the NEST Conference 2023 has been extended to 21 May. We are looking forward to your contributions! The NEST Conference provides an opportunity for the NEST Community to meet, exchange success stories, swap advice, learn about current developments in and around NEST spiking network simulation and its application. This year's conference will again take place as a virtual conference on Thursday/Friday 15/16 June 2023. We are inviting contributions to the conference, including talks, "posters" and workshops on specific topics. For more information on how to submit your contribution, register and participate, please visit the conference website https://nest-simulator.org/conference Important dates 21 May 2023 — Deadline for submission of contributions 26 May 2023 — Notification of acceptance 5 June 2023 — Registration deadline 15 June 2023 — NEST Conference 2023 starts We are looking forward to seeing you all in June! Hans Ekkehard Plesser and the conference organizing committee -- Prof. Dr. Hans Ekkehard Plesser Head, Department of Data Science Faculty of Science and Technology Norwegian University of Life Sciences PO Box 5003, 1432 Aas, Norway Phone +47 6723 1560 Email hans.ekkehard.plesser(a)nmbu.no<mailto:hans.ekkehard.plesser@nmbu.no> Home http://arken.nmbu.no/~plesser

May 5, 2023

CALL FOR PAPERS, Deadline May 26; CogFeel Workshop at ALIFE 2023

by Jie Mei

- Venue: ALIFE 2023, Sapporo, Japan - Date: July 25th, 2023 - Title: Cognitive feelings: Towards multi-disciplinary approaches for realizing artificial systems with cognitive capacities - Website: https://sites.google.com/view/cogfeel-alife-2023/ - Workshop organizers: - Jie Mei, International Research Center for Neurointelligence, The University of Tokyo - Hiroki Kojima, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry and The University of Tokyo - Yuichi Yamashita, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry - Yukie Nagai, International Research Center for Neurointelligence, The University of Tokyo *Apologies for cross-posting* Dear colleagues, In recent years, an increasing number of cross-disciplinary approaches have been proposed to deepen our understanding of living systems and their interactive, evolutionary, and adaptive aspects. However, we have not fully achieved the emergence of intelligence and mind in artificial systems. To facilitate discussions on how cognitive capacities of artificial living systems could be improved and potentially propose a framework for exploring the origin, emergence and evolution of perception and emotions, we are organizing a workshop (CogFeel @ ALIFE 2023: https://sites.google.com/view/cogfeel-alife-2023) in conjunction with the 2023 Conference on Artificial Life (ALIFE 2023). We reinforce the role of cognitive feelings (i.e., feelings about one’s mental processes, encompassing senses of knowing, confidence, reality, and fluency, etc.) as an integrated component contributing to developmental individuality and diversity. We also recognize the difficulty in implementing (subjective) feelings in artificial systems which requires the differentiation whether these systems possess feelings or just behave as so. For a comprehensive perspective on how individual- and population-level diversity in cognitive and behavioral capacities emerges, in this workshop, we encourage discussions on methods and findings in disciplines including but not limited to: - Robotics, - Computational and behavioral neuroscience, - Psychology, - Virtual/augmented reality, and - Artificial intelligence, etc. We welcome submissions on topics within the fields of (neuro)robotics, computational and behavioral neuroscience, psychology, virtual/augmented reality, and artificial intelligence. We also encourage contributions from other relevant disciplines. Submissions should be in the form of extended abstracts (maximum 2 pages) or research articles (maximum 8 pages). We are planning to organize a special issue in partnership with a top academic journal where extended versions of selected contributions will be published. Deadline: May 26, 2023. Please submit your contribution to cogfeelalife2023(a)gmail.com. Regards, Jie Mei

May 5, 2023

PhD Studentship in Computational Neuroscience and Neurostimulation

by Volker Steuber

PhD Studentship in the Centre for Future Societies Research at the University of Hertfordshire Application Deadline 19 May 2023 Bursary of a minimum of £17,668 per annum, including a full tuition fee waiver for three years. https://www.herts.ac.uk/.../centre.../phd-studentships-2023<https://www.herts.ac.uk/research/centres/centre-for-future-societies-resear…> [https://www.herts.ac.uk/__data/assets/image/0019/257320/uherts_40436287737.…]<https://www.herts.ac.uk/research/centres/centre-for-future-societies-resear…> PhD Studentships 2023<https://www.herts.ac.uk/research/centres/centre-for-future-societies-resear…> University of Hertfordshire www.herts.ac.uk Project title: Low-cost, accessible neurostimulation, experiments and simulations Supervisors: Dr Nada Yousif, Professor Volker Steuber Originality: The proposed project would for the first time combine experimental cerebellar stimulation and computational modelling, to show the feasibility of low-cost, accessible non-invasive neurostimulation for treating movement disorders. Significance: The cerebellum is a critical structure for movement. We have previously shown that it is central in controlling pathological activity in epilepsy (Kros et al., Annals of Neurology 2015) and essential tremor (Yousif et al., PloS Comput Biol, 2017). Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been used for decades to treat tremor (Benabid et al, 1998) and more recently epilepsy (Zangiabadi et al., Frontiers Neurology, 2019). However, DBS is a highly invasive surgical technique targeting the thalamus, a structure inaccessible by non-invasive neurostimulation. Rigour: The project would involve, 1) a detailed biophysical computational model of the cerebellum, based on our previous work, but extended to involve connected structures such as the thalamus; 2) experiments with human participants involving non-invasive electrical stimulation of the cerebellum during normal movement tasks to inform, validate and test the model. Together, this will lead to theoretically based, novel stimulation paradigms for a closed-loop system. Potential Contribution to Knowledge: We propose that cerebellar stimulation could provide a method of replacing DBS and inhibiting pathological brain activity, and that a model based closed-loop system would provide an optimal approach. Volker Steuber Professor of Computational Neuroscience Biocomputation Research Group School of Physics, Engineering and Computer Science University of Hertfordshire College Lane, Hatfield, AL10 9AB, UK biocomputation.herts.ac.uk<http://biocomputation.herts.ac.uk>

May 5, 2023

DEADLINE EXTENDED (May15th): Call for contribution and registration to the Systems Vision Science Symposium: Aug. 22-24, 2023, in Tuebingen, Germany

by Pavlovic, Maria

Systems Vision Science Symposium Aug. 22-24, 2023 in Tübingen, Germany -------------------------------- DEADLINE EXTENDED! SUBMIT CONTRIBUTIONS UNTIL MAY 15, 2023! We have extended the deadline to submit poster contributions to the Systems Vision Science Symposium to May 15, 2023! You have also the chance to register without contribution registration without contribution to the symposium will be open until capacity or deadline for organization is reached! Our symposium takes place at the end of our Systems Vision Science summer school Aug. 14-24, 2023. Presentation topics by the invited speakers will be ® Topics in Systems Vision Science ® The power of two: New perspectives on binocular vision ® Central versus peripheral vision We are pleased to announce our symposium's keynote speaker: Marty Sereno. The keynote speech will be on August 22, 2023 Invited speakers of the Systems Vision Science Summer School and Symposium include: Assaf Breska, Peter Dayan, Andrea van Doorn, Wolfgang Einhäuser-Treyer, Karl Gegenfurtner, Ziad Hafed, Tadashi Isa, Jan Koenderink, Kristine Krug, Hanspeter Mallot, Laurence Maloney, Pascal Mamassian, Antje Nuthmann, Daniel Osorio, Andrew Parker, Jenny Read, Alexander Schütz, Manuel Spitschan, Kristina Visscher, Li Zhaoping. -------------------------------- We invite you to submit contributions in form of posters to the symposium on all topics in Systems Vision Science, which combines computational, behavioral, and neuroscience methods to discover functions and algorithms for vision in various brain regions and their implementations in neural circuits. To maximize exchanges during the symposium, each poster will be displayed throughout the symposium, which includes five poster sessions (two daytime sessions and three evening sessions), in a venue next to the lecture hall and coffee breaks to give enough time for discussions, networking and knowledge exchange. To contribute, please fill out our registration form including an abstract, which can be found here: https://summerschool.lizhaoping.org/contributions-for-symposium/ -------------------------------- This years venue capacity is 100, including invited speakers and summer school participants. Information about our summer school, which takes place just before the Systems Vision Science Symposium, can be found here: https://summerschool.lizhaoping.org/ Please direct inquiries to svs.summerschool(a)tue.mpg.de <mailto:svs.summerschool@tue.mpg.de> -------------------------------- Organizing team: Li Zhaoping Ulf Lüder Maria Pavlovic Junhao Liang Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics University of Tuebingen <http://www.lizhaoping.org> www.lizhaoping.org

May 3, 2023

NeuroBridges 2023

by Ahmed El Hady

Dear colleagues, The great tradition of NeuroBridges continues. NeuroBridges 2023 is just across the corner and the deadline for applications is May 15, 2023. Please feel free to forward the call for applications ( below) to your departments and prospective students . If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out. Thank you for your support, Ahmed Elhady *NeuroBridges 2023* *A Mediterranean, Middle Eastern Summer School in Neuroscience* *Deadline to apply: May 15, 2023* *NeuroBridges 2023* is a summer school which will take place between *September 3 and September 14, 2023* in Le Centre de Conferences Internationales de Cluny, France (CCIC). The school will provide an overview of theoretical and experimental frameworks used to study a variety of *decision making* processes. It will cover different model systems from rodents to humans and a plethora of decision making mechanisms. Another objective of Neurobridges is to bring together *Mediterranean and Middle Eastern scientists*, in order to promote scientific cooperation between young researchers from these countries. The organizers of NeuroBridges are convinced that such scientific collaborations can lead to personal relations, which eventually may alleviate the political distress in the Middle East. The school is intended for graduate students and postdocs, primarily, but not only, from the Middle East and the Mediterranean region, either working in their home countries or abroad. Applicants should have some background in related fields in neuroscience or cognitive psychology. *All costs of registration and accommodation will be covered by the organizers. A limited number of travel grants will be also be available*. *NeuroBridges 2023 Faculty:* Alaa Ahmed (U. Colorado), Carlos Brody (Princeton), Iain Couzin (MPI), Roozbeh Kiani (NYU), Carole Levenes (CNRS), Drazen Prelec (MIT), Rava Azeredo da Silveira (IOB and CNRS) and Yoram Yovell (Hadassah Hebrew U. Medical Center). *NeuroBridges* is co-organized by Ahmed El Hady (MPI, Konstanz, Germany), Yonatan Loewenstein (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) and David Hansel (CNRS, Paris, France). ** *NeuroBridges 2023* is supported by the Simons Foundation, the CNRS and ELSC, and is in partnership with VVTNS (https://www.wwtns.online/) For more information and application, visit our website: https://neurobridges.net/neurobridges2023.html *Contact us:* neurobridges2023(a)gmail.com

May 3, 2023

CfP: Deadline extended to May 15: Brain Informatics in Hoboken, NJ

by Feng Liu

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CALL FOR PAPERS The 16th International Conference on Brain Informatics (BI'23) August 1 - 3, 2023 Hoboken & New York – USA The key theme: Brain Science meets Artificial Intelligence Conference homepage: wi-consortium.org/conferences/bi2023/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ *** IMPORTANT DATES *** - 15 May 2023: Full Paper Submission Deadline - 20 May 2023: Workshop Proposal Submission Deadline - 01 Jun 2023: Abstract Submission Deadline *** Confirmed Keynote Speakers *** - Professor Emery N. Brown Member of the National Academy of Sciences Member of the National Academy of Engineering Member of the National Academy of Medicine MIT, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA - Professor Bin He Fellow of International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE) Fellow of American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) Fellow of Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), and IEEE Member of the National Academy of Inventors Carnegie Mellon University, USA - Professor John Ngai Director of NIH BRAIN Initiative NIH BRAIN Initiative, USA - Professor Helen Mayberg Member of the National Academy of Sciences Member of the National Academy of Medicine Member of the National Academy of Inventors Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Mount Sinai Medical Center, USA - Professor Vinod Goel Author of monographs: “Sketches of thought” and “Reason and Less: Pursuing Food, Sex, and Politics” York University, Canada - Professor Amy Kuceyeski Director of Computational Connectomics (CoCo) at Weill Cornell Medicine Cornell University, USA - Dr. Grace Hwang Director, NINDS, NIH *** Local information *** *The location of the BI2023 in the beautiful campus of Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, located on the west bank of Hudson River overlooking Manhattan. Stevens is close to a group of finest universities such as Princeton University (1.5 hours drive), Columbia University (25 min drive), New York University (20 min drive) and Yale University (1h 40 min drive). *Convenient transportation: (1) Nearby there are three major airports: Newark, JFK, and LaGuardia with direct flights to all major cities in the world. (2) 15 minutes to Time Square by bus. *An economic accommodation option: $100 dorm room option is available in the newly completed University Complex Center Building with a view of Manhattan (limited spaces) ***About the conference*** The International Conference on Brain Informatics (BI) series has established itself as the world's premier research conference on Brain Informatics, which is an emerging interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research field that combines the efforts of Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to explore the main problems that lie in the interplay between human brain studies and informatics research. The 16th International Conference on Brain Informatics (BI'23) provides a premier international forum to bring together researchers and practitioners from diverse fields for presentation of original research results, as well as exchange and dissemination of innovative and practical development experiences on Brain Informatics research, brain-inspired technologies and brain/mental health applications. *** Topics and Areas *** The key theme of the conference is "Brain Science meets Artificial Intelligence". The BI'23 solicits high-quality original research and application papers (full paper and abstract presentation submissions). Relevant topics include but are not limited to: Track 1: Cognitive and Computational Foundations of Brain Science Track 2: Human Information Processing Systems Track 3: Brain Big Data Analytics, Curation and Management Track 4: Informatics Paradigms for Brain and Mental Health Research Track 5: Brain-Machine Intelligence and Brain-Inspired Computing ***Journal Opportunities*** High quality BI conference papers may be nominated to submit an extended version for a fast track review and publication at the Brain Informatics Journal (https://braininformatics.springeropen.com/) an international, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary Open Access journal published by Springer Nature. Real-time Journal's Impact Factor: 8.5. *** Paper Submission and Publications *** Submission link: http://wi-consortium.org/conferences/bi2023/paper%20submissions%20and%20pub… 9-12 pages are encouraged for the regular papers including figures and references in Springer LNCS Proceedings format ( https://www.springer.com/us/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…) Overlength pages will be charged 200$ per page. All papers will be peer-reviewed and accepted based on originality, significance of contribution, technical merit, and presentation quality. All papers accepted (and all workshop & special sessions' full length papers) will be published by Springer as a volume of the Springer-Nature LNAI Brain Informatics Book Series ( https://link.springer.com/conference/brain) Abstract Presentation Submission: Submission link: http://wi-consortium.org/conferences/bi2023/paper%20submissions%20and%20pub… Research abstracts are encouraged and will be accepted for presentations in an oral presentation format and/or poster presentation format. Each abstract submission should include the title of the paper and an abstract body within 1500 words. Note: The abstract will not be included in the conference proceedings to be published by Springer. Special Issues & Books: Workshop organizers can be invited to contribute a book publication in the Springer-Nature Brain Informatics & Health Book Series ( https://www.springer.com/series/15148) or a special issue at the Brain Informatics Journal. *** Workshop & Special Sessions *** Proposal Submissions: BI'23 will be hosting a series of workshops and special sessions featuring topics relevant to the brain informatics community on the latest research and industry applications. Papers & Presentations: A workshop/special session typically takes a half day (or full day) and includes a mix of regular and invited presentations including regular papers, abstracts, invited papers as well as invited presentations. The paper and abstract submissions to workshops/special sessions will follow the same format as the BI conference papers and abstracts. Proposal Guidelines: Each proposal should include: 1) workshop/special session title; 2) length of the workshop (half/full day); 3) names, main contact, and a short bio of the workshop organizers; 4) brief description of the workshop scope and timeline; 5) prior history of the workshop (if any); 6) potential program committee members and invited speakers; 7) any other relevant information. *** IMPORTANT DATES *** * 15 May 2023: Full paper submission deadline * 20 May 2023: Workshop proposal deadline * 1 Jun 2023: Abstract presentation submission deadline * 3 Jun 2023: Final paper and abstract acceptance notification * 20 Jun 2023: Accepted paper and abstract registration deadline * 1-3 Aug 2023: The Brain Informatics Conference

May 2, 2023

Last week to apply for Neuromatch Academy courses 2023!

by Alberto Antonietti

Dear colleagues, 📣 Last Chance to Apply for Neuromatch Academy 2023! The deadline for applications was extended, but all applications close the next Monday, May 8th! We are especially looking for expert Teaching Assistants (TAs) for project and lead TAs roles! Duties are described here: https://academy.neuromatch.io/roles Benefits of joining as a TA include: * Opportunity to develop teaching, problem-solving, and communication skills * Formal TA training * Paid position School dates: July 10th - July 28th, 2023. Apply here to become student or teaching assistant: https://academy.neuromatch.io *NMA - Computational Neuroscience* Flagship course covering contemporary computational neuroscience modeling and analysis techniques. Content: https://compneuro.neuromatch.io *NMA - Deep Learning* In-depth advanced materials, ideal for graduate students and postdocs wishing to add computational techniques to their neuroscience research, or for individuals looking to dive into the Deep Learning world. Content: https://deeplearning.neuromatch.io *CMA - Computational Tools for Climate Science (17-28th July)* The newest course, a wide-reaching, inclusive and approachable program aimed to introduce computational methods for climate science. Check out the CMA website: https://academy.climatematch.io Access the *Application Portal* and apply before the *deadline (May 8th)* ! Apply here to become student or teaching assistant: https://academy.neuromatch.io *What is Neuromatch Academy?* Neuromatch Academy (NMA) teaches computational techniques crucial for success in academia and industry. It serves thousands of students each year with hundreds of teaching assistants (TA). Students learn by solving problems in small groups and by running group projects; they learn in many languages in an incredibly supportive environment. *What’s in a course?* Our courses are intensive 3-week programs involving hands-on tutorials developed by experts in the field. Accepted students are placed into TA-led pods (groups) using the Neuromatch algorithm, which matches students with common interests who are in the same timezone and their preferred language for instruction. Students also receive personalized support as they work through hands-on tutorials and collaborate on course projects. [Please note that course participation requires active attendance and attention of the students for 3 weeks.] *Why should you apply to NMA?* This program provides a dynamic learning experience that fuses neuroscience and computational techniques. Collaborate with a global community of experts and peers, hone your problem-solving skills, and build a supportive network that celebrates inclusivity and accessibility in science education. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to advance your knowledge and skills. Apply to unlock your potential and propel your career forward! *What does it cost?* Neuromatch Academy’s mission is to make education affordable to everybody, no matter their financial background. We do this by pricing our courses significantly lower than other summer schools, adjusting for national economic factors, and allowing students to pay what they can when those adjustments are insufficient. Please see the website https://academy.neuromatch.io for additional information and volunteer opportunities! Warm Regards, Neuromatch Academy team -- Alberto Antonietti, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Nearlab - NeuroEngineering And medical Robotics Laboratory Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering Politecnico di Milano http://www.nearlab.polimi.it/

May 1, 2023

NeuroBridges 2023 Deadline approaching

by Ahmed El Hady

*NeuroBridges 2023* *A Mediterranean, Middle Eastern Summer School in Neuroscience* *Deadline to apply: May 15, 2023* *NeuroBridges 2023* is a summer school which will take place between *September 3 and September 14, 2023* in Le Centre de Conferences Internationales de Cluny, France (CCIC). The school will provide an overview of theoretical and experimental frameworks used to study a variety of *decision making* processes. It will cover different model systems from rodents to humans and a plethora of decision making mechanisms. Another objective of Neurobridges is to bring together *Mediterranean and Middle Eastern scientists*, in order to promote scientific cooperation between young researchers from these countries. The organizers of NeuroBridges are convinced that such scientific collaborations can lead to personal relations, which eventually may alleviate the political distress in the Middle East. The school is intended for graduate students and postdocs, primarily, but not only, from the Middle East and the Mediterranean region, either working in their home countries or abroad. Applicants should have some background in related fields in neuroscience or cognitive psychology. *All costs of registration and accommodation will be covered by the organizers. A limited number of travel grants will be also be available*. *NeuroBridges 2023 Faculty:* Alaa Ahmed (U. Colorado), Carlos Brody (Princeton), Iain Couzin (MPI), Roozbeh Kiani (NYU), Carole Levenes (CNRS), Drazen Prelec (MIT), Rava Azeredo da Silveira (IOB and CNRS) and Yoram Yovell (Hadassah Hebrew U. Medical Center). *NeuroBridges* is co-organized by Ahmed El Hady (MPI, Konstanz, Germany), Yonatan Loewenstein (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) and David Hansel (CNRS, Paris, France). ** *NeuroBridges 2023* is supported by the Simons Foundation, the CNRS and ELSC, and is in partnership with VVTNS (https://www.wwtns.online/) For more information and application, visit our website: https://neurobridges.net/neurobridges2023.html *Contact us:* neurobridges2023(a)gmail.com

May 1, 2023

PhD position on dynamic RSA, CIMeC, Uni Trento, Italy

by Moritz Wurm

Dear all, We are seeking for a highly motivated PhD student to join the Action Recognition and Concepts Group <https://www.cimec.unitn.it/en/929/action-recognition-and-concepts-group> at CIMeC (Center for Mind/Brain Sciences), University of Trento, Italy. The research project will focus on a MEG-based dynamic extension to representational similarity analysis (dynamic RSA <https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.09.02.506366>) that we have recently developed in our lab to investigate predictive representations of temporally extended unfolding events. The successful candidate should have a background in cognitive neuroscience (preferably M/EEG or fMRI, MVPA/RSA) and strong programming skills (preferably Matlab). Deadline to apply is May 31. Please get in touch with me (moritz.wurm(a)unitn.it <mailto:moritz.wurm@unitn.it>) as soon as possible if you are interested or have questions. Find more information on CIMeC’s doctoral program here <https://www.unitn.it/drcimec/>. All the best, Moritz Wurm -- Moritz Wurm, PhD Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (CIMeC), University of Trento Corso Bettini 31, 38068 Rovereto (TN), Italy moritz.wurm(a)unitn.it +39 0461-28 8632 https://sites.google.com/site/moritzfwurm

April 28, 2023

Assistant Professor position at Maastricht University

by Jolivet, Renaud (MACSBIO)

My department - Systems Biology at Maastricht University - has an opening for an Assistant Professor in Plant Systems, Computational or Synthetic Biology (https://www.academictransfer.com/en/327187/assistant-professor-plant-system…) This is part of a cluster hire for a new centre and the search is broad. We are particularly interested by people who develop computational methods that can be applied to plants, but also to humans and animals, and we would be particularly interested by a candidate developing methods useful in neuroscience. Please contact me directly if interested. — Prof. Renaud B. Jolivet Chair of Neural Engineering and Computation Maastricht University ERA Forum Stakeholder Representative, European Commission Chair of the Science and Technology Committee, EBRAINS Member of the Board of Directors, Organization for Computational Neurosciences 2023 Neurotech Fellow, Foresight Institute User Team Leader, ISOLDE, CERN +41798302129 (mobile) ‭+31433881741 (office)‬ r.jolivet(a)maastrichtuniversity.nl<mailto:renaud.jolivet@unige.ch> twitter.com/RenaudJolivet<https://twitter.com/RenaudJolivet>

April 28, 2023

PhD Position in Computational Neuroscience, NI group @ Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

by Klaus Obermayer

*Neural Information Processing Group @ Technische Universität Berlin* *PhD Position in Computational Neuroscience (salary level TV-L E13 100%)* *Modelling Neural Dynamics and the Effects of Transcranial Electrical Stimulation* *Faculty IV - Institute of Software Engineering and Theoretical Computer Science / Neural Information Processing Group* *Reference number: *IV-215/23 (starting at the earliest possible date / for 5 years) *Working field: *Participation in the projects of the our research group in the field of computational neuroscience on modelling neural dynamics and the effects of transcranial electrical stimulation; collaboration with theoretical and experimental / clinical research groups of the Collaborative Research Center 1315 „Mechanisms and Disturbances of Memory Consolidation" (https://www.sfb1315.de/, cf. project B03) and the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin (https://www.bccn-berlin.de/) assistance in the maintenance of the computer infrastructure of the research group; teaching tutorials for introductory courses in programming and algorithms & architectures for non-CS students. For information about our research group see https://www.tu.berlin/en/ni. *Requirements: *Successfully completed university degree (Master, Diplom, or equivalent) in Computational Neuroscience, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related fields; in-depth knowledge in dynamical systems, very good command of the German and English languages, the ability to teach in both German and English is required; very good programming skills and competences in the operating system UNIX; experience in modelling neural systems, teaching experience, and experience in server administration (UNIX) are desirable. Please send your application with the usual documents exclusively by e-mail to Prof. Dr. Klaus Obermayer at *klaus.obermayer(a)tu-berlin.de*, quoting the *reference number*. *Closing date* for applications for full consideration 12/05/23. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

April 26, 2023

PhD position Radboud University Donders Institute

by peter.delooff＠ru.nl

Dear list, Apologies for any cross postings, but we have a PhD position available from a collaboration between the Donders Institute, RadboudUMC and Tilburg University that might be of interest to you. For additional information, please visit: https://werkenbijfivoor.nl/vacatures/details/phd-student-in-digital-phenoty… PhD Student in Digital Phenotyping and implementation with wearables in Forensic Psychiatry We are seeking a highly motivated PhD student to join our interdisciplinary team of researchers in the field of forensic psychiatry and digital phenotyping. The successful candidate will work with the team on developing several stress, sleep, and physical activity algorithms based on data from the Healthy Brain Study (HBS). The HBS is a prospective longitudinal cohort study that utilizes careful digital phenotyping in 1000 healthy participants. HBS combines bio-sampling, neuro-imaging and ecological momentary assessments to carefully assess several physiological, cognitive, affective and behavioural outcomes in both the laboratory and in real life with wearables. The PhD student will work on integrating these algorithms in an existing open source application for wearables in collaboration with patients and staff members from Forensic Psychiatry that will provide tailored, personalized insights and can be implemented in treatment settings. The PhD student will also carefully design several single case experiments to assess the efficacy and value of the open source application in (forensic) psychiatric treatment. This project is a collaboration between Donders Institute Radboud, Tilburg University, Fivoor, and de Borg and will be embedded in the infrastructure of the Donders Institute, providing a unique and stimulating learning environment for young researchers, including a high-profile graduate school and in-house methodological expert courses. All the best,

April 26, 2023

Announcement of EITN Fall school in Computational Neuroscience

by DESTEXHE Alain

Hi All, In the name of the organizers, I'd like to announce the next edition of the EITN Fall School in Computational Neuroscience, in Paris in September 20-29, 2023. This school is intended for PhD students (although we do accept postdocs or Master students occasionally), and is structured in 4 scales of modeling: cellular, network, populations and whole-brain models. Each scale is associated with courses and tutorials on simulation tools such as Neuron, NEST, BRIAN, TVB, etc. The students form 4 groups to work on a modeling project, with the help of tutors. The course ends with the student presentations of the results obtained. This 10-day intensive course selects students on the basis of their excellence and need to follow this training. Students interested should send CV and a motivation letter to eitn(a)services.cnrs.fr (deadline end of June 2023). More details can be found at https://eitn.cnrs.fr/events/eitn-fall-school-2023 Thanks and see (some of) you soon, Alain --------------- EITN Fall School in Computational Neuroscience 2023 Paris, 20-29 September 2023 The EITN Fall School in Computational Neuroscience consists of a 10-day course in theoretical and computational neuroscience, from cellular to whole-brain levels. The course is structured in thematic days with lectures, tutorials, and project work.The course is typically aimed for PhD students, young postdocs, or master students interested to learn more about techniques of computational neuroscience, and the use of various simulation environments for model building. The students will form thematic groups to work on predefined subjects, with the help of tutors.The course will cover cellular models, models of brain signals, circuit models and networks, mean-field models, and whole-brain models. There will be lectures and tutorials associated to these topics. Organizers: Sacha Van Albada (Julich), Albert Gidon (U Berlin), Hermann Cuntz (Ernst Strüngmann Institute, Frankfurt), Alain Destexhe (CNRS), Matteo di Volo (University Lyon 1), Spase Petkoski (Aix-Marseille Univ.), Gorka Zamora-Lopez (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) Why join? 10 days of intensive training in computational neuroscience provided by researchers from all over Europe. A complete program: • Cellular models, and models of brain signals • Circuit models and networks • Mean-field models • Whole-brain models Hands-on learning schedule based on: • Morning classes and tutorials • Group projects in the afternoon • Free time in the evenings to visit Paris How to apply? This training has a limited capacity of 20 students, therefore a selection will be performed by a scientific organizing committee. Applications are open until 30 June 2023. Send your application by email at eitn(a)services.cnrs.fr<mailto:eitn@services.cnrs.fr> → You will receive a confirmation your application has be received within 5 working days (or on the day application period closes (whichever comes the soonest). If not, please consider a technical issue and submit your application again. Contact eitn(a)services.cnrs.fr<mailto:eitn@services.cnrs.fr> for any question or assistance. Selection criteria include: • Working or studying in neuroscience or related • Experience in python programming would help • Priority is given to PhD students as the primary target of this training, although Master students and post-docs are welcome to apply as well Practical information: If selected, registration fee to attend the training is 400€ If selected, you will need to bring your own laptop with a few pre-installed programs. The tuition fee includes lunch, coffee, access to conference facilities and internet connection during the course days (Sunday not included). Location : Institut Supérieur Clorivière, 119 Bd Diderot, 75012 Paris This training is design to be attended in-person in Paris. It will not be recorded nor accessible remotely. Download flyer.pdf<http://eitn.cnrs.fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Flyer.pdf> <http://eitn.cnrs.fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Flyer.pdf> Preliminary list of Faculty and Speakers: Jan Antolik Nicolas Brunel Hermann Cuntz Gustavo Deco Damien Depannemaecker Alain Destexhe Matteo di Volo Gaute Einevoll Albert Gidon Moritz Helias Viktor Jirsa Marja-Leena Linne Jorge Mejias Spase Petkoski Maria Sacha Marcel Stimberg Bartosz Telenczuk Federico Tesler Sacha Van Albada Romain Veltz Gorka Zamora-Lopez <https://eitn.cnrs.fr/events/eitn-fall-school-2023>

April 25, 2023

Last Call for nominations for the Valentin Braitenberg Award

by Alexander Lammers

Last Call for nominations for the Valentin Braitenberg Award ____________ Since 2012, the Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience awards the Valentin Braitenberg Award every two years, which honors outstanding scientific achievements in the field of computational neuroscience. Following Braitenberg’s scientific tradition, special attention is paid to theoretical studies that reveal the functional significance of brain structures and their neuronal network dynamics. The award ceremony Further information: https://bernstein-network.de/en/network/awards-and-initiatives/valentin-bra… We welcome nominations for the Valentin Braitenberg Award for Computational Neuroscience 2023 until April 30, 2023. The award will be presented at the Bernstein Conference 2023 in Berlin. _____________ Award criteria: The major criterion for the selection of the awardee is the impact of the recipient’s research on the neurosciences. In the spirit of Valentin Braitenberg’s research, special emphasis is given to theoretical studies elucidating the functional implications of brain structures and their neuronal network dynamics. The crucial work should preferentially have been carried out in a European institution. ________________ Nominations: Nominations may be submitted by scientists working in the field of Computational Neuroscience and should include the following documents: * One-page laudation, in which the scientific work of the candidate is honored with regard to the award’s criteria * CV and list of publications Please send the nomination documents via e-mail to Dr. Alexandra Stein, a.stein(a)fz-juelich.de<mailto:a.stein@fz-juelich.de>, (Head of Bernstein Coordination Site). _________________ Former award winners: * Eve Marder * Wulfram Gerstner * David Willshaw * Alexander Borst * Moshe Abeles Dr. Alexander Lammers Press and Public Relations Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience Bernstein Coordination Site Branch Office of the Forschungszentrum Jülich at the University of Freiburg Hansastr. 9a | 79104 Freiburg | Germany Phone: +49 761 203-96787 Mail: a.lammers(a)fz-juelich.de<mailto:a.lammers@fz-juelich.de> Web: www.bernstein-network.de<http://www.bernstein-network.de> LinkedIn: Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience Twitter: BernsteinNeuro Mastodon: BernsteinNetwork(a)mastodon.world<mailto:BernsteinNetwork@mastodon.world> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Stefan Müller Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Dr. Ir. Pieter Jansens, Prof. Dr. Astrid Lambrecht, Prof. Dr. Frauke Melchior ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

April 25, 2023

Multiple Openings for Post-Doc, Research Assistant and PhD student in Neuromorphic, In-memory computing IC design using SRAM/RRAM

by Prof. Arindam BASU

Multiple Openings for Post-Doc, Research Assistant and PhD student in Neuromorphic, In-memory computing IC design using SRAM/RRAM (application to LSTM/SNN for Keyword spotting) There are multiple openings for Post-doc, Research Assistant and PhD students for a new project on In-memory Computing in the group of Professor Arindam Basu, Department of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong. The focus of the project will be on in-memory computing implementations of neuromorphic algorithms for the application of LSTM/SNN for Keyword spotting using SRAM with extension to RRAM. In particular, novel In-memory ADC for nonlinear functions will be designed to push the state of the art. The candidate should have experience in doing analog/mixed-signal IC design with preference for experience in memory design. For Post-doctoral positions, experience with IC tapeout and measurement is a must. The maximum monthly salary allowance is HK$20,000 for research talents with a bachelor degree, HK$23,000 for those with a master degree, and HK$35,000(+10,000$ living allowance) for those with a doctoral degree. https://www.itf.gov.hk/en/funding-programmes/nurturing-talent/research-tale… Exceptional candidates can also be involved in other In-memory computing systems for the following applications: (1) Signal processing and compression in Brain-machine interfaces (2) Processing event-based video from Dynamic Vision Sensors in Autonomous driving. Candidates will get an opportunity to work on cutting-edge research with recent papers from the group published in top conferences like A-SSCC 2021, CICC 2022 and top journals like JSSC. Examples of recent work from our group in this direction: >> S. K. Bose, D. Singla and A. Basu, "A 51.3 TOPS/W, 134.4 GOPS In-memory Binary Image Filtering in 65nm CMOS" IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits (JSSC), 2021. >> S. K. Bose and A. Basu, "A 389 TOPS/W, always ON Region Proposal Integrated Circuit using In-Memory Computing in 65nm CMOS," IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits (JSSC), 2022. >> X. Zhang and A. Basu, "A 915-1220 TOPS/W, 976-1301 GOPS Hybrid In-Memory Computing Based Always-On Image Processing for Neuromorphic Vision Sensors" Journal of Solid-State Circuits (JSSC), vol. 58, no. 3, 2023. >> S. K. Bose and A. Basu, "A 389 TOPS/W, 1262fps at 1Meps Region Proposal Integrated Circuit for Neuromorphic Vision Sensors in 65nm CMOS" IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference (A-SSCC), Busan, South Korea, 2021. >> X. Zhang and A. Basu, "A 915-1220 TOPS/W Hybrid In-Memory Computing based Image Restoration and Region Proposal Integrated Circuit for Neuromorphic Vision Sensors in 65nm CMOS," IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), 2022. >> A. Basu, L. Deng, C. Frenkel and X. Zhang, "Spiking Neural Network Integrated Circuits: A Review of Trends and Future Directions," IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), 2022. Interested candidates should send their CV to arinbasu(a)cityu.edu.hk<mailto:arinbasu@cityu.edu.hk> with details about their academic record as well as IC design experience. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed. Applications are welcome year-round until the positions are filled. Thank you and look forward to working with you! Prof. Arindam Basu Department of EE City University of Hong Kong (More information about the PI and the lab can be found here: https://www.cityu.edu.hk/stfprofile/arinbasu.htm https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Ton5pYMAAAAJ&hl=en https://sites.google.com/view/brainsyslab/home ) Regards, Arindam Basu Professor, Dept. of EE, City University of Hong Kong, Associate Editor: IEEE Trans. BioCAS, IEEE Sensors, Frontiers in Neuroscience Disclaimer: This email (including any attachments) is for the use of the intended recipient only and may contain confidential information and/or copyright material. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and delete this email and all copies from your system. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, reproduction, copying, distribution, or other form of unauthorized dissemination of the contents is expressly prohibited.

April 23, 2023

Making the odorant world intelligible - How its semantics can be characterized

by Aurel A. Lazar

The paper listed below models for the first time the identity of an odorant object as semantic information and the onset/offset timing events as semantic timing. The Functional Logic of Odor Information Processing in the Drosophila Antennal Lobe Aurel A. Lazar, Tingkai Liu, Chung-Heng Yeh, PLoS Comput Biol 19(4): e1011043. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011043 <https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011043> Author summary A major challenge in the study of the Drosophila early olfactory sensory system is to determine how an odorant object (the smell of a rose) is reliably identified in the face of fluctuations of the concentration amplitude of the molecules within the odorant plume. More fundamentally, the question arises how semantic information, often associated with subjective perception, can be characterized. To address this challenge, we leveraged the unique combinatorial odorant code of Drosophila and presented a formal treatment of the identity of an odorant object as its semantic information (or semantics for short). Grounded in the physiology of the fly brain, we identified the functional roles played by Local Neurons in the fruit fly Antennal Lobe in the recovery of the semantics and the onset/offset timing information (or semantic timing). Our model of the Antennal Lobe circuit is built with a highly versatile canonical model of neural computation - the differential Divisive Normalization Processor. Aurel http://www.bionet.ee.columbia.edu <http://www.bionet.ee.columbia.edu/>

April 22, 2023

Last Call for Satellite Workshop Proposals, Bernstein Conference 2023 in Berlin

by Alexander Lammers

Last Call for Satellite Workshop Proposals, Bernstein Conference 2023 in Berlin +++ The Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience invites proposals for Satellite Workshops preceding the Bernstein Conference 2023 in Berlin. +++ ____ 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 renown conferences worldwide in this field, attracting students, postdocs and PIs from around the world to meet and discuss new scientific discoveries. www.bernstein-conference.de<http://www.bernstein-conference.de> ____ IMPORTANT DATES - Satellite Workshops: September 26 - 27, 2023 o Tuesday, Sep 26, 14:00 – 18:00 CEST o Wednesday, Sep 27, 8:30 – 12:30 CEST - Main Conference: September 27 – September 29, 2023 - Deadline for Satellite Workshop proposal submission: Wednesday, April 26 at 15:00 CEST, and will NOT be extended - Notification of workshop acceptance: planned in mid May 2023 Find further information here: https://bernstein-network.de/bernstein-conference/call-for-satellite-worksh… ____ FINANCIAL SUPPORT Workshop registration is free for all organizers and speakers of workshops. Workshop organizers will additionally receive a waiver for the main conference fee. From the accepted workshops up to ten workshops will be selected to receive financial support of up to 1500 € each. ____ For any further questions, please contact: bernstein.conference(a)fz-juelich.de<mailto:bernstein.conference@fz-juelich.de> -- Dr. Alexander Lammers Press and Public Relations Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience Bernstein Coordination Site Branch Office of the Forschungszentrum Jülich at the University of Freiburg Hansastr. 9a | 79104 Freiburg | Germany Phone: +49 761 203-96787 Mail: a.lammers(a)fz-juelich.de<mailto:a.lammers@fz-juelich.de> Web: www.bernstein-network.de<http://www.bernstein-network.de> LinkedIn: Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience Twitter: BernsteinNeuro Mastodon: BernsteinNetwork(a)mastodon.world<mailto:BernsteinNetwork@mastodon.world> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Stefan Müller Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Dr. Ir. Pieter Jansens, Prof. Dr. Astrid Lambrecht, Prof. Dr. Frauke Melchior ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

April 20, 2023

REMINDER: Call for contribution and registration to the Systems Vision Science Symposium: Aug. 22-24, 2023, in Tuebingen, Germany

by Pavlovic, Maria

Systems Vision Science Symposium Aug. 22-24, 2023 in Tübingen, Germany -------------------------------- REMINDER DEADLINE TO SUBMIT CONTRIBUTIONS APRIL 30, 2023! Our symposium takes place at the end of our Systems Vision Science summer school Aug. 14-24, 2023. Presentation topics by the invited speakers will be ® Topics in Systems Vision Science ® The power of two: New perspectives on binocular vision ® Central versus peripheral vision We are pleased to announce our symposium's keynote speaker: Marty Sereno. The keynote speech will be on August 22, 2023 Invited speakers of the Systems Vision Science Summer School and Symposium include: Assaf Breska, Peter Dayan, Andrea van Doorn, Wolfgang Einhäuser-Treyer, Karl Gegenfurtner, Ziad Hafed, Tadashi Isa, Jan Koenderink, Kristine Krug, Hanspeter Mallot, Laurence Maloney, Pascal Mamassian, Antje Nuthmann, Daniel Osorio, Andrew Parker, Jenny Read, Alexander Schütz, Manuel Spitschan, Kristina Visscher, Li Zhaoping. -------------------------------- We invite you to submit contributions in form of posters to the symposium on all topics in Systems Vision Science, which combines computational, behavioral, and neuroscience methods to discover functions and algorithms for vision in various brain regions and their implementations in neural circuits. To maximize exchanges during the symposium, each poster will be displayed throughout the symposium, which includes five poster sessions (two daytime sessions and three evening sessions), in a venue next to the lecture hall and coffee breaks to give enough time for discussions, networking and knowledge exchange. To contribute, please fill out our registration form including an abstract, which can be found here: <https://summerschool.lizhaoping.org/contributions-for-symposium/> https://summerschool.lizhaoping.org/contributions-for-symposium/ -------------------------------- Submissions of contributions are possible until April 30, 2023. Registration without contribution to the symposium will be open until capacity or deadline for organization is reached. This years venue capacity is 100, including invited speakers and summer school participants. Information about our summer school, which takes place just before the Systems Vision Science Symposium, can be found here: <https://summerschool.lizhaoping.org/> https://summerschool.lizhaoping.org/ Please direct inquiries to <mailto:svs.summerschool@tue.mpg.de> svs.summerschool(a)tue.mpg.de -------------------------------- Organizing team: Li Zhaoping Ulf Lüder Maria Pavlovic Junhao Liang Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics University of Tuebingen www.lizhaoping.org <http://www.lizhaoping.org>

April 20, 2023

Postdoc in cognitive computational neuroscience at Universitat Jaume I (Castelló, Spain)

by Raphael Samuel Matthew Kaplan

Dear Colleagues, The Decision and Memory group(decisionandmemory.org) at the Universitat Jaume I in Castelló de la Plana, Spain seeks a motivated postdoctoral scholar to study the influence of long-term memory processes on creativity and social cognition using computational cognitive science and cognitive neuroscience methods(neuroimaging, behavior, and computational models). The position is expected to last 2 years and involves applying social and semantic network models to data from novel online behavioral and fMRI paradigms. Competitive applicants will have a PhD in cognitive science, experimental psychology, mathematical psychology, computational neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, or a related field. Applicants are ideally looking to build innovative careers in academia or big data analysis in industry. Postdoc candidates that have recently completed (or will complete) their PhD are particularly encouraged to apply, where they will have ample opportunity to be sponsored for regional, national, and European independent research fellowships. Some experience programming in R or Python, designing psychology experiments, or developing computational models are required for this position. Experience or interest using semantic or social network analyses, behavioral models, computational neuroscience models, or fMRI methods is a plus. The position is expected to commence this autumn. To apply, interested candidates should directly contact the group director, Raphael Kaplan at kaplan(a)uji.es with a 1-2 paragraph cover/motivation letter, CV, and contact info for three references by May 22, 2023. Please feel free to direct any questions about the position to Dr. Kaplan. We would be grateful if you could circulate this position to any students or colleagues. Kind regards, Raphael Kaplan -- Raphael Kaplan, PhD CIDEGENT Principal Investigator Departament de Psicologia Bàsica, Clínica i Psicobiologia Universitat Jaume I kaplan(a)uji.es Ext: 7431 web: www.decisionandmemory.org

April 18, 2023

PhD in computational and systems neuroscience applied to Parkinson's Disease

by Pablo Jercog

The Neurobiology of Parkinson's Disease group from the Cajal Institute CSIC (Madrid) is seeking highly motivated Ph.D. candidates interested in developing a Doctoral Thesis in the field of Computational and Systems Neuroscience. The project will require the analyses of in-vivo electrophysiological, calcium imaging, and behavior recordings in mice models of Parkinson’s disease. The position requires: - MS degree in Biomedical Engineering, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Applied Math/Physics, or equivalent. - Good communication and organizational skills are highly desirable. An English language degree is necessary. - Analytical skills required to resolve problems that entail the use of basic scientific, mathematical, and technical principles are a plus. - Experience with using MATLAB or PYTHON for signal processing is essential . - High average grades from Graduate school and master's will be highly valued. Some related publications: - Espadas I, Ortiz O, García-Sanz P, Sanz-Magro A, Alberquilla S, Solis O, Delgado-García JM, Gruart A, Moratalla R. Dopamine D2R is Required for Hippocampal-dependent Memory and Plasticity at the CA3-CA1 Synapse. Cereb Cortex. 2021 31(4):2187-2204. - García-Sanz P, M F G Aerts J, Moratalla R. The Role of Cholesterol in α-Synuclein and Lewy Body Pathology in GBA1 Parkinson's Disease. Mov Disord. 2021, 36(5):1070-1085. - Suarez LM, Solis O, Sanz-Magro A, Alberquilla S, Moratalla R. Dopamine D1 Receptors Regulate Spines in Striatal Direct-Pathway and Indirect-Pathway Neurons. Mov Disord. 2020;35(10):1810-1821. - Keifman E, Ruiz de Diego I, Pafundo DE, Paz RM, Solís O, Murer MG, Moratalla R. Optostimulation of striatonigral terminals in substantia nigra induces dyskinesia that increases after L-DOPA in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease. Br J Pharmacol. 2019;176:2146-2161. The position is funded for 2 years with an extension based on the outcome starting immediately. Interested candidates, please send the CV to Dr. Rosario Moratalla (moratalla(a)cajal.csic.es) until the position is fulfilled. -- Pablo Jercog, Ph.D. Team Leader Instituto Cajal Avda. Doctor Arce, 37 Madrid, Madrid, 28002, Spain cell: +34 620562808 email: pjercog(a)gmail.com Lab webpage <https://sites.google.com/view/pablojercogteam/>

April 14, 2023

CARLsim Spiking Neural Network Simulator Feedback Requested

by Jeffrey L Krichmar

Dear Colleagues, CARLsim is an efficient, easy-to-use, GPU-accelerated library for simulating spiking neural network (SNN) models with a high degree of biological detail. Originating in 2009, CARLsim is now on its 6th major release. CARLsim supports CPU and GPU simulations ranging from small networks to networks with hundreds of thousands of neurons with millions of synaptic connections. It is supported on Linux, MacOS, and Windows. The software framework is open-source and freely available. More information can be found at: https://sites.socsci.uci.edu/~jkrichma/CARLsim/ This survey is intended for anyone who has used the CARLsim spiking neural network simulator, or who might like to use CARLsim in the future. It will help the CARLsim team develop future versions on the software framework. We appreciate your input and feedback. Please use this link to take our survey. https://forms.gle/GyVsuuey4mDB3bsB7 Thank you, Jeff Krichmar Department of Cognitive Sciences 2328 Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 92697-5100 jkrichma(a)uci.edu http://www.socsci.uci.edu/~jkrichma

April 14, 2023

Postdoc positions in cognitive neuroscience and computational psychiatry, University of Tuebingen, Germany

by Susan Fischer

**Apologies for cross-posting** Dear colleagues, We are looking to hire several new postdocs in the "Developmental Computational Psychiatry" lab and the newly established W3 professorship "Computational Psychiatry" led by Tobias Hauser at the University of Tübingen (Germany). The focus of the lab is to better understand the computational and neural mechanisms underlying decision making and learning, and how these processes go awry in patients with mental illnesses. The successful candidates will have the chance to work in a highly dynamic and inspiring environment and to collaborate closely with Prof Peter Dayan and the Max-Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics. Concretely, we are looking for the following candidates: * Postdoc with clinical psychiatry / psychotherapy background https://lmy.de/yEAwXNlt * Postdoc with computational modelling background https://lmy.de/IKvkBxgL * Postdocs with experimental & neuroimaging (MEG / MRI) background https://lmy.de/JRWXJVfI More information about the positions can be found here: https://devcompsy.org/join-the-lab/ Interested candidates are encouraged to reach out to Tobias Hauser directly to informally discuss the positions. ************************************************ Susan Fischer Coordinator Alexander von Humboldt Professorship Prof Peter Dayan & W3-Professorship ‘Computational Psychiatry’, Prof Tobias Hauser Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics & Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen & Universitätsklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie AI Research Building R 20-7/A21 Maria-von-Linden-Str. 6 72076 Tübingen Germany susan.fischer(a)tue.mpg.de ************************************************

April 13, 2023

Endowed professorship "AI-based Modeling in Neurology"

by Philipp Berens

Dear all, we are currently advertising an Endowed professorship "AI-based Modeling in Neurology" (https://www.academics.com/jobs/endowed-professor-w3-of-ai-based-modeling-in…) at the University of Tübingen. We are looking for candidates that perform innovative research on artificial intelligence (AI) methods for modelling the healthy and diseased brain from a translational and clinical perspective. This can include the development and use of brain simulations to better understand healthy brain function and the effects of neurological diseases (e.g. epilepsy, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's) and integrating simulations and clinical neurodata (e.g. functional MRI imaging, EEG, electrophysiology) with the help of machine learning. Tübingen offers a first-rate environment at the intersection of neuroscience and AI/ML research with the Excellence Cluster for Machine Learning in Science, the Tübingen AI Center, the Max Planck Institutes for Intelligent Systems and Biological Cybernetics, the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research and many other institutions! We are looking forward to your application by May 19th. Best Philipp -- Professor of Data Science, Director Hertie Institute for AI in Brain Health Medical Faculty of the University of Tübingen www.berenslab.org

April 13, 2023

CNS*2023 Call for Tutorials: Deadline Approaching on April 22, 2023

by De Pitta, Maurizio

Dear colleagues, The deadline to submit your proposal for a Tutorial at this year's CNS*2023 Meeting is approaching on April 22, 2023 (11:59 Eastern Standard Time). The CNS*2023 Meeting will take place in Leipzig, Germany, between July 15—19, 2023. Tutorials will be provided on the first day of the meeting (July 15). Please follow the online guidelines to write your proposal: https://www.cnsorg.org/cns-2023-call-for-tutorials All tutorials must be submitted to: tutorials(a)cnsorg.org Thank you for your consideration. Looking forward to seeing you in Leipzig. M ----- Maurizio DE PITTA CNS*2023 Tutorial Chair Principal Investigator Krembil Research Institute, 4KD-509 60 Leonard Ave, Toronto, ON M5T 0S8, CA +1.416.603.5800 ext. 3290 This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review or distribution by anyone other than the person for whom it was originally intended is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please contact the sender and delete all copies. Opinions, conclusions or other information contained in this e-mail may not be that of the organization. If you feel you have received an email from UHN of a commercial nature and would like to be removed from the sender's mailing list please do one of the following: (1) Follow any unsubscribe process the sender has included in their email (2) Where no unsubscribe process has been included, reply to the sender and type "unsubscribe" in the subject line. If you require additional information please go to our UHN Newsletters and Mailing Lists page. Please note that we are unable to automatically unsubscribe individuals from all UHN mailing lists. Patient Consent for Email: UHN patients may provide their consent to communicate with UHN about their care using email. All electronic communication carries some risk. Please visit the UHN website and search “Using email to Communicate with Your UHN Health Care Team” to learn about the risks of electronic communication and how to protect your privacy. You may withdraw your consent to receive emails from UHN at any time. Please contact your care provider, if you do not wish to receive emails from UHN.

April 13, 2023

Postdoc at Leiceseter University, UK

by Quian Quiroga, Rodrigo (Prof.)

We are looking for a postdoc to study single cell recordings in humans, performed in epileptic patients for curative surgery. The project will investigate concept cells (a.k.a. Jennifer Aniston neurons) – that means, neurons in the hippocampus and surrounding areas that selectively fire to specific concepts, like different pictures and the written or spoken name of a particular person (e.g. Quian Quiroga et al, Nature 2005; Quian Quiroga, Cell 2019), which are involved in declarative memory functions. For more details see: https://web.archive.org/web/20220108024112/https://www2.le.ac.uk/centres/cs…<https://web.archive.org/web/20220108024112/https:/www2.le.ac.uk/centres/csn…> The successful candidate will contribute to performing recordings with patients and the analysis / modelling of the data to investigate the role of these neurons in memory. The candidate should have very good quantitative skills (data processing and programing e.g. in Matlab) and a strong background or interest in neuroscience. Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Prof. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga (rqqg1(a)le.ac.uk) For more details and to apply, please use this link: https://jobs.le.ac.uk/vacancies/7756/research-associate.html The closing date for the applications is 5th May 2023. Best, Rodrigo Rodrigo Quian Quiroga Centre for Systems Neuroscience University of Leicester http://le.ac.uk/csn

April 12, 2023

Granada Seminar Announcement

by Prof. Dr. Joaquín J. Torres

17th Granada Seminar Announcement and Call for Participation Dear Colleague, You are cordially invited to participate in the 17th Granada Seminar, September 12-15th, 2023, on MACHINE LEARNING AND PHYSICS, Quantum, Classical and Applications. This Granada Seminar is organized by the Institute Carlos I for Theoretical and Computational Physics of the University of Granada. You may find updated information concerning submission of abstracts, grants, lodging, program, etc. at http://granadaseminar.com. Scheduled speakers already include: Ludovic Berthier (France), Juan P. Garrahan (UK), Hilbert J. Kappen (The Netherlands), Seth Lloyd (USA), Pankaj Mehta (USA), Tomaso Poggio (USA), Yuhai Tu (USA), K. Birgitta Whaley (USA). Cristina Masoller (Spain) ... Other talks will be invited from submitted abstracts. Hoping to meet you this September, Sincerely Yours, Pedro L. Garrido Institute Carlos I for Theoretical and Computational Physics University of Granada - 18071, Spain -- Prof. Dr. Joaquín J. Torres Department of Electromagnetism and Physics of the Matter. Institute "Carlos I" for Theoretical and Computational Physics. University of Granada. www.ugr.es/~jtorres

April 12, 2023

Postdoc in theoretical neuroscience at Bocconi University (Milan, Italy), only few more days to apply!

by Alessandro Sanzeni

Hi all, A fully-funded, three-year postdoctoral position in theoretical neuroscience is now available at Bocconi University's Department of Computing Sciences in Milan, Italy. The postdoctoral researcher will have the chance to explore various research topics, such as movement modulation of visual responses in mice, integrating connectomes in mechanistic models of brain functions, and building normative models of neural representations, among others. The research will utilize cutting-edge approaches from statistical physics, nonlinear dynamics, and machine learning, and will be informed by the latest electrophysiological and connectomic data. Prior experience with computational neuroscience is a plus, but it is not required. The postdoc will have the opportunity to become a part of the thriving neuroscience, machine learning, and computer science communities at Bocconi University. To learn more about these communities, please visit https://cs.unibocconi.eu/ and https://bidsa.unibocconi.eu/. The postdoc will be a member of the NSF-funded Accelnet consortium "International network for brain-inspired computation," facilitating international collaborations between a large network of computational neuroscience/AI labs. At Bocconi University, we are committed to fostering a diverse intellectual community and encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply for these positions. Applicants should apply via our on-line application system, which can be found at www.unibocconi.eu/post-doc<http://www.unibocconi.eu/post-doc>(Publication nr. 65633) by 23:59 of April 17th, 2023 (Italian time). If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at alessandro.sanzeni(a)unibocconi.it<mailto:alessandro.sanzeni@unibocconi.it> All the best, Alessandro Sanzeni

April 11, 2023

PhD Position in Neuroengineering

by Simone Hemm

The Institute for Medical Engineering and Medical Informatics at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland in Muttenz close to Basel is looking for applications for a PhD position in Neuroengineering in the filed of Deep Brain Stimulation The position is full-time (42h/week) and follows the salary level from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). The PhD position is part of a SNSF project and starts as soon as possible. The aim of the PhD is to develop a tool supporting neurosurgeons and neurologists in managing patients treated by deep brain stimulation. Candidates should be interested in deep brain stimulation, electric field simulations, image processing and stimulation atlas generation for Parkinson's Disease and other diseases. They should have a background in biomedical engineering, medical informatics, computer sciences or related fields. For more information about the position and the application procedure, please go to the official advertisement: https://apply.refline.ch/655298/3545/pub/1/index.html If you have any questions, please contact Prof. Simone Hemm via e-mail: simone.hemm(a)fhnw.ch<mailto:simone.hemm@fhnw.ch> Thank you for posting! Best regards ------------------------------------------------------------ University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland School of Life Sciences Institute for Medical Engineering and Medical Informatics Prof. Dr. Simone Hemm-Ode Office 05.W.29 Hofackerstrasse 30 CH-4132 Muttenz ------------------------------------------------------------ simone.hemm(a)fhnw.ch<mailto:simone.hemm@fhnw.ch> www.fhnw.ch/lifesciences<http://www.fhnw.ch/lifesciences> ------------------------------------------------------------

April 11, 2023

ICANN 2023 - Deadline Extension & Last Call for Papers

by Sebastian Otte

32nd International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks ICANN 2023 https://e-nns.org/icann2023 Dates: 26th to 29th of September 2023 ======================================================================= The International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks (ICANN) is the annual flagship conference of the European Neural Network Society (ENNS). In 2023 the School of Engineering of Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, will organize ICANN 2023. This will be held at Astoria Capsis Hotel at Heraklion city, Crete, Greece from 26th to 29th of September 2023. The conference will be organized as a HYBRID event. CONFERENCE TOPICS ICANN 2023 is a conference featuring tracks in Brain Inspired Computing, Machine Learning, and Artificial Neural Networks, with strong cross-disciplinary interactions and applications. A non-exhaustive list of topics includes: Machine Learning: Deep Learning, Neural Network Theory, Neural Network Models, Graphical Models, Bayesian Networks, Kernel Methods, Generative Models, Information Theoretic Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Relational Learning, Dynamical Models, Recurrent Networks, Ethics of AI Brain Inspired Computing: Cognitive Models, Computational Neuroscience, Self-Organization, Neural Control and Planning, Hybrid Neural-Symbolic Architectures, Neural Dynamics, Cognitive Neuroscience, Brain Informatics, Perception and Action, Spiking Neural Networks Neural Applications for: Bioinformatics, Biomedicine, Intelligent Robotics, Neurorobotics, Language Processing, Speech Processing, Image Processing, Sensor Fusion, Pattern Recognition, Data Mining, Neural Agents, Brain-Computer Interaction, Neuromorphic Computing and Edge AI, Evolutionary Neural Networks CALL FOR PAPERS All scientific communications presented at ICANN 2023 will be reviewed and scientifically evaluated by a panel of experts. The conference will feature two categories of communications: - oral communications (15'+5') - poster communications. Authors willing to present original contributions in either oral or poster category may submit: - A full paper of maximum 12 pages (including references) to be published in Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series with individual DOI. - An extended abstract of maximum 4 pages to be published in Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series, without indexing. In case the number of requested oral presentations is larger than the available slots the ICANN scientific committee will select which papers will be reassigned to a poster session. This selection will be based on the coherence of the program and is totally independent of the category of submission. SPECIAL SESSIONS ICANN 2023 will host three special sessions: - Neurorobotics (track NRR 2023) - Recent Advances in Spiking Neural Networks (track ARNN 2023) - The challenge of errors, stability, robustness, and accuracy in deep neural networks (track ESRA in DNN 2023) To submit a paper to one of the special sessions, please select the respective track in the submission system. Please find more details about the special sessions at: https://e-nns.org/icann2023/conference-programme/special-sessions/ SUBMISSION DEADLINE (EXTENDED) - Full paper and extended abstract submission: Apr. 19, 2023 BEST PAPER AWARDS ENNS will sponsor a maximum of four best paper awards. All awards will be presented during the final ceremony. TRAVEL GRANTS The European Neural Network Society sponsors a number of Student Travel Grants covering part of the costs for attending ICANN. Details will be provided on the conference website. ORGANIZATION General Chairs Iliadis Lazaros, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Plamen Angelov, Lancaster University, UK Program Chairs Antonios Papaleonidas, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Elias Pimenidis, UWE Bristol, UK Chrisina Jayne, Teesside University, UK Honorary Chairs Stefan Wermter, University of Hamburg, Germany Vera Kurkova, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic Nikola Kasabov, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand Organizing Chairs Antonios Papaleonidas, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Anastasios Panagiotis Psathas, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece George Magoulas, University of London, Birkbeck College, UK Haralambos Mouratidis, University of Essex, UK Award Chairs Stefan Wermter, University of Hamburg, Germany Chukiong Loo, University of Malaysia, Malaysia Communication Chairs Sebastian Otte, University of Tübingen, Germany Anastasios Panagiotis Psathas, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece

April 10, 2023

Call for challenge submissions - Intel Neuromorphic Deep Noise Suppression Challenge

by Daniel BD Rubin

Intel Neuromorphic Deep Noise Suppression Challenge The Intel Neuromorphic Deep Noise Suppression Challenge has begun! Here the fundamental computation will be built on temporally sparse event codes to drastically reduce power requirements to be deployed on dedicated HW (expected about 10x-100x savings compared to other dedicated ASICs). Deep Noise Suppression is a ubiquitous real-time audio processing task with low power and imperceptible latency. A neuromorphic solution offering >10x lower power and smaller model sizes could extend battery lives, improve user experiences, and help shrink form factors of many PC/mobile/wearable devices. We are reiterating on the Microsoft Deep Noise suppression re-framing it into *Neuromorphic computing,* offering a novel neuromorphic baseline example improving on SI-SNR and reducing memory footprint by ~20x on previous MSFT DNS 2022 Challenge Baseline. If you can come up with the best algorithmic solution in simulation within six months or the best Loihi 2 demonstration within a year, you could win $15k and $40k respectively. (See challenge rules for details.) For more information, see: Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.09503 GitHub: https://github.com/IntelLabs/IntelNeuromorphicDNSChallenge [image: u/dinatrina - [N] Intel Neuromorphic Deep Noise Suppression Challenge] <https://preview.redd.it/51zkapmugpqa1.png?width=800&format=png&auto=webp&v=…>

April 7, 2023

Konstanz School of collective behavior 2023 : deadline today.

by Ahmed El Hady

*Konstanz School of Collective Behavior 2023* *Konstanz, Germany * *Deadline to apply: April 7th, 2023* The Konstanz School of Collective Behavior (KSCB) will take place between /31 July 2023 – 12 August 2023/ at the cluster of excellence Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour (CASCB) at the University of Konstanz <https://www.uni-konstanz.de/en/>. Uni Konstanz is an elite University of Excellence and ranked #1 young university in Germany with “Collective Behaviour" <https://www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-behaviour/> as one of five research foci. Konstanz <https://www.konstanz.de/start> is a vibrant, small city located on the border between Germany and Switzerland, on the shores of the Bodensee (Lake Constance). Over two weeks, students will delve deeply into the topic of collective behaviour with lectures, hands-on tutorials, and projects, making it a unique and unforgettable experience. The school faculty will cover collective behaviors across a variety of species from worms ,drosophila, fish to non – human primates and human. A set of tutorials delving into state-of-the-art quantitative methods used to study collective behavior will complement the lectures. At the end of the school, students will work on independent projects guided by our resident faculty. Accommodation will be provided and paid by the organizers. A limited number of travel awards will be provided and a registration fee will be due (300 euros) once the student is admitted to the Konstanz School of Collective Behaviour. The registration fee will be waived to those coming from underrepresented minorities and those in need of financial support. For further information and application, visit our website: _https://www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/kscb/application-procedure/ <https://www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/kscb/application-procedure/> _ __ *KSCB 2023 faculty : *Orit Peleg , Kevin Lala, Einat Couzin, Liang Li, Jake Graving, Armin Bahl, Katrin Vogt, Wataru Toyokawa, Serena Ding, Heiko Hamann *Contact us at: **ahmed.el-hady(a)uni-konstanz.de <mailto:ahmed.el-hady@uni-konstanz.de> * ** *All the best regards,* ** Ahmed El Hady On behalf of the KSCB organizational committee

April 7, 2023

Call for Applications for CCN Junior Theoretical Neuroscientist Workshop (June 29-30, 2023)

by Matthew Turner

*Call for Applications for CCN Junior Theoretical Neuroscientist Workshop* June 29-30, 2023 The Center for Computational Neuroscience at the Flatiron Institute of the Simons Foundation invites applications for our first Junior Theoretical Neuroscientist Workshop. The Junior Theoretical Neuroscientist’s workshop is a showcase for advanced PhD students and postdocs to share cutting-edge research and connect with the theoretical neuroscience community at the Flatiron Institute and the broader NYC area. We expect to select 8 trainees to participate in the workshop over June 29-30, 2023, at the Flatiron Institute (160 5th Ave, New York, NY), providing an extended opportunity to exchange ideas within a small group setting. Each participant will contribute a 30 minute research talk followed by a 40 minute interactive discussion of the technical details behind the work. Through these interactions and unstructured meeting times, participants will receive valuable feedback from their peers as well as the broader Flatiron community. Talks from senior Flatiron researchers and an external keynote speaker are also planned to broaden the scope of the workshop. Our aim is to attract a group of talented theorists studying different topics and coming from diverse backgrounds. We expect the workshop will provide a particularly excellent opportunity for participants in the process of planning their next career stage. *There is no charge to attend the workshop.* Each day, meals will be provided for attendees, and accommodations will be provided for non-local participants. *Application materials* - *CV* - *Abstract for Talk (1 page) * - *1-2 authored papers or preprints related to the talk* - *(Optional) Brief cover letter explaining your interest in the workshop and your current research trajectory* - (Optional) website, google scholar link *Organizers* - Alex Williams <https://www.simonsfoundation.org/people/alex-williams/>, Associate Research Scientist and Project Leader, CCN, and Assistant Professor, Center for Neural Science, NYU - SueYeon Chung <https://www.simonsfoundation.org/people/sueyeon-chung/>, Associate Research Scientist and Project Leader, CCN, and Assistant Professor, Center for Neural Science, NYU - Eero Simoncelli, Scientific Director, CCN, and Silver Professor, NYU - Dmitri Chklovskii, Group Leader, CCN *Deadline Schedule* - Application Deadline: April 30, 2023 - Notification of admittance: May 8, 2023 - Acceptance Deadline: May 19, 2023 Please contact Matthew Turner, the CCN administrative manager ( mturner(a)flatironinstitute.org) with any questions. Cordially, Matthew Matthew B. Turner Manager for Center Administration | Center for Computational Neuroscience Pronouns: any *FLATIRON INSTITUTE* 160 Fifth Avenue Suite 408 New York, NY 10010 917.363.1095 *mobile* *simonsfoundation.org/flatiron/ <http://simonsfoundation.org/flatiron/>*

April 5, 2023

Call for Applications - Analytical Connectionism Summer Course

by Lin, I-Chun

Analytical Connectionism 2023 28 August - 8 September 2023, London Applications now open! Deadline: 15 May 2023 We are pleased to announce the launch of Analytical Connectionism 2023. This 2-week course will bring together the neuroscience, psychology, and machine-learning communities, introducing attendees to mathematical methods for neural-network analysis and connectionist theories of higher-level cognition and psychology. The course will end with a 1.5-day workshop*, during which you will hear from experts about current state-of-the-art and the limits of our current understanding. This course is appropriate for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty in a variety of fields, from psychology and neuroscience, to physics, computer science, and mathematics. For more details and how to apply, please see https://www.ucl.ac.uk/gatsby/analytical-connectionism-2023. * Limited spaces available for researchers who are not taking the course to attend the workshop. Please visit the webpage for more information. -- I-Chun Lin, PhD Scientific Programme Manager Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, UCL

April 5, 2023

Postdoc position in Computational Biophysics at Göttingen Campus Institute for Dynamics of Biological Networks

by von Behren, Christina

The Göttingen Campus Institute for Dynamics of Biological Networks (CIDBN)<https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/608362.html> invites applications for a position of Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Biophysics (all genders welcome) The position will be full-time (currently 39,8 hours/week), German pay grade 13 TV-L, starting as soon as possible. The CIDBN Department "Physics of Biological Systems", headed by Prof. Fred Wolf, offers a fixed-term contract until June 30, 2025 with the perspective of an extension commensurate with building a competitive track record at the frontier of computational biophysics and neural circuit theory. Information is processed in brain circuits through the coordinated action of large-scale circuits of neurons and synapses. Ultimately, it is the nano-scale molecular architecture of neuronal synapses that can make or break the power of neural circuit computation. Progress in a broad suite of nanoscopy techniques is currently uncovering the molecular-level design of synapses subserving functions such as working memory or sensory coding. The spatio-temporal operation of these nano-machines and the efficiency of their design, however, remain to be understood and are core research aims of the Göttingen Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1286 "Quantitative Synaptology". We are inviting applications from theoretical biophysicists, molecular systems biologists, or computational scientists with an ambition to pioneer computational studies of synaptic functional design. We offer a stimulating environment of theoretical neuroscientists, neural data-scientists, and cutting-edge experimentalists associated with CRC 1286. In addition, the institute provides dedicated support for high-performance computing. We are dedicated to supporting the growth of original research personalities at the frontier of computational science and neural circuit theory. The successful applicant will hold an excellent PhD in physics, applied mathematics, computer science, or equivalent, and have a strong interest in high-performance computing in neuroscience or cellular systems biology. We expect excellent analytical and coding skills, interest in working in a transdisciplinary team as well as excellence in scientific writing and reasoning. Experience in non-equilibrium statistical physics, stochastic dynamics, membrane biophysics, ion-channel and biochemical kinetics, buffered Ca-diffusion, and Ca-exocytosis coupling would be advantageous. The Göttingen Campus is a leading center of neuroscience in Europe hosting numerous internationally renowned research institutions, including the University, the University Medical Center, two life science Max Planck Institutes, the European Neuroscience Institute, the German Primate Center, and the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Göttingen. The CIDBN is a newly founded transdisciplinary institute whose mission is to foster frontier research at the border of the exact and biological sciences. The University of Göttingen is an equal opportunities employer and places particular emphasis on fostering career opportunities for women. Qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply. The university has committed itself to being a family-friendly institution and supports their employees in balancing work and family life. The mission of the University is to employ a greater number of severely disabled persons. Applications from severely disabled persons with equivalent qualifications will be given preference. Please send your e-mail application in one single PDF-document, including a letter of motivation, your curriculum vitae with a list of publications, copies of your certificates and contact information of two references by April 11, 2023 to cidbn(a)uni-goettingen.de<mailto:cidbn@uni-goettingen.de> (subject: Postdoc CIDBN). Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen Campus Institute for Dynamics of Biological Networks, Heinrich-Düker-Weg 12, 37073 Göttingen. If you have any questions, please contact Prof. Fred Wolf via e-mail: fred.wolf(a)ds.mpg.de<mailto:fred.wolf@ds.mpg.de>. Please note: With submission of your application, you accept the processing of your applicant data in terms of data-protection law. Further information on the legal basis and data usage is provided in the Hinweisblatt zur Datenschutzgrundverordnung (DSGVO) https://www.uni-goettingen.de/hinweisdsgvo <https://www.uni-goettingen.de/hinweisdsgvo%20> Best regards, Christina von Behren ------ Goettingen Campus Institute for Dynamics of Biological Networks Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Goettingen University of Goettingen Heinrich-Dueker-Weg 12 37073 Goettingen Germany Tel.: +49-(0)551-39-26674

April 4, 2023

Call for abstracts (May 1st), Benzon Symposium 67 – Bringing Circuit for Movement Together, Copenhagen, September 4-7, 2023

by Auke Ijspeert

Dear computational neuroscientists, The conference below with a wonderful list of speakers might interest researchers working on modeling motor control. Please check it out and submit abstracts if interested. The call for abstract is now open until May 1st. Best regards Auke Ijspeert Benzon Symposium 67 – Bringing Circuit for Movement Together *Copenhagen, September 4-7, 2023* https://benzon-foundation.dk/benzon-symposium-67-bringing-circuit-for-movem… Organizers: Ole Kiehn, Claire Wyart, Auke Ijspeert, Hans Bräuner-Osborne, and Finn Cilius Nielsen The Benzon symposia are international conferences on front line research in medical, pharmaceutical and related sciences funded by the Alfred Benzon Foundation. The idea of the 67^th Benzon Symposium *“Bringing Circuit for Movement Together”* is to bring together the world’s leading scientist together who work in different areas of movement control and regulation. A particular aspect is that the conference will bridge the sensory, cognitive, and emotional aspects of movement control as well as new computation approaches. With its lay-out it will create an intense and interactive environment for both young and experiences scientist. The Symposium will be a four-day scientific meeting, Monday to Thursday from 09:00 to 17:30. The format will be a combination of state-of-the-art lectures by invited speakers, selected oral-poster presentations and poster sessions. *Sessions:* * Functional organization of brainstem circuits controlling breathing and orofacial expression * Functional and molecular organization of spinal circuits controlling locomotion * Brainstem circuits for control of motor behavior * Action selection and motor strategies * Beyond the connectome: neuromodulation * Planning, motor learning, and decision making * Sensory-motor integration * Integration of cognitive brain functions and movement *Confirmed invited speakers:* * Ole Kiehn (DK) * Claire Wyart (F) * Mackenzie Mathis (CH) * Karl Deisseroth (USA) * May-Britt Moser (N) * Ann Graybiel (USA) * Cornelia Bargmann (USA) * Eve Marder (USA) * Rui Costa (P) * Megan Carey (USA) * Eiman Azim (USA) * David Kleinfeld (USA) * Martin Goulding (USA) * Sten Grillner (S) * Abdel ElManira (S) * Tadashi Isa (JP) * Silvia Arber (CH) * Dora Angelaki (USA) * Auke Ijspeert (CH) * Jack Feldman (USA) * Rejean Dubuc (C) * David McLean (USA) * Kimberly Dougherty (USA) * Bence P. Ölveczky (USA) Abstracts: In order to participate in the symposium, *one MUST submit an abstract before the deadline May 1^st , 2023 *(at noon). Please prioritize early registration as registrations are on a first come, first served basis. Abstracts submitted after this deadline will not be taken into consideration. *Submission round opens: April 1, 2023* *Submission round closes: May 1, 2023* Final registration/payment: (provided acceptance of abstract): May 30, 2023 Fee: 5.000 DKK (approx 670 euros, including scientific meeting, hotel accommodation Sunday-Thursday, official meals and social events). More info: https://benzon-foundation.dk/benzon-symposium-67-bringing-circuit-for-movem… -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Prof Auke Jan Ijspeert Biorobotics Laboratory EPFL-STI-IBI-BIOROB, ME D1 1226, Station 9 EPFL, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne CH 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland Office: ME D1 1226 Tel: +41 21 693 2658 Fax: +41 21 693 3705 www:http://biorob.epfl.ch Email:Auke.Ijspeert@epfl.ch -----------------------------------------------------------------

April 3, 2023

Call for paper: The 16th International Conference on Brain Informatics (BI'23) in Hoboken NJ & NYC (Aug 1-3 2023)

by Feng Liu

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CALL FOR PAPERS *The 16th International Conference on Brain Informatics (BI'23)* August 1 - 3, 2023 Hoboken & New York – USA The key theme: Brain Science meets Artificial Intelligence A Hybrid Conference with both Online and Offline Modes Conference homepage: www.wi-consortium.org/conferences/bi2023/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ *** IMPORTANT DATES *** * 01 May 2023: Full paper submission deadline * 20 May 2023: Workshop proposal deadline * 01 Jun 2023: Abstract presentation submission deadline **** Confirmed Keynote Speakers **** - *Professor Emery N. Brown* Member of the National Academy of Sciences Member of the National Academy of Engineering Member of the National Academy of Medicine MIT, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA - *Professor Bin He* Fellow of International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE) Fellow of American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) Fellow of Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), and IEEE Member of the National Academy of Inventors Carnegie Mellon University, USA - *Professor John Ngai* Director of NIH BRAIN Initiative NIH BRAIN Initiative, USA - *Professor Helen Mayberg* Member of the National Academy of Sciences Member of the National Academy of Medicine Member of the National Academy of Inventors Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Mount Sinai Medical Center, USA - *Professor Vinod Goel* Author of monographs: “Sketches of thought” and “Reason and Less: Pursuing Food, Sex, and Politics” Dept. of Psychology, York University, Canada - *Professor Amy Kuceyeski* Director of Computational Connectomics (CoCo) at Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, USA *** Local information *** *The location of the BI2023 in the beautiful campus of Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, located on the west bank of Hudson River overlooking Manhattan. Stevens is close to a group of finest universities such as Princeton University (1.5 hours drive), Columbia University (25 min drive), New York University (20 min drive) and Yale University (1h 40 min drive). *Convenient transportation: (1) Nearby there are three major airports: Newark, JFK, and LaGuardia with direct flights to all major cities in the world. (2) 15 minutes to Time Square by bus. *An economic accommodation option: $100 dorm room option is available in the newly completed University Complex Center Building with a view of Manhattan (limited spaces) ***About the conference*** The International Conference on Brain Informatics (BI) series has established itself as the world's premier research conference on Brain Informatics, which is an emerging interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research field that combines the efforts of Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to explore the main problems that lie in the interplay between human brain studies and informatics research. The 16th International Conference on Brain Informatics (BI'23) provides a premier international forum to bring together researchers and practitioners from diverse fields for presentation of original research results, as well as exchange and dissemination of innovative and practical development experiences on Brain Informatics research, brain-inspired technologies and brain/mental health applications. *** Topics and Areas *** The key theme of the conference is "Brain Science meets Artificial Intelligence". The BI'23 solicits high-quality original research and application papers (full paper and abstract presentation submissions). Relevant topics include but are not limited to: Track 1: Cognitive and Computational Foundations of Brain Science Track 2: Human Information Processing Systems Track 3: Brain Big Data Analytics, Curation and Management Track 4: Informatics Paradigms for Brain and Mental Health Research Track 5: Brain-Machine Intelligence and Brain-Inspired Computing ***Journal Opportunities*** High quality BI conference papers may be nominated to submit an extended version for a fast track review and publication at the Brain Informatics Journal (https://braininformatics.springeropen.com/) an international, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary Open Access journal published by Springer Nature. *Real-time Journal's Impact Factor: 8.5*. *** Paper Submission and Publications *** Paper Submission link: http://wi-consortium.org/conferences/bi2023/paper%20submissions%20and%20pub… 9-12 pages are encouraged for the regular papers including figures and references in Springer LNCS Proceedings format ( https://www.springer.com/us/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…) Overlength pages will be charged for 200$ per page. All papers will be peer-reviewed and accepted based on originality, significance of contribution, technical merit, and presentation quality. All papers accepted (and all workshop & special sessions' full length papers) will be published by Springer as a volume of the Springer-Nature LNAI Brain Informatics Book Series ( https://link.springer.com/conference/brain) Abstract Submission (Only for Workshops/Special Sessions): Research abstracts are encouraged and will be accepted for presentations in an oral presentation format and/or poster presentation format. Each abstract submission should include the title of the paper and an abstract body within 500 words. Note: The abstract will not be included in the conference proceedings to be published by Springer. Special Issues & Books: Workshop organizers can be invited to contribute a book publication in the Springer-Nature Brain Informatics & Health Book Series ( https://www.springer.com/series/15148) or a special issue at the Brain Informatics Journal. *** Workshop & Special Sessions *** Proposal Submissions: BI'23 will be hosting a series of workshops and special sessions featuring topics relevant to the brain informatics community on the latest research and industry applications. Papers & Presentations: A workshop/special session typically takes a half day (or full day) and includes a mix of regular and invited presentations including regular papers, abstracts, invited papers as well as invited presentations. The paper and abstract submissions to workshops/special sessions will follow the same format as the BI conference papers and abstracts. Proposal Guidelines: Each proposal should include: 1) workshop/special session title; 2) length of the workshop (half/full day); 3) names, main contact, and a short bio of the workshop organizers; 4) brief description of the workshop scope and timeline; 5) prior history of the workshop (if any); 6) potential program committee members and invited speakers; 7) any other relevant information. *** IMPORTANT DATES *** * 01 May 2023: Full paper submission deadline * 20 May 2023: Workshop proposal deadline * 01 Jun 2023: Abstract presentation submission deadline * 03 Jun 2023: Final paper and abstract acceptance notification * 20 Jun 2023: Accepted paper and abstract registration deadline * 1-3 Aug 2023: The Brain Informatics Conference Contact Us: http://wi-consortium.org/conferences/bi2023/contact.html

March 31, 2023

Postdoc/PhD positions in Toulouse (France): Deep learning models of the Global Workspace

by Rufin VanRullen

Multiple postdoctoral and PhD positions are available in an ERC-funded project exploring deep-learning implementations of the Global Workspace theory. We are seeking highly motivated and dedicated students and post-docs to join our group in Toulouse, France. Successful candidates will have 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" 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. We will also use advanced AI models to improve the decoding and understanding of brain activity. Details on the ideas that will be 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 recently created 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 direct access to fMRI recording facilities and to in-house (GPU) computing clusters as well as research-dedicated supercomputers. Typical appointments for post-docs are for 2 years (renewable for a 3rd or 4th year), and 3-years for PhD. The beginning post-doc salary is 2,590 Euros/month (net), and can reach 3,200 Euros/month (net) for more experienced post-docs. The PhD stipend is 2,000 Euros/month (net). We expect to hire several candidates by the Fall of 2023, but will continue to recruit exceptional applicants in the foreseeable future. To apply, please send a CV and a letter <mailto:rufin.vanrullen@cnrs.fr> explaining your research interests and motivations to: rufin.vanrullen [at] cnrs.fr Any questions should also be directed to the same address. --

March 30, 2023

NWB Workshops: User Days, Developer Days, and NeuroDataReHack

by Ryan Ly

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to inform you about upcoming Neurodata Without Borders (NWB) <http://nwb.org/> workshops: NWB User Days, NWB Developer Days, and NeuroDataReHack. NWB User and Developer Days July 24th - 29th, 2023 HHMI Janelia Research Campus <https://www.janelia.org/>, VA, United States Registration deadline: April 1st, 2023 The NWB User Days (July 24th - 26th) will train users how to convert their data to NWB and publish it on the DANDI Archive <http://dandiarchive.org/>, starting from the basics and proceeding to NWB extensions, advanced data engineering techniques, and tools for analysis and visualization of NWB data. The NWB Developer Days (July 27th - 29th) will bring neuroscientists, tool builders, and research software engineers together to further the development of the NWB software ecosystem, including the data standard, core software packages, official tools, and community tools. The event is free to attend. Meals and accommodations will be provided, and you may request support for travel. To learn more and register for one or both, please visit the NWB User and Developer Days website <https://neurodatawithoutborders.github.io/nwb_hackathons/HCK15_2023_Janelia/> . NeuroDataReHack 2023 September 5th - 8th, 2023 Hotel Andalucia Center in Granada, Spain <https://www.hotelescenter.es/en/hotel-andalucia-center-granada/> Application deadline: May 1st, 2023 The goal of NeuroDataReHack is to train participants to generate new insights from existing neurophysiology data through secondary analysis. The DANDI Archive <http://dandiarchive.org/> now has 120+ neurophysiology datasets in the Neurodata Without Borders <http://nwb.org/> format spanning many species, brain areas, task types, and imaging modalities. These include high-value datasets, e.g. from The Allen Institute, the MICrONS project, and the International Brain Laboratory, as well as diverse contributions from neuroscience labs around the world. NeuroDataReHack will teach attendees how to maximally utilize the data and computational resources of the DANDI Archive to incorporate existing data into their scientific workflows. Example projects include but are not limited to: - Determine whether your result is present in another species or brain area. - Showcase the capabilities of your tool or analysis on existing data from another lab. - Explore follow-up questions to a study. Following the event, participants will be invited to apply for a Kavli Foundation Neurodata Discovery Award, which awards $50,000 (USD) of funding to continue projects that come out of the NeuroDataReHack event. This event is held as a satellite of the IBRO World Congress 2023 <http://ibro2023.org/>. Attendance of IBRO 2023 is not a requirement for application. The event is free to attend. Meals and accommodations will be provided to attendees. Learn more and apply at the NeuroDataReHack 2023 website <https://neurodatawithoutborders.github.io/nwb_hackathons/HCK16_2023_Granada…> . If you have any questions, please contact us at contact(a)nwb.org. Kind regards, Ben Dichter, CatalystNeuro <http://catalystneuro.com/> Oliver Ruebel, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory <https://www.lbl.gov/> -- Ryan Ly Scientific Data Engineer Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 1 Cyclotron Road Mail Stop 59R4104 Berkeley, CA 94720 Email: rly(a)lbl.gov Pronouns: he/him

March 28, 2023

Graduate student workshop at Washington University in St Louis

by Goodhill, Geoffrey

Opportunity for senior graduate students! The newly established Center for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience (ctcn.wustl.edu) at Washington University in St. Louis invites applications from senior graduate students, who are using primarily theoretical and computational techniques to study the principles of brain organization and function, for its inaugural Computational Neuroscience Next Generation symposium, September 18-20th 2023: https://ctcn.wustl.edu/next-gen-symposium The CTCN will pay travel expenses for students selected to present. Participants will engage with researchers at CTCN-participating departments over two days, including: - Presenting their work during the symposium, which will also feature leading WashU neuroscientists. - One-on-one meetings with faculty. - Informal discussions with the Washington University computational and theoretical neuroscience community. Being selected as a Next Generation Symposium speaker is an exciting opportunity for graduate students to share their research with Washington University computational neuroscientists, to receive feedback, to explore postdoctoral opportunities including CTCN postdoctoral fellowships (https://ctcn.wustl.edu/postdoc-fellows) and to form professional and intellectual relationships with peers, mentors and potential future collaborators. The application form is available at https://ctcn.wustl.edu/next-gen-symposium. The application deadline is April 28th. Professor Geoffrey J Goodhill Departments of Developmental Biology and Neuroscience Affiliate appointments: Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, and Electrical and Systems Engineering Washington University School of Medicine 660 S. Euclid Avenue St. Louis, MO 63110 g.goodhill(a)wustl.edu https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/people/geoffrey-goodhill-phd

March 28, 2023