Dear colleagues,

We are organizing a new CAJAL Course on Neuroscience and AI. The course is an exciting opportunity for early-career researchers interested in  NeuroAI.

This intensive course will provide participants with hands-on training in deep learning, computational modeling, and AI-driven approaches to neuroscience research. Participants will work with an exciting line-up of world-class faculty to explore how AI can help model and understand brain function and behavior.

📅 Course Dates: 14 July - 1 August 2025
📍 Location: Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal
⏳ Application Deadline: March 7th 2025
💡 Stipends are available
🔗 Apply here: https://form.jotform.com/Cajal_training/neuroai-2025-applications

Course Directors:

• Fabian Sinz - Georg August University Göttingen, Germany
• Leyla Isik - Johns Hopkins University, USA
• Mariya Toneva - Max Planck Institute for Software Systems, Germany
• Srini Turaga - HHMI Janelia Research Campus, USA

Faculty Include:

• Jacob Yates – UC Berkeley, USA
• Martin Schrimpf – EPFL, Switzerland
• Maria Eckstein – Google DeepMind, UK
• Patrick Mineault – Amaranth Foundation, USA
• Carsen Stringer – HHMI Janelia Research Campus, USA
• Chris Summerfield – Oxford University, UK
• John Krakauer – Champalimaud, Portugal
• Memming Park – Champalimaud, Portugal
• Andreas Tolias – Stanford, USA
• Jonathan Pillow – Princeton University, USA
• Shailee Jain – UC San Francisco, USA
  
  

Through hands-on tutorials and project work, participants will gain expertise in:

• Deep learning for vision and language (CNNs, transformers)
• Reinforcement learning algorithms
• State space models for neural time series
• Machine learning for biophysical models of neuronal circuits
  
  

Please share with anyone who might be interested! Thanks for helping us spread the word!

On behalf of the organizers,

— Fabian Sinz

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