Overview
The goal of the workshop is to bring together researchers interested in developing executable models of neural computation/processing of the brain of model organisms. Of interest are models of computation that consist of elementary units of processing using brain circuits and memory elements. Elementary units of computation/processing include population encoding/decoding circuits with biophysically-grounded neuron models, non-linear dendritic processors for motion detection/direction selectivity, spike processing and pattern recognition neural circuits, movement control and decision-making circuits, etc. Memory units include models of spatio-temporal memory circuits, circuit models for memory access and storage, etc. A major aim of the workshop is to explore the integration of various sensory and control circuits in higher brain centers.
A Fruit Fly Brain Hackathon is being conducted in conjunction with the workshop.
Confirmed Invited Speakers
J. Douglas Armstrong, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh.
Alexander Borst, Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Martinsried.
Thomas R. Clandinin, Department of Neurobiology, Stanford University.
Michael Hawrylycz, Allen Institute of Brain Science
Stanley Heinze, Department of Biology, Lund University.
Chung-Chuan Lo, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Matthieu Louis, Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona.
Gaby Maimon, Rockefeller University.
Mala Murthy, Princeton University.
Michael B. Reiser, Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA.
Vanessa Ruta, Rockefeller University.
Glenn C. Turner, Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA.
Marta Zlatic, Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA.