CAJAL COURSE IN COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE 11 August - 31 August 2019, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown<http://www.fchampalimaud.org/en/the-foundation/champalimaud-centre-unknown/>, Portugal http://www.cccn.pt Applications deadline: 11 March 2019 Course directors: Brent Doiron<https://www.mathematics.pitt.edu/people/brent-doiron> (University of Pittsburgh, USA) Maria Geffen<https://www.med.upenn.edu/apps/faculty/index.php/g329/p8404062> (University of Pennsylvania,USA) Jako<http://www.mackelab.org/people/>b Macke<http://www.cne.ei.tum.de> (Technical University of Munich, Germany) Joe Paton<http://neuro.fchampalimaud.org/en/person/115/> (Champalimaud Research, Portugal) Confirmed faculty: Matt Botvinick<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fdeepmind.com%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEUQhVToFcPN1cb0CAg1FLELaQSMA>, Google Deepmind, UK Claudia Clopath<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bg.ic.ac.uk%2Fresearch%2Fc.clopath%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFcqgAMEGMljryPHvBVwZuJVmrUwg>, Imperial College London, UK Sophie Denèv<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Flnc2.dec.ens.fr%2Fen%2Fmember%2F628%2Fsophie-deneve&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHC0vR0q0wzF-Z0LH71zL-QG0758Q>e, Institut d'Etudes de la Cognition (IEC), France Julijana Gjorgjieva<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fbrain.mpg.de%2Fresearch%2Fcomputation-in-neural-circuits-group.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNH1PDsVc5onDZvjDVJ4dTpsxPxVyQ>, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Germany Pedro J. Gonçalves<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fppjgoncalves.github.io%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEwSgVsg1Mg5IzCdR3VhSRPsxaKwg>, Research Center Caeser, an Associate of Max Planck Society, Bonn, Germany Ann Hermundstadt<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.janelia.org%2Flab%2Fhermundstad-lab&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFw9W1L_MMAaaMP0yp_WEUyRwtSyg>, Janelia Research Campus, USA Kate Jeffery<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ucl.ac.uk%2Fjefferylab&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHh7KLeGtHHSh1q7OxEc6UHLDalGQ>, University College of London, UK Brian Lau<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Ficm-institute.org%2Fen%2Fmember%2F%3Fuser%3D1185&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFSEq9DFHElI_x0MpeoaOCBDrungQ>, Brain and Spine Institute, France Gilles Laurent<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fbrain.mpg.de%2Fresearch%2Flaurent-department%2Fdirector.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNE8QorWHRgS_nEUusXnlqwCRMPlbg>, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Germany Máté Lengyel<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww3.eng.cam.ac.uk%2F~ml468%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHeGo3O77eDiFunqz6LUsa-OyWTTw>, University of Cambridge, UK Jennifer Linden<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ucl.ac.uk%2Fear%2Fresearch%2Fprofiles%2Flinden&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHRv3_eex8sEz0bOxUdj_XiHhpYNQ>, UCL Ear Institute, UK Christian Machens<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fmachenslab.org%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNExyZecU0Iu0IcqPf1kClEsJZLPQQ>, Champalimaud Research, Portugal Ken Miller<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fctn.zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu%2FKen&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEuRAAKoelL-S9KxQD6EuV21vOqWA>, Columbia University, USA Tony Movshon<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cns.nyu.edu%2Fcorefaculty%2FMovshon.php&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGbkx2EZZa7ljMPIChz0NK8OHDAxg>, New York University, USA Mala Murthy<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fmala-murthy.squarespace.com%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHl8dP8-pAWchxPUXhCdfZHu-65MQ>, Princeton Neuroscience Institute, USA Maneesh Sahani<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gatsby.ucl.ac.uk%2F~maneesh%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFUVZc1oEaUkd4XbBJkGd7pxTXsMQ>, Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, UCL, UK Eero Simoncelli<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cns.nyu.edu%2F~eero%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGBcuV3QmoDgeOcvC-R7ZB8iTa2JA>, New York University, USA Tim Vogels<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dpag.ox.ac.uk%2Fresearch%2Fvogels-group&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGMB2_z1xUf1k7Ss213C0N9dFR1rg>, University of Oxford, UK About the course: Computational Neuroscience is a rapidly evolving field whose methods and techniques are critical for understanding and modelling the brain, and also for designing and interpreting experiments. Mathematical modeling is an essential tool to cut through the vast complexity of neurobiological systems and their many interacting elements. This three-weeks school teaches the central ideas, methods, and practice of modern computational neuroscience through a combination of lectures and hands-on project work. Each morning is devoted to lectures given by distinguished international faculty on topics across the breadth of experimental and computational neuroscience. During the rest of the day, students work on research projects in teams of 2-3 people under the close supervision of expert tutors and faculty. Research projects will be proposed by faculty before the course, and will include the modeling of neurons, neural systems, and behavior, the analysis of state-of-the-art neural data (behavioral data, multi-electrode recordings, calcium imaging data, connectomics data, etc.), and the development of theories to explain experimental observations. The course is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from a variety of disciplines, including neuroscience, physics, electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics and psychology. Students are expected to have a keen interest and basic background in neurobiology, a solid foundation in mathematics, as well as some computer experience. A four-day pre-school in mathematics and programming is offered for students that want to catch up on their math and programming skills. A maximum of 24 students will be accepted. Students of any nationality can apply. We specifically encourage applications from researchers who work in the developing world. Stipends are available. Apply here: www.fens.org/Training/CAJAL-programme/CAJAL-courses-2019/CCCN2019/<http://www.fens.org/Training/CAJAL-programme/CAJAL-courses-2019/CCCN2019/> Applications deadline: 11 March 2019 Stipends are available. CAJAL Advanced Neuroscience Training Programme is funded by FENS<http://www.fens.org/>, IBRO<http://ibro.info/> and The Gatsby Foundation<http://www.gatsby.org.uk/>. For more information on the CAJAL programme: www.cajal-training.org<http://www.cajal-training.org/> Contact address: Simone Zacarias, simone.zacarias@research.fchampalimaud.org<mailto:simone.zacarias@research.fchampalimaud.org> — Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Jakob Macke Technical University of Munich Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Professorship for Computational Neuroengineering macke@tum.de<mailto:macke@tum.de> www.cne.ei.tum.de<http://www.cne.ei.tum.de> +49 89 289 26902 Office: Alexandra Petelski Alexandra.Petelski@tum.de<mailto:Alexandra.Petelski@tum.de> Tel.: +49 (0)89 - 289 26900 Fax: +49 (0)89 - 289 26901