Connectionists: 2nd Call -- COLAMN 2010 -- Workshop on Cortical Microcircuits and Neuromorphic Hardware

[Thomas Wennekers]

                    COLAMN 2010  -- 2nd Call

>From Cortical Microcircuits to Brain-Inspired Computing Hardware

               1/2 September 2010 in Plymouth/UK

              http://helen.pion.ac.uk/colamn2010


This workshop aims at exploring novel computing architectures for cognitive 
systems based on the microcircuitry of the neocortex. This approach serves two 
major goals: Firstly, to understand better the structure and functioning of 
cortical circuits, and, secondly, to exploit computational principles found in 
the brain in cognitive software and neuromorphic hardware.

These grand challenges require integrating scientists across different 
disciplines -- experimental neuroscience, computational modelling, and 
electrical engineering. Accordingly, at the workshop we will have a mix of 
presentations regarding

Neuroanatomy of the laminar cortical architecture
Neurophysiology of cortical microcircuits
Advanced data analysis methods
Large-scale computer models of cortical function
Models of synaptic plasticity and learning
Cognitive modelling using large-scale spiking neuron networks
Neuromorphic hardware design


Speakers (mostly confirmed)

Vincenzo Crunelli (University of Cardiff)
Sue Denham (University of Plymouth)
Piotr Dudek (University of Manchester)
Yves Fregnac (UNIC CNRS)
Steve Furber (University of Manchester)
Michael Haeusser / Arnd Roth (Wolfson Institute, UCL)
Marcelo Montemurro / John Giggs (University of Manchester)
David Willshaw / Mark van Rossum (University of Edinburgh)
Jan Schnupp (University of Oxford)
Alex Thomson (University of London)
Thomas Wennekers / Gleb Basalyga (University of Plymouth)



Further Details

Date and time
1 Sept 2010 9:00 to 2. Sept 1 17:00


Venue
Jury's Inn, Plymouth, United Kingdom
http://plymouthhotels.jurysinns.com/


Registration fee
There will a fee of 80 GBP for this meeting which will include morning and 
afternoon refreshments, buffet lunch on both days, and the workshop dinner


Registration
To register, please send an email to    thomas.wennekers at plymouth.ac.uk

For further information regarding registration, travel, and accommodation 
please see the workshop website  http://helen.pion.ac.uk/colamn2010


Contact:

Thomas Wennekers
Centre for Robotic and Neural Systems
The University of Plymouth
PL4 8AA Plymouth, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1752 584917
Email: thomas.wennekers at plymouth.ac.uk



Support:

This workshop is an open meeting of the UK-wide research cluster COLAMN. 
COLAMN is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, 
EPSRC.