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<b>I'm happy to announce the Architectures of Biological Learning Lab is Hiring!</b>
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<div>I'm looking for exceptional candidates at the MSc, PhD or post-doc level to work on "<b>Dendritic Algorithms for Perceptual Learning</b>". The project will employ simulations of pyramidal neurons and plasticity, and deep convolutional networks to study
representation learning in the neocortex. Prior experience with Python, NEURON, and/or PyTorch would be an asset. </div>
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<div>This project will be undertaken in collaboration with <b>Profs. Yoshua Bengio</b> (UdeM, Mila),
<b>Roberto Araya</b> (UdeM, CRCHUSJ), and <b>Blake Richards</b> (McGill, Mila).</div>
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<div><b>Montreal, Canada</b> is a thriving international hub for Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience research, with a booming AI industry. It's where
<b>Donald O. Hebb</b> originally formulated Hebbian Learning. It's also a vibrant, funky, cosmopolitan yet affordable city of over 4 million, referred to as "<b>Canada's Cultural Capital</b>" by Monocle magazine. In 2017, Montreal was ranked the 12th-most
liveable city in the world by the Economist Intelligence Unit in its annual Global Liveability Ranking, and the
<b>best city in the world to be a university student in the QS World University Rankings</b>.</div>
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<div>For more details and instructions how to apply, please visit: <a href="https://bit.ly/3l1PGFH" title="https://bit.ly/3l1PGFH">
https://bit.ly/3l1PGFH</a></div>
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<div><a href="https://research.chusj.org/en/Axes-de-recherche/Bio?id=a7716033-22af-49a0-8065-c40bebd85940" title="https://research.chusj.org/en/Axes-de-recherche/Bio?id=a7716033-22af-49a0-8065-c40bebd85940">Eilif B. Muller, Ph.D.</a></div>
<div>IVADO Assistant Research Professor</div>
<div>Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal</div>
<div>Associate Faculty Member - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute (Mila)</div>
<div>Centre de recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine</div>
3175 Côte Sainte-Catherine, Montréal QC H3T 1C5, Canada<br>
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