From pblouw at uwaterloo.ca Tue Nov 10 17:11:26 2015 From: pblouw at uwaterloo.ca (Peter Blouw) Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2015 17:11:26 -0500 Subject: [ACT-R-users] 2016 Nengo Summer School - Applications Open Message-ID: Hello! [All details about this school can be found online at http://www.nengo.ca/summerschool] The Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience at the University of Waterloo is inviting applications for our 3rd annual summer school on large-scale brain modeling. This two-week school will teach participants how to use the Nengo software package to build state-of-the-art cognitive and neural models to run in simulation and on neuromorphic hardware. Nengo has been used to build what is currently the world's largest functional brain model, Spaun [1], and provides users with a versatile and powerful environment for designing cognitive and neural systems to run in simulated and real environments. We welcome applications from all interested graduate students, research associates, postdocs, professors, and industry professionals. No specific training in the use of modeling software is required, but we encourage applications from active researchers with a relevant background in psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, robotics, neuromorphic engineering, computer science, or a related field. For a look at last year's summer school, check out this short video: https://goo.gl/wy4dNC [1] Eliasmith, C., Stewart T. C., Choo X., Bekolay T., DeWolf T., Tang Y., Rasmussen, D. (2012). A large-scale model of the functioning brain. Science. Vol. 338 no. 6111 pp. 1202-1205. DOI: 10.1126/science.1225266. [ http://nengo.ca/publications/spaunsciencepaper] ****Application Deadline: February 15, 2016**** *Format*: A combination of tutorials and project-based work. Participants are encouraged to bring their own ideas for projects, which may focus on testing hypotheses, modeling neural or cognitive data, implementing specific behavioural functions with neurons, expanding past models, or providing a proof-of-concept of various neural mechanisms. Hands-on tutorials, work on individual or group projects, and talks from invited faculty members will make up the bulk of day-to-day activities. A project demonstration event will be held on the last day of the school, with prizes for strong projects! *Topics Covered*: Participants will have the opportunity to learn how to: - build perceptual, motor, and sophisticated cognitive models using spiking neurons - model anatomical, electrophysiological, cognitive, and behavioural data - use a variety of single cell models within a large-scale model - integrate machine learning methods into biologically oriented models - interface Nengo with various kinds of neuromorphic hardware (e.g. SpiNNaker) - interface Nengo with cameras and robotic systems - implement modern nonlinear control methods in neural models - and much more? *Date and Location*: June 5th to June 17th, 2016 at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. *Applications*: Please visit http://www.nengo.ca/summerschool, where you can find more information regarding costs, travel, lodging, along with an application form listing required materials. If you have any questions about the school or the application process, please contact Peter Blouw (pblouw at uwaterloo.ca). We look forward to hearing from you! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lnl at psu.edu Mon Nov 16 15:41:56 2015 From: lnl at psu.edu (Lyle N. Long) Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 15:41:56 -0500 Subject: [ACT-R-users] Faculty Position at Penn State in Drones and Robotics Message-ID: <600054D1-965D-4623-B6DA-53D0F0F44FD8@psu.edu> We have a faculty position open at Penn State. Please distribute this to all who might be interested in applying. Thanks, Lyle Prof. Lyle N. Long http://www.personal.psu.edu/lnl -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Happy Thanksgiving, Christian On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 8:10 AM, Christian Lebiere wrote: > We are considering holding an ACT-R Post-Graduate Summer School (PGSS) > next summer similar to the ones that we hosted at Coolfont in 2001 and > White Mountain in 2011. The meeting would last 2 to 3 days and take place > between the ICCM and Cognitive Science conferences on August 7-9, 2016. > The goal of the PGSS would be to discuss a range of fundamental issues > leading to the next version of the ACT-R architecture. Those architectural > issues include new or generalized mechanisms, new or enhanced modules, more > detailed connections to neuroscience, and more efficient or scalable > implementations. If you are interested in presenting your work at the > PGSS, please send me (cl at cmu.edu) within a week (i.e., by Wednesday > November 25) a title and short abstract (about 250 words) describing your > contribution, together with any published references (optional). > > Best, > Christian > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: