Connectionists: Save the Date: #ACAIN2021, the 1st International Advanced Course & Symposium on Artificial Intelligence & Neuroscience, October 5-8, 2021, The Wordsworth Hotel & SPA, Grasmere, Lake District, England - UK

[Giuseppe Nicosia]

Save the Date: #ACAIN2021, the 1st International Advanced Course &
Symposium on Artificial Intelligence & Neuroscience, October 5-8, 2021, The
Wordsworth Hotel & SPA, Grasmere, Lake District, England - UK

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Call for Participation & Call for Papers (apologies for multiple copies)
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The 1st International Advanced Course & Symposium on Artificial
Intelligence & Neuroscience
October 5-8, 2021
The Wordsworth Hotel & SPA, Grasmere, Lake District, England - UK

W:  https://acain2021.artificial-intelligence-sas.org
E:   acain at artificial-intelligence-sas.org
FB: https://www.facebook.com/ACAIN.LakeDistrict/

EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE: July 15, 2021
https://acain2021.artificial-intelligence-sas.org/registration/

PAPER SUBMISSION DEADLINE: April 9 2021
https://acain2021.artificial-intelligence-sas.org/the-symposium/

SCOPE & MOTIVATION:
The ACAIN 2021 is an interdisciplinary event. It will be a special
opportunity to hear about cutting-edge research by leading scientists in AI
and Neuroscience.

The two days of keynote talks and oral presentations (the ACAIN Symposium,
7-8 October,2021) will be preceded by lectures of leading scientists (the
ACAIN Course, October 5-6,2021).

Bringing together AI and neuroscience promises to yield benefits for both
fields. The future impact and progress in both AI and Neuroscience will
strongly depend on a more efficient synergy and cooperation between the two
research communities. These are the goals of the International Course and
Symposium – ACAIN 2021, which is aimed both  at AI experts with interests
in Neuroscience and at neuroscientists with an interest in AI. ACAIN 2021
will be a special opportunity to hear about cutting-edge research by
leading scientists in both fields. The two days of keynote talks and oral
presentations (the Symposium) will be preceded by two days of lectures
 (the Course) for students and newcomers to this interdisciplinary field.
Moreover, ICAN 2021 accepts rigorous research that promotes and fosters
multidisciplinary interactions between artificial intelligence and
neuroscience.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
https://acain2021.artificial-intelligence-sas.org/course-description/

LECTURERS:
https://acain2021.artificial-intelligence-sas.org/course-lecturers/

Timothy Behrens, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University
of Oxford, UK
Topics: Computational Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroscience, Decision
Making, Learning Brain Connectivity

Matthew Botvinick, DeepMind, UK
Topics: Artificial Intelligence, Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology,
Cognitive Science

Claudia Clopath, Computational Neuroscience Lab, Dept of Bioengineering,
Imperial College London, UK
Topics: Computational Neuroscience

Karl Friston, Institute of Neurology, University College London, UK &
Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging
Topics: Neuroscience

Rosalyn Moran, Department of Neuroimaging, King’s College London, UK
Topics: Computational Neuroscience

Maneesh Sahani,Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, University College
London, UK
Topics: Theoretical Neuroscience,  Machine Learning

Tutorial Speaker(s)
James C.R. Whittington, Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging,
University of Oxford, UK

More Speakers to be announced soon!

SYMPOSIUM CALL FOR PAPERS:
https://acain2021.artificial-intelligence-sas.org/the-symposium/

SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM COMMITTEE (partial list, confirmed members):
https://acain2021.artificial-intelligence-sas.org/program-committee/

Submission site: hhttps://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=acain2021

SPECIAL SESSION:
https://acain2021.artificial-intelligence-sas.org/special-sessions/

"Free Will in Artificial Intelligence: What volition neuroscience says
about free behaviour and implications for the design of autonomous
artificial intelligence agents"

Organizer and Chair: Catalin Mitelut, Center for Theoretical Neuroscience,
Columbia University, New York, USA

The human capacity for free will or volitional (i.e. voluntary) behaviour
has intrigued scientists and philosophers for thousands of years. Over the
last few decades, neuroscientists have uncovered many neural correlates of
voluntary behaviours and identified several decision stages involving
specific neuroanatomy and dynamics (Haggard 2008). While a reward-optimized
decision framework lies at the core of most fast decisions it is supported
by slower time-course motivational systems that identify long-term needs
(e.g. feeding, offspring care; Maslow 1943, Kenrick 2010). In the absence
of naturally evolved motivational drives, autonomous general artificial
agents will require the design of motivational systems that will pose
unique challenges to our understanding of free will while offering creative
opportunities.
This symposium seeks submissions focusing on extending evolutionary biology
and the neuroscience of volition towards the design of internally
motivated, freely behaving autonomous artificial agents.

DEADLINES:
* Paper  Submission (if you want to submit a paper for the Symposium):
April 9, 2021 (Anywhere on Earth).
hhttps://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=acain2021

* Notification of Decision for Papers (Symposium): June 30, 2021

* Early Registration Deadline: July 15, 2021

* Late Registration: After July 15, 2021

* Oral/Poster Presentation Submission (if you want to submit a talk or a
poster for the Course): July 15, 2021.

* Notification of Decision for Oral/Poster Presentation (Course): by July
30, 2021.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
https://acain2021.artificial-intelligence-sas.org/organization/

VENUE & ACCOMMODATION:
The Wordsworth Hotel & Spa (****)
Address: Grasmere, Ambleside, Lake District, Cumbria, LA22 9SW, England, UK
P: +44-1539-435592
E: reception at thewordsworthhotel.co.uk
W: www.thewordsworthhotel.co.uk

You need to book your accommodation at the venue and pay the amount for
accommodation, meals directly to the Wordsworth Hotel & SPA.
The Form for accommodation, all meals (all breakfasts, lunches, dinners):
TBA

ACCOMMODATION:
https://acain2021.artificial-intelligence-sas.org/accommodation/

ACTIVITIES:
https://acain2021.artificial-intelligence-sas.org/activities/

WALKS:
https://acain2021.artificial-intelligence-sas.org/walks/

REGISTRATION:
https://acain2021.artificial-intelligence-sas.org/registration/

See you in Lake District in October!
              ACAIN 2021 Organizing Committee.

E:  acain at artificial-intelligence-sas.org
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/669587717185083/
W:  https://acain2021.artificial-intelligence-sas.org
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