Connectionists: Summer school in Computational Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Neuro-inspired AI

[O'Donnell, Cian]

We invite applications for our 4th annual Summer School in Computational Neuroscience, Neurotechnology and Neuro-inspired AI (ISRC-CN3), hosted at the Intelligent Systems Research Centre (ISRC) in the Derry/Londonderry campus of Ulster University, Northern Ireland. The School runs from August 26th to 30th 2024 in hybrid mode with both in-person and online attendees.

There have been rapid advancements and investments in research and development in brain sciences, neurotechnology, neural data modelling and neuro-inspired artificial intelligence (AI). The Computational Neuroscience, Neurotechnology and Neuro-inspired AI (CN3) Summer School aims to train the next generation of researchers on these state-of-the-art developments. This short course will touch on the areas of computational neuroscience, neural data science, neurotechnology and neuro-inspired AI.

Current lecture list (to be finalised):

  *   Introductory neuroscience
  *   Mathematics for neuroscience
  *   Computational modelling of plasticity and learning in brains
  *   Computational modelling of neuronal and glial interactions
  *   Modelling the dynamics of decision-making
  *   Neural Signal Processing
  *   Brain Hyperscanning
  *   Neurotechnology and its application for disorders of consciousness
  *   BCI-controlled exoskeleton for neuro-rehabilitation
  *   Spiking Neural Networks and their applications
  *   Introduction to Continual Learning
  *   Neuro-inspired Large Language Models
  *   Neuromorphic Computing and Applications
  *   Research ethics in Neuroscience, Neurotechnology and AI
There will also be daily computer lab sessions and group projects.

How is this course different to other schools? Some key benefits:

  *   Crash-course on a broad set of topics.
  *   Compressed 5-day duration.
  *   Targeted at people new to or curious about these fields, who want to learn more. Little background knowledge assumed.
  *   Registration costs kept low and subsidised housing, to encourage a diverse attendee pool.

The 2023 School hosted 143 participants from 34 countries, with 41 attending in-person. The school is primarily targeted at PhD student level but we also welcome applications from MSc students, postdoctoral researchers, academic faculty, and industrial researchers. Some attendee feedback:

  *   “… mind-opening experience …to listen to the great work of top-notch researchers”
  *   “…friendly environment which I felt even in online experience”
  *   “…lectures were not only interesting on their own but were ordered in such a way that they built on top of each other …and I felt I had built a good foundation on various topics in neuroscience that I can revisit later”

For more information and application, please visit the website at:
https://www.ulster.ac.uk/faculties/computing-engineering-and-the-built-environment/computing-engineering-intelligent-systems/isrc-cn3-summer-school

Deadline for In-Person Application: 15 June 2024
Deadline for Online Application: 10 August 2024



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