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Simons Computational Neuroscience Imbizo

12 Jan - 02 Feb, 2025

    Imbizo is a Xhosa word meaning “a gathering to share knowledge”. The Simons Computational Neuroscience Imbizo is exactly that: an opportunity for African and international students to learn about cutting-edge research techniques in computational neuroscience.


    Imbizo 2025

    Student applications are closed

    Acceptance: mid-September 2024


    The school

    Duration

    Jan 12, 2025 - Feb 02, 2025

    The school will consist of three cycles. Cycles 1, 2, and 3 will include 6 working days with 1 day off in between. Each week will be focused on one of the themes appearing below. Your day off will be spent exploring some of the beautiful wonders around Cape Town. Each workday will consist of lectures in the morning, followed by further lectures or practical tutorials in the afternoons.

    Molecules to Behavior

    Higher Level Function, Motor Control & Decision Making

    Neuroinspired AI

    Faculty

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    Joseph Raimondo

    University of Cape Town

    Peter Latham

    University College London

    Timothy Lillicrap

    Google DeepMind

    Adrienne Fairhall

    University of Washington

    Xaq Pitkow

    Carnegie Mellon University

    Daniela Vallentin

    Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence

    Arif Hamid

    University of Minnesota Medical School

    Rachael Dangarembizi

    University of Cape Town

    Paul Amayo

    University of Cape Town

    Athena Akrami

    University College London

    Angeline Dukes

    University of Minnesota

    Jorge Mejias

    University of Amsterdam

    Kamesh Krishnamurthy

    Princeton University

    Eva Dyer

    Georgia Tech

    Stefano Mannelli

    Chalmers University of Technology

    Nyalleng Moorosi

    Distributed AI Research Institute

    Teaching assistants

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    Spiros Chavlis

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    Ilenna Jones

    Harvard University

    Dongyan Lin

    McGill University & Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms

    Will Dorrell

    University College London, UK

    Kira Düsterwald

    University College London, UK

    Samar Elsheikh

    Center for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada


    Organising committee

    photo of Arif Hamid

    Arif Hamid

    University of Minnesota
    photo of Peter Latham

    Peter Latham

    University College London
    photo of Xaq Pitkow

    Xaq Pitkow

    Carnegie Mellon University
    photo of Spiros Chavlis

    Spiros Chavlis

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    photo of Emma Vaughan

    Emma Vaughan

    Imbizo Logistics