AIM

INCF is offering a two-day course that provides an introduction to and overview of a wide range of topics within neuroinformatics by leading experts in the field. The course is held before the INCF Neuroinformatics Congress. 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The course is suitable for neuroscience researchers wishing to develop their interests in neuroinformatics as well as informatics researchers with a strong interest in neuroscience. A prerequisite for attending the course is a basic knowledge of neuroscience. The course is open to advanced students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty members.

APPLICATION

Application information will be published in the beginning of 2015

TOPICS COVERED

• data analysis and neuronal coding
• databases and ontologies
• multiscale modeling
• neuroengineering
• simulation/computation/workflows
• visualization

SPEAKERS

• David Willshaw (Edinburgh, UK)
• Marcello Massimini (Milan, Italy)
• Shih-Chii Liu (Zürich, Switzerland)
• Marc-Oliver Gewaltig (Lausanne, Switzerland)
• Jonathan Victor (New York, USA)
• Barry Richmond (Washington DC, USA)
• Gaute Einevoll (Ås, Norway)
• Ignacio Arganda-Carreras (Paris, France)
• Marja-Leena Linne (Tampere, Finland)
• Gary Egan (Melbourne, Australia)

GENERAL

The course will last for two days with course materials and refreshments provided. There will be a course dinner for all participants and lecturers at the end of the first day.