Workshop Announcement: Functionalizing Brain Data, Ground-Truthing, and the Role of Artificial Data in Advancing Neuroscience

Join us for an exciting workshop exploring the challenges and opportunities in functionalizing brain data to emulate neural circuits. This event will tackle cutting-edge topics such as ground-truthing for validation, leveraging artificial datasets generated from virtual brain tissue, and the transformative potential of virtual brain platforms, such as applied to the forthcoming Brain Emulation Challenge.

Workshop Highlights:

-Presentations from leading experts on efforts to emulate neural circuits and the formidable challenges of functionalizing brain data.
-Insights into the current limitations of neural circuit emulation and neural prostheses derived from dynamic data or static connectomes.
-Discussion on the critical need for fully known ground-truth datasets to advance the field.
-Exploration of how artificial data, inspired by fields like AI, can accelerate method development.
-Broad applicability, from high-throughput electron microscopy and connectomics to fMRI datasets.
-Introduction to the open-source virtual brain platform and its role in the Brain Emulation Challenge, covering structure, metrics, and impact.
-Opportunity to connect with speakers in dedicated breakout rooms post-session.

Workshop Objectives

By attending this workshop, participants will:

-Understand the current state of brain emulation, exploring its potential, and addressing key challenges.
-Gain insights into ongoing research, existing limitations, and areas ripe for groundbreaking advancements.
-Learn how artificial datasets can be effectively utilized to validate methods, fostering a continuous loop of learning and innovation.
-Explore the Brain Emulation Challenge, its mission, collaborative framework, and the open-source platform that drives it.
-Discover various ways to contribute, including participating in challenges and supporting the initiative’s development.

A Two-Part Series:
This workshop is the first in a two-part series designed to result in hands-on experience for a community of innovators driving progress in brain emulation. While this session focuses on knowledge-sharing, it also serves as an invitation to join a pioneering movement. Attendees will connect with peers and experts, engage in discussions on emerging research, and explore ways to collaborate and support this transformative work.

Join us as we lay the foundation for a rigorous, standardized, and open approach to brain emulation and related goals.

Scholarships available to cover conference tickets! Visit Carboncopies’ website for details.

Certificates will be provided to all attendees.

Refund Policy: No refunds. All ticket sales are final.