25 August - 1 September 2015 ISRC-CN3 Summer School

We particularly encourage applications from advanced undergraduate, masters, graduate diploma, early-stage career (Ph.D. students and postdoctoral) researchers, clinical researchers, and research scientists and engineers in industrial and clinical sectors. Ideally, participants will have some mathematical background at the UK GCE A level / Irish Leaving Certificate level, some familiarity in computer/scientific programming in languages such as Python or MATLAB, or some background knowledge in biology, neuroscience, medicine or psychology.

In-person attendees are limited to 50. Selection of in-person applications will be based on the suitability of research interests, reason(s) and motivation(s) for attending, and a support/reference letter—information will be requested during the application.

Online participants will have access to all lectures (live and recorded) and lab notes. Lab sessions are optional, and they are expected to carry out the lab sessions independently.

The School is committed to fostering an inclusive environment by ensuring high accessibility for all participants, including those from underrepresented backgrounds, individuals with caregiving responsibilities or disabilities, and those with limited financial resources. Bursaries may be available to help support participation. (please state this in the form).

The ISRC is dedicated to the creation of intelligent computational systems, taking inspiration from and learning from biology and neuroscience. Its research is focused on the design, development, and implementation of intelligent computational systems capable of learning, reasoning, adapting, evolving, and interacting with their environment in a manner that humans would consider “intelligent.”

“The topics discussed were very interesting. The speakers were very clear and concise. The sessions were organised well.”

“… most impressed by the quality of the talks. They were long-form, in-depth, and covered a lot of cutting-edge research … topics worked well together …”

“… mind-opening experience … to listen to the great work of top-notch researchers …”

“attended … as a visitor from industry… I gained extremely valuable insights and skills that I am excited to apply in multiple domains in my own work going forward”

“… thanks to the lab sessions I was able to practice the concepts explained during the day. In spite of attending … online, I have had the opportunity to learn a lot about neuroscience and to resolve all my questions from home as if I was attending in person”

“…appreciated the lab tour, discovering the facility as well as Northern Ireland's culture and heritage. Thank you, it was a great experience!”

“…level of support and guidance … was second to none, and allowed us to enjoy the course even more, both in the classroom as well as when connected remotely … environment was so friendly and warm and welcoming …”

“…interesting to learn about current developments in the field of BCI and machine learning applied to processing brain imaging data … level of this course was above my expectations … this course will help researchers from fields so apart from each other, to find common ground and language for communication, helping to remove the borders between them …”

“…friendly environment which I felt even in online experience …”

“…speakers did great! Very engaging …”

“…really liked the fact that the difficulty was increasing with basics on first day and then more complicated stuff on the next …”

“…all the speakers were very considerate of the diverse backgrounds of the attendees and had framed their talks in simple words … could not attend most classes live and had to rely on the recorded videos, I think it was immensely useful …“

“…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 …”