EBRAINS National Node Germany Workshop 2023

The EBRAINS NNG are currently about 40 universities and research institutions across Germany joining forces to develop a common scientific and technical strategy, addressing the major scientific challenges of our time. The EBRAINS NNG partners offer unique services, including science liaison activities, for basic neuroscience, medical applications, and industry in the fields of:

• High-Performance Computing
• Neuromorphic Computing
• Artificial Intelligence
• Simulation
• Robotics
• Information privacy and security

Contact information:

• Scientific Coordinator of the NNG: Prof. Dr. Nicola Palomero-Gallagher
• email: ebrains-nng@fz-juelich.de

Venue

At the Bernstein Event location: Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Room R1.506 (5th floor), Dorotheenstr. 24, Berlin, Germany.

Registration

A nominal fee (15 Euro for students, 25 Euro for everybody else) is charged for the workshop and lunch.

• if you have an EBRAINS account, please register with account here
• you can also register without EBRAINS account

The EBRAINS account is free of charge and a prerequisite for using the EBRAINS Research Infrastructure. Get it here.

Programme

09:00‑09:20 - Welcome and an overview about the EBRAINS RI - Prof. Dr. Petra Ritter, Charite - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin

09:30-10:00 - Success story about using the EBRAINS Research Infrastructure - Dr. Seán Froudist-Walsh, University of Bristol

10:00-10:30 - Coffee break & Networking

10:30-11:30 - Expert Discussion: Digital tools to bridge the gap between experimental and computational neuroscience

• Prof. Dr. Thomas Wachtler, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
• Prof. Dr. Lena Oden, FernUni Hagen & FZ Jülich
• Dr. Seán Froudist-Walsh, University of Bristol
• Prof. Dr. Bryan Strange, Technical University Madrid
• Dr. Andreas Rowald, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
• Prof. Dr. Thanos Manos, Cergy Paris University

11:50-12:00 - Concluding remarks

12:00-13:30 - National Node networking talk+walk lunch