Participants Info

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Computational Neuroscience is the study of brain function regarding the information processing properties of the structures that make up the nervous system. It is an interdisciplinary science that links the diverse fields of neuroscience, as cognitive science, medicine (all specialties), psychology, electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics and even philosophy. The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), located in Porto Alegre, in the south of Brazil, has promoted a more restricted version of this Workshop in November 2012. Since then, participants and investigators in the interdisciplinary fields related to Computational Neuroscience are claiming to resume the realization of this event. In this sense, with a broader scope aiming to encourage young researchers and graduate master and doctorate students in all Latin America, this edition will have three main topics: a) neuroscience, b) neuroengineering and c) artificial intelligence and related techniques.

The Workshop will consist mainly of the following activities:

1. presentation of up to 8 key renowned international and national researchers;
2. presentation of oral presentations covering a wide spectrum of Neuroscience´s state of the art topics;
3. practical demonstration of the A2200 Enigma machine, which belongs to the Informatics Institute, as a special tribute to the 105th Birthday Anniversary of Alan Turing, considered one of the founding fathers of Computer Science. This presentation will occur on the Informatics Institute premises on the afternoon of november 21st ,as a special opening of LAWCN.

All participants who investigate and contribute to the understanding of the properties of the brain, such as Medicine, Physics, Computer Science, Engineering, Psychology, Philosophy and others are welcomed. Issues related to the support of Communication and Information Technology and High-Performance Computing in Neuroscience will receive particular attention. UFRGS is happy to welcome LATIN AMERICAN WORKSHOP ON COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE (LAWCN) in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

LAWCN - ISBN: 978-858842515-6

CCIS 720 Springer - ISSN: 1865-0929

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Important Dates

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• Paper submission deadline: June 30, 2017 ​August 05, 2017 (extended) (via Easychair)
• Notification of acceptance: August 30, 2017
• Camera-ready papers: September 17, 2017
• Practical Demonstration of the Enigma machine: November 21, 2017
• Workshop: November 22-24, 2017

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