1st INCF Workshop on Training in Neuroinformatics

Goal

This discussion workshop was organized by the INCF National Node of the UK. The scope of the workshop was to provide an overview of the current state of neuroinformatics training and recommendations for future provision of training. A report is being prepared presenting the discussions and recommendations of this workshop.

Participants

Ad Aertsen, Freiburg, Germany
Dagmar Bergmann-Erb, Munich, Germany
Simone Cardoso de Oliveira, Freiburg, Germany
Peter Dayan, London, UK
Kenji Doya, Okinawa, Japan
Piotr Durka, Warsaw, Poland
Gary Egan, Melbourne, Australia
Gaute T. Einevoll, Aas, Norway
Jeff Grethe, San Diego, USA
Rolf Kötter, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Kit Longden, London, UK
Risto Naatanen, Helsinki, Finland
Barry Richmond, Bethesda, USA
Raphael Ritz, Stockholm, Sweden
Arjen Van Ooyen, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mark Van Rossum, Edinburgh, UK
Jonathan Victor, New York, USA
Hui Wang, Stockholm, Sweden
David Willshaw, Edinburgh, UK

Scribes at discussion sessions: Catherine Ojo, Ian Saunders, Nicolas Heess, Edinburgh, UK
Reporter: David Willshaw, Edinburgh, UK

Program

July 23:
14:00 - 14:15  Welcome and orientation (David Willshaw)
14:15 - 16:00  Session I: "Training in neuroinformatics" -scientific presentations
16:00 - 17:30  Session II: "Current provision of training in neuroinformatics" -discussion in
                      small groups
19:00              Dinner

• Gary Egan | Educational programs and professional development challenges in neuroinformatics with case studies in neuroimaging
• Mark Van Rossum | Neuroinformatics and Computational Neuroscience
• Barry Richmond | Neuroinformatics and training from an experimentalist's perspective

July 24:
09:00 - 13:00  Session III: "Future provision of training in neuroinformatics" -scientific presentation
                      and discussion in small groups
13:00 - 14:00  Lunch
14:00 - 17:00  Session IV: "Mapping out the future" -Work on draft report in small groups and discussion
18:00              Reception hosted by the Edinburgh Doctoral Training Center in Neuroinformatics and Computational Neuroscience

• Rolf Kötter | Neuroinformatics training for the future - a personal view

July 25:
09:00 - 12:00  Session V: "Formulating recommendations" -discussion in small groups
12:00 - 13:00  Discussion and conclusions

Support

Supported by European Union Special Support Action: INCF, and the INCF Central Fund.

Meeting location

School of Informatics
University of Edinburgh
10 Crichton Street
Edinburgh EH8 9AB
Scotland, UK

Scientific organizer

David Willshaw, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK