Dear colleagues,
Please note that the deadline for application submission to the Nengo Summer School, December 22nd, 2026, is approaching. We look forward to hearing from you! Maddy Bartlett she/her Associate Research Officer On Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 11:28:04 AM UTC-4 Madeleine Bartlett wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > All details about this school can be found online at > https://www.nengo.ai/summer-school > > The Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience at the University of Waterloo is > excited to announce our 11th annual Nengo summer school on large-scale > brain modelling and neuromorphic computing. This two-week school will teach > participants to use the Nengo simulation package to build state-of-the-art > cognitive and neural models to run both in simulation and on neuromorphic > hardware. Summer school participants will be given on-site access to > neuromorphic hardware and will learn to run high-level applications using > Nengo! More generally, Nengo provides users with a versatile and powerful > environment for designing cognitive and neural systems and has been used to > build what is currently the world's largest functional brain model, Spaun, > which includes spiking deep learning, reinforcement learning, adaptive > motor control, and cognitive control networks. > > For a look at the last in-person summer school, check out this short > video: > > https://youtu.be/hHwIryt053M?si=N70eVlC3Sm_2sDy5 > > We welcome applications from all interested graduate students, postdocs, > professors, and industry professionals with a relevant background. > > ***Application Deadline: December 22nd, 2026*** > > Format: A combination of tutorials and project-based work. Participants > are encouraged to bring their own ideas for projects, which may focus on > testing hypotheses, creating models to account for neural or cognitive > data, implementing specific behavioural functions with neurons, expanding > past models, or providing a proof-of-concept of various neural mechanisms. > Hands-on tutorials, individual or group projects, and talks from invited > faculty members will make up the bulk of day-to-day activities. A project > demonstration event will be held on the last day of the school, with prizes > for strong projects! > > Participants will have the opportunity to learn how to: > > - > > interface Nengo with various kinds of neuromorphic hardware (e.g. > BrainDrop, SpiNNaker) > - > > build perceptual, motor, and sophisticated cognitive models using > spiking neurons > - > > build models to account for anatomical, electrophysiological, > cognitive, and behavioural data > - > > use a variety of single cell models within a large-scale model > - > > integrate machine learning methods into biologically oriented models > - > > interface Nengo with cameras and robotic systems > - > > implement modern nonlinear control methods in neural models > - > > neurally implement vector symbolic architecture algorithms > - > > and much more… > > > Date and Location: May 31st to June 12th, 2026 at the University of > Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. > > Applications: Please visit http://www.nengo.ai/summer-school, where you > can find more information regarding costs, travel, lodging, along with an > application form listing required materials. > > If you have any questions about the school or the application process, > please contact: > > Madeleine Bartlett: [email protected] > > Kathryn Simone: [email protected] > > The school is partly supported by ABR, Inc. > > We look forward to hearing from you! > > Maddy Bartlett > she/her > Postdoctoral Fellow > University of Waterloo > email: [email protected] > -- Systems Neuroscience mailing list: www.systemsneuroscience.eu To post, send email to [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Systems Neuroscience" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/systems-neuroscience/2011b913-7352-443d-953e-8d7f6a08dc8cn%40googlegroups.com.
