Call for abstracts for the poster sessions

EPFL-LATSIS Symposium 2006 Call for Poster Abstracts

We invite the submission of poster abstracts and the participation for the

EPFL-LATSIS Symposium 2006
Dynamical Principles for Neuroscience and Intelligent Biomimetic Devices
http://latsis2006.epfl.ch

March, 8-10, 2006
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland

Aim of the Conference

The goal of the conference is to bring together scientists and engineers interested in understanding the dynamical properties of the nervous system, and in taking inspiration from those properties for the design of prosthetic and robotic devices. The conference is interdisciplinary in nature, and aims at bringing together researchers working on similar topics and phenomena but from different backgrounds.
The conference is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Latsis Foundation. The presentations will consists of a series of invited talks (see below) and of poster presentations (with short poster spotlights).

For more background on the aim of the conference, please visit http://latsis2006.epfl.ch

Important Dates

Deadline of abstract submission: January 27, 2006
Notification of acceptance: February 3, 2006

Registration deadline: February 13, 2006

Conference dates: March 8-10, 2006

Abstract submission

Please send a two-page abstract (including figures and references as needed) to jonas.buchli -at- epfl.ch .

Note that we will not have a full peer review process, the number of posters that we can accept is however limited. Thus, we will accept the contributions depending on relevance to the conference topics, quality, and available place. Once accepted, presenters will have the opportunity to present their work with a poster, as well as a short poster spotlight (a 2-minute presentation) in the conference theatre.

Templates as well as additional information on the format of abstracts and posters are available on the following website:

http://latsis2006.epfl.ch/page14710.html

Proceedings

The poster abstracts will be published in a booklet with ISBN number distributed at the conference.

Registration

Registration for the EPFL-LATSIS Symposium 2006 is now open. Please visit the following website for information and registration form:

http://latsis2006.epfl.ch/page14478.html

Speakers

Dynamics of brain function and behavior

* Avis Cohen (University of Maryland)
* Sten Grillner (Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm)
* Serge Rossignol (Université de Montréal)
* Carmen Sandi (EPFL)
* Allen Selverston (UC San Diego)

Nonlinear Dynamics and neural computation

* Bard Ermentrout (University of Pittsburgh)
* Wulfram Gerstner (EPFL)
* Martin Hasler (EPFL)
* Wolfgang Maass (TU Graz)
* Misha Rabinovich (UC San Diego)
* Misha Tsodyks (Weizmann Institute of Science)

Neuroprosthetics

* Maria Chiara Carrozza (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa)
* Miguel Nicolelis (EPFL/Duke University)
* Philippe Renaud (EPFL)
* Andrew Schwartz (University of Pittsburgh)

Hybrid circuits and electronic neurons

* Thierry Bal (Unic / CNRS)
* Rodney Douglas (ETHZ, Zurich)
* Peter Fromherz (Max-Planck-Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried)
* Gwendal Le Masson (University of Bordeaux)

Biomimetic Robotics and Control

* Jean-Louis Deneubourg (Univ. libre de Bruxelles)
* Auke Jan Ijspeert (EPFL)
* Yasuo Kuniyoshi (University of Tokyo)
* Jean-Jacques Slotine (MIT)
* Barbara Webb (University of Edinburgh)

Organizing Committee

Main organizer:

Auke Ijspeert, EPFL

Co-organizers:

Aude Billard, EPFL
Dario Floreano, EPFL
Wulfram Gerstner, EPFL
Martin Hasler, EPFL
Henry Markram, EPFL
Misha Rabinovich, UCSD
Al Selverston, UCSD

Local chair:
Jonas Buchli, EPFL

Email contacts: Auke.Ijspeert -at- epfl.ch and Jonas.Buchli -at- epfl.ch