Intelligence: natural, artificial and synthetic
5-6 October 2023
Overview
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Over the last decade, a new wave of excitement has emerged with the rise of deep learning. Many expectations have accompanied these descendants of the early multilayer neural networks developed in the 1990s because of their remarkable ability to find solutions to complex problems beyond human intuition. This is transforming the scientific landscape, from how we design experiments, to what it means to model, predict and build. At the same time, there has been a surge in research exploring the potential deep connections between artificial neural networks and evolved ones, and between neural circuits and other molecular, cellular and ecological networks. New advances from evolutionary robotics to genetics, swarm cognition to synthetic biology and computational neuroscience are helping to reformulate critical questions in biology. This meeting will bring together scholars from different disciplines to discuss progress and new ideas at the intersection of natural, artificial and synthetic networks.
Scientific Organisers
Speakers
Programme
Day 1 - October 5, 2023
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09:30 |
Registration, PRBB Auditorium (PRBB auditorium, Carrer del Dr. Aiguader, 88, 08003 Barcelona, Spain) |
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10:00 |
Welcome and presentation by Mafalda Dias (CRG), Jonathan Frazer (CRG) and |
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First scientific session: Artificial and natural neuronal circuits Chair: Ricard Solé Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain |
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10:15 |
Becoming the world: structural learning in natural and artificial systems Vijay Balasubramanian University of Pennsylvania, USA |
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11:00 |
The Turbulent Brain: A new Framework for Analyzing and Modeling Gustavo Deco Universitat Pompeu Fabra & ICREA, Spain |
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11:45 |
- coffee break -
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12:15 |
Promoting behavioral diversity in artificial agents through eco-evolutionary Clement Moulin-Frier Inria, France |
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13:00 |
- lunch -
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Second scientific session: Molecular, genetic, cellular networks Chair: Mafalda Dias CRG, Spain |
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Theory of natural computations Aneta Koseska Max Plank Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior, Germany |
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Uncovering rules of gene regulation with deep learning Peter Koo Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, USA |
| 16:00 |
- coffee break -
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| 16:30 |
The collective intelligence of our cells: bioelectricity, basal cognition, and Michael Levin TUFTS, USA |
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Sequence-based deep learning models for understanding gene regulation and Sara Mostafavi University of Washington, USA |
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18:00 |
Poster session |
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19:30 |
End of Day 1 |
Day 2 - October 6, 2023
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09:00 |
Late registration, PRBB auditorium |
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Third scientific session: From organism to ecological networks Chair: Jonathan Frazer CRG, Spain |
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| 09:30 |
James Sharpe EMBL Barcelona, Spain |
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Experience encoding in a minimal animal Jordi Garcia-Ojalvo Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain |
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11:00 |
- coffee break -
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11:30 |
Semantic genetic programming applied to the field of Oscar Lao Institut de Biologia Evolutiva, Spain |
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12:15 |
Deep (and Diverse) Learning for Early Warning Signals Madhur Anand University of Guelph, Canada |
| 13:00 | Poetry Session by Madhur Anand |
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13:10 |
Wrap-up and final remarks |
Call for abstracts
Abstract submission for poster presentation is now open and can be done via the registration link.
General Information
Language: All abstracts must be written in English.
Deadline: abstracts MUST BE RECEIVED no later than September 28th, 2023
Notification of acceptance will be mailed by September 29th, 2023. Only the presenting/first author will receive the email notification of acceptance or rejection, and is responsible for informing all co-authors of the status of the abstract.
Content of the Abstract
Abstracts are limited to 300 words.
Abstracts must contain: title, authors, primary institution, purpose of the study, methods used, summary of the results and conclusion reached.
Abstracts will be published as submitted. Proof and edit your submission accordingly.
Information for poster presenters: The poster space will be 90 x 120 cm (width x height), which corresponds to DIN-A0 VERTICAL layout.
Registration
Registration for the symposium is now open and it is free of charge. You can register, using this link.
Registration deadline: 28/09/2023
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