HBPSC2023: 7th HBP Student Conference on Interdisciplinary Brain Research Rey Juan Carlos University Madrid, Spain, January 18-20, 2023

The human brain can only be understood by combining knowledge and practices from multiple scientific fields. The 7th HBP Student Conference on Interdisciplinary Brain Research is an opportunity to exchange ideas among early career researchers working across various scientific fields relevant to the Human Brain Project (HBP). Attendees will be exposed to the data-driven and multidisciplinary brain research approach of the HBP and will have access to the EBRAINS research infrastructure. The conference is a chance to discuss contemporary scientific advancements (both intra- and interdisciplinary) amongst peers and faculty through a variety of discussion sessions, lectures, workshops, and social events. It will take place at the Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid, Spain, organised and supported by the HBP Education Programme.

Call for Submissions

We invite original high-quality submissions describing innovative research in all disciplines addressed in the HBP. These contributions can emphasize theoretical or empirical works relating to a wide spectrum of fields including but not limited to: neuroscience, computer science, robotics, medicine, psychology, cognitive science or philosophy. We particularly encourage submissions with a potential to inspire collaboration in the research community by introducing new and relevant problems, concepts, and ideas, even if the work is at an early stage of development.

The 3-day conference will take place from 18-20 January 2023 in Madrid, Spain.

Participation in the 7^th HBP Student Conference is open to the entire student community and early career researchers, regardless of whether they are affiliated with the HBP or not. Participants are also welcome to participate without contributing to the scientific programme. We encourage all young scientists to register and aim at an equal representation of all sexes.

Abstract Submission

Please submit an abstract and you will have the opportunity to present your work during the 7th HBP Student Conference. Your presentation can include a brief oral plus a poster presentation, or a poster presentation only. 

All submissions will be evaluated by the Programme Committee with regard to their relevance for the conference in terms of topics and areas of interest, their scientific merit, correctness, and the quality of presentation. Abstracts must be in a Word document format. Please note that abstracts have to adhere to the conference submission template and must be organised according to the IMRaD format.

Please note that in order to present your work registration for the conference is mandatory.

Topics and areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Mouse brain organisation

  • Brain transcriptomics and proteomics

  • Brain macrostructure, vasculature, cells and synapses

  • Data aggregation and analysis

• Human brain organisation

  • Multi-level organisation of the brain

  • Data aggregation and analysis

• Systems and cognitive neuroscience

  • Perception-action

  • Motivation, decision and reward

  • Learning and memory

  • Networks underlying brain cognition and consciousness

• Theoretical neuroscience

  • Simplified neuron and neural circuit models and modelling brain signals at different scales

  • Synaptic plasticity, learning and memory

  • Large-scale models of human cognitive function

  • Principles of brain computation

• Neuroinformatics

  • Tools for brain atlases  

  • Tools for structural and functional data analysis

  • Predictive neuroinformatics  

  • Data curation and integration tools

  • Interactive visualisation, analysis and control

  • High-performance computing: mathematical methods, programming models and tools

• Brain simulation

  • Data-driven reconstruction of brain models  

  • Molecular dynamics simulation

  • Multiscale models of the brain

  • The brain multiscale connectome

  • Development and integration of brain simulators (Neuron, NEST, Arbor, TVB, etc.)

  • Virtual experiments on HPC

• Neuromorphic computing

  • Neuromorphic computing with physical emulation and digital many-core implementation of brain models

  • Software tools for neuromorphic computing

  • Novel technologies for neuromorphic circuits

• Neurorobotics

  • Design of brain-inspired controllers

  • Robot designer, brain interfaces & body integrator

  • Neurorobotic simulations of behaviours

  • Artificial Intelligence

• Ethics and society

  • Industrial, economic and social consequences of the HBP

  • Conceptual and philosophical issues

  • Researcher awareness

• Brain atlases

  • Multiscale brain data

  • Brain imaging

  • Brain connectivity

• Medical informatics and clinical neuroscience

  • Collection and management of federated clinical data (EEG, fMRI, etc.)

  • Data mining and machine learning approaches to clinical data analysis

  • Biological signatures of brain diseases

  • Models and simulations of brain pathologies

  • Neuroprostheses

Submission guidelines

Authorship

Please accurately include all co-authors and their affiliations. If in doubt whether a person’s contributions should or should not be considered as authorship, please refer to http://www.icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf.

Abstracts

Abstracts must be in a Word document format. The abstract word and character limits are as follows:

• Title: 500 characters

• Text: 1,000 words

• Number of Figures: 2

• No Supplementary Material

Given the nature of an interdisciplinary conference, formatting of abstracts has to be organised according to the IMRaD format [Introduction/Motivation, Methods, Results and Discussion]. Abstracts must adhere to the template available on the conference website and on the submission platform.

References should be included at the end of the abstract. Please note that the word count includes captions but not references. It is allowed to add acknowledgments to the abstract, which will not be included in the word count.

In general, submissions of completed research are encouraged. However, submissions may also contain research in progress and, in particular, abstracts that demonstrate research plans and proposals, i.e., the idea, aims, hypotheses and possible implications of the proposed research. 

Poster Guidelines:

• The recommended poster size in Pixel: 1080 width x 1536 height – portrait orientation

• Poster size in cm: 38,1 width x 54,2 height – portrait orientation

• Font size: ≥16

• Adding hyperlinks to posters is allowed

• All posters displaying results from HBP-funded research groups must contain the HBP logo and the European Union logo as well as EC funding acknowledgments.

• The following information should be included on the poster: Authors’ names, surnames, and affiliations.

• Posters should be clear and easy to read. 

Committees

Programme Committee

• Nicolás Cano-Astorga | Cajal Institute
• Joana Covelo | August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute
• Sandra Diaz | Forschungszentrum Jülich
• Carmen Alina Lupascu | Italian National Research Council
• Paschal Ochang | De Montfort University
• Taylan Özden | Technical University Darmstadt|
• Jens Egholm Pedersen | KTH Royal Institute of Technology
• Sergio Plaza | Cajal Institute
• Giuliano Santarpia | Forschungszentrum Jülich
• Alper Yegenoglu | Forschungszentrum Jülich

Organising committee

• Susana Mata | Rey Juan Carlos University
• Luis Pastor | Rey Juan Carlos University
• Óscar David Robles Sánchez | Rey Juan Carlos University
• HBP Education Programme Office | Medical University Innsbruck

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to education@humanbrainproject.eu