WELCOME TO MAIN 2024


Welcome to the 7th edition of the Montreal AI and Neuroscience conference, Oct 22-25. We're looking forward to many stimulating talks, keynote lectures and discussion panels at the crossroads of biological and artificial intelligence!

REGISTRATION

MAIN 2024 will take place in person at Université de Montréal Oct 22-24th, 2024. Registered participants will receive practical information by email before the meeting. Space is limited, so make sure you sign up as soon as possible! Deadline: Oct 19th (Midday ET)

SIGN UP FOR MAIN EDUCATIONAL

The MAIN conference will be followed by a 1-day Educational Neuro-AI Workshop on Oct 25, 2024. This educational component requires separate registration! For practical details and sign-up info follow the link below!

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION (Closed)

Submit an abstract (max 300 words) and present a poster + there will be a few slots for lightning talks and prizes will be awarded for the best contributions! Submissions will be evaluated on a rolling basis (notifications of acceptance within 72 hours). Deadline Oct 15th.

Venue Information

MAIN 2024 will take place @ Université de Montréal 

Pavillon Roger-Gaudry
Main Conference Room: P-310 (Level 3)

https://plancampus.umontreal.ca/montreal/

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Detailed day-by-day program available Here!

MAIN 2024 Speakers, panelists & session chairs!

Yoshua Bengio
Université de Montréal & Mila

Shahab Bakhtiari
Université de Montréal

Pierre Lune Bellec
Université de Montréal 

Federica Bencivenga
Université de Montréal 

Ian Charest
Université de Montréal

Paul Cisek
Université de Montréal

Kayvon Daie
Allen Inst. for Neural Dynamics 

Laura Driscoll
Allen Inst. for Neural Dynamics 

Eva Dyer
Georgia Institute of Technology  

Patrick Desrosiers
Université Laval 

Elizabeth DuPre
Université de Montréal

Karim Jerbi
Université de Montréal

Alessandro Gifford
Freie Universität Berlin 

Smita Krishnaswamy
Yale University

Guillaume Lajoie
Université de Montréal & Mila

Tegan Maharaj
HEC Montréal & Mila

Alexander Meulmans
Google - Switzerland 

Patrick Mineault
Amaranth Foundation

Eilif Muller
Université de Montréal

Luiz Pessoa
University of Maryland

‘Ōiwi Parker Jones
Oxford University 

Matthew Perich
Université de Montréal

Carlos Ponce
Harvard Medical School

Eva Portelance
HEC Montréal

Doina Precup
McGill University & Mila

Blake Richards
McGill University & Mila 

Irina Rish
Université de Montréal & Mila 

Madineh Sedigh-Sarvestani
Cornell University 

Terry Sejnowski
UC San Diego

Maryam Vaziri
University of Delaware

Taylor Webb
Microsoft Research (NYC) 

MAIN 2024 Guests of Honor

Dr. Frédéric Bouchard
Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Université de Montréal

Dr. Michelle McKerrall
Director of the Psychology Department, Université de Montréal

Dr. Jennie Z. Young

Executive Director, Canadian Brain Research Strategy

Dr. Yves Joanette
Deputy Vice-Rector of Research, Université de Montréal 

Dr. Virginie Portes
Director of Research Support, IVADO

Detailed program available Here!

The goal of MAIN is to bring together trainees, researchers including world leaders in Neuroscience and AI from across the globe, and build a more inclusive and diverse Neuro-AI community.

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