An annual summer course in computational neuroscience & neuro AI. Boosting African neuroscience by IBRO @ibroorg.bsky.social and the Simons Foundation @simonsfoundation.org. https://imbizo.africa/
Simons Computational Neuroscience Imbizo
Loading...
🚀 Save the Date! 🚀
📣 Join us for the IMBIZO Annual General Meeting, where ideas grow, updates are shared, and everyone’s welcome!
🗓 22 June 2026
🕔 5–6 PM SAST
💻 Online
✅ All welcome
🤝 Hear the latest on all things #imbizo!
💬 Questions? [email protected]
From Kalman filters to visual illusions! 🌀📉
Yesterday, Cycle 3 director Prof. Xaq Pitkow from Carnegie Mellon Univ took us on a mathematical journey. He discussed how optimal estimation can lead to perceptual biases.
A brilliant, interactive session. 🧠
@simonsfoundation.org @ibroorg.bsky.social
Week 3 is underway! 🚀
On Mon, we kicked off the final cycle with a fantastic talk by Nyalleng Moorosi from the Distributed AI Research Institute.
She talked about the critical topic of inductive biases in neural networks. A perfect start to the week! 🧠📉
@simonsfoundation.org @ibroorg.bsky.social
We concluded Cycle 2 with a bang on Saturday! 💥
Dr. @athenaakrami.bsky.social delivered an incredible lecture on Hopfield networks and attractor dynamics. From memory storage and neural attractors to prior experience, it was the perfect end to the week.🧠📉
@simonsfoundation.org @ibroorg.bsky.social
How do we learn? Is it just rewards, or is it something more? 🤔
Yesterday, Prof. Jonathan Shock from UCT took us through a fascinating route to curiosity, sociability, and active inference.
Unpacking the math behind learning and survival 📉🌍
@simonsfoundation.org @ibroorg.bsky.social
Science is more than coding, equations, and experiments. It’s about the people doing the science. 🌍🤝
Adrienne introduced the Gender Discussion taking place tomorrow. Making space for the hard, necessary conversations to build a more inclusive community.
@simonsfoundation.org @ibroorg.bsky.social
A masterclass in communication. 📢
Thank you to our TA Will Dorrell for guiding us through the art of writing papers and giving talks. These are the skills that turn good research into impactful science.
Thanks, Will! 🙌
@ibroorg.bsky.social @simonsfoundation.org
We just finished a tremendous session led by the amazing Prof. Sara Solla from Northwestern Univ. She took us on a journey through the beauty of neural manifolds and beyond. Finding geometry in high-dimensional data! 📉✨
@ibroorg.bsky.social @simonsfoundation.org @sasolla.bsky.social
Yesterday, we had the privilege of hosting @blaiseaguera.bsky.social, CTO of Technology & Society at Google, for a special guest lecture. He unpacked the complex history of intelligence: from biological evolution to artificial systems.
A mind-expanding session for everyone at #Imbizo2026! 🇿🇦🧠
