Workshop and Advanced Course on

Deterministic and Stochastic Modeling in Computational Neuroscience and Other Biological Topics

The Advanced Course and the Workshop will mainly turn around stochastic differential equations in biology, with a bias to neuroscience. The three series of lectures are thought of as an introduction to modeling, simulation and analysis in the different biological areas of this research programme. A major goal is to visualize the mathematical transversality across biology; that is, to see how similar mathematical tools apply to different biological problems.

Strengthening interactions among researchers in different biological areas is one of the goals of the Workshop, in which specialists on the field are invited to guide a session consisting of a lecture about some hot topic of their preference, followed by a discussion with the audience after each session. This format is intended to stimulate discussion among participants and promote collaborations. Proposals for workshop sessions are encouraged, including also topics on differential equations (both stochastic and deterministic) that could eventually be applied to one of the branches of this research programme: computational neuroscience, tumour growth and cancer modeling, population dynamics and adaptive dynamics.

The three courses will take place on May 11th and May 12th, 2009, whereas the period from May 13th to May 15th will be devoted to the workshop. Students from master/doctorate programmes on applied mathematics, physics, bioengineering and biology are especially encouraged to participate.

Coordinators

• Àngel Calsina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
• José A. Carrillo, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
• Antoni Guillamon, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Advanced Course Speakers and Titles

• Gustavo Deco, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
  The neurodynamics of attention, memory and decision-making

• Louis Tao, Beijing University
  Modelling large-scale dynamics in the primary visual cortex

• Juan J. Velázquez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  Stochastic processes and PDEs in mathematical biology

Workshop Speakers

• Barbieri, Francesca	Hospital Clínic - IDIBAPS
  Berglund, Nils	Université d'Orléans
  Cáceres, María J.	Universidad de Granada
  Chou, Tom	University of California at Los Angeles
  Compte, Albert	Hospital Clínic - IDIBAPS
  Coombes, Stephen	University of Nottingham
  Deco, Gustavo	Universitat Pompeu Fabra
  Desroches, Mathieu	University of Bristol
  D'Orsogna, Maria R.	California State University
  Escudero, Carlos	CSIC
  Faugeras, Olivier	INRIA Sophia Antipolis-Méditerranée
  García Ojalvo, Jordi	Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
  García Rodríguez, Pedro E.	Universitat Pompeu Fabra
  Gómez-Cabrero, David	Universitat de València
  González-Vélez, Virginia	Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, México
  Hakim, Vincent	École Normale Supérieure
  Hidrinks, Rikkert	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  Mancini, Simona	Université d'Orléans
  Naldi, Giovanni	Università degli Studi di Milano
  Tao, Louis	Beijing University
  Terman, David H.	Ohio State University at Columbus
  Torres, Joaquín J.	Universidad de Granada
  Velázquez, Juan J.	Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  Wainrib, Gilles	Institut Jacques Monod

Registration and Financial Support

The CRM offers a limited number of grants covering registration and accommodation addressed to young researchers. Applications can be submitted during the registration process. The on-line registration system enables the following actions:

• Register to the activity.
• Apply for financial support. (Applicants will be asked, among other things, to upload a curriculum vitae. Please note that no applications will be taken into consideration otherwise.)
• Pay the registration fee.

Deadline for grant applications:	February 27, 2009
Deadline for registration and payment:	April 18, 2009

Registration fee: 250 Euros, including participation to the lectures, documentation package, a copy of the course notes, lunch tickets, a social dinner, a cultural activity, and coffee breaks.

If you wish to present a poster or a short communication, please send an abstract (max. 1 page) to the following email address: wkmodeling@crm.cat

• Registration and application for financial support

Accommodation

Participants awarded with accommodation grants will have their lodging arranged through the organisation. The remaining participants are encouraged to book their lodging as soon as possible.

• Information on accommodation options for participants

For further information, please contact the CRM Administration.