Champalimaud Research Symposium 2025

The symposium, themed Neuro-Cybernetics at Scale, draws inspiration from the recent advances in AI and machine learning, where scaling has unlocked unprecedented performance. We believe neuroscience may be approaching a similar inflection point. By convening researchers in experimental neuroscience, robotics, machine learning, control theory, and theoretical neuroscience, we aim to explore how ideas of scaling and feedback can shape the future of systems neuroscience.

This single-track scientific meeting will feature four keynote speakers and a lineup of esteemed invited speakers, along with selected talks from submitted abstracts. Attendees will also have the opportunity to showcase their research during two poster sessions, all while enjoying various networking and social activities.

Researchers and students have until 11 July to submit their abstracts, which will undergo scientific evaluation to ensure consistency with the topic of the symposium (registration won’t be required at this stage). 

We anticipate around 300 participants for this interactive three-day event, held in a venue renowned for its unique and inspiring atmosphere. We are confident that this setting will facilitate lively discussions and stimulate groundbreaking scientific exchange.

Lastly, we extend our gratitude to our institutional partners, the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience (SPN) and the Portuguese Association for Artificial Intelligence (APPIA).

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Adrienne Fairhall University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

Auke J. Ijspeert Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Eva Dyer Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Misha B. Ahrens Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Ashburn, Virginia, USA

INVITED SPEAKERS

Ehud Ahissar Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

Eugenia Chiappe Sensorimotor Integration Lab, Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal

Jonathan Pillow Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Máté Lengyel University of Cambridge & Central European University, Cambridge, UK & Budapest, Hungary

Srini Turaga Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia, USA

Taro Toyoizumi RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Wako, Japan

We look forward to welcoming you to Lisbon!