Simulated Bodies: Whole Body Biomechanical Models
This conference will focus on biomechanical body models, bringing together scientists from neuroethology, physics simulation, machine learning, and the computer vision and graphics communities. Recent technological advances in automated behavior analysis, anatomical microscopy, simulation software and machine learning now enable detailed biomechanical simulations at the whole-body scale. Leveraging these advances, we aim to assess the state of the art, identify existing gaps, and catalyze an interdisciplinary community to address those gaps. The conference will include invited and selected talks, tutorials on cutting-edge techniques, and breakout discussions focused on individual model organisms and approaches.
The meeting will begin at 1pm on the first day and end by 1pm on the last.
Applications are closed.
Please note: Because Janelia conferences are intentionally small and selective, we may not be able to accommodate all applicants. We strive for as broad a representation across labs as possible and therefore may limit participation to one person per group. Preference is given to applicants who are active researchers in the field and intend to present their work as a poster or selected talk.
Organizers
Wyatt Korff, Janelia Research Campus/HHMI
Srini Turaga, Janelia Research Campus/HHMI
Gwyneth Card, HHMI/Columbia University
Yuval Tassa, DeepMind
Invited Participants
Diego Aldarondo, Harvard University
Eiman Azim, Salk Institute
Jeannette Bohg, Stanford University
Kristin Branson, Janelia Research Campus/HHMI
Bing Brunton, University of Washington
Vittorio Caggiano, Meta AI
Eugenia Chiappe, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown
Damon Clark, Yale University
Friedl De Groote, KU Leuven
Emily Dennis, Janelia Research Campus/HHMI
Bradley Dickerson, Princeton University
Michael Dickinson, California Institute of Technology
Josh Dudman, Janelia Research Campus/HHMI
Adrienne Fairhall, University of Washington
Daniel Goldman, Georgia Institute of Technology
Mitra Hartmann, Northwestern University
Jennifer Hicks, Stanford University
Stephen Huston, Columbia University
Auke Jan Ijspeert, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL)
Rob Johnson, Janelia Research Campus/HHMI
Eva Kanso, University of Southern California
Jason Kerr, Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior - Caesar
Vittorio La Barbera, Royal Veterinary College, London
C. Karen Liu, Stanford University
Josh Merel, Meta Reality Labs
Bence Ölveczky, Harvard University
Sheila Patek, Duke University
Talmo Pereira, Salk Institute
Pavan Ramdya, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL)
Silvia Salinas Blemker, University of Virginia
Monika Scholz, MPI for Neurobiology and Behavior
Kimberly Stachenfeld, DeepMind
Jennifer Sun, California Institute of Technology
Lena Ting, Emory University
John Tuthill, University of Washington
Eric Tytell, Tufts University
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