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.

We extend our gratitude to our partners, Protocol Labs, Portuguese Society for Neuroscience (SPN), Portuguese Association for Artificial Intelligence (APPIA) and Delta.

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

CHAIRS

Guillaume Hennequin, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

Memming Park, Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal

Shreya Saxena, Yale University, Yale, USA

Please check our website to get to know the full programme.
 

We look forward to welcoming you to Lisbon!