IV LATIN AMERICAN WORKSHOP ON COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE (LAWCN)
November 28-30, 2023
Institution University of Envigado, Envigado, Colombia.
www.lawcn.co

Contact: lawcn@iue.edu.co

Overview

The IV Latin-American Workshop on Computational Neuroscience (LAWCN 2023)
provides an international forum to bring students, academic researchers, and
professionals from diverse backgrounds to present cutting-edge research on
four major topics: Computational Neuroscience, Neuroscience,
Neuroengineering, and Artificial Intelligence. Since the first edition, LAWCN
has contributed to revealing knowledge about the brain in an enthusiastic
atmosphere for sharing ideas, creating networks, and fostering collaboration
among Latin countries and the world. The current edition is organized by the
research group “Grupo de Investigación Tecnologías Emergentes Sostenibles e
Inteligentes GITESI” from the Engineering Faculty of the Institution
University of Envigado (IUE), in collaboration with the Colegio Colombiano de
Neurociencias (COLNE), the most representative association of neuroscience
researchers and students in Colombia. The workshop will take place in the
city of Envigado (Antioquia – Colombia) from November 28 to 30, 2023. This is
the first LAWCN edition outside of Brazil, expanding its presence to Latin
America, seeking for enhancing the collaboration network among the countries
of our region but keeping the worldwide approach. Envigado is in the
Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley, close to Medellín, the second-largest
city in Colombia, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. Envigado is
known for maintaining the traditions of the Paisa Region and for its
architecture. It also has one of the highest standards of living in Colombia.
Also, Envigado was recognized recently as one of the UNESCO Global Network of
Learning Cities (UNESCO GNLC).

In keeping with the tradition of the previous edition of this meeting, the IV
LAWCN has four main topics:
A- Computational Neuroscience
B- Neuroscience
C- Neuroengineering
D- Artificial intelligence and related topics.

See the full list of topics at https://www.lawcn.co/event/submissions.html.
Prospective authors are invited to contribute to the conference by
electronically submitting papers in English, Portuguese, or Spanish,
according to the model found on the event website. Best papers that are
related to Computer Science will be published as a book volume in
Springer-Verlag Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS;
ISSN 1865-0929) series. Also, authors can submit their papers for the Special
Issue “Interdisciplinary Approaches for Human Cognition: Expanding
Perspectives on the Mind” to be published in the International Journal in
Psychological Research (IJPR;
https://revistas.usb.edu.co/index.php/IJPR/index ISSN 2011-7922). Papers will
be evaluated based on the quality and significance of the theoretical and
practical contributions.

The Workshop will consist mainly of the following activities.
* A presentation of up to 8 key researchers of international and national
renown.
* A round table to widely discuss gender diversity in Neuroscience.
* Oral presentations of accepted papers by their authors.
* Poster session.

Conference chairs

* Jaime A. Riascos, Institution University of Envigado(IUE), Colombia
* Lina Becerra, Colegio Colombiano Neurociencias (COLNE), University del
Valle,
  University Pontificia Javeriana, Colombia

Organization

* Dante Barone Federal University Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil
* Vinicius Cota Federal University São João do Rei (UFSJ), Brazil
* Marta Molinas NTNU, Norway
* Edwin Moncada Institution University of Envigado, Colombia
* Jonier Rendón Institution University of Envigado, Colombia
* Efraín Buriticá Universidad del Valle – COLNE
* Pablo Reyes Pontificia Universidad Javeriana – Colne
* Hernán Villota Institution University of Envigado, Colombia
* Daniel Betancourt Institution University of Envigado, Colombia
* Catalina Alvarado Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
* Paula Herrera Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira

Keynote Speakers

* Prof. PhD. Norberto García Caraisco (USP, Brazil)
* Prof. PhD. Salvador Dura-Bernal (SUNY, USA)
* Prof. PhD. Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal (NSF IUCRC BRAIN Center, USA)
* Prof. PhD. Fabien Lotte (INRIA, Francia)
* Prof. PhD. Jose M. Azorin (Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Spain)
* Profa. PhD. Marta Molinas (NTNU, Noruega)
* Profa. PhD. Catalina Alvarado (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia)
* Profa. PhD. Paula Herrera (Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Colombia)

Roundtable

* Lina Becerra, Colegio Colombiano Neurociencias (COLNE), University del
Valle,
  University Pontificia Javeriana, Colombia

Important dates.

Paper submission deadline: August 1st, 2023
Notification of acceptance (paper): September 30, 2023
Camera-ready (paper): October 31, 2023,

Abstract submission deadline: September 1st, 2023
Notification of acceptance (abstract): September 30, 2023
Camera-ready (abstract): October 31, 2023.

Workshop: November 28-30, 2023 (IUE, Envigado, Colombia)

More Information: www.lawcn.co

Best regards and see you in Envigado, Colombia!!!