Next-generation neural computations

Brains are not like computers. Our brains can quickly and easily spot familiar objects, like keys in a messy room, with very little effort. In contrast, even the best computers struggle to do this as fast or efficiently. This difference shows just how much more we need to learn about how our brains work to create smarter artificial intelligence.

To bridge the gap between neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence (AI), I seek to harness the efficiency of vision by understanding how neural computations govern sensory processes like vision and behavioral responses like eye movements.

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Laurent U Perrinet

Laurent U Perrinet

Researcher in Computational Neuroscience

Biography

Laurent Perrinet is a computational neuroscientist (DR2 CNRS) at the Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone (UMR 7289, CNRS / Aix-Marseille Université), within the NeOpTo team. His research investigates predictive processing in the visual system — from single cortical cells to active vision and behavior — and its translation into neuromorphic algorithms. He has co-authored more than 63 peer-reviewed articles (h-index 30), supervised 6 completed PhD students and currently directs 3 PhD students (Alexandre Lainé, Matthis Dallain, Kevin Mairot). His work combines neurophysiology (Neuropixels recordings in marmoset), computational modeling (spiking neural networks, Free-Energy Principle) and open-source algorithmic development (MotionClouds, AnEMo, LogGabor).

Interests
  • Predictive Processing & Active Inference
  • Spiking Neural Networks & Neuromorphic Computing
  • Computational Vision & Eye Movements
Education
  • Habilitation à diriger des recherches, 2017

    Aix-Marseille Université

  • PhD. in Cognitive Science, 2003

    Université P. Sabatier, Toulouse, France

  • M.S. in Engineering, 1998

    SupAéro, Toulouse, France

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Matthis Dallain

Phd candidate in Computational Neuroscience

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Alexandre Lainé

Phd candidate in Computational Neuroscience

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Agathe Choplin

PhD candidate in Neuroscience

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Charlotte Roy

PhD candidate in Neuroscience

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Kevin Mairot

Phd candidate in Ophtalmology

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Matthieu Gilson

Researcher in Computational Neuroscience

Computational Neuroscience, Machine Learning

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Ede Rancz

Researcher in Neuroscience

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Andrew Isaac Meso

Lecturer, King’s College London (IOPPN).

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Jonathan Vacher

Maître de Conférence (Associate Professor) @ MAP5, Université Paris-Cité.

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Rick A Adams

Future Leaders Fellow, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience & Centre for Medical Image Computing, UCL

Former Students

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Antoine Grimaldi

PostDoc Researcher in Computational Neuroscience with Andrea Alamia in Toulouse, France

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Thomas Kronland-Martinet

Post-doctoral Researcher

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Jean-Nicolas Jérémie

Phd in Computational Neuroscience

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Hugo Ladret

Postdoctoral Researcher at Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research

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Victor Boutin

CNRS researcher at CerCo (Toulouse, France).

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Adrien Fois

Post-doctoral Researcher

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Amélie Gruel

Post-doctoral researcher in neuromorphic computer science in Bordeaux, France

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Angelo Franciosini

Biomedical Engineer @ Avicenna.AI.

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Alberto Arturo Vergani

Post-doctoral Researcher @ Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy.

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Wahiba Taouali

Consulting manager @ Enthought, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

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Kiana Mansour-Pour

Executive DirectorExecutive Director, Shotise

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Jean-Bernard Damasse

MD, Marseille, France.

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Mina A Khoei

Senior AI/ML scientist @ SynSense, Zurich, Switzerland.

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Jens Kremkow

PI @ Neuroscience Research Center, Charité, Berlin, Germany.

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Nicole Voges

PostDoc in Computational Neuroscience

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Hilde Langengen-Teigen

Phd candidate in Neuroscience

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Jenna Fradin

Research Engineer at ISIR (Institut des Systèmes Intelligents et de Robotique)

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