Events

Continuation from prior meetings about benchmarks and competition proposals. Zoom Link: upon request @ [email protected]

Next Meeting Info Date: Wednesday, Nov 12 Time: 4pm-5pm Room: CEPSR 620 Zoom: Upon request @ [email protected]

Aaron Hertzmann Why Do Pictures Work? Explanations From Real-World Vision Speaker: Aaron Hertzmann (Adobe) Host: Carl Vondrick Date: Thursday, November 13, 2025 Time: 2:30 PM Location: CSB 453 Abstract: I outline possible answers to the long-standing question of why pictures work: why can people look at a painting or photograph, and see a depicted subject, rather than just marks…

To celebrate the many accomplishments as we wrap up year two and continue our momentum into year three. We anticipate engaging discussions in the working groups and panels as we explore future directions for ARNI. We also want to highlight the participation of Bing Brunton, Jim DiCarlo, and Thomas Reardon from our External Advisory Board.…

Seminar Time: 11:30am Date: 11/21/25 Seminar Location: JLG, L5-084 Host: Ji Xia Title: Illuminating synaptic learning Abstract: How do synapses in the middle of the brain know how to adjust their weight to advance a behavioral goal? This is referred to as the synaptic ‘credit assignment problem’. A large variety of synaptic learning rules have been proposed, mainly in the context…

Alan Stocker Professor of Psychology at UPenn Title: Economics of temporal evidence integration Abstract: The temporal integration of sensory information is an important aspect of many human decision tasks. I will present results of ongoing research in my laboratory aimed at understanding the dynamic processes underlying evidence integration. In particular, I will discuss a novel…

Next Meeting Info Date: Thursday, Dec 11 Time: 3pm-4pm Room: CEPSR 620 Zoom: Upon request @ [email protected]

Title: Adaptive problem solving in the primate frontal cortex Abstract: Humans excel at solving problems adaptively. When missing the bus to an appointment, for instance, we might wait for the next one, call a taxi, cancel, or reschedule, depending on the situation. This ability to assess context and choose a suitable strategy is central to…

Seminar Time: 11:30am Date: 12/19/25 Seminar Location: JLG, L5-084 Host: Tahereh Toosi   Title: Flexible decision-making: policies and rules   Abstract: Flexible behavior requires flexible decision-making. We adapt seamlessly to changing environments—adjusting biases, altering decision rules, and inferring hidden task contexts—often without explicit cues. In this talk, I will outline a framework that formalizes different levels of this flexibility and…

Title: A normative perspective on diversity of dopamine neurons Abstract: TBD

Title: Frugal Inference for Control Abstract: A key challenge in advancing artificial intelligence is achieving the right balance between utility maximization and resource use by both external movement and internal computation. While this trade-off has been studied in fully observable settings, our understanding of resource efficiency in partially observable environments remains limited. Motivated by this challenge, we…

To kick off the Continual Learning Working Group activities for this year, the Continual Learning working group will meet on Thursday, Jan 22 at 3pm on Zoom and in CEPSR 620. The meeting will be brief, and we'll discuss our agenda and scheduling for the coming semester, including our goals for the benchmark project. Join via Zoom: Upon request…