CNS 2026 | Workshop on Methods of Information Theory in Computational Neuroscience

Aims and topics

Methods originally developed in Information Theory have found wide applicability in computational neuroscience. Beyond these original methods there is a need to develop novel tools and approaches that are driven by problems arising in neuroscience. A number of researchers in computational/systems neuroscience and in information/communication theory are investigating problems of information representation and processing. While the goals are often the same, these researchers bring different perspectives and points of view to a common set of neuroscience problems. Often they participate in different fora and their interaction is limited. The goal of the workshop is to bring some of these researchers together to discuss challenges posed by neuroscience and to exchange ideas and present their latest work. The workshop is targeted towards computational and systems neuroscientists with interest in methods of information theory as well as information/communication theorists with interest in neuroscience.

Registration and Access

The workshop will be held as a part of the CNS2026 in Halifax, Canada. Please see the CNS2026 website for registration to the workshops (this is required to attend).

Organising committee

• Joseph T. Lizier – Chair, The University of Sydney, Australia joseph.lizier@sydney.edu.au
• Marilyn Gatica – Co-Chair, Northeastern University London , UK marilyn.gatica@nulondon.ac.uk
• Demian Battaglia, CNRS / University of Strasbourg, France demian.battaglia@gmail.com

Speakers

The following are confirmed (and tentatively confirmed) invited speakers for the workshop. We will add contributed short talks closer to the event (as per below).

• Demian Battaglia, CNRS / University of Strasbourg, France
• Marilyn Gatica, Northeastern University London, UK
• Jaroslav Hlinka, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
• Joseph Lizier, The University of Sydney, Australia
• Patricio Orio, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile
• Maria Pope, Indiana University, USA
• Thomas Varley, University of Vermont, USA

Call for contributed talks

In addition to our invited speakers, we are now calling for contributed short talks. If you are interested in contributing a talk, please send a title and abstract to Joseph Lizier (joseph.lizier@sydney.edu.au) and Marilyn Gatica (marilyn.gatica@nulondon.ac.uk).

We will review submissions weekly starting May 25, and the call will remain open until all available slots have been filled.

Source and more details: https://jlizier.github.io/CNS2026-InfoTheoryWorkshop/