Rountable discussion on Biological and Electronic Neurons

Come and join the roundtable discussion: 'Meeting on Biological and Electronic Neurons for Biohybrid and In-Vitro Neural Networks: Challenges and Applications'

The event has been organized by the Department of Electronic Engineering (EEL) at UPC 

Speakers:

• Hideaki Yamamoto (Tohoku University)
• John Beggs (Indiana University)
• Jesús Gómez-Gardeñes (Univ. Zaragoza)
• Jordi Soriano (Universitat de Barcelona)
• Jordi Madrenas (UPC)

Each speaker will introduce his viewpoint on current state of the art in the modeling and interaction between biological and electronic neurons. Then, a discussion will be open with the audience on topics that have an overt impact on society, not limited to:

• Can we afford the cost of machine learning (artificial intelligence)?
• Are we close to augmented humans?
• How far are we to the singularity point?
• Which are the ethical limitations of blending electronics and biology?
• The death of internet.

Organized by Jordi Madrenas and Jordi Soriano. Contact: Departament d’Enginyeria Electrònica, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Free entrance (limited by the room capacity)

Rountable discussion on Biological and Electronic Neurons