Careers for Neuroscientists in AI with Arca Blanca

BNA Event - 17th Jun 2022

Careers for neuroscientists in Artificial Intelligence
10.00am – 13.30pm BST, Friday 17^th June

A hybrid event in person at Arca Blanca, Covent Garden, London and also available online.

The purpose of this event is twofold: to raise awareness of careers in AI to neuroscience postgraduate and Early Career Researchers (ECRs), and to give the chance for commercial organisations to acquire and diversify their talent pool.  We know that our early career members are highly motivated and interested in different career pathways, and wish to help them fulfil their ambitions.

Programme:

10.00 am: Registration and tea/coffee/refreshments
10.30 am: Introduction to AI from co-chairs; Rik Henson (BNA/University of Cambridge), Anne Cooke (BNA) and George Cevora, Arca Blanca

10.50am: 10-minute talks from Arca Blanca data scientists:

Talk 1: Holly Summers - 'The career path of a data scientist'
Talk 2: Raj Shah - Senior Data Scientist
Talk 3: Anna Mackenzie - Data Scientist

11.20 am: Career insights from 'The Embodied AI Podcast' - Akseli Ilmanen, BNA placement student

11.30 am: Open Q&A with co-chairs and attendees
12.30 pm: In-person attendees: networking lunch and refreshments
13.30 pm: Meeting ends

Code of conduct:

All attendees at meetings organised by the BNA must follow our Code of Conduct.  This includes speakers, delegates, staff and anyone else involved with the event. Please read in full here.

This event is organised or co-organised by the sponsor as part of a supporter's package. Support for the BNA's work is gratefully acknowledged; see more about supporting the BNA here.

Registration fees:

This meeting is FREE for BNA members!*

*Please note that in an effort to avoid no-shows, there is a £10 fee for members for in-person tickets which is refundable based on successful attendance at the event.

Prices stated above are inclusive of VAT.