NeuroMat

Junior researchers

2025-07-28T14:53:44+00:00

Postdoctoral ongoing
• Kádmo de Souza Laxa - USP
• Paulo Roberto Cabral Passos - USP

• Victor Hugo F. de Moraes Faustino – USP

Postdoctoral concluded
• Achillefs Tzioufas - USP
• Aldana M. González Montoro - USP
• Aline Duarte de Oliveira - USP
• Antonio Marcos Batista do Nascimento - USP (CNPq grant)
• Ariadne de Andrade Costa - UNICAMP
• Arthur Lopes da Silva Valencio - UNICAMP
• Bia Ramalho dos Santos Lima - USP
• Fernanda de Figueiredo Torres - UFRJ (FAPERJ grant)
• Fernando Araujo Najman - UNICAMP

• Flavio Roberto Rusch - USP
• Guillem Via - USP
• Guilherme Ost - USP
• Hélio Junji Shimozako - USP
• Ioannis Papageorgiou - USP
• Karine Damásio Guimarães - USP
• Léo Benoit Planche - USP
• Ludmila Brochini Rodrigues - USP (CNPq and FAPESP grant)
• Maria Luiza Sales Rangel - UFRJ (CNPq grant)
• Mauricio Girardi Schappo - USP
• Michelle Miranda - USP
• Morgan Florian Tribault André - UNICAMP
• Nilton Liuji Kamiji - USP
• Noslen Hernández González - USP
• Pierre Hodara - USP
• Raymundo Machado de Azevedo Neto - USP
• Renan Hiroshi Matsuda - USP
• Rodrigo Pereira Rocha - USP

PhD program ongoing
• Ana Carolina Schmaedeke - UFRJ (CAPES grant)
• Anny Kerollayny Gomes Rodrigues - USP
• Arthur Reis Tabelini - USP
• Emilio Frari Galera - USP

• Filipe Azaline Moreira - UFRJ
• Gabriel Venas Santos - USP
• Gladys Choque Ulloa - USP
• Luiza Tuler Veloso - USP
• Lucas de Oliveira Prates - USP
• Marcelle Ribeiro Rodrigues - UFRJ (CAPES grant)
• Paloma Rodrigues da Silva – USP

• Priscila da Silva Azevedo - UFRJ (CAPES grant)
• Sue Lan Rhâmidda Pereira Gomes - USP (CAPES grant)
• Tiago Pereira Marques - USP
• Thais Cunha Marchetti - USP
• Thiago Takechi Ohno Bezerra - USP
• Vicenzo Bonasorte Reis Pereira - UFSCar (CAPES grant)

PhD program concluded
• Ana Cláudia Costa da Silva - UFRN (CAPES grant)
• Andressa Cerqueira - USP
• Bia Ramalho dos Santos Lima - UFRJ (CNPq grant)
• Bruno Monte de Castro - USP (CAPES grant)
• Caio Augusto de Carvalho Pena - UFSCar
• Cecília Romaro - USP (CNPq grant)
• Cesar Celis Ceballos - USP (CAPES grant)
• Cristel Ecaterin Vera Tapia - UFSCar
• Cristiane Borges Patroclo - UFRJ
• Danielle Soares Figueiredo - UNIFESP (CAPES grant)
• Douglas Rodrigues Pinto - USP (CAPES grant)
• Eduardo Janotti Cavalcante - USP
• Fernanda de Figueiredo Torres - UFRJ (CAPES grant)
• Fernando Araújo Najman - USP (CAPES grant)
• Iara Moreira Frondana - USP (CAPES grant)
• Isaíra Almeida Pereira da Silva Nascimento - USP (CAPES grant)
• Kádmo de Souza Laxa - USP (CAPES grant)
• Karina Yuriko Yaginuma - USP (CAPES grant)
• Lidiane Souza da Silva - UFRJ (CAPES grant)
• Lucas Stolerman - IMPA (CNPq grant)
• Luiggi Lustosa - UFRJ (CNPq grant)
• Magno Tairone de Freitas Severino - USP (CAPES grant)
• Maria Luiza Sales Rangel - UFRJ (CAPES grant)
• Matheus Silva D´Alenar - USP (CAPES grant)
• Morgan Florian Thibault André - USP
• Paulo Roberto Cabral Passos - UFRJ (CAPES grant)
• Patricia Silva de Camargo - USP (CAPES grant)
• Renan Hiroshi Matsuda - USP (CNPq grant)
• Renan Oliveira Shimoura - USP (CAPES grant)
• Ricardo Felipe Ferreira - UFSCar (CAPES grant)
• Rodrigo Felipe de Oliveira Pena - USP
• Saeideh Arsalani - USP

• Tatiana de Paula Oliveira - USP

• Victor Hugo de Moraes - UFRJ (CAPES grant)
• Vitor Amorim - UFSCar

MSc program ongoing

• Daniela Sano Adathi - USP
• Diogo Maia de Figueiredo - USP
• Filipe Azaline - UFRJ
• Gelson Luiz Moraes - USP
• Lucas dos Santos Betioli - USP (CNPq grant)
• Marília de Melo Sombra - USP

• Márcio Adriano de Campos Júnior – USP
• Pedro Ribeiro Pinheiro – USP
• Victor Hugo Soares Ney - USP

MSc program concluded
• Arthur Reis Tabelini - USP (CAPES grant)
• Bruno Rafael Antunes de Souza - USP
• Celine Fonseca Casanova Soeiro – USP
• Edvaldo Castro da Silva Júnior - USP (CAPES grant)
• Emilio Frari Galera - USP (CAPES grant)

• Félix Lopes Barboza - USP (CNPq grant)
• Gabriel Venas Santos - USP
• Gustavo Eduardo Mereles Menesse - USP
• Karina Yumi Tashima Honda - USP
• Kátia Cirilo Costa Nóbrega - USP
• Larissa Moraes - IME/USP
• Marcelo Rafael Silva Rempel - USP
• Renata Biaggi Biazzi - USP (CAPES grant)
• Rodolfo Riani Sundfeld - USP
• Vicenzo Bonasorte Reis Pereira - UFSCar
• Vinicius Lima Cordeiro - USP
• Yanina L. Uscapi - USP

Technical training ongoing
• Carlo Rondinoni - USP
• Érico Augusto da Silva - USP

• Ítalo Ivo Lima Dias Pinto - USP

Technical training concluded
• Alexandre Barizon - USP
• Amanda Sávio Nascimento e Silva - USP
• Antonio Ferrão Neto - USP
• Arthur Piza Mosterio Tofani - USP
• Cassiano Reinert Novais dos Santos - USP
• Celso Oviedo da Silva Lopes - USP
• Dário Augusto Borges Oliveira - USP
• Diogo de Carvalho Pedrosa - USP
• Eduardo Werley Silva dos Ângelos - UNICAMP
• Erika Guetti Suca - USP
• Evandro Santos Rocha - USP
• Lucas Cardoso Santos - USP
• Marcos Labriola - USP
• Margarita Ramona Ruiz Olazar - USP
• Nilton Liuji Kamiji - USP
• Noslen Hernández González - USP
• Roberto Freitas Parente - USP
• Rômulo José Franco - USP
• Sidnéia Sousa França - USP
• Sueli dos Santos Rabaça - USP

Scientific journalism ongoing
• Adriano Jorge Soares Arrigo - USP

• André Mateus Rodeguero Stefanuto - USP
• Bruno Nogueira Galvão Pereira - USP

• Felipe Orfão Parlato – USP
• Fernando Luis Antunes Sabatin - USP
• Juan Mattheus Gil Costa - USP

• Simone Vieira da Silva - USP
• Tahnee Valzachi Sugano - USP

• Vannie Aurin Pavelski da Gama - USP

Scientific journalism concluded
• Camilla Tsuji Oviedo Lopes - USP
• Carolina Salles Carvalho - USP
• Daniel Almeida Abrahão Dieb - USP
• David Fernando Levon Alves - USP
• Eliezer Francisco de Santana Júnior - USP
• Erica Camillo Azzellini - USP
• Fernanda Volchan - USP
• Giovanna Viana Fontenelle de Araujo - USP
• Giulia Modupe Ebohon - USP
• Isabela Tosta Ferreira - USP
• Karolina de Souza Bérgamo Almeida - USP
• Luis Henrique dos Santos - USP
• Marília Reinato Carrera - USP
• Matheus Cornely Sayão - USP
• Miréia Figueiredo - USP
• Monique Ribeiro Polera Sampaio - USP
• Sofia Franco Guilherme - USP
• Thais May Carvalho - USP
• Wilson Krugner Vicentin - USP

Scientific initiation ongoing
• Ana Carolina de Paula Cavalheri - USP

• Clara Alves Coelho - USP

• Denilson Feijoeiro Garcia - USP
• Diogo Fernandes Bastos - USP
• Joaquim Castro Penedo de Albuquerque Ferreira - USP

• Marlon Gomes Calixto - USP

• Milena Satie Miamoto - USP
• Rafael Fernando Gigante - USP

• Rauísa Gonçalves de Marcina - USP

Scientific initiation concluded
• Carlos Otávio Guimarães - USP
• Cissa Nunes Soares - UFRJ (PIBIC/CNPq grant)
• Eduardo Janotti Cavalcante - USP
• Gabriela Pazin Tardelli - USP
• João Gabriel Borges da Silva - USP
• Michel Viana Smykalla - USP
• Pedro Ribeiro Pinheiro - UFRJ (FAPERJ grant)
• Petrus do Nascimento Kirsten - USP (CNPq grant)
• Sue Lam Rhâmidda Pereira Gomes - USP
• Thais Cunha Marchetti - USP (CNPq grant)
• Vinicius Valentino Maria - USP (PIBIC/CNPq grant)
• Yan Tadeu Kaled e Silva Barbosa

Workshop Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Breakthroughs in Instrumentation and Neuromodulation

2025-07-24T18:36:17+00:00

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Breakthroughs in Instrumentation and Neuromodulation is a workshop organized by the Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center for Neuromathematics (NeuroMat) to discuss Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) as a methodology to study brain behavior.

The event will take place from September 22 to 25, 2025, at the Center for Information Technology at USP Ribeirão Preto. It will feature presentations by distinguished guests and interactive discussion sessions, aiming to foster new perspectives and collaborative opportunities in TMS research.

Participation in the event is charged (R$ 50,00 for undergraduate students, stricto sensu graduate students and professors, and R$ 500,00 for professionals). Registration is mandatory and will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. To register, please fill this form.

**Schedule*:**

September 22 (Monday)

09:00 to 9:30 - Opening

09:30 to10:30 - Risto Ilmoniemi (Aalto University): Basic concepts of electromagnetism involved in TMS, neuronal depolarization, and generation of the EEG signal.

10:30 to 11:00 - Coffee break

11:00 to 12:00 - Antonio Roque (FFCLRP-USP): From neurons to function: How to connect basic neural simulations to brain functions

12:00 to 14:00 - Lunch

14:00 to 15:00 - Rodrigo Bazan (FM-UNESP): TMS research at FM-UNESP

15:00 to 15:30 - Coffee break

15:30 to 16:30 - Victor Souza (Aalto University): Multi-locus TMS: its beauty and challenges

16:30 to 17:00 - Closing discussion and remaining questions

September 23 (Tuesday)

09:00 to 10:00 - Claudia Vargas (UFRJ): Electrophysiological fingerprints of plastic changes in the sensorimotor cortex after a peripheral injury

10:00 to 11:00 - Paulo Cabral Passos, Victor Hugo Moraes and Thais Marchetti (NeuroMat): Neuromat Research Snapshots

11:00 to 11:20 - Coffee break

11:20 to 12:20 - Marco Garcia (UFJF): Rethinking MEPs: The role of surface EMG in shaping TMS-evoked motor responses

12:20 to 14:00 - Lunch

14:00 to 17:00 - Risto Ilmoniemi, Claudia Vargas and Oswaldo Baffa: Round table TMS-Quo Vadis

September 24 (Wednesday)

09:00 to 10:00 - Jaime Hallak (FMRP-USP): TMS research at FMRP-USP

10:00 to 11:00 -Julio Hernandez-Pavon (Kansas State University): Investigating brain circuits with transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with electroencephalography

11:00 to 11:20 - Coffee break

11:20 to 12:20 - Dubravko Kicic (Aalto University): Creating devices for dynamic coupling to brain networks

12:20 to 14:00 - Lunch

14:00 to 15:30 - Short talks (speakers to be determined)

15:30 to 17:00 - Poster session with coffee break

September 25 (Thursday)

09:00 to 12:00 - Open discussions on research projects and future collaborations, and hands-on session with coffee break (Laboratory of Biomagnetism).

* Minor changes to the schedule may occur.

Local Executive Committee (University of São Paulo)

Thais Cunha Marchetti

Victor Hugo Moraes

Carlo Rondinoni

Márcio Adriano de Campos Junior

Lucas dos Santos Betioli

Organizers

Prof. Oswaldo Baffa (University of São Paulo, Brazil)

Dr. Victor Hugo Souza (Aalto University, Finland)

Key facts

What: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Breakthroughs in Instrumentation and Neuromodulation
When: September 22 to 25 of 2025, 9:00AM-5:00PM (local time)
Where: Centro de Tecnologia da Informação de Ribeirão Preto, USP, Ribeirão Preto - SP, Brazil
Other information: available in this brochure

Seminar Open Science and Scientific Dissemination

2025-07-10T15:03:01+00:00

On September 4th, RIDC NeuroMat will host the Seminar Open Science and Scientific Dissemination - Challenges and Opportunities. This will be a space dedicated to exploring the intersections between innovative research and best practices in education and scientific communication.

During this seminar, we will address the current impasse between open science and scientific dissemination, discussing crucial questions such as:

- What are the challenges and opportunities facing open science in the Global Majority World?

- How can scientific dissemination be better integrated with scientific production?

- What are the best practices for harmonizing open science and scientific dissemination?

- How can we overcome existing barriers and more effectively integrate open science practices with the broader goals of scientific communication and dissemination?

Join us for an enriching discussion that aims not only to identify barriers but also foster solutions that promote a more inclusive and collaborative scientific culture. Your participation is essential to shaping the future of open science and its dissemination!

The program will feature keynote lectures, roundtable panels, short presentations, poster session, and a video screening.

If you want to present your work during the poster session, send an abstract (up to one PDF page) to educacao@wmnobrasil.org until July 31st. The presentation must be related to themes such as Open Science and Scientific Dissemination; Open Educational Resources in Scientific Dissemination; Use of Free Platforms in Research and Teaching Projects; Free Digital University Extension Initiatives, among other related topics.

Secure your spot in the event by filling this form!

Postdoctoral fellowships

2025-03-11T19:01:54+00:00

The Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center for Neuromathematics (NeuroMat), hosted by the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil, and funded by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), is offering two post-doctoral fellowships for recent PhDs with outstanding research potential. The fellowship will involve collaborations with research teams and laboratories associated with NeuroMat, strictly related to ongoing research lines developed by the NeuroMat, for more details visit our website. The project may be developed at the laboratories of USP, campuses of São Paulo or Ribeirão Preto, or at UNICAMP, Campinas, in person.

We seek candidates capable of developing independent research in one of the research lines below.

1. Stochastic modeling of neurobiological data. Candidates must have a strong background in probability theory with emphasis on stochastic processes.

2. Development of new statistical methods for neurobiological data. Candidates must have a strong background in statistics and data analysis and knowledge of computer programming.

3. Acquisition, processing, and quantitative analysis of neurobiological data. Candidates must have a strong background in neuroscience with previous experience in neurophysiological data acquisition, processing and analysis, and knowledge of computer programming.

4. Instrumentation development associated with brain stimuli. Candidates must have a strong background in electronic instrumentation, robotics, programing, and safety in medical equipment.

The fellowship is competitive at an international level, and fellows benefit from extra funds for travel and research expenses plus limited support for relocation expenses.

Application Instructions:

Applicants should complete and submit the application form. The following documents and information are requested (please see the form for further details):

- Summary of the CV, in the format required by FAPESP (see fapesp.br/en/6351for instructions); - List of publications, with links to those available online.

- A summary of the research plan for the next year, up to 5 pages in length. This document must explicitly state for which of the three research lines the candidate has applied. It should also address how this research plan fits within the framework of the NeuroMat research program. It is strongly recommended that candidates visit the webpage of the project, NeuroMat research program, consult the list of publications and contact potential supervisors, that are principal or co- principal investigators participating in the NeuroMat project, to align the research proposal with be goals of the project.

- Pointers to other research related output, such as software, web pages, and so forth. Candidates should be willing to send copies of publications, if requested.

- Any further information deemed relevant to the application.

In addition to the above, we require at least two recommendation letters. Those should be mailed by the recommenders directly to postdoc- appl@numec.prp.usp.br.

Timetable:

Candidates are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience until the deadline of March 31, 2025.

Appointment is expected to start by May 2025. The initial period of the position lasts for 12 months, with possible renewals to up to the end of the project, July 31, 2026. This opportunity is open to candidates of any nationality. The selected candidates will be awarded FAPESP Postdoctoral fellowships in the amount of R$ 12,000,00 monthly plus fringe benefits and a research contingency fund, equivalent to 15% of the annual value of the fellowship, which should be spent on items directly related to the research activity.

More details on FAPESP's postdoctoral fellowships are available at:

https://fapesp.br/en/postdoc

Positions for Postdoctoral Researchers

2025-03-11T16:33:38+00:00

The Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center for Neuromathematics (NeuroMat), hosted by the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil, and funded by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), is offering post-doctoral fellowships for recent PhDs with outstanding research potential. The fellowship will involve collaborations with research teams and laboratories associated with NeuroMat.

The research to be developed by the post-doc fellow shall be strictly related to ongoing research lines developed by the NeuroMat team that can be consulted at our website. The project may be developed at the laboratories of USP, campuses of São Paulo or Ribeirão Preto, or at UNICAMP, Campinas, in person.

We seek candidates capable of developing independent research in one of the research lines below.

Stochastic modeling of neurobiological data.
Acquisition, processing, and quantitative analysis of neurobiological data.
Instrumentation development associated with brain stimuli.

Candidates to the first research line are required to have a strong background in probability theory with emphasis on stochastic processes.

Candidates to the second research line are required to have a strong background in neuroscience with previous experience in neurophysiological data acquisition, processing and analysis, and knowledge of computer programming.

Candidates to the third research line are required to have a strong background in electronic instrumentation, robotics, programing, and safety in medical equipment.

The initial appointment is for one year, with a possible extension, conditional on research progress. The fellowship is competitive at an international level, and fellows benefit from extra funds for travel and research expenses plus limited support for relocation expenses.

Application Instructions:

Applicants should complete and submit the application form. The following documents and information are requested (please see the form for further details):

Summary of the CV, in the format required by FAPESP (see fapesp.br/en/6351 for instructions);
List of publications, with links to those available online.
A summary of the research plan for the next year, up to 5 pages in length. This document must explicitly state for which of the three research lines the candidate has applied. It should also address how this research plan fits within the framework of the NeuroMat research program.
Pointers to other research related output, such as software, web pages, and so forth. Candidates should be willing to send copies of publications, if requested.
Any further information deemed relevant to the application.

In addition to the above, we require at least two recommendation letters. Those should be mailed by the recommenders directly to postdoc-appl@numec.prp.usp.br.

Timetable:

Candidates are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience until the deadline of February 02, 2024.

Appointment is expected to start by March 2024. The initial period of the position lasts for 12 months, with possible renewals to up to the end of the project, July 31, 2025. This opportunity is open to candidates of any nationality.
The selected candidates will be awarded FAPESP Postdoctoral fellowships in the amount of R$ 9.047,40 monthly and a research contingency fund, equivalent to 15% of the annual value of the fellowship, which should be spent on items directly related to the research activity. More details on FAPESP's postdoctoral fellowships are available at: fapesp.br/en/5427.

Random Graphs in the Brain II

2024-10-30T19:49:20+00:00

The Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center for Neuromathematics (NeuroMat) will hold the workshop “Random Graphs in the Brain II” in São Paulo, in November 18 and December 9, 2024. NeuroMat is hosted by the University of São Paulo and funded by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP). The event's official website is: neuromat.numec.prp.usp.br/rgbrain2.

This two-day daylong workshop is aimed to be an interdisciplinary workshop for scientists and students in experimental neurophysiology, neuroanatomy, functional imaging, probability, statistics and computer science. Florencia Leonardi (IME/USP), Aline Duarte (IME/USP) and Claudia Vargas (IBCCF/UFRJ) chair the scientific committee of this NeuroMat event.

“Random Graphs in the Brain II” builds upon a workshop with the same title held in 2015. Mathematical challenges at that time included devising models that could give a realistic sense of how neurons interact, taking into consideration the neuronal and functional dimensions of the brain, the hierarchical properties of brain connectivity and system’s criticality. This workshop in 2015 paved the way for the research program conducted within NeuroMat. Nine years later, the NeuroMat team proposes to revisit these core topics in the form of two workshops that will be held on November 18 and December 09, 2024. To consolidate and expand NeuroMat's foundations set in the first workshop, we intend to discuss novel approaches to model cognitive learning and community detection within neuronal networks.

Activities on November 18 will include presentations by Peter F. Stadler, André Fujita, Ítalo Pinto, Andressa Cerqueira, and Kanika Bansal, followed by a general discussion session led by Claudia Vargas and Florencia Leonardi. On December 9, Eva Loecherbach, Guilherme Ost, Aline Duarte, Morgan André and Daniel Takahashi will be the speakers, and a final discussion will be informed by Florencia Leonardi and Aline Duarte.

The workshop will not receive external submissions, yet some external attendees may be accepted. If you are interested in attending, please send an email to neuromat@numec.prp.usp.br. Your request will be replied to on a timely manner.

Live streaming will be provided, and the resulting videos will be posted at the NeuroMat YouTube channel.

Key facts

What: Random Graphs in the Brain II
When: November 18 & December 9, 2024, 9:00AM-6:00PM (São Paulo local time)
Where: NUMEC Multipurpose Room, Luciano Gualberto Ave., 1171 - Cidade Universitária - São Paulo - SP

Simpósio de pesquisadores do CEPID NeuroMat: rumo ao CEPIX NeuroMat

2024-06-21T20:15:35+00:00

Nos dias 26 e 27 de junho de 2024 haverá o evento Simpósio de pesquisadores do CEPID NeuroMat: rumo ao CEPIX NeuroMat, cujo programa pode ser encontrado nesse link.

No dia 27 de junho, das 08:00 às 13:00 horas, deverá acontecer o evento da reitoria CEPIx USP: novas fronteiras de pesquisa, para o qual todos também são convidados.

A jornada do dia 26 do Simpósio foi pensada como uma oportunidade para nos atualizarmos sobre os últimos desenvolvimentos em pesquisa e sobre as ações de extensão em lesão do plexo braquial e Parkinson do NeuroMat, além de possibilitar que os colegas do IME que não são do CEPID possam conhecer um pouco mais sobre o NeuroMat. Além disso será uma boa preparação para a apresentação que será feita no evento da reitoria no dia 27 pela manhã.

Ao final do dia, haverá uma cerimônia de descerramento da placa em homenagem ao professor Antonio Galves que outorga o seu nome ao atual prédio do NAP-NUMEC-MaCLinC do IME-USP.

A jornada do dia 27 do Simpósio será de apresentações de pesquisadores que não são do atual CEPID e contemplarão possíveis temas de pesquisa para integrar o novo projeto de pesquisa do CEPIx NeuroMat. A ideia é que ela seja um primeiro encontro para discutir o projeto do CEPIx.

Convidamos a todos para participarem do Simpósio nos dias 26 e 27 de junho, que ocorrerá na Sala Multiuso do CEPID NeuroMat.

Da Teoria à Prática: Dominando Aplicações do fNIRS em Pesquisa Clínica

2024-04-09T17:39:14+00:00

The workshop "Da Teoria à Prática: Dominando Aplicações do fNIRS em Pesquisa Clínica" is organized by Rede AMPARO, a part of RIDC NeuroMat-USP, and has the primary mission of promoting a proper environment for learning, exchanging knowledge, and encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration between researchers, academics, and health professionals. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a promising technology for studying brain activity due to its portability and non-invasiveness.

This event takes place on April 24, 2024, from 9:00 to 16:00 (BRT), at the RIDC NeuroMat main office, Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto, 1171 – Cidade Universitária. Registration is required for onsite and remote participation. To register, please use this link. Onsite participation is limited. A printable version of the program is available here.

The workshop aims to promote technical and theoretical training, providing a solid understanding of the physical and biological principles that underlie the use of fNIRS, including its limitations and advantages in comparison to other neuroimaging modalities, and the planning and execution of studies using fNIRS, ranging from equipment configuration to preliminary data collection and analysis.

The workshop includes a practical demonstration of a clinical research protocol to investigate automatic gait control for those who participate in person. As a result, we expect to build new partnerships and research projects and expand understanding and effective use of this innovative technology.

This workshop is supported by FAPESP and Brain Support, and has Maria Elisa Pimentel Piemonte as scientific lead.

(Portuguese version below the image)

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O workshop "Da Teoria à Prática: Dominando Aplicações do fNIRS em Pesquisa Clínica" é organizado pela Rede AMPARO, parte do CEPID NeuroMat-USP, e tem como missão primordial promover um ambiente adequado para aprendizado, troca de conhecimentos e incentivo à colaboração interdisciplinar entre pesquisadores, acadêmicos e profissionais de saúde. A espectroscopia funcional de infravermelho próximo (fNIRS) é uma tecnologia promissora para estudar a atividade cerebral devido à sua portabilidade e não invasividade.

Este evento ocorre em 24 de abril de 2024, das 9h00 às 16h00 (horário de Brasília), na sede principal do RIDC NeuroMat, Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto, 1171 – Cidade Universitária. A inscrição é necessária para participação presencial e remota. Para se inscrever utilize esse link. A participação presencial é limitada. Uma versão do programa para impressão está disponível aqui.

O workshop visa promover treinamento técnico e teórico, proporcionando uma compreensão sólida dos princípios físicos e biológicos que subjazem ao uso do fNIRS, incluindo suas limitações e vantagens em comparação com outras modalidades de neuroimagem, e o planejamento e execução de estudos utilizando fNIRS, desde a configuração do equipamento até a coleta e análise preliminar de dados.

Para aqueles que participarem de forma presencial, o workshop inclui uma demonstração prática de um protocolo de pesquisa clínica para investigação do controle automático da marcha. Espera-se que, como resultado, o workshop permita a formação de novas parcerias e projetos de pesquisa, além da ampliação da compreensão e do uso eficaz desta tecnologia inovadora.

Este workshop conta com o apoio da FAPESP e do Brain Support, e tem Maria Elisa Pimentel Piemonte como líder científica.

Bolsas de doutorado

2023-12-20T17:01:28+00:00

O Centro de Pesquisa, Inovação e Difusão em Neuromatemática (NeuroMat), sediado pela Universidade de São Paulo , Brasil, e financiado pela FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo), está oferecendo duas bolsas de doutorado para candidatos com excelente potencial de pesquisa.

As bolsas estão disponíveis tanto para novos alunos como para aqueles que iniciaram o doutorado em 2023 e que desejam trabalhar sob a supervisão de um dos pesquisadores principais do Neuromat.

As inscrições podem ser enviadas para o e-mail phd-appl@numec.prp.usp.br contendo:

Um breve currículo.
Uma declaração de intenções indicando seus interesses em um ou mais projetos do NeuroMat.
O nome e e-mail de duas pessoas para referências profissionais.

A aceitação final dos candidatos envolve uma candidatura bem-sucedida (independente) a um dos programas de doutoramento em que estão envolvidos os investigadores principais do projeto Neuromat. Estes incluem (mas não estão restritos a):

Programa de Doutorado em Estatística - USP (www.ime.usp.br/pos-estatistica)
Programa de Doutorado em Ciência da Computação - USP (www.ime.usp.br/pos-computacao)
Programa de Doutorado em Bioinformática - USP (www.ime.usp.br/pos-bioinformatica)
Programa de Doutorado em Física Aplicada à Biologia e à Medicina- USP (sites.usp.br/famb)

Para mais informações sobre o projeto Neuromat consulte: neuromat.numec.prp.usp.br .
Informações mais detalhadas sobre as bolsas podem ser encontradas aqui: www.fapesp.br .

Bolsa para comunicação científica (BJC-2)

2023-12-14T15:00:15+00:00

O Centro de Pesquisa, Inovação e Difusão em Neuromatemática (CEPID NeuroMat) oferece uma bolsa para recém formados e profissionais de comunicação social interessados em fazer parte da equipe de difusão científica desse centro de excelência da FAPESP.

O NeuroMat é um centro internacional de pesquisa sediado na Universidade de São Paulo e financiado pela FAPESP. O centro tem como objetivo desenvolver o arcabouço matemático e computacional necessário para a compreensão de sistemas neurais, de forma integrada à pesquisa experimental realizada na fronteira da neurociência. Para mais informações sobre o NeuroMat: neuromat.numec.prp.usp.br.

Sua equipe de difusão científica tem como principal desafio aproximar a fronteira da ciência e o público geral, desenvolvendo projetos que contribuam para consolidar a cultura científica brasileira. Elementos importantes que guiam a difusão científica da equipe de difusão do NeuroMat são:

experimentação transmidiática;
comunicação colaborativa;
gestão de práticas de comunicação em toda a equipe;
veiculação da ciência como um processo de questionamento e incerteza;
realização de pesquisa sobre a ciência da difusão científica.

O bolsista integrará uma equipe formada por profissionais de várias áreas, como Jornalismo, Educação e Museologia, além de interagir com pesquisadores da USP e demais cientistas e colaboradores do NeuroMat espalhados ao redor do mundo.

Projeto: Para obter o financiamento o bolsista deve apresentar um projeto, necessariamente de interesse do NeuroMat. Para facilitar a candidatura, haverá a oportunidade de uma reunião prévia do candidato com a equipe de difusão do NeuroMat para discutir um pré-projeto. Para isso, é necessário escrever um correio eletrônico.

Nota-se que há especial interesse que nesse pré-projeto estejam contempladas tanto uma preocupação teórica quanto uma linha prática de experimentação na comunicação científica. Projetos previamente aprovados no CEPID NeuroMat envolvem:

o recurso à teoria da imagem complexa para a produção de animações sobre artigos científicos produzidos no NeuroMat;
uma análise sobre o uso da Wikipédia na difusão científica e a realização de atividades para melhorar o conteúdo sobre estatística e probabilidade nessa enciclopédia;
uma revisão de literatura sobre o jornalismo científico e a produção de um curso digital aberto de introdução ao jornalismo científico.

Bolsa: A bolsa a ser concedida segue estritamente as exigências e requisitos do Programa José Reis de Incentivo ao Jornalismo Científico (Mídia Ciência), da FAPESP, disponível em www.fapesp.br/47. A bolsa está pré-aprovada pela FAPESP, assim não se deve levar em conta o prazo de solicitação indicado no edital.

Podem se candidatar pessoas de qualquer área, desde que demonstrem interesse e experiência em difusão científica. Será dada prioridade a quem for formado em Comunicação Social: Jornalismo, Rádio, TV e Internet (Comunicação Audiovisual), Relações Públicas ou outras áreas das Ciências Sociais Aplicadas. Trata-se de uma bolsa de Jornalismo Científico 2, de valor correspondente ao das bolsas regulares de Mestrado 1. O valor da bolsa é de R$ 3.120,00. A dedicação é de 30 horas semanais.

Obrigações: As obrigações do solicitante, de acordo com o edital da FAPESP, estão descritas no edital, na seção 10.

A avaliação da solicitação será inicialmente feita pela supervisão e coordenação da equipe de difusão do NeuroMat e, numa segunda etapa, pela FAPESP. Não serão consideradas solicitações que não atendam todas essas condições, estipuladas formalmente no edital publicado pela FAPESP.

Duração: A duração da bolsa é de seis meses, renováveis por mais meses.

Local de trabalho: CEPID NeuroMat - USP, São Paulo, SP

Os interessados em se candidatar à vaga devem enviar o material acima solicitado para comunicacao@numec.prp.usp.br até 10 de fevereiro de 2025.

Bolsa para comunicação científica (BJC-3)

2023-12-14T14:59:56+00:00

O Centro de Pesquisa, Inovação e Difusão em Neuromatemática (CEPID NeuroMat) oferece uma bolsa para profissionais de comunicação social com Mestrado interessados em fazer parte da equipe de difusão científica desse centro de excelência da FAPESP.

experimentação transmidiática;
comunicação colaborativa;
gestão de práticas de comunicação em toda a equipe;
veiculação da ciência como um processo de questionamento e incerteza;
realização de pesquisa sobre a ciência da difusão científica.

o recurso à teoria da imagem complexa para a produção de animações sobre artigos científicos produzidos no NeuroMat;
uma análise sobre o uso da Wikipédia na difusão científica e a realização de atividades para melhorar o conteúdo sobre estatística e probabilidade nessa enciclopédia;
uma revisão de literatura sobre o jornalismo científico e a produção de um curso digital aberto de introdução ao jornalismo científico.

Podem se candidatar pessoas de qualquer área, desde que demonstrem interesse e experiência em difusão científica. Será dada prioridade a quem for formado em Comunicação Social: Jornalismo, Rádio, TV e Internet (Comunicação Audiovisual), Relações Públicas ou outras áreas das Ciências Sociais Aplicadas. Trata-se de uma bolsa de Jornalismo Científico 3, de valor correspondente ao das bolsas regulares de Doutorado 1. O valor da bolsa é de R$ 5.520,00. A dedicação é de 30 horas semanais.

Obrigações: As obrigações do solicitante, de acordo com o edital da FAPESP, estão descritas no edital, na seção 10.

Duração: A duração da bolsa é de seis meses, renováveis por mais meses.

Local de trabalho: CEPID NeuroMat - USP, São Paulo, SP

Os interessados em se candidatar à vaga devem enviar o material acima solicitado para comunicacao@numec.prp.usp.br até 10 de fevereiro de 2025.

RIDC NeuroMat announces continuation plan

2023-10-23T21:20:08+00:00

The Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center for Neuromathematics (RIDC NeuroMat) is excited to announce the launch of our continuation plan. Thanks to the recent extension granted by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), NeuroMat's term now extends until July 31, 2025. This continuation plan has been crafted to accommodate this extension period.

Our focus in this continuation plan is to further strengthen NeuroMat's primary research directions: stochastic modeling of neuronal systems and structural learning by the brain. In the realm of stochastic modeling, we have introduced a new class of models for spiking neurons, which has garnered significant attention within the neuromathematical community. However, a crucial challenge lies ahead: comparing our model with the qualitative aspects of other previously proposed models in the literature. This comparison will allow us to gain a deeper understanding of how these various models can describe and elucidate empirical phenomena in neurobiology. To facilitate this, we have recently introduced the Galves-Löcherbach model into the NEST environment, the leading simulation platform for interacting neuronal systems –as described at the virtual NEST Conference, June 15-16 2023. This advancement not only extends accessibility to computational neuroscientists but also necessitates rigorous mathematical development to interpret the simulation results.

In the second direction, focusing on structural learning by the brain, our aim during this FAPESP-extended period is to delve into the mechanisms of brain plasticity associated with statistical learning. The goal is to establish formal connections between the learning of structured sequences of random events and their neural manifestations. Within this framework, we redefine brain plasticity as a process wherein the brain selects a suitable set of models to identify statistical regularities in sequences of events. This conceptual and experimental approach will also expand to model brain reorganization following brachial plexus injury (BPI) and Parkinson's disease.

Activity reporting

NeuroMat's ongoing research activities have been publicly reported in the Tenth Report of Activities, accounting for the period July 30, 2022 to August 31, 2023. Highlights of the period include the thematic program "Random Processes in the Brain: from experimental data to Math and back was a thematic", held at the Institut Henri Poincaré, Paris, from February 27 to April 7, 2023, and its preparatory process, called Pathways to the 2023 IHP thematic program Random Processes in the Brain, as well as scientific achievements in making statistical model selection for systems of interacting point processes with memory of variable length used to model systems of spiking neurons, documenting the open source software Neuroscience Experiments System that was developed by the NeuroMat team to a broader academic community, and building a robot arm to deliver transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to specific cortical sites.

On October 25 and 26, 2023, the Workshop for NeuroMat Researchers will showcase 16 presentations on current projects led by the team. The agenda comprises brief talks by doctoral and postdoctoral investigators, along with interactive discussion sessions on upcoming initiatives.

In praise of Antonio Galves

As of October 4, 2023, FAPESP has approved a change in leadership for RIDC NeuroMat, in the context of the sad, unexpected and unfortunate passing of Professor Antonio Galves on September 5, 2023. The responsibility for the center has now been assumed by Professor Oswaldo Baffa, a co-principal investigator of NeuroMat.

The passing of Professor Galves was mourned by colleagues, students, and the broader scientific community. A memorial has been created to gather expressions of appreciation in his memory.

On October 12, Professor Baffa addressed the NeuroMat community and stated, "Now more than ever, the RIDC NeuroMat hopes to count on your active participation for the next two years to continue the excellent work the RIDC started under professor Antonio Galves' leadership." Additionally, he announced an upcoming ceremony to commemorate Professor Galves' achievements and career, with the date yet to be determined.

Antonio Galves, in memoriam

2023-09-06T18:00:00+00:00

This YouTube playlist brings together videos in which NeuroMat's founder, Antonio Galves, is featured. These videos are interviews, seminars, documentaries and other animations that were produced during his tenure at NeuroMat.

Antonio Galves passed away on September 5, 2023, and the continuation of the NeuroMat initiative is done in his honor. A collaborative memorial has been published at:

https://memorial.ime.usp.br/homenageados/8

XXVI EBP in honor of Professor Antonio Galves

2023-02-13T23:39:56+00:00

The XXVI Brazilian School of Probability (XXVI Escola Brasileira de Probabilidade) in honor of Professor Antonio Galves, will be held at USP, São Paulo, during the week July 30 – August 5, 2023.

The EBP is a traditional international event which has been running since 1997 by initiative of the Brazilian probability community. It represents a good opportunity for researchers and students from Brazil and abroad to interact, and has been occurring at very high scientific level, including the participation of some of the best world leaderships.

Over the years, the EBP series has been instrumental in shaping the directions and interests of Brazilian probabilists, and has contributed to the vigorous growth of our area in the country. Strong international participation has been both a major cause and a positive consequence of these developments. The same is true about the continued support EBP has received from funding agencies and major academic institutions in Brazil.

As in previous years, this EBP will consist of five and a half days of minicourses, plenary talks, contributed talks and poster sessions.

With respect to financial support, bear in mind that there are reasons to fear a lesser level of funding from the federal agencies directly to the organizers this year, so we encourage everyone to seek local sources like state research agencies, graduate program support (like PROAP/PROEX), or be prepared to use their personal/group research grants. Interested students and researchers who could not get financial support at their institutions, please contact the organization.

Registration

Call for Proposals of “Contributed Talks”

Program schedule is available here.

PLENARY SPEAKERS

François Baccelli, INRIA Paris (France)

Marzio Cassandro, Università di Roma, “La Sapienza” (Italy)

Pierre Collet, École Polytechnique (France)

Roberto Fernandez, New York University Shangai (China)

Pablo Ferrari, Universidade de São Paulo (Argentina)

Ricardo Fraiman, Universidad de la República (Uruguay)

Florencia Leonardi, IME – Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil)

Mauro Piccioni, Università di Roma, “Sapienza” (Italy)

Errico Presutti, Gran Sasso Science Institute (Italy)

Wojciech Szpankowski, Purdue University (USA)

Courses:
Eva Löcherbach, Université Paris (France) – Probabilistic spiking neuronal nets

Patricia Reynaud-Bouret, Université Côte D´Azur (France) – Biological neural networks: simulation, connectivity and coding hability

Organizing Committee

Claudio Landim (Coordinator)
Miguel Abadi (USP)
Nancy Garcia (Unicamp)
Roberto Imbuzeiro (IMPA)
Suely Lima (IMPA)

Scientific Committee

Claudio Landim (Coordinator)
Miguel Abadi (USP)
Nancy Garcia (Unicamp)
Pablo Ferrari (Buenos Aires)
Roberto Imbuzeiro (IMPA)

Pathways to the 2023 IHP thematic program Random Processes in the Brain

2022-12-01T01:00:02+00:00

Pathways to the 2023 IHP thematic program Random Processes in the Brain is a preparatory process for the conference "Random Processes in the Brain: From Experimental Data to Math and Back", to be held at the Institut Henri Poincaré, Paris, from February 27 to April 7, 2023. The goal of the preparatory process is to frame and pave research practices among the participants of the IHP thematic program that will eventually emerge during the actual conference in Paris.

Building a stochastic neural circuit of cortical-pulvinar interaction

2022-11-29T23:27:15+00:00

"Building a stochastic neural circuit of cortical-pulvinar interaction" is the ninth seminar in the series Pathways to the 2023 IHP thematic project Random Processes in the Brain.

Title: Building a stochastic neural circuit of cortical-pulvinar interaction
Date: Tuesday, December 06, 2022 at 10:00 GMT-3
Link: meet.google.com/vkr-iamu-od
Speaker: Priscilla Greenwood
Affiliation: University of British Columbia
Abstract: Phase coherence between oscillating areas of cortex is associated with attention and information transmission. A growing literature is devoted to how this might work. We use a rate model of noise-driven quasi-cycle oscillators to build a neural circuit representing cortical-pulvinar interactions. Modelling in terms of rates or densities rather than firing allows computation of a result about optimal phase relationships. This is joint work with Lawrence Ward of the UBC Psychology Department.

Exploring the space of neural systems dynamics

2022-11-16T12:00:00+00:00

"Exploring the space of neural systems dynamics" is the ninth seminar in the series Pathways to the 2023 IHP thematic project Random Processes in the Brain.

Title: Exploring the space of neural systems dynamics
Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 10:00 GMT-3
Link: meet.google.com/kiz-khoc-qkb
Speaker: Gilles Laurent
Affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Brain Research
Abstract: I will illustrate the diversity of dynamical properties that neural systems can express, in a search for mechanistic and functional understanding of “the brain”, using examples from a diversity of systems and animal species.

Structural and Temporal Information

2022-11-02T00:32:23+00:00

"Structural and Temporal Information" is the eighth seminar in the series Pathways to the 2023 IHP thematic project Random Processes in the Brain.

Title: Structural and Temporal Information
Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 10:00 GMT-3
Link: meet.google.com/qaa-wubo-qba
Speaker: Wojciech Szpankowski
Affiliation: Purdue University
Abstract: Shannon's information theory has served as a bedrock for advances in communication and storage systems over the past five decades. However, this theory does not handle well higher order structures (e.g., graphs, geometric structures), temporal aspects (e.g., real-time considerations), or semantics. We argue that these are essential aspects of data and information that underly a broad class of current and emerging data science applications. In this talk, we present some recent results on structural and temporal information. We first show how to extract temporal information in dynamic networks (arrival of nodes) from its structure (unlabeled graphs). We then proceed to establish fundamental limits on information content for some data structures, and present asymptotically optimal lossless compression algorithms achieving these limits for various graph models.

Jornal da USP talks about the statistician brain and the event Random Processes in the Brain

2022-10-21T12:00:00+00:00

NeuroMat director Antonio Galves spoke to Jornal da USP about the event Random Processes in the Brain, which will happen next year at the Institut Henri Poincaré, France.

The article highlights the statistician brain theory that is at the core of NeuroMat's research and the event organized in France.

You can check full article, in Portuguese, on this link: https://jornal.usp.br/ciencias/em-paris-a-matematica-do-cerebro-vai-entrar-em-campo-com-o-cepid-neuromat/

Mathematical Neuroscience

2022-10-18T22:00:31+00:00

"Mathematical Neuroscience" is the seventh seminar in the series Pathways to the 2023 IHP thematic project Random Processes in the Brain.

Title: Mathematical Neuroscience
Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 10:00 GMT-3
Link: meet.google.com/tdv-kjvb-zzb
Speaker: Olivier Faugeras
Affiliation: Inria Sophia Antipolis
Abstract: Why is it important to ground neuroscience in mathematics? What kind of mathematics are relevant in this scientific area where biology, perception; action and cognition are closely intermingled? What kind of relationships should be entertained with experimentalists and computationalists? In this lecture I will try to answer these questions through examples drawn from the analysis of the activity of large populations of neurons by mathematical methods from probability, statistics, and geometry.