International Workshop: Exploring Brain Dynamics through Modelling, Numerics, and Experiments
Date: Monday, May 20 and Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Location: School of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Glasgow.
Description: The "International Workshop: Exploring Brain Dynamics through Modelling, Numerics, and Experiments" is a collaborative forum bringing together researchers, scientists, and experts from various disciplines to delve into the complexities of brain dynamics. Through the integration of mathematical modelling, numerical simulations, and experimental approaches, participants aim to gain deeper insights into the functioning of the brain at different levels, from neuronal networks to cognitive processes. The workshop provides a platform for sharing cutting-edge research, discussing methodological advancements, and fostering interdisciplinary collaborations to further our understanding of brain dynamics and its implications for neuroscience, psychology, artificial intelligence, and related fields.
Registration: Registration is free. We kindly require those interested in attending to register before May 6, 2024. Please contact the organizers to register (e-mail contacts are provided below) by indicating when you intend to participate. Please write your e-mail with [workshop registration] in the subject line.
Venue spaces: Our building is open from Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm. Within the building, we have 2 visitor offices, 209A and 222 on Level 2. These rooms are available on a non-bookable, hot desk basis. You can also use the common room on level 3. Out with the building, you can access the ground floor public working spaces in the ARC, the University’s innovative research centre, which is open Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm. There is also plenty of public working space within the James McCune Smith (JMS) Building. Both the ARC and the JMS are short walks from our own School building. For access to Wi-Fi you can use either Eduroam or UofG Visitor Wifi.
Programme:
- Monday, May 20 (Lecture Theatre 116)
- 09:50-10:00 Workshop Opening
- 10:00-10:40 Alain Goriely (University of Oxford, UK) - Multiscale modeling of dementia: from proteins to neuronal activity
- 10:40-11:20 Reinaldo Rodriguez Ramos (University of Havana, Cuba and PPG-MCCT, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil) - Micropolar elastic multi-laminate composites and the bioinspired integration for enhanced bone reconstruction
- 11:20-11:40 Coffe break & Networking
- 11:40-12:20 Raimondo Penta (University of Glasgow, UK) - Poroelasticity derived via asymptotic homogenization - Mathematical modelling and numerical simulations. State of the art, further perspectives, and extension to poroelastic composites
- 12:20-13:00 Qingguang Guan (The University of Southern Mississipi, USA) - Calcium Dynamics in Neurons with ER: From Differential Equations to Hybrid Differential Equation and Deep Neural Network Models
- Tuesday, May 21 (Lecture Theatre 116)
- 10:00-10:40 Peter Theobald (Cardiff University, UK) - Growth & Remodelling of the Porcine Brain: Experimental Characterisation
- 10:40-11:20 Salvatore Di Stefano (Polytechnic of Bari, Italy) - Cell adhesion and tumour growth: multi-scale modelling of biological systems
- 11:20-11:40 Coffe break & Networking
- 11:40-12:20 Mariam Almudarra (University of Glasgow, UK) - Modelling Tumour Dynamics with Variable-Order Non-Local Diffusion
- 12:20-13:00 Alejandro Roque Piedra (University of Glasgow, UK) - Multiscale Modelling of Ion Transport Dynamics in Nervous Tissue: An Asymptotic Homogenisation Approach
- 13:00-13:40 Zita Fulop (University of Glasgow, UK) - Multiscale Modelling of Electroporated Tumour Tissue: A Numerical Study
- 13:40-13:50 Workshop Closure
Organizing Committee:
- Gillian Queisser (gillian.queisser@temple.edu) Department of Mathematics, Temple University, USA
- Alfio Grillo (alfio.grillo@polito.it) Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche “G. L. Lagrange”, Polytenchic of Turin, Italy
- Ariel Ramirez Torres (Ariel.RamirezTorres@glasgow.ac.uk) School of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Glasgow, UK
Further Information (address and contacts): https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/mathematicsstatistics/about/contact/
This workshop is supported by the International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF), the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Research Council [grant number EP/Y001583/1]. Partial support has also being received from the School of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Glasgow, UK.