Cosyne Viewing Parties
Visas, costs, care responsibilities, and environmental concerns all limit Cosyne attendance. Luckily, the talks are livestreamed; but watching alone is the high road to an aneurism. Hence: viewing parties! Gather regionally to watch Cosyne talks! More info: shorturl.at/3DHZX.
Thrilled to be presenting a poster at
@wimlworkshop.bsky.social today! 🎉
Exact Learning Dynamics of Bottlenecked and Wide Deep Linear Networks — a deep dive into how architecture shapes feature learning, from bottlenecks to wide layers.
openreview.net/forum?id=GtX...
Come say hi!
Heading to @neuripsconf.bsky.social see!
Excited to connect, chat, and meet new people.
I’m also helping organize @unireps.bsky.social again this year — make sure to come by and check out the posters!
📢 Save the date! Join us for the next @ellis.eu x @unireps.bsky.social Speaker Series!
📅28th October – 16:00 CEST
📍https://ethz.zoom.us/j/66426188160
🎙️Speakers: Keynote Talk by @stefanofusi.bsky.social & Flash Talk by @danielkunin.bsky.social
Starting in 30mins! Do not miss it if you are interested in DINOv3 and its representation alignment with human brain!
📢 Save the date!
Join us for the next @ellis.eu and @unireps.bsky.social Speaker Series!
📅8th October – 16:00 CEST
📷 ethz.zoom.us/j/66426188160
🎙️ Speakers: Keynote by @maxseitzer.bsky.social & Flash Talk by Joséphine Raugel
📢 Save the date!
Join us for the next @ellis.eu and @unireps.bsky.social Speaker Series!
📅16th September – 16:00 CEST
📷 ethz.zoom.us/j/66426188160
🎙️ Speakers: Keynote by Jacqueline Gottlieb & Flash Talk by William Dorrell
🔵🔴Stay updated by joining our Google group: groups.google.com/u/2/g/ellis-...
🧠✨ How closely do AI models mirror the human brain?
Join us for @irisgroen.bsky.social’s talk: “Alignment of visual representations in AI and human brains: beyond object recognition”
📅 8th September @unireps.bsky.social x @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social meetup
🔗 Zoom link: ethz.zoom.us/j/66426188160
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🚨 Registration for the
@unireps.bsky.social x @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social meetup (Sept 8) is now closed & sold out for in-person attendance!
But good news — you can still join us online 👩💻✨
🔗 Zoom link: ethz.zoom.us/j/66426188160
We can’t wait to see you there! 🎉
📢 Deadline Extended!
The submission deadline for the UniReps Workshop (technical tracks: Ext. Abstracts & Proceedings) is now August 29 (AoE).
⏰ NEW deadline: August 29 (AoE) ⏰
🔵Submit: t.co/rRMRKRkKtY
🔴CfP: t.co/JsjgbyTabL
See you at NeurIPS 25🚀
It’s been a real pleasure visiting @devon-jarvis.bsky.social lab @caandl-lab Wits University this week and giving a talk – great discussions and inspiring work happening here! 🇿🇦
Speakers and organizers of the GAC debate. Time and location of the GAC debate: 5 PM in Room C1.03.
Our #CCN2025 GAC debate w/ @gretatuckute.bsky.social, Gemma Roig (www.cvai.cs.uni-frankfurt.de), Jacqueline Gottlieb (gottlieblab.com), Klaus Oberauer, @mschrimpf.bsky.social & @brittawestner.bsky.social asks:
📊 What benchmarks are useful for cognitive science? 💭
2025.ccneuro.org/gac
Had a wonderful first day @ CCN in Beautiful Amsterdam ! 🌷
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🏆 Excited to announce that we will feature Best Paper and Best Reviewer awards!
🎁 Winners will receive paid NeurIPS registrations!
👉Submit your work openreview.net/group?id=Neu...
👉 Sign up to review forms.gle/tDE4kJqVubES...
See you in San Diego! 🚀
🎓Thrilled to share I’ve officially defended my PhD!🥳
At @gatsbyucl.bsky.social, my research explored how prior knowledge shapes neural representations.
I’m deeply grateful to my mentors, @saxelab.bsky.social and @caswell.bsky.social, my incredible collaborators, and everyone who supported me!
Join us for the 3rd edition of the UniReps Workshop at #NeurIPS2025! 🧠🤖
We're bringing together researchers from #AI, #Neuroscience, and #CogSci to explore why different neural models learn similar representations.
📝 Call for Papers is OPEN on OpenReview!
🌐 Website: unireps.org/2025/
📢 We're thrilled to announce that the UniReps workshop will return to @NeurIPSConf 25 for its 3rd edition!
🔵Check our new Call for Papers at: unireps.org/2025/call-fo...
🔴Submit your work at: openreview.net/group?id=Neu...
See you in San Diego!🌴🇺🇸
How do task dynamics impact learning in networks with internal dynamics?
Excited to share our ICML Oral paper on learning dynamics in linear RNNs!
with @clementinedomine.bsky.social @mpshanahan.bsky.social and Pedro Mediano
openreview.net/forum?id=KGO...
🚀Exciting News! 🚀
Join us for the first UniReps x @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social
Meetup at @ucl.ac.uk @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social on Sept 8, 2025! 🎉
🎙️ Keynote by @irisgroen.bsky.social (University of Amsterdam)
📍 Register now! 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🥳 Congratulations to Clementine Domine (@clementinedomine.bsky.social) on passing her PhD viva with minor corrections! 🎉
🔖 Balancing Learning Regimes: The Impact of Prior Knowledge on the Dynamics of Neural Representations
🎉 The first @ellis.eu × Unireps Speaker Series (Reading Group associated with Ellis PhD & Postdoc Program) session is happening soon! 🔜
🗓️ When: 29th May 2025 – 16:30 CET
📍 Where: ethz.zoom.us/j/66426188160
🎙️ Who: Andrew Lampinen @lampinen.bsky.social (Keynote) & Jack Lindsey (Flash Talk)
Thank you to my amazing co-authors: Yoonsoo Nam, Seok Hyeong Lee, Yeachan Park, Charles London, Wonyl Choi, Niclas Alexander Göring, Seungjai Lee 4/4
💬 So next time a reviewer says, “Linear networks aren’t used in practice,” you’ll know where to point them. 3/4
Surprisingly, layerwise linear models (no nonlinearities!) can already explain key deep learning behaviors:
– Neural Collapse
– Emergence
– Lazy vs. Rich Regimes
– Grokking
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Our paper "Solve Layerwise Linear Models First to Understand Neural Dynamical Phenomena" has been accepted as a position paper to ICML 2025!
arxiv.org/abs/2502.21009
These models offer a tractable path to understanding complex neural dynamics—before diving into full nonlinearity. 1/4
Had so much fun presenting our two posters at ICLR with @devon-jarvis.bsky.social and Nico Anguita ! Thanks to everyone who came by and chatted!
See you tomorrow, 4-5pm BST (note that it's not our usual time).
Dont forget to register to receive the attendance link! ⬇️
