Dear All, You are cordially invited to the following two talks as part of the department colloquium series: Time: 2 pm (to 4:00pm) Budapest time Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Venue: Online, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84497912209?pwd=TGsxaU1waDJuN3Exa3FRVFdDQUVXQT09 Meeting ID: 844 9791 2209 Passcode: yT0hMm Chair: Jozsef Fiser Speaker: Weiji Ma <http://www.cns.nyu.edu/malab/> (New York University) Title: A neural network walks into a lab: towards using deep nets as models for human behavior Abstract: What might sound like the beginning of a joke has become an attractive prospect for many cognitive scientists: the use of deep neural network models (DNNs) as models of human behavior in perceptual and cognitive tasks. Although DNNs have taken over machine learning, attempts to use them as models of human behavior are still in the early stages. Can they become a versatile model class in the cognitive scientist's toolbox? Web: https://events.ceu.edu/2021-02-24/neural-network-walks-lab-towards-using-de… Note that our online colloquia are not advertised outside the department to avoid technical difficulties if too many people want to attend. However, you are welcome to invite specific individuals to join the session – as long as they don't distribute the event further. ****************** Time: 4 pm (to 5:00pm) Budapest time Date: Thursday, February 25, 2021 Venue: Online, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89765217923?pwd=ZWFBTmI0RmpJY1BDOWxnZHJ6VE1iZz09 Meeting ID: 897 6521 7923 Passcode: RwQ17z Chair: Jozsef Fiser Speaker: Weiji Ma <http://www.cns.nyu.edu/malab/> (New York University) Title: Growing up in Academia https://www.cns.nyu.edu/events/growingupinscience/ We are looking forward to meeting you there! *** Upcoming online colloquia: March 3: Ian Cross, (University of Cambridge) March 10: Chaz Firestone (Johns Hopkins) March 17: Bahador Bahrami (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) ______________________________________________ Subscribe by sending an empty mail to talks-subscribe(a)cogsci.ceu.edu Unsubscribe by sending an empty mail to talks-unsubscribe(a)cogsci.ceu.edu