Dear colleagues,

I would be happy to announce that the first Artificial Intelligence for Brain Encoding and Decoding (AIBED) workshop will be held in conjunction with AAAI on February 26, 2024 at New Orleans, U.S. We welcome paper submissions and participations for this workshop. Here is the information.

This workshop aims to explore the intersection of AI and neuroscience, focusing on how AI, particularly deep artificial neural networks, can facilitate the encoding and decoding of brain activities. We will first delve into the principles of brain encoding and decoding, examining how the brain processes and encodes information into neural signals, and how these signals can be decoded to understand cognition. Next, we will discuss the challenges in encoding and decoding high-dimensional neural imaging data, including but not limited to the complexity of brain signal representations, scarcity of data annotations, and the need for model generalizability. Finally, we will consider the implications of these AI-driven advances in brain encoding and decoding for neuroscience, including understanding cognitive functions, diagnosing neurological disorders, and developing brain-computer interfaces Topics

1. Understanding Brain Encoding and Decoding: - Analyzing the processes of brain information processing and neural signal encoding - Utilizing AI to model complex neural processes and facilitate cognition understanding - Decoding from brain activities to reconstruct perceived or imagined linguistic, visual and audio information with AI 2. Addressing Challenges in Processing Neural Imaging Data: - Proposing AI solutions to process neural images, such as denoising, registering and slicing etc. - Leveraging AI’s proficiency in managing high-dimensional data to innovate solutions of representing brain signals 3. Implications in Neuroscience: - Considering the impact of AI developments on cognitive neuroscience - Aiding in diagnosing neurological disorders with AI

Format and Attendance

This will be a 1-day workshop with keynotes, poster presentations, and panel discussions. We will invite keynote speakers and all the authors who get papers accepted. Other AAAI attendees who are interested can also attend following AAAI’s related policy. Submission Requirements

We accept one-page abstract with posters, as well as short papers with no more than 4 pages and long papers with no more than 7 pages. *Submission Site Information*: https://openreview.net/group?id=AAAI.org/2024/Workshop/AIBED

Offiical website of workshop: https://sites.google.com/view/aibed2024/

For more questions about this workshop please contact aibed2024@outlook.com aibed@outlook.com . Workshop Chairs: Prof. Dr. Marie-Francine Moens, sien.moens@kuleuven.be Prof. Dr. Shaonan Wang, shaonan.wang@nlpr.ia.ac.cn Dr. Jingyuan Sun, jingyuan.sun@kuleuven.be Workshop Committee:

Mingxiao Li, mingxiao.li@kuleuven.be Zijiao Chen, zijiao.chen@u.nus.edu Jiaxin Qing, jqing@ie.cuhk.edu.hk Xinpei Zhao, zhaoxinpei17@mails.ucas.ac.cn Tiedong Liu, tiedong.liu@u.nus.edu Prof. Dr. Wei Huang, lembert1990@163.com

Kind regards

Dr. Jingyuan Sun