Chris Eliasmith
Professor
SYSTEMS DESIGN ENGINEERING
University of Waterloo
Canada
Biography
Dr. Eliasmith is currently the director of the Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience at Waterloo. The Centre focuses on mathematical characterizations of a variety neural systems, from individual ion channels to large-scale networks. Dr. Eliasmith is also head of the Computational Neuroscience Research Group (CNRG) at the Centre. This group is developing and applying a general framework for modeling the function of complex neural systems (the Neural Engineering Framework or NEF). The NEF is grounded in the principles of signal processing, control theory, statistical inference, and good engineering design. It provides a rational and robust strategy for simulating and evaluating the function of a wide variety of specific biological neural circuits. Members of the group applied the NEF to projects characterizing sensory processing, motor control, and cognitive function.
Research Interest
Human and Biomedical Engineering, Intelligent Systems and Software, Modelling, Simulation, and Systems Theory, Signal and Image Processing
Publications
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Eliasmith C. How to build a brain: A neural architecture for biological cognition. Oxford University Press; 2013 Apr 16.
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Eliasmith C, Stewart TC, Choo X, Bekolay T, DeWolf T, Tang Y, Rasmussen D. A large-scale model of the functioning brain. science. 2012 Nov 30;338(6111):1202-5.
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Eliasmith C, Anderson CH. Neural engineering: Computation, representation, and dynamics in neurobiological systems. MIT press; 2004.
