Program

AS2020 Program

Monday, January 16
Time	Session/Lecture info
08:30-09:15	Registration & Coffee
08:30-09:15
09:15-09:30	Opening remarks
09:15-09:30
09:30-11:00	Sensory acquisition and closed loop perception Nachum Ulanovsky
09:30-10:00	Ehud Ahissar, Weizmann Institute of Science Closed loop perception
10:00-10:30	Noah Cowan, Johns Hopkins University Mode Switching as a Convergent Evolutionary Strategy to Solve the Explore vs. Exploit Problem
10:30-11:00	Avner Wallach, Columbia University An Internal Model of Sensorimotor Context in Freely Swimming Electric Fish
11:00-11:30	Coffee Break
11:00-11:30
11:30-13:00	Contributed Talks Nachum Ulanovsky
11:30-11:40	Ben Efron, Weizmann Institute of Science Object-specific neuronal response in the auditory system during active whisking
11:40-11:50	Arjan Boonman, University of Tel Aviv Optimal sonar signal design to deal with temporal complexity
11:50-12:00	Inbal Shainer, Max Planck institute for neurobiology The cerebellum-like characteristics of the teleost optic tectum
12:00-12:10	Amaro Tuninetti, Brown University Spatiotemporal dynamics of big brown bat biosonar during an unpredictable virtual localization task
12:10-12:20	Nili Krausz, Weizmann Institute of Science Environmental Sensing for Improving Performance of Assistive Wearable Robots
12:20-12:30	Ofri Eitan, Tel Aviv University Functional daylight echolocation in highly visual bats
12:30-12:40	Tomer Urca, University of Rostock Reconstructing the visual capacity of the miniature tabaco whitefly
12:40-12:50	Yasmine Meroz, Tel Aviv University Smart Plants and Growing Robots: Revealing how memory shapes time-dependent computational processes in plant tropisms
12:50-13:00	Laura Stidsholt, Aarhus University Hunting bats adjust their echolocation to receive weak prey echoes for clutter reduction
13:00-14:30	Lunch & Poster session 1
13:00-14:30
14:30-18:00	Active gaze control for object inspection and recognition Yossi Yovel
14:30-15:00	Cynthia Moss, Johns Hopkins University Neural codes for 3D sonar localization
15:00-15:30	Gerhard von der Emde, Univeristy of Bonn Multimodal object recognition through active electrolocation and vision in weakly electric fish
15:30-16:00	Nachum Ulanovsky, Weizmann Institute of Science From active sensing to spatial cognition in bats
16:00-16:30	Coffee Break
16:30-17:00	Magnus Wahlberg, University of Southern Denmark Ontogeny and learning in odontocete sonar
17:00-17:30	Michele Rucci, Rochester University Active space-time encoding: using eye movements for converting space to time
17:30-18:00	Lore Thaler, Durham University Adaptive behaviour and sensory expectations in human echolocation

Tuesday, January 17
Time	Session/Lecture info
08:30-09:00	Gathering & Coffee
08:30-09:00
09:00-11:00	Sensor-actuator coupling in animals and robots Peter Madsen
09:00-09:30	Dieter Vanderelst, University of Cincinnati What Braitenberg vehicles can do for bats
09:30-10:00	Mitra Hartmann, Northwestern University Quantifying the natural tactile scene
10:00-10:30	Volker Dürr, Bielefeld University Active tactile exploration and goal-directed reaching in insect locomotion
10:30-11:00	Yossi Yovel, Tel-Aviv University How to design an echolocating bat ?
11:00-11:30	Coffee Break
11:00-11:30
11:30-13:05	Contributed Talks Cynthia Moss
11:30-11:40	Lear Cohen, Ben Gurion University of the Negev Sensing hydrostatic pressure cues for spatial cognition in goldfish
11:40-11:50	Shachar Maidenbaum, Ben Gurion University of the Negev Human spatial memory and neural representations of space when moving physically vs. virtually
11:50-12:00	Thinh Nguyen, University of Cincinnati Simulating flower-finding in nectarivorous bats
12:00-12:10	Antoniya Hubancheva, Aarhus University Mating calls of prey interfere with the sensory systems of bats
12:10-12:20	Heidi Harley, New College of Florida & Disney's Epcot's The Seas Information-seeking across Auditory Scenes by an Echolocating Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
12:20-12:30	Maoz Shamir, Ben Gurion University of the Negev Synaptic motility and functional stability in the whisker system
12:30-12:40	Omer Mazar, Tel Aviv University How bats exit a crowded cave when relying on echolocation only - a modeling approach
12:40-12:50	Alexander Rivkind, Weizmann Institute of Science Active vision allows the perception of low-resolution images
12:50-13:05	Adam B. Smith, University of Southern Denmark Measurement of auditory brainstem responses in actively swimming odontocetes
13:05-14:30	Lunch Break - Poster Session 2
13:05-14:30
14:30-17:30	Sensorimotor Predictions and Beyond Gerhard von der Emde
14:30-15:00	Nate Sawtell, Columbia University A Novel Mode of Group Sensing in Weakly Electric Fish
15:00-15:30	Kathleen Cullen, Johns Hopkins University Predictive neural computations for cancellation of the vestibular consequences of active movement
15:30-16:00	Coffee Break
16:00-16:30	Yoram Gutfreund, Technion Active vision strategies for camouflage breaking in barn owls
16:30-17:00	Peter Madsen, Aarhus University How echolocating toothed whales track prey for capture

Wednesday, January 18
Time	Session/Lecture info
08:30-09:00	Gathering & Coffee
08:30-09:00
09:00-11:00	Temporal coordination of action and sensing Ehud Ahissar
09:00-09:30	Matt Wachowiak, The University of Utah Interplay between sensory, circuit, and respiratory dynamics in the mouse olfactory system
09:30-10:00	Noam Sobel, Weizmann Institute of Science The Sense of Smell Dictated a Mammalian Sniffing Brain
10:00-10:30	Malcolm MacIver, Northwestern University How mammals use stealthy visual updates during evasion of a predatory robot
10:30-11:00	Daniel H. O'Connor, Johns Hopkins University High-level sensorimotor control of the tongue
11:00-11:30	Coffee Break
11:00-11:30
11:30-13:00	Contributed Talks Mitra Hrtmann
11:30-11:40	Ilias Foskolos, Aarhus University Fast vocal-motor responses to escaping prey in echolocating bats
11:40-11:50	Kristian Beedholm, Aarhus University Can FM bats utilize harmonics in their calls to decode their instantaneous closing speed?
11:50-12:00	Michael Pedersen, Aarhus University Clutter resilience in echolocating bats during active target approaches
12:00-12:10	Ehud Fonio, Weizmann Institute of Science Collective active sensing and cooperative maze solving by ants
12:10-12:20	Yoni Vortman, Tel Hai Symbiotic magnetic sensing: raising evidence and beyond
12:20-12:30	Hagar Lavian, Technical University of Munich Integration of motor and visual information in the zebrafish heading direction system
12:30-12:40	Luka Gantar, University of Manchester Motor modulation in the mouse whisker system
12:40-12:50	Michael Ladegaard, Aarhus University Echolocating porpoises adjust source levels to consistently receive weak target echoes in a simpler auditory scene
12:50-13:00	Guy Nelinger, Weizmann Institute of Science A Line Attractor for Object Detection in Freely-Behaving Rats
13:00-14:30	Lunch Break - Poster Session 3
13:00-14:30
14:30-15:30	Predator - Prey interactions, In memory of Lutz Wiegrebe Magnus Wahlberg
14:30-15:00	Leonie Baier, Aarhus University A brilliant mind-In memory of Lutz Wiegrebe
15:00-15:30	Paloma Gonzalez-Bellido, University of Minnesota Decision making and predictive gaze in a highly specialized predatory fly
15:30-16:00	Coffee Break
15:30-16:00
16:00-18:00	Pioneers in Bat Echolocation Andrea Simmons, Annette Denzinger
16:00-16:15	Andrea Simmons, Brown University Pioneering contributions to bat echolocation
16:15-16:45	Alan Grinnell, UCLA The importance of bandwidth and sweep speed in the FM component of bat echolocation calls
16:45-17:15	James Simmons, Brown University Where is the target in the bat
17:15-17:30	Annette Denzinger, Tuebingen University Pioneering contributions to bat echolocation
17:30-18:00	Hans-Ulrich Schnitzler, Tuebingen University Audio vocal control in free ranging Greater horseshoe bats
18:00-20:00	Banquet
18:00-20:00

Organizers

Nachum Ulanovsky
Weizmann Institute of Science
Yossi Yovel
Tel-Aviv University
Cynthia Moss
Johns Hopkins University
Ehud Ahissar
Weizmann Institute of Science

Coordinator

Talia Suissa
Phone: +972 8 952 9211
talia.suissa@weizmann.ac.il

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