Outreach/Pedagogy
Lectures and Tutorials:
(Jesse Parent) Embodied Cognition: Using Developmental Braitenberg Vehicles To Model Levels of Representation. Presented to Neuromatch Conference, Internet. March 2020.
(Bradly Alicea) Process as Connectivity: towards biology-specific complex networks. Presented to Neuromatch Conference, Internet. March 2020.
(Bradly Alicea and Jesse Parent) Lab Overview for Envision Conference. Princeton, NJ, November 2019.
(Bradly Alicea) Process as Connectivity: models of interaction in cellular systems. Presented to Finding Your Inner Modeler II Workshop, University of Illinois-Chicago, August 2018.
(Bradly Alicea) Object-Oriented Thinking for Biological Systems. Presented to the Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics, University of North Carolina - Charlotte, March 2018.
(Bradly Alicea) Cybernetic Representations of Suboptimal Regulatory Systems. Presented to the NetSciReg Workshop (part of NetSci 2017), Indianapolis.
(Jesse Parent) Embodied Cognition: Using Developmental Braitenberg Vehicles To Model Levels of Representation. Presented to Neuromatch Conference, Internet. March 2020.
(Bradly Alicea) Process as Connectivity: towards biology-specific complex networks. Presented to Neuromatch Conference, Internet. March 2020.
(Bradly Alicea and Jesse Parent) Lab Overview for Envision Conference. Princeton, NJ, November 2019.
(Bradly Alicea) Process as Connectivity: models of interaction in cellular systems. Presented to Finding Your Inner Modeler II Workshop, University of Illinois-Chicago, August 2018.
(Bradly Alicea) Object-Oriented Thinking for Biological Systems. Presented to the Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics, University of North Carolina - Charlotte, March 2018.
(Bradly Alicea) Cybernetic Representations of Suboptimal Regulatory Systems. Presented to the NetSciReg Workshop (part of NetSci 2017), Indianapolis.
Twitter Conferences:
(Bradly Alicea, Stefan Dvoretskii, Ziyi Gong, Jesse Parent, and Ankit Gupta) Developmental Braitenberg Vehicles. OHBMx Conference. March 2020.
(Bradly Alicea) Meta-brain computational models for representing cultural diversity. Brain.tc Conference. March 2019.
(Bradly Alicea, Stefan Dvoretskii, Ziyi Gong, Jesse Parent, and Ankit Gupta) Developmental Braitenberg Vehicles. OHBMx Conference. March 2020.
(Bradly Alicea) Meta-brain computational models for representing cultural diversity. Brain.tc Conference. March 2019.
Virtual Open Course Content:
Frontiers in Open Methodology (theory-building, data reuse, x-methods) Google Classroom
OpenWorm/DevoWorm Curriculum Google Classroom
Topics in Embryo Physics Google Classroom
Frontiers in Open Methodology (theory-building, data reuse, x-methods) Google Classroom
OpenWorm/DevoWorm Curriculum Google Classroom
Topics in Embryo Physics Google Classroom
Planned Course Syllabi:
Introduction to Neuroevolution syllabus
Fundamentals of Neuromechanics syllabus
Scientific Simulation and Modeling syllabus
Introduction to Neuroevolution syllabus
Fundamentals of Neuromechanics syllabus
Scientific Simulation and Modeling syllabus
OpenWorm Badge System:
Learn how to extract data, trends, and other information from the scientific literature.
Literature Mining I (working with papers) link
Literature Mining II (working with secondary data) link
Learn how to successfully host your own Hackathon.
Hackathon I (preparing your agenda) link
Hackathon II (scheduling the event) link
Hackathon III (putting items into action) link
Learn about Caenorhabditis elegans development.
Worm Development I (embryogenesis) link
Worm Development II (post-embryonic) link
Orthogonal Research Badge System:
Learn how to build 3-D Models in PowerPoint.
3-D Power Point Design link
Learn how to conduct a formal peer review.
Peer Review I (traditions and pre-publication review) link
Peer Review II (decomposition and post-publication review) link
Peer Review of Data link
Learn how to build, use, and define scientific theories.
Theory Building link
Learn how to extract data, trends, and other information from the scientific literature.
Literature Mining I (working with papers) link
Literature Mining II (working with secondary data) link
Learn how to successfully host your own Hackathon.
Hackathon I (preparing your agenda) link
Hackathon II (scheduling the event) link
Hackathon III (putting items into action) link
Learn about Caenorhabditis elegans development.
Worm Development I (embryogenesis) link
Worm Development II (post-embryonic) link
Orthogonal Research Badge System:
Learn how to build 3-D Models in PowerPoint.
3-D Power Point Design link
Learn how to conduct a formal peer review.
Peer Review I (traditions and pre-publication review) link
Peer Review II (decomposition and post-publication review) link
Peer Review of Data link
Learn how to build, use, and define scientific theories.
Theory Building link
Theory Hackathon:
For an example, please see this Synthetic Daisies blog post (Theory Hackathons) from 2014.
For an example, please see this Synthetic Daisies blog post (Theory Hackathons) from 2014.
If you are interested in organizing a theory hackathon in either Google Hangouts or IRL, please contact Bradly Alicea.