Giulia Salzano

PhD student in Neurobiology SISSA

Giulia Salzano obtained a BSc in Physics from the University of Pisa and an MSc in Complex Systems Physics, writing a thesis in computational neuroscience on the study, through numerical simulations, of the interactions between neurons and astrocytes. During her master’s studies, she spent a research period at Stanford University in the group of Professor Alberto Salleo, supported by an ISSNAF (Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation) fellowship. She is currently a PhD candidate in Neurobiology at SISSA in Trieste, where she has embarked on an experimental research project aimed at bridging the gap between computational and experimental approaches in neuroscience. Her project uses advanced imaging techniques to study the dialogue between neurons and oligodendrocytes, the cells responsible for the formation of myelin, and to understand how this process is altered under inflammatory conditions.

Past talks

Sun. 27 September

at 15:00 - 16:15

15:00 - 16:15

Sunday 27 September

Area Talk 2
Piazza Unità d'Italia, 34121, Trieste, TS

TRIESTE

INSIDE THE MIND: COMPARING INTELLIGENT MACHINES AND THE HUMAN BRAIN

How does an artificial intelligence take decisions? And does our brain really work so differently? Advanced algorithms now forecast the weather and analyse complex data, yet they often remain hard to interpret. Three PhD students guide the audience through the new intelligences, from AI to neuroscience, looking at more transparent models, explainable predictions and the workings of the nervous system. A tour of research supported by the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) 2021–27, exploring how thought arises and what it means for everyday life.

Intervengono

Sara Candussio

PhD student in Natural language processing University of Trieste

Marina Cobal

professor of Physics University of Udine

Giulia Salzano

PhD student in Neurobiology SISSA

Enrico Santi

PhD student in Parallel and high-performance computing University of Udine

Ketty Segatti

central director of the Specialised operational unit for research, innovation, the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and other EU funds, Friuli Venezia Giulia Region

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