Jean Philippe Thivierge, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

Improving training and robustness in artificial recurrent networks with supervised and predictive learning
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$40,000
Optimal Readout of Neural Population Activity
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$229,164
Oscillations and Stimulus Discrimination in Networks of Spiking Neurons
NSERC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$165,000

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Improving training and robustness in artificial recurrent networks with supervised and predictive learning

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Thivierge, Jean-Philippe

Keywords: recurrent neural networks; supervised learning; predictive coding

$40,000

Optimal Readout of Neural Population Activity

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Thivierge, Jean-Philippe

$229,164

Oscillations and Stimulus Discrimination in Networks of Spiking Neurons

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Thivierge, JeanPhilippe

$165,000

Computer Simulations of Neuronal Circuits and Memory

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Thivierge, JeanPhilippe

$20,072

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Philippe Thivierge, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Improving training and robustness in artificial recurrent networks with supervised and predictive learning" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]