Center for Computational Brain Research
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
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{{Infobox organization
|name = Center for Computational Brain Research, IIT Madras
|image = CCBR,_IITM_Logo.png
|abbreviation = CCBR
|size = 230px
|formation = 2015
|type = Public
|headquarters = Chennai, India
|location = IIT Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600036
|leader_title = Founder
|leader_name = Kris Gopalakrishnan
|parent_organization = IIT Madras, India
|website = [https://ccbr.iitmadras.in/ Official webpage]
}}
The Center for Computational Brain Research (CCBR) is an Interdisciplinarity research centre located at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India.{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2017/jan/08/decoding-the-human-brain-1557331.html |author=SV Krishna Chaitanya|title=Decoding the human brain|website=The New Indian Express |date=8 January 2017|access-date=11 January 2019}} CCBR was set up in 2015 with funding from the co-founder of Infosys, Kris Gopalakrishnan. The stated objective of the center is "to explore the interface between Neuroscience and Engineering disciplines".{{cn|date=March 2023}}
Research activities
The two broad areas of research at the center are:
:to exploit engineering tools for analysing the structure and activity of neural circuits
:advancing machine intelligence with brain-inspired hardware and software architecture.
The center has three chairs with an endowment of {{INR}}100 million each. These chairs are currently{{when|date=March 2023}} held by distinguished Indian American professors Partha Mitra (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),{{cite web|url=https://www.cshl.edu/research/faculty-staff/partha-mitra/|title=Partha Mitra|publisher=Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory |accessdate=11 January 2019}} Mriganka Sur (MIT){{cite web|url=http://surlab.mit.edu/mriganka/|title=Welcome to the Laboratory of Mriganka Sur |publisher=MIT|accessdate=11 January 2019}} and Anand Raghunathan (Purdue University).{{cite press release|url=https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2015/Q3/purdue-professor-in-india-is-part-of-team-unraveling-how-the-brain-works,-with-applications-to-computing.html|title=Purdue professor in India is part of team unraveling how the brain works, with applications to computing - Purdue University|publisher=Purdue University|accessdate=11 January 2019}}
- {{cite web|url=https://engineering.purdue.edu/~araghu/|publisher=Purdue University|title=Anand Raghunathan's webpage|accessdate=11 January 2019}}
Academic activities
Some of the teaching modules at CCBR are neuroscience, machine learning, vision, audition, natural language processing and reinforcement learning.{{cite news|url=https://ccbr.iitmadras.in/course-details|author=Yash Murty|title=Course Contents |publisher=CCBR |accessdate=11 January 2019}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/education/neuroscience-curriculum-soon-in-iit-madras/article8089289.ece|title=Neuroscience curriculum soon in IIT Madras|website=The Hindu BusinessLine|date=19 January 2018|accessdate=11 January 2019}} The center has also organized an annual winter course/workshop on "Machine Intelligence and Brain Research" during the first week of January.{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/iit-madras-winter-course-on-machine-intelligence-and-brain-research-begins-5519914/|title=IIT-Madras winter course on machine intelligence and brain research begins |website=The Indian Express |date=2 January 2019 |accessdate=11 January 2019}}
- {{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/registrations-double-for-iit-m-brain-research-course/articleshow/67355827.cms|title=Registrations double for IIT-M brain research course|website=The Times of India |author=Sindhu Hariharan |date=3 January 2019|accessdate=11 January 2019}}
- {{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/iit-madras-winter-course-on-machine-intelligence-and-brain-research-begins-1971713|website=NDTV|title=IIT Madras Winter Course On Machine Intelligence And Brain Research Begins |date=2 January 2019|accessdate=11 January 2019}}
References
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External links
- [https://ccbr.iitmadras.in/ Official Webpage]
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Category:Neuroscience research centres in India
Category:Research institutes in Chennai
Category:Research institutes in Tamil Nadu
Category:Artificial intelligence laboratories