OCNS workshop - Computational strategies in epilepsy modelling and seizure control 

The Complex Networks and brain dynamics (COBRA) group is organizing a workshop entitled "Computational Strategies in Epilepsy Modeling and Seizure Control" at the 34th Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting in Florence, Italy (July 5-9, 2025). 

Conference Links: cnsorg.org/cns-2025 

COBRA website: cobra.cs.cas.cz

OCNS Workshop Webpage: TBA

Abstract

Epilepsy remains a complex neurological condition, necessitating innovative approaches to understanding and mitigating seizure activity. This workshop is designed to bring together computational neuroscientists and researchers with experimental and clinical background to explore cutting-edge strategies in epilepsy modeling and seizure control. For the general content structure, we plan to start from a modeler's perspective and then progressively move towards more data-driven approaches.

The first session will explore seizure mechanisms through biophysical and neural mass models at different temporal and spatial scales, investigating, among others, ionic dynamics and network plasticity. It aims to understand seizure initiation, progression, and duration.

The second session will examine stimulation-based strategies to terminate or prevent seizures. There will be a focus on recent advancements in closed-loop and low-frequency electrical stimulation to control seizures. On top of model-based approaches, this session will also include the clinical perspective on stimulation treatment and data-driven studies.

The third session will focus on the application of computational models to EEG data recorded in epileptic patients. First, it will discuss advanced parameter inference methods to tailor models to individual data samples to provide mechanistic insight. It then moves on to issues of seizure monitoring using wearable devices and long-term EEG recordings, and in particular the use of data features inspired by concepts derived from mathematical modeling in epilepsy.

Organizers

Guillaume Girier, girier@cs.cas.cz

Isa Dallmer-Zerbe, dallmer-zerbe@cs.cas.cz

Helmut Schmidt, schmidt@cs.cas.cz

Jaroslav Hlinka, hlinka@cs.cas.cz

Schedule

The workshop will take place on July 8th (full day) and in the morning of July 9th.

The exact schedule will be available few days before the workshop.

Speakers

Piotr Suffczynski, Department of Biomedical Physics, University of Warsaw, Poland
Title: TBA

Elif Köksal-Ersöz, Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon - Inserm / CNRS, France
Title: TBA

Louisiane Lemaire, MathNeuro team, University of Montpellier, France
Title: TBA

Levin Kuhlmann, Department of Data Science and AI, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Australia
Title: TBA

Viktor Sip, Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes, Aix-Marseille Université, INSERM, France
Title: TBA

Guillaume Girier, Institute of Computer Science of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
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Matthew Szuromi, Boston University, USA
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Laila Weyn, Department of Information Technology (INTEC), Ghent University/IMEC, Belgium
Title: TBA

Daria Nesterovich Anderson, Faculty of Engineering, University of Sydney, Australia
Title: TBA

Isa Dallmer-Zerbe, Institute of Computer Science of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
Title: TBA

Dominic Dunstan, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
Title: TBA

Christian Meisel, Department of Neurology and Berlin Institute of Health, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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Brian Litt, Department of Neurology and Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
Title: TBA