{"id":3186,"date":"2020-07-27T16:31:17","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T14:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bernstein.mylapo.de\/the-bernstein-network\/scientific-awards\/braitenberg-award\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T17:45:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:45:52","slug":"valentin-braitenberg-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bernstein-network.de\/en\/network\/awards-and-initiatives\/valentin-braitenberg-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentin Braitenberg Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-12u8jp-5b4c885d1784da49af3ff8767ca800ef main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3186'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-yqy2t-50ab3538e32eaf9b11fd36cb129b30d7\">\n.flex_column.av-yqy2t-50ab3538e32eaf9b11fd36cb129b30d7{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-yqy2t-50ab3538e32eaf9b11fd36cb129b30d7 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mhvuhxzp-a4aa6074d7586cff524a578693f38e1a\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mhvuhxzp-a4aa6074d7586cff524a578693f38e1a{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mhvuhxzp-a4aa6074d7586cff524a578693f38e1a .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mhvuhxzp-a4aa6074d7586cff524a578693f38e1a .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mhvuhxzp-a4aa6074d7586cff524a578693f38e1a av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >Valentin Braitenberg Award for Computational Neuroscience<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-qos39-50ce27f9993716c7cde798566b4a8fd5\">\n#top .hr.av-qos39-50ce27f9993716c7cde798566b4a8fd5{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-qos39-50ce27f9993716c7cde798566b4a8fd5 .hr-inner{\nwidth:60px;\nborder-color:#004c93;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-qos39-50ce27f9993716c7cde798566b4a8fd5 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  hr-left hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-14bhzh-7f6fe164455377b88412e5e8d2d56078\">\n.flex_column.av-14bhzh-7f6fe164455377b88412e5e8d2d56078{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-14bhzh-7f6fe164455377b88412e5e8d2d56078 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_two_fifth  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-leoeakld-ad9e7500f790fc11858fb39f2ba02e60 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>Since 2012, the Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience has awarded the Valentin Braitenberg Award every two years, which honors outstanding scientific achievements in the field of computational neuroscience. Following Braitenberg&#8217;s scientific tradition, special attention is paid to theoretical studies that reveal the functional significance of brain structures and their neuronal network dynamics.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mhvuov1y-33ea3892d2c8a2bfd466d6522bcfaa7f '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"844\">In 2026, Valentin Braitenberg would have celebrated his 100th birthday. To commemorate this special occasion, the Bernstein Network will present the next Valentin Braitenberg Award during the Bernstein Conference 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-39e28t-34ad9e1cfe602ccac4c05bd1b05276c5\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-39e28t-34ad9e1cfe602ccac4c05bd1b05276c5{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-39e28t-34ad9e1cfe602ccac4c05bd1b05276c5 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-19z3gl-151c01af99a13091d62771049b677cdb av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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modern-quote  avia-builder-el-13  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >Xiao-Jing Wang receives the 2026 Valentin Braitenberg Award for Computational Neuroscience<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1d2ofp-4e7c638687ac05446a314bea688fb716\">\n#top .hr.av-1d2ofp-4e7c638687ac05446a314bea688fb716{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-1d2ofp-4e7c638687ac05446a314bea688fb716 .hr-inner{\nwidth:60px;\nborder-color:#004c93;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1d2ofp-4e7c638687ac05446a314bea688fb716 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  hr-left hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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The award ceremony will take place during the Bernstein Conference on September 29, 2026, in Frankfurt am Main.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-me2no81e-1322af2db744464a702643f112abd35f-wrap avia-button-left  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-me2no81e-1322af2db744464a702643f112abd35f\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-me2no81e-1322af2db744464a702643f112abd35f{\nmargin:30px 0 0 0;\n}\n<\/style>\n<a href='https:\/\/bernstein-network.de\/en\/newsroom\/news\/20260624\/'  class='avia-button av-me2no81e-1322af2db744464a702643f112abd35f av-link-btn avia-icon_select-no avia-size-medium avia-position-left avia-color-theme-color'   aria-label=\"Press release\"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Press release<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-border-color' ><p>The major criterion for the selection of the awardee is the impact of the recipient\u2019s research on the neurosciences. In the spirit of Valentin Braitenberg&#8217;s research, special emphasis is given to theoretical studies elucidating the functional implications of brain structures and their neuronal network dynamics. The crucial work should preferentially have been carried out in a European institution.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-2pboud-3e1c7c5a80007b9c359f332bf72baff1' ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-preis' data-fake-id='#preis' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-border-color'  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='preis' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"The award consists of\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: The award consists of\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: The award consists of\">The award consists of<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='preis' aria-labelledby='toggle-preis' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-border-color' ><ul>\n<li>Prize money of 5.000 \u20ac, kindly donated by &#8220;<i>Autonome Provinz Bozen S\u00fcdtirol<\/i>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>Registration for the Bernstein Conference, travel costs, and accommodation<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Braitenberg Lecture&#8221; within the framework of the Bernstein Conference<\/li>\n<li>Golden Neuron pin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-2iaqd1-204f29648ef4924bdcae80f86aae4647' ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-nominierungen' data-fake-id='#nominierungen' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-border-color'  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='nominierungen' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Nominations\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Nominations\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Nominations\">Nominations<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='nominierungen' aria-labelledby='toggle-nominierungen' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-border-color' ><p>Nominations may be submitted by scientists working in the field of Computational Neuroscience and should include the following documents:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One-page laudation, in which the scientific work of the candidate is honored with regard to the award&#8217;s criteria<\/li>\n<li>CV and list of publications of the candidate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please send the nomination documents via <a href=\"mailto:a.stein@fz-juelich.de\">e-mail<\/a> to Dr. Alexandra Stein (Head of Bernstein Coordination Site).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-2gpwu5-79957702043a6bf2fd4104c746351e32' ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-jury' data-fake-id='#jury' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-border-color'  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='jury' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Award Committee\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Award Committee\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Award Committee\">Award Committee<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='jury' aria-labelledby='toggle-jury' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-border-color' ><ul>\n<li>Ad Aertsen, Bernstein Center Freiburg (Chair of the Award Committee)<\/li>\n<li>Susanne Schreiber, Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin (Chair of the Bernstein Network)<\/li>\n<li>Alexander Borst, Max-Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence<\/li>\n<li>Tatiana Engel, Princeton University<\/li>\n<li>Tim Vogels, Institute of Science and Technology Austria<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1ioot9-e1f5a31c3c603911f926b425d660af4b\">\n.flex_column.av-1ioot9-e1f5a31c3c603911f926b425d660af4b{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1ioot9-e1f5a31c3c603911f926b425d660af4b av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-26  el_after_av_toggle_container  el_before_av_two_fifth  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-565il-936596606affcaf421d2f6514b785910 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>The award is named after Prof. Dr. Valentin Braitenberg (1926, Bozen &#8211; 2011, T\u00fcbingen), one of the founding directors of the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics. Braitenberg&#8217;s research area was the fine structure of the brain and its functional principles; his groundbreaking work focused on the cerebral and cerebellar cortex. He also invented the world-renowned &#8220;vehicles&#8221; &#8211; autonomously controlled vehicles that produce very complex behaviors on the basis of simple interconnections between sensors and motors. With his novel research approach combining anatomy, physiology and theory, Valentin Braitenberg was a pioneer of the modern research discipline Computational Neuroscience and has significantly contributed to the development of biological cybernetics, which has in turn inspired robotics and artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>On the occasion of her father&#8217;s 65th birthday, Carla Braitenberg, together with Max Gulin, created a Golden Neuron to be awarded in subsequent years as a challenge trophy for outstanding scientific achievements. Since 2012, this tradition has been continued in a modified form. With financial support of the\u00a0 &#8220;Autonome Provinz Bozen S\u00fcdtirol&#8221; the &#8220;Valentin Braitenberg Award for Computational Neuroscience&#8221; is now biennially conferred within the framework of the Bernstein Conference.<\/p>\n<p>According to Governor Kompatscher, the state hopes that the links with the Bernstein Network will lead to &#8220;a better positioning in the international context of the neurosciences, in particular with regard to potential synergies between members of the network and, for example, the Institute of Biomedicine at the Eurac or the\u00a0 training programmes for physicians that are planned in South Tyrol&#8221;.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.provinz.bz.it\/news\/de\/news.asp?news_action=4&amp;news_article_id=636069\">&gt;&gt; press release March 10, 2020 (in German)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am extremely pleased that the autonomous province of Bolzano-South Tyrol continues to support the Valentin Braitenberg Award and that we can continue the award&#8217;s success story together,&#8221; said Susanne Schreiber, Chair of the Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience. &#8220;It bears the name of the scientist who is a pioneer in our field, Computational Neuroscience. Valentin Braitenberg&#8217;s research was interdisciplinary and thrived on the interaction of biological and theoretical approaches. Valentin Braitenberg made a major contribution to the development of biological cybernetics, which in turn inspired robotics and artificial intelligence unto this day.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-177tdx-295f773499d9a105ae27111a209cf37c\">\n.flex_column.av-177tdx-295f773499d9a105ae27111a209cf37c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-177tdx-295f773499d9a105ae27111a209cf37c av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-28  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-15f8jh-ec3bc95564deff920c5f55bba6aed6b9\">\n.avia-image-container.av-15f8jh-ec3bc95564deff920c5f55bba6aed6b9 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-15f8jh-ec3bc95564deff920c5f55bba6aed6b9 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avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p><div  class='avia-video av-d1l7x-2a4747fe96e27781dbfab282e6fadeec avia-video-16-9 av-no-preview-image avia-video-load-always av-lazyload-immediate av-lazyload-video-embed'  data-original_url='https:\/\/vimeo.com\/865868188?share=copy'><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/865868188?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963&autoplay=0&loop=0&controls=1&muted=0\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/script><div class='av-click-to-play-overlay'><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-7e7gl-4141c2f25bace29fcde5f76c0a696acf '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>This film gives a small insight into the history of the Braitenberg Award, with original interviews with Ad Aertsen, the head 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.av-special-heading.av-cz2xx-b3090d138348f9cc9b229b6dd4e962ed{\npadding-bottom:0;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-cz2xx-b3090d138348f9cc9b229b6dd4e962ed .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-cz2xx-b3090d138348f9cc9b229b6dd4e962ed .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-cz2xx-b3090d138348f9cc9b229b6dd4e962ed av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-48  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock  av-linked-heading'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  ><a class=\"av-heading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.feinberg.northwestern.edu\/faculty-profiles\/az\/profile.html?xid=16584\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" >Sara A. Solla (2025)<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-b5dz1-7958519832b30a9f98bcff653ee24c1a '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>Northwestern University, Evanston, USA<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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(2023)<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-97blh-982e5d10d46290d940a94e6f8121e5c3 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>Duke University, Durham, USA<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-yuoc5-5a0bf7feab6465a021638a1a02c08112\">\n.flex_column.av-yuoc5-5a0bf7feab6465a021638a1a02c08112{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 25px 25px 25px;\nbackground-color:#f5f7fa;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-yuoc5-5a0bf7feab6465a021638a1a02c08112 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-55  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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class='av-special-heading av-g1i91-26754a5f2302708d873a5b88325bceb2 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-58  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock  av-linked-heading'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  ><a class=\"av-heading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brandeis.edu\/biology\/faculty\/marder-eve.html\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" >Eve Marder (2021)<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-9cuo5-fdd144747d9e8d8215182b1af863979b '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>Brandeis University, Waltham, USA<\/p>\n<p>The recording of the award ceremony for Eve Marder can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/640320483\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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id=\"style-css-av-knk3pwou-16-579056124bf787e6ecd202435e728bee\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-knk3pwou-16-579056124bf787e6ecd202435e728bee{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-knk3pwou-16-579056124bf787e6ecd202435e728bee hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-62  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_heading '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-qlmnx-ebfaadb7bf5780afc2570c61ecbb53d0\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-qlmnx-ebfaadb7bf5780afc2570c61ecbb53d0{\npadding-bottom:0;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-qlmnx-ebfaadb7bf5780afc2570c61ecbb53d0 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-qlmnx-ebfaadb7bf5780afc2570c61ecbb53d0 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-qlmnx-ebfaadb7bf5780afc2570c61ecbb53d0 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-63  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock  av-linked-heading'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  ><a class=\"av-heading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lcnwww.epfl.ch\/gerstner\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" >Wulfram Gerstner (2018)<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kd5w8tg1-15-1a99657b5bf89d4a2d8863c7061935d9 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>EPFL Lausanne, CH<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-8pq2z-14-944af879ed42ea51a2bf1a7499a557cf\">\n.flex_column.av-8pq2z-14-944af879ed42ea51a2bf1a7499a557cf{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 25px 25px 25px;\nbackground-color:#f5f7fa;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-8pq2z-14-944af879ed42ea51a2bf1a7499a557cf av_one_half  avia-builder-el-65  el_after_av_one_half  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class='av-special-heading av-j9ocl-709f9e7491220588aa8d0ffe515ec73c av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-68  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock  av-linked-heading'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  ><a class=\"av-heading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk\/willshaw\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" >David Willshaw (2016)<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kd5w8tg1-11-51201d650756a330fe11deea74aed417 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>University of Edinburgh, UK<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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