Workshop “Clinical Neuroscience & AI” on 1st December in Cape Town, South Africa.

Hertie AI Postdocs Lisa Schmors and Lydia Federmann attended the workshop “Clinical Neuroscience & AI” on 1st December in Cape Town, South Africa. The workshop was initiated by Dr. Stefanie Liebe from the University of Tübingen and Dr. MV Gule from the University of Cape Town and funded by an I2I Collaboration grant of the DFG. 

The workshop focused on research at the intersection of clinical neuroscience and AI, featuring a series of talks by researchers from the Universities of Tübingen and Cape Town. Presentations provided insights into the application of AI in epilepsy research at both sites, discussed challenges in translating natural language processing into clinical practice, and highlighted unique perspectives on large language models in African languages. Subsequent talks explored how AI can be applied beyond predictive tasks, including generating mechanistic insights in neuroscience, identifying subgroups within cognitive aging trajectories, and modeling brain-behavior relationships. In addition, the African AI Initiative was introduced, offering an inspiring perspective on how Africa can contribute to the global AI research landscape. 

After the series of talks, there was time for an interactive discussion on how AI can be applied to clinical neuroscience. It was particularly valuable to hear perspectives from our colleagues in South Africa. 
We thank specifically the organizers Lisa Schmors, Meghal Dani, and Sarah Jacobs. 

“We are deeply grateful for this exchange and look forward to collaborating with our colleagues from the University of Cape Town.”