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UniReps @unireps.bsky.social · 8h

Starting in 30mins! Do not miss it if you are interested in DINOv3 and its representation alignment with human brain!

UniReps @unireps.bsky.social · 12d

📢 Save the date!
Join us for the next @ellis.eu and @unireps.bsky.social Speaker Series!
📅8th October – 16:00 CEST
📷 ethz.zoom.us/j/66426188160
🎙️ Speakers: Keynote by @maxseitzer.bsky.social & Flash Talk by Joséphine Raugel

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UniReps @unireps.bsky.social · 12d

📢 Save the date!
Join us for the next @ellis.eu and @unireps.bsky.social Speaker Series!
📅8th October – 16:00 CEST
📷 ethz.zoom.us/j/66426188160
🎙️ Speakers: Keynote by @maxseitzer.bsky.social & Flash Talk by Joséphine Raugel

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UniReps @unireps.bsky.social · 26d

📢 Save the date!
Join us for the next @ellis.eu and @unireps.bsky.social Speaker Series!
📅16th September – 16:00 CEST
📷 ethz.zoom.us/j/66426188160
🎙️ Speakers: Keynote by Jacqueline Gottlieb & Flash Talk by William Dorrell

🔵🔴Stay updated by joining our Google group: groups.google.com/u/2/g/ellis-...

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UniReps @unireps.bsky.social · Sep 2

🧠✨ How closely do AI models mirror the human brain?
Join us for @irisgroen.bsky.social’s talk: “Alignment of visual representations in AI and human brains: beyond object recognition”
📅 8th September @unireps.bsky.social x @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social meetup
🔗 Zoom link: ethz.zoom.us/j/66426188160
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UniReps @unireps.bsky.social · Sep 1

🚨 Registration for the
@unireps.bsky.social x @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social meetup (Sept 8) is now closed & sold out for in-person attendance!

But good news — you can still join us online 👩‍💻✨

🔗 Zoom link: ethz.zoom.us/j/66426188160

We can’t wait to see you there! 🎉

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UniReps @unireps.bsky.social · Aug 19

📢 Deadline Extended!

The submission deadline for the UniReps Workshop (technical tracks: Ext. Abstracts & Proceedings) is now August 29 (AoE).

⏰ NEW deadline: August 29 (AoE) ⏰

🔵Submit: t.co/rRMRKRkKtY

🔴CfP: t.co/JsjgbyTabL

See you at NeurIPS 25🚀

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Clementine Domine 🍊 @CCN @clementinedomine.bsky.social · Aug 17

It’s been a real pleasure visiting @devon-jarvis.bsky.social lab @caandl-lab Wits University this week and giving a talk – great discussions and inspiring work happening here! 🇿🇦

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Erin Grant @eringrant.me · Aug 13

Our #CCN2025 GAC debate w/ @gretatuckute.bsky.social, Gemma Roig (www.cvai.cs.uni-frankfurt.de), Jacqueline Gottlieb (gottlieblab.com), Klaus Oberauer, @mschrimpf.bsky.social &‬ @brittawestner.bsky.social asks:

📊 What benchmarks are useful for cognitive science? 💭
2025.ccneuro.org/gac

Speakers and organizers of the GAC debate. Time and location of the GAC debate: 5 PM in Room C1.03.

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Clementine Domine 🍊 @CCN @clementinedomine.bsky.social · Aug 12

Had a wonderful first day @ CCN in Beautiful Amsterdam ! 🌷

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Clementine Domine 🍊 @CCN @clementinedomine.bsky.social · Aug 4

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UniReps @unireps.bsky.social · Aug 4

🏆 Excited to announce that we will feature Best Paper and Best Reviewer awards!
🎁 Winners will receive paid NeurIPS registrations!

👉Submit your work openreview.net/group?id=Neu...
👉 Sign up to review forms.gle/tDE4kJqVubES...

See you in San Diego! 🚀

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UniReps @unireps.bsky.social · Aug 4

🏆 Excited to announce that we will feature Best Paper and Best Reviewer awards!
🎁 Winners will receive paid NeurIPS registrations!

👉Submit your work openreview.net/group?id=Neu...
👉 Sign up to review forms.gle/tDE4kJqVubES...

See you in San Diego! 🚀

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Clementine Domine 🍊 @CCN @clementinedomine.bsky.social · Jul 29

🎓Thrilled to share I’ve officially defended my PhD!🥳

At @gatsbyucl.bsky.social, my research explored how prior knowledge shapes neural representations.

I’m deeply grateful to my mentors, @saxelab.bsky.social and @caswell.bsky.social, my incredible collaborators, and everyone who supported me!

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UniReps @unireps.bsky.social · Jul 16

Join us for the 3rd edition of the UniReps Workshop at #NeurIPS2025! 🧠🤖

We're bringing together researchers from #AI, #Neuroscience, and #CogSci to explore why different neural models learn similar representations.

📝 Call for Papers is OPEN on OpenReview!
🌐 Website: unireps.org/2025/

UniReps Workshop

Unifying Representations in Neural Models

unireps.org

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UniReps @unireps.bsky.social · Jul 10

📢 We're thrilled to announce that the UniReps workshop will return to @NeurIPSConf 25 for its 3rd edition!

🔵Check our new Call for Papers at: unireps.org/2025/call-fo...

🔴Submit your work at: openreview.net/group?id=Neu...

See you in San Diego!🌴🇺🇸

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Alexandra Proca @aproca.bsky.social · Jun 20

How do task dynamics impact learning in networks with internal dynamics?

Excited to share our ICML Oral paper on learning dynamics in linear RNNs!
with @clementinedomine.bsky.social @mpshanahan.bsky.social and Pedro Mediano

openreview.net/forum?id=KGO...

Learning dynamics in linear recurrent neural networks

Recurrent neural networks (RNNs) are powerful models used widely in both machine learning and neuroscience to learn tasks with temporal dependencies and to model neural dynamics. However, despite...

openreview.net

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UniReps @unireps.bsky.social · Jun 19

🚀Exciting News! 🚀

Join us for the first UniReps x @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social

Meetup at @ucl.ac.uk @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social on Sept 8, 2025! 🎉

🎙️ Keynote by @irisgroen.bsky.social (University of Amsterdam)

📍 Register now! 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

UniReps x Ucl Neuro Ai meetup registration

Hi all! We’re excited to launch the UniReps meetup in collaboration with UCL NeuroAi. This meetup builds on the success of the Unireps workshop at NeurIPS 2023-2024, continuing the exploration of un...

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Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit @gatsbyucl.bsky.social · Jun 17

🥳 Congratulations to Clementine Domine (@clementinedomine.bsky.social) on passing her PhD viva with minor corrections! 🎉

🔖 Balancing Learning Regimes: The Impact of Prior Knowledge on the Dynamics of Neural Representations

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UniReps @unireps.bsky.social · May 20

👉 Join our Google group for more updates: groups.google.com/u/2/g/ellis-...

ELLIS UniReps Speaker Series - Google Groups

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UniReps @unireps.bsky.social · May 20

🎉 The first @ellis.eu × Unireps Speaker Series (Reading Group associated with Ellis PhD & Postdoc Program) session is happening soon! 🔜

🗓️ When: 29th May 2025 – 16:30 CET
📍 Where: ethz.zoom.us/j/66426188160
🎙️ Who: Andrew Lampinen @lampinen.bsky.social (Keynote) & Jack Lindsey (Flash Talk)

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Clementine Domine 🍊 @CCN @clementinedomine.bsky.social · May 5

Thank you to my amazing co-authors: Yoonsoo Nam, Seok Hyeong Lee, Yeachan Park, Charles London, Wonyl Choi, Niclas Alexander Göring, Seungjai Lee 4/4

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Clementine Domine 🍊 @CCN @clementinedomine.bsky.social · May 5

💬 So next time a reviewer says, “Linear networks aren’t used in practice,” you’ll know where to point them. 3/4

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Clementine Domine 🍊 @CCN @clementinedomine.bsky.social · May 5

Surprisingly, layerwise linear models (no nonlinearities!) can already explain key deep learning behaviors:
– Neural Collapse
– Emergence
– Lazy vs. Rich Regimes
– Grokking
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Clementine Domine 🍊 @CCN @clementinedomine.bsky.social · May 5

Our paper "Solve Layerwise Linear Models First to Understand Neural Dynamical Phenomena" has been accepted as a position paper to ICML 2025!
arxiv.org/abs/2502.21009
These models offer a tractable path to understanding complex neural dynamics—before diving into full nonlinearity. 1/4

Position: Solve Layerwise Linear Models First to Understand Neural Dynamical Phenomena (Neural Collapse, Emergence, Lazy/Rich Regime, and Grokking)

In physics, complex systems are often simplified into minimal, solvable models that retain only the core principles. In machine learning, layerwise linear models (e.g., linear neural networks) act as ...

arxiv.org

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Clementine Domine 🍊 @CCN @clementinedomine.bsky.social · Apr 27

Had so much fun presenting our two posters at ICLR with @devon-jarvis.bsky.social and Nico Anguita ! Thanks to everyone who came by and chatted!

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UCL NeuroAI @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social · Apr 15

See you tomorrow, 4-5pm BST (note that it's not our usual time).
Dont forget to register to receive the attendance link! ⬇️

UCL NeuroAI @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social · Apr 4

For our next UCL #NeuroAI online seminar, we are happy to host Dr Shaul Druckmann (@stanforduniversity.bsky.social, @stanfordpsy.bsky.social).

🗓️Wed 16 April 2025
⏰4-5pm BST

Talk title: 'Relating circuit dynamics to computation: robustness and dimension-specific computation in cortical dynamics'

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