Course Details
We are no longer accepting applications for the 2024 school year as the deadline has passed.
The school's duration is 3 weeks, starting from August 12 until August 30.
Qualifications
We accept Arabic-speaking participants from all over the world
The course requires a dedicated effort for three weeks, with participants expected to devote 4-6 hours per day, Monday to Friday.
Instructors
Samar ElSheikh
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Rawan AlSubaie
King Fahad Medical City/UCL
Moataz Assem
University of Cambridge
Mohamed H. Zaky
AASTMT/University of Canterbury
Sarah Hosni
University of Rhode Island and Old Dominion University
Mohamed Abdelhack
Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics
Ramzi Halabi
Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics
Course Materials
Course Outline
Week 1:
- Mon, August 12: Python Day 1
- Tue, August 13: Python Day 2
- Wed, August 14: Basics of Neurosciences Day 1
- Thu, August 15: Basics of Neurosciences Day 2
- Fri, August 16: Neural Data
Week 2:
- Mon, August 19: Linear Algebra Day 1 (Vectors)
- Tue, August 20: Linear Algebra Day 2 (Matrices)
- Wed, August 21: Linear Algebra Day 3 (Eigen Values and Eigen Vectors)
- Thu, August 22: Calculus Day 1 (Differentiation and Integration)
- Fri, August 23: Calculus Day 2 (Differential Equations)
Week 3:
- Mon, August 26: Statistics Day 1 (Probability)
- Tue, August 27: Statistics Day 2 (Inference)
- Wed, August 28: Guest Speaker (TBD)
- Thu, August 29: Project Day 1
- Fri, August 30: Project Day 2
Daily Schedule
Python Days
They are whole workshop days. The day in total is composed of 5 hours of tutorials including a 1 hour break in the middle. First day includes a welcome video to be watched offline before joining.
| Time (Hour) | Lecture |
|---|---|
| 0:00-2:00 | Tutorials |
| 2:00-3:00 | Break |
| 3:00-5:00 | Tutorials |
Neuroscience Days
Neuroscience days are composed of lectures that are recorded to be watched offline and a live Q&A session with the instructors.
| Time (Hour) | Lecture |
|---|---|
| 1:00-2:00 | Live Q&A |
Linear Algebra, Calculus, Statistics Days
These days will include a lecture to be watched offline before as well as tutorials to be conducted live. The last day contains also a live outro conclusion of the course.
| Time (Hour) | Lecture |
|---|---|
| 0:00-2:00 | Tutorials |
| 2:00-3:00 | Break |
| 3:00-5:00 | Tutorials |
0:00 time here corresponds to the starting time of the day. The time is depending on your location is as follows:
- (UTC +0) Morocco and Mauritania: 3:00 PM
- (UTC +1) Algeria, Tunisia: 4:00 PM
- (UTC +2) Libya and Sudan: 5:00 PM
- (UTC +3) Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Egypt: 6:00 PM
- (UTC +4) UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar: 7:00 PM
TO AVOID CONFUSION, you can import the above calendar to your own Google calendar.
It currently shows the times according to Eastern time but if you import it, it will convert to your local time zone.
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