Ilenna Jones
@ilennaj.bsky.social
| Cellular/Molecular-turned-Computational Neuroscientist |
| What do neurons even do?? | Neural Computation with Dendrites |
| Biophysical Optimization | AI <-> Neuro |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Harvard Kempner Institute |
| www.ilenna.com
| What do neurons even do?? | Neural Computation with Dendrites |
| Biophysical Optimization | AI <-> Neuro |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Harvard Kempner Institute |
| www.ilenna.com
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Ilenna Jones
@ilennaj.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Proper intro!
I'm Dr. Ilenna Jones, postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Harvard Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence. I ask how #NeuralComputation is enabled by #Dendrite properties using supervised learning tools and methods from #ML and #DeepLearning!
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I'm Dr. Ilenna Jones, postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Harvard Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence. I ask how #NeuralComputation is enabled by #Dendrite properties using supervised learning tools and methods from #ML and #DeepLearning!
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
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A massive shoutout to our incredible mentors and TAs! 🙌
They delivered 6 wonderful tutorials. Their energy and dedication make this school special. 💻🧠 🇿🇦
@spiroschav.bsky.social | Will Dorrell | @kiradust.bsky.social | @isabelmaria-c.bsky.social | @colleenjg.bsky.social | @rherzoga.bsky.social
They delivered 6 wonderful tutorials. Their energy and dedication make this school special. 💻🧠 🇿🇦
@spiroschav.bsky.social | Will Dorrell | @kiradust.bsky.social | @isabelmaria-c.bsky.social | @colleenjg.bsky.social | @rherzoga.bsky.social
January 17, 2026 at 2:29 PM
A massive shoutout to our incredible mentors and TAs! 🙌
They delivered 6 wonderful tutorials. Their energy and dedication make this school special. 💻🧠 🇿🇦
@spiroschav.bsky.social | Will Dorrell | @kiradust.bsky.social | @isabelmaria-c.bsky.social | @colleenjg.bsky.social | @rherzoga.bsky.social
They delivered 6 wonderful tutorials. Their energy and dedication make this school special. 💻🧠 🇿🇦
@spiroschav.bsky.social | Will Dorrell | @kiradust.bsky.social | @isabelmaria-c.bsky.social | @colleenjg.bsky.social | @rherzoga.bsky.social
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The venue is quiet tonight, but the anticipation is electric. ⚡️
Tomorrow, this space fills with students ready to gather and share knowledge. This is why we are here. We are Imbizo, and we love what we do. #imbizo2026
Tomorrow, this space fills with students ready to gather and share knowledge. This is why we are here. We are Imbizo, and we love what we do. #imbizo2026
This is the moment of the year we’ve been waiting for! 🌍🧠
We are thrilled to welcome you to Noordhoek, Cape Town, for another amazing Imbizo school. Can't wait to gather, share knowledge, and dive deep into computational neuroscience!
Let the learning begin! 🇿🇦✨
#imbizo2026
We are thrilled to welcome you to Noordhoek, Cape Town, for another amazing Imbizo school. Can't wait to gather, share knowledge, and dive deep into computational neuroscience!
Let the learning begin! 🇿🇦✨
#imbizo2026
January 10, 2026 at 6:12 PM
The venue is quiet tonight, but the anticipation is electric. ⚡️
Tomorrow, this space fills with students ready to gather and share knowledge. This is why we are here. We are Imbizo, and we love what we do. #imbizo2026
Tomorrow, this space fills with students ready to gather and share knowledge. This is why we are here. We are Imbizo, and we love what we do. #imbizo2026
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Come work with us!!!
We are looking for a Research Engineer (E13 TV-L) to work at the intersection of #ML and #compneuro! 🤖🧠
Help us build large-scale bio-inspired neural networks, write high-quality research code, and contribute to open-source tools like jaxley, sbi, and flyvis 🪰.
More info: www.mackelab.org/jobs/
Help us build large-scale bio-inspired neural networks, write high-quality research code, and contribute to open-source tools like jaxley, sbi, and flyvis 🪰.
More info: www.mackelab.org/jobs/
Jobs - mackelab
The MackeLab is a research group at the Excellence Cluster Machine Learning at Tübingen University!
www.mackelab.org
December 4, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Come work with us!!!
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Today is #GivingTuesday! Join us in helping to make computational science education accessible to everyone, everywhere!
Since, 2021, Neuromatch Academy and Climatematch Academy have supported nearly 14,000 learners from 135 countries.
Your support makes this possible.
neuromatch.io/donate/
Since, 2021, Neuromatch Academy and Climatematch Academy have supported nearly 14,000 learners from 135 countries.
Your support makes this possible.
neuromatch.io/donate/
December 2, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Today is #GivingTuesday! Join us in helping to make computational science education accessible to everyone, everywhere!
Since, 2021, Neuromatch Academy and Climatematch Academy have supported nearly 14,000 learners from 135 countries.
Your support makes this possible.
neuromatch.io/donate/
Since, 2021, Neuromatch Academy and Climatematch Academy have supported nearly 14,000 learners from 135 countries.
Your support makes this possible.
neuromatch.io/donate/
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Applications are now open for our #KempnerInstitute Research Fellowships!
Postdocs studying the foundations of #intelligence or applications of #AI are encouraged to apply.
Learn more and apply by Oct. 1:
bit.ly/3UvpSpe
#LLMs #NeuroAI #ML @shamkakade.bsky.social
Postdocs studying the foundations of #intelligence or applications of #AI are encouraged to apply.
Learn more and apply by Oct. 1:
bit.ly/3UvpSpe
#LLMs #NeuroAI #ML @shamkakade.bsky.social
Kempner Research Fellowship - Kempner Institute
The Kempner brings leading, early-stage postdoctoral scientists to Harvard to work on projects that advance the fundamental understanding of intelligence.
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August 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Applications are now open for our #KempnerInstitute Research Fellowships!
Postdocs studying the foundations of #intelligence or applications of #AI are encouraged to apply.
Learn more and apply by Oct. 1:
bit.ly/3UvpSpe
#LLMs #NeuroAI #ML @shamkakade.bsky.social
Postdocs studying the foundations of #intelligence or applications of #AI are encouraged to apply.
Learn more and apply by Oct. 1:
bit.ly/3UvpSpe
#LLMs #NeuroAI #ML @shamkakade.bsky.social
Finishing my 2 weeks of travel to #CCN2025 in Amsterdam, Netherlands and @deeplearningindaba.bsky.social #DLI2025 in Kigali, Rwanda. I saw tons o stellar research and ideas grounded in urgent real world applications of AI to improve people's lives. Now it's time to recuperate back home in Boston 😌🫠😊
August 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Finishing my 2 weeks of travel to #CCN2025 in Amsterdam, Netherlands and @deeplearningindaba.bsky.social #DLI2025 in Kigali, Rwanda. I saw tons o stellar research and ideas grounded in urgent real world applications of AI to improve people's lives. Now it's time to recuperate back home in Boston 😌🫠😊
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Together with #AIMS, the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, we have an exciting position to fill: The AIMS - Tübingen Junior Research Chair in Machine Learning for Science! 1/2
July 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Together with #AIMS, the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, we have an exciting position to fill: The AIMS - Tübingen Junior Research Chair in Machine Learning for Science! 1/2
The Harvard @kempnerinstitute.bsky.social spotlights me and my efforts there and at @imbizo.bsky.social in this article! Check it out!
May 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The Harvard @kempnerinstitute.bsky.social spotlights me and my efforts there and at @imbizo.bsky.social in this article! Check it out!
Today, @hhmi.org stopped all competitions supporting ECRs when we needed it most.
As an FGLI undergraduate 2014/2015 HHMI EXROP participant, a 2020 Gilliam Fellow, and applicant for the now paused 2025 HGF program - I was a consistently supported by HHMI throughout my career.
Please reconsider!
As an FGLI undergraduate 2014/2015 HHMI EXROP participant, a 2020 Gilliam Fellow, and applicant for the now paused 2025 HGF program - I was a consistently supported by HHMI throughout my career.
Please reconsider!
May 16, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Today, @hhmi.org stopped all competitions supporting ECRs when we needed it most.
As an FGLI undergraduate 2014/2015 HHMI EXROP participant, a 2020 Gilliam Fellow, and applicant for the now paused 2025 HGF program - I was a consistently supported by HHMI throughout my career.
Please reconsider!
As an FGLI undergraduate 2014/2015 HHMI EXROP participant, a 2020 Gilliam Fellow, and applicant for the now paused 2025 HGF program - I was a consistently supported by HHMI throughout my career.
Please reconsider!
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I am a proud HHMI Gilliam Fellow alumn. The HHMI funded me at a critical time in my career - a real inflection point that made me realize that I had a place and future in science. I always looked to the HHMI as a safety net to those historically excluded by academia, 1/4
May 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I am a proud HHMI Gilliam Fellow alumn. The HHMI funded me at a critical time in my career - a real inflection point that made me realize that I had a place and future in science. I always looked to the HHMI as a safety net to those historically excluded by academia, 1/4
Testing this briefly felt like this gamifies the writing and planning process especially since there's a rating system that comes with the feedback- honestly fun to use to expand on fledgling projects!
I have seen folks waste so much time by not properly planning research. Missed literature, missing controls, ignored hypotheses, etc. Lack of planning also produces bad science (e.g. analysis until significant). So I am writing an app. Looking for feedback. scientific-paper-planner-test.vercel.app
Scientific Paper Planner
Scientific Paper Planner Application
scientific-paper-planner-test.vercel.app
May 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Testing this briefly felt like this gamifies the writing and planning process especially since there's a rating system that comes with the feedback- honestly fun to use to expand on fledgling projects!
Reposted by Ilenna Jones
I have seen folks waste so much time by not properly planning research. Missed literature, missing controls, ignored hypotheses, etc. Lack of planning also produces bad science (e.g. analysis until significant). So I am writing an app. Looking for feedback. scientific-paper-planner-test.vercel.app
Scientific Paper Planner
Scientific Paper Planner Application
scientific-paper-planner-test.vercel.app
May 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I have seen folks waste so much time by not properly planning research. Missed literature, missing controls, ignored hypotheses, etc. Lack of planning also produces bad science (e.g. analysis until significant). So I am writing an app. Looking for feedback. scientific-paper-planner-test.vercel.app
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🧠🤖 Computational Neuroscience summer school IMBIZO in Cape Town is open for applications again!
💻🧬 3 weeks of intense coursework & projects with support from expert tutors and faculty
📈Apply until July 1st!
🔗https://imbizo.africa/
💻🧬 3 weeks of intense coursework & projects with support from expert tutors and faculty
📈Apply until July 1st!
🔗https://imbizo.africa/
May 8, 2025 at 8:19 AM
🧠🤖 Computational Neuroscience summer school IMBIZO in Cape Town is open for applications again!
💻🧬 3 weeks of intense coursework & projects with support from expert tutors and faculty
📈Apply until July 1st!
🔗https://imbizo.africa/
💻🧬 3 weeks of intense coursework & projects with support from expert tutors and faculty
📈Apply until July 1st!
🔗https://imbizo.africa/
It feels so good to see Imbizo students doing great things! @imbizo.bsky.social #imbizo
Last year, Jessica Oparebea was joined students from across the African continent at @trendcamina.bsky.social - a computational neuroscience workshop. Inspired by her experience, she is hosting her own webinar to help others.
Dive deeper into her journey: alleninstitute.org/news/jessica...
Dive deeper into her journey: alleninstitute.org/news/jessica...
Jessica Oparebea is hoping to use science to heal and restore lives
Jessica is pursuing a future in neuroscience and optics, and is researching brain-machine interfaces and non-invasive neurotechnology that could one day restore lost functions like movement, sight, an...
alleninstitute.org
April 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
It feels so good to see Imbizo students doing great things! @imbizo.bsky.social #imbizo
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While the world burns, we cook up a new preprint! doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Biophysical modeling is a key tool to derive mechanistic insights into the brain. These models are governed by biologically meaningful parameters (unlike artificial neural networks), but the dirty secret ... 1/N
Biophysical modeling is a key tool to derive mechanistic insights into the brain. These models are governed by biologically meaningful parameters (unlike artificial neural networks), but the dirty secret ... 1/N
April 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
While the world burns, we cook up a new preprint! doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Biophysical modeling is a key tool to derive mechanistic insights into the brain. These models are governed by biologically meaningful parameters (unlike artificial neural networks), but the dirty secret ... 1/N
Biophysical modeling is a key tool to derive mechanistic insights into the brain. These models are governed by biologically meaningful parameters (unlike artificial neural networks), but the dirty secret ... 1/N
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We are thrilled to host a tutorial on biophysical modeling with Jaxley & DendroTweaks at #CNS2025! 📍 Florence, July 5 — looking forward to seeing you there! www.cnsorg.org/cns-2025 @cnsorg.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We are thrilled to host a tutorial on biophysical modeling with Jaxley & DendroTweaks at #CNS2025! 📍 Florence, July 5 — looking forward to seeing you there! www.cnsorg.org/cns-2025 @cnsorg.bsky.social
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Traveling waves of neural activity are observed all over the brain. Can they be used to augment neural networks?
I am thrilled to share our new work, "Traveling Waves Integrate Spatial Information Through Time" with @andykeller.bsky.social!
1/13
I am thrilled to share our new work, "Traveling Waves Integrate Spatial Information Through Time" with @andykeller.bsky.social!
1/13
March 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Traveling waves of neural activity are observed all over the brain. Can they be used to augment neural networks?
I am thrilled to share our new work, "Traveling Waves Integrate Spatial Information Through Time" with @andykeller.bsky.social!
1/13
I am thrilled to share our new work, "Traveling Waves Integrate Spatial Information Through Time" with @andykeller.bsky.social!
1/13
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Are you interested in comparing modern AI/RL agents to Humans?
To make it easier for researchers spanning cognitive science, multi-agent RL, and HCI to do this, I've made nicewebrl
github.com/wcarvalho/ni...
To make it easier for researchers spanning cognitive science, multi-agent RL, and HCI to do this, I've made nicewebrl
github.com/wcarvalho/ni...
February 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Are you interested in comparing modern AI/RL agents to Humans?
To make it easier for researchers spanning cognitive science, multi-agent RL, and HCI to do this, I've made nicewebrl
github.com/wcarvalho/ni...
To make it easier for researchers spanning cognitive science, multi-agent RL, and HCI to do this, I've made nicewebrl
github.com/wcarvalho/ni...
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Modern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines?
Jevin West (@jevinwest.bsky.social) and I have spent the last eight months developing the course on large language models (LLMs) that we think every college freshman needs to take.
thebullshitmachines.com
Jevin West (@jevinwest.bsky.social) and I have spent the last eight months developing the course on large language models (LLMs) that we think every college freshman needs to take.
thebullshitmachines.com
INTRODUCTION
thebullshitmachines.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Modern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines?
Jevin West (@jevinwest.bsky.social) and I have spent the last eight months developing the course on large language models (LLMs) that we think every college freshman needs to take.
thebullshitmachines.com
Jevin West (@jevinwest.bsky.social) and I have spent the last eight months developing the course on large language models (LLMs) that we think every college freshman needs to take.
thebullshitmachines.com
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A bit late, but just to say how lucky I feel that I could spend a week at #Imbizo2025 summer school @imbizo.bsky.social, hanging out w/ this group of absolutely brilliant students, their dedicated TAs & other faculty. Watch out for this pool of talent! & consider applying/contributing next rounds
January 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
A bit late, but just to say how lucky I feel that I could spend a week at #Imbizo2025 summer school @imbizo.bsky.social, hanging out w/ this group of absolutely brilliant students, their dedicated TAs & other faculty. Watch out for this pool of talent! & consider applying/contributing next rounds
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🎉 Exciting day at #Imbizo2025! Dr. Dan Wetmore & Dr. Garrick Orchard from Meta’s Reality Labs shared their industrial insights on designing top-notch AI/ML experiments, including innovative BCI applications 🤖💡 Students showcased creative solutions for EMG, sleep, wind, epilepsy monitoring & more! 🌟
January 30, 2025 at 9:50 AM
🎉 Exciting day at #Imbizo2025! Dr. Dan Wetmore & Dr. Garrick Orchard from Meta’s Reality Labs shared their industrial insights on designing top-notch AI/ML experiments, including innovative BCI applications 🤖💡 Students showcased creative solutions for EMG, sleep, wind, epilepsy monitoring & more! 🌟
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Dendrites doing AI problems, so great to see the increased activity! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Dendrites endow artificial neural networks with accurate, robust and parameter-efficient learning - Nature Communications
Artificial neural networks, central to deep learning, are powerful but energy-consuming and prone to overfitting. The authors propose a network design inspired by biological dendrites, which offe...
www.nature.com
January 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Dendrites doing AI problems, so great to see the increased activity! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Honoring Dr. King today by reflecting on his powerful speech "What’s Your Blueprint?" delivered to students in 1967. He challenged us to consider our purpose and legacy. Let's ask ourselves: what is our blueprint for a better world? Together, we can create a future that embodies his values. #MLKDay
January 20, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Honoring Dr. King today by reflecting on his powerful speech "What’s Your Blueprint?" delivered to students in 1967. He challenged us to consider our purpose and legacy. Let's ask ourselves: what is our blueprint for a better world? Together, we can create a future that embodies his values. #MLKDay