Work has started on the final stage of one of thelargest scientific projects everfunded by the European Union, with help from researchers at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU).

The Human Brain Project (HBP) has been granted150million from the European Commission to build a research infrastructureinvolvingrobots, artificial intelligence, supercomputers,bigdataanalyticsandsimulationthatcould help advanceneuroscience,brain-relatedmedicineand computing.

Experts from DMUs Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility (CCSR) have been tasked with managing the ethics-related activities andcontributing to theimplementation of responsible research and innovation across the project.

Professor Bernd Stahl, Director of the CCSR, said:DMU has a key role in the HBP, looking after the management of all ethical issues and social implications of the research.

As part of this, we provideguidanceand advice on the actual and potential impacts ofthecomputing and related technologies involved.

Establishedin 2013, the HBP isone ofthe largestresearchprojectsin Europe. Now entering the final phase of its10-year lifespan, theproject willpresent its scientific workplan and transformative technological offerings for brain research and brain-inspired research and development.

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There are six elements that form the heart of the research infrastructure of the HBP, including:

The HBP also undertakestargeted research and theoreticalstudies, and exploresbrain structureand function in humans, rodents and other species.

Over the next three years, the project will narrow its focus to advance three core scientific areasthat use brain-inspired systems intended to replicate the way that humans learn, includingbrain networks, their role in consciousness, and artificial neural networks.

There are some 500 scientists involved in the project, at more than 100 universities, teaching hospitals and research centres across Europe.

For more information visit:www.humanbrainproject.eu

Posted on Monday 6th July 2020

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