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2004 ”Reinforcement Learning in Unpredictable Environments: A new perspective on RiskAversion and Probability Matching”, Glimcher-Heeger Lab meeting, invited seminar, NYU(July 2004)2003 Psychology department colloquium, invited seminar, Tel Aviv University (Feb 2003)2001 Beehave group, invited seminar, The Hebrew University (Jan 2001)“Evolution of Reinforcement Learning in Bees: A Simple Explanation for Complex ForagingBehaviors”, Panel series in neurosciences: A Multidisciplinary Overview of Brain Research,The Adams Super Center for Brain Research, invited talk, Tel Aviv University (Jan 2001)2000 Floreano Lab, invited seminar, EPFL (Oct 2000)TeachingAug 2011Computational neuroscience colloquium, invited seminar, University of Bern (Oct 2000)Computer science colloquium, invited seminar, Haifa University (May 2000)Methods in Computational Neuroscience Summer Course (Woods Hole) – invited lecturer2011,2013 Princeton University, Psychology Department – NEU/PSY259 – “Introduction to CognitiveNeuroscience”2010-2012 Princeton University, Neuroscience Institute – NEU502 – “Learning” module in team-taughtgraduate core course2009, 2010 Princeton University, Psychology Department – NEU/PSY338 – “Animal learning anddecision making: psychological, computational and neural perspectives” (advancedundergraduate course) http://www.princeton.edu/~yael/PSY338April 2009Programme Gulbenkian Champalimaud Neuroscience Course on Basal Ganglia,Reinforcement and Reward, invited lecturer.2009 Hebrew University, Interdisciplinary Center for Neural Computation – “Reinforcementlearning: neural, behavioral, and computational approaches” (Graduate course; with NathanielDaw, Hagai Bergman) http://alice.nc.huji.ac.il/icnccms/course/view.php?id=26Aug 2008,Aug 2009May 2008Advanced Course in Computational Neuroscience, Freiburg, Germany – “Reinforcementlearning”, invited lecturerProgramme Gulbenkian Champalimaud Neuroscience Course on Reinforcement Learning– “Neural Reinforcement learning: Dopamine and reward”, invited lecturer2008 Hebrew University, Interdisciplinary Center for Neural Computation – Mini course on“Reinforcement Learning and Decision Making” (with Nathaniel Daw)http://alice.nc.huji.ac.il/icnccms/course/view.php?id=152006 Hebrew University, Interdisciplinary Center for Neural Computation – "Introduction toLearning and Behavior: Conditioning and the Brain" (graduate course). Novel course thatbrought together psychological theories and data on animal conditioning, computationalmodels of these same data, and underlying neural substrates.http://www.princeton.edu/~yael/LearningCourseJuly 2005Okinawa Computational Neuroscience Course, Predictions and Decisions – Tutor,Computational Modeling Group.http://www.irp.oist.jp/ocnc/2005/projects/modeling/niv.html2003 Hebrew University, Interdisciplinary Center for Neural Computation – Lecturer in graduate
course "Introduction to Learning and Behavior".http://www.princeton.edu/~yael/LearningCourse/LearningCourse2004.htm1999-2000 Tel-Aviv University, department of psychology – Teaching Assistant in undergraduateseminar "Modeling of Rats' Spatial Behavior". Assistance to students in designing andmodeling different aspects of rats' spatial behavior, using Matlab.http://www.princeton.edu/~yael/PsychSeminar.htm1994-1996 Guide in the Society for the Preservation of Nature in Israel. Nature classes for elementaryschool children, guide of youth and family field tripsThesis committees/General exam committeesPresent:Ariana Strandburg-Peshkin (Advisor: Iain Couzin EEB) – general exam committeeJohn White (Advisor: Jonathan Cohen, PSY) – thesis proposal committeeJiaying Zhao (Advisor: Dan Oshershon, PSY) – thesis proposal committeeHeather Wied (Advisor: Geoffrey Schoenbaum, University of Maryland School of Medicine) –thesis committeePast: Samuel Gershman (Advisors: Kenneth Norman, Yael Niv, PSY) – thesis committee, 2012Dominic Kao (Advisor: Yael Niv, CS) – MSE thesis committee, 2012Mike Todd (Advisors: Jonathan Cohen, Yael Niv, PSY) – thesis reader, 2012Bingni Brunton (Advisor: Carlos Brody, MOL) – thesis committee & thesis readerRyan Low (Advisor: David Tank, PNI) – general exam committee, 2011Alec Solway (Advisors: Matthew Botvinick & Carlos Brody, PNI) – general exam committee,2011Adam Moore (Advisors: Andrew Conway & Jonathan Cohen, PSY) – thesis committee, 2011Susan McDuff (Advisor: Kenneth Norman, PSY) – dissertation oral committee, 2009Stephanie Goldfarb (Advisor: Phil Holmes, MAE) – general exam committee, 2009Tan Lee (Advisor: Susan Fiske, PSY) – thesis oral committee, 2010Umar Syed (Advisor: Rob Schapire, COS) – nonreader thesis committee, 2010Other committees/Advisory boards2012-2015 Elected board member: Society for NeuroeconomicsFrom 2012Board member – Bowery Babes Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting womenfrom pregnancy through the early years of motherhood and beyond; and to protect and enrichdowntown Manhattan as a place to raise a family. Head of Education and Giving Treecommittees.2012-2013 Organizing Committee – IBAGS XI (meeting of the International Basal Ganglia Society),March 3-7 2013, Eilat, Israel2010-2011 Faculty of 1000 contributing member – Theoretical & Computational Neuroscience2010 Co-Chair, Committee for Student Fellowships (Princeton Neuroscience Institute)2010 Area Chair for NIPS2010 Program Committee2009 Area Chair for NIPS2009 Program Committee; Program Committee for ICML/UAI/COLTWorkshop on Abstraction in Reinforcement LearningFrom 2009EU funded Integrated Project (contract n. ICT-231722) “IM-CLeVeR – Intrinsically MotivatedCumulative Learning Versatile Robots” – International Scientific Advisory Board2009 Neuroscience program admissions committee
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