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Cedalion Workshop
Python-based analysis of fNIRS and DOT in the everyday world with multimodal methods and machine learning
Join us for a 1.5-day workshop on Cedalion, a Python-based toolbox designed for advanced multimodal fNIRS and DOT analysis that can be collaboratively expanded by the community. Following Cedalion’s main release in 2026, the workshop will familiarize researchers with the foundations of the toolbox. Cedalion integrates and expands core features of HOMER3 and AtlasViewer's processing and image reconstruction while tapping into the rich Python ecosystem of modern tools for data analysis and machine learning.
Date: August 24. & 25., 2026
Venue: Hybrid (Virtual & onsite). Onsite: BIFOLD / Technische Universität Berlin, Franklin Str. 28/29, 7th Floor, Room 701.
Registration: via Congeno-Form
At the end of the workshop, participants will have learned:
Foundations of fNIRS acquisition and experiments
How to use Cedalion for state-of-the-art channel- and image space analysis, preprocessing, regression-based GLM analysis, head models, photon simulation and image reconstruction, photogrammetric probe co-registration, and how to employ Cedalion’s support of machine learning methods for multimodal analysis and classification of fNIRS signals.
Registration
Two participation modes are offered: in-person and virtual.
Please visit the workshop homepage for details.
Administrative matters
Target attendees
Participants are expected to have basic knowledge in Python. Foundational or advanced knowledge of fNIRS and fNIRS analysis is not necessary but can be a plus.
Hard/Software Requirements for attendees
Participants should bring their own laptops with a running Python installation on their machine. Cedalion is distributed under a permissive MIT license, and no paid licenses are required to take part. Participants are encouraged to install the Cedalion toolbox before the workshop (instructions will be provided 2 weeks prior). Participants are welcome to bring their own fNIRS dataset for experimenting with the toolbox (SNIRF data format required); example datasets are also provided.
Recommended Reading
Cedalion tutorial paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.05923
And familiarize with resources on www.cedalion.tools
MoBI2026
Cedalion workshop can be attended as MoBI2026 pre-conference workshop, and independently.
Workshop Homepage: https://www.bifold.berlin/news-events/events/cedalion-workshop
Workshop hosted by IBS Lab at BIFOLD / TU Berlin ( https://ibs-lab.com/ )
Information on participating / attending:
Please visit the workshop homepage for details.
Date:
08/24/2026 08:00 - 08/25/2026 12:30
Event venue:
BIFOLD
Franklin Str. 28/29
7th Floor
Room 701
10587 Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Target group:
Scientists and scholars
Email address:
Relevance:
international
Subject areas:
Information technology, Medicine
Types of events:
Seminar / workshop / discussion
Entry:
01/29/2026
Sender/author:
Jean-Paul Olivier
Department:
Communications
Event is free:
no
Language of the text:
German
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event80884
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