Jan G. Bjaalie

Academic interests

• Neuroinformatics: from ontologies to cyberinfrastructure for data management and sharing
• Brain architecture: next generation digital brain atlasing
• Wiring patterns of the brain / brain connectivity
• Map transformations in sensory systems of the brain

Background

Education

• 1990: Ph.D., University of Oslo (neuroanatomy)
• 1986: M.D., University of Oslo 

Positions held

• 2017 - : EU Human Brain Project: Leader of the Neuroinformatics Platform (2017 - 2020), Infrastructure Director (Nov 2018 -), Leader of EBRAINS Data services (2020 - ).
• 2009 - : Head of the Norwegian Neuroinformatics Node
• 2009 - 2016: Head of Institute, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo
• 2009 - 2011: Senior advisor, International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility, Karolinska institutet, Stockholm, www.incf.org  www   
• 2006 - 2008: Executive Director, International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility, Karolinska institutet, Stockholm
• 2002 - 2012: Group leader of neuroinformatics, Centre for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience, Norwegian Center of Excellence, University of Oslo
• 1999: Visiting professor, University of Antwerp and Born Bounge Foundation, Antwerp
• 1997 - present: Professor, Neural Systems and Graphics Computing Laboratory, Department of Anatomy, University of Oslo
• 1992 - 1997: Associate Professor, Neural Systems and Graphics Computing Laboratory, Department of Anatomy, University of Oslo 
• 1986 - 1991: Assistant Professor, Anatomical Institute, University of Oslo

Other professional activities

• Founding Chief Editor: Frontiers in Neuroinformatics, www.frontiersin.org/neuroinformatics 
• Section Editor: Brain Structure and Function, Springer Verlag
• Co-chair, International Brain Initiative, www.internationalbraininitiative.org (2019 -)
• Member of Advisory Board for the International Initiative for Traumatic Brain Injury Research (InTBIR), appointed by European Commission, DG Research & Innovation (2018 -)
• Chair of the program committee for Neuroinformatics 2012 (INCF Congress), www.neuroinformatics2012.org
• Member of the program committee for Neuroinformatics 2011 (INCF Congress), www.neuroinformatics2011.org
• Chair of the Governing Board of the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (2013 - 2016)
• Norwegian representative to the Governing Board of the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (2011 - 2016)
• Member of The Society for Neuroscience Committee on Neuroinformatics (2004 - 2009)
• Member of expert panel Neuroanatomy Ontology, National Institute of Health (2000-2001)
• Norwegian delegate to OECD MegaScience Forum/Global Science Forum, Neuroinformatics working groups (1997 – 2002) 

Collaboration

• Leader of the Neuroinformatics Platform (2017 - 2020) and Infrastructure Director (Nov 2018 -) of the EU Human Brain Project
• Partner in UiO - Faculty of Medicine SERTA (Scientific Excellence Research Thematic Area): Healthy Brain Ageing (2013 - 2019)
• Head of the Norwegian Node of the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (2009 - present)
• Project coordinator: High Performance Computing for Neuroinformatics, NOTUR (2001 – 2004)ject coordinator, EU-US Task Force funded workshops: “Databasing the brain” (2001, 2006)Pxx
• PpPProject coordinator, EU-US Task Force and EC Special Support Action workshops: “Databasing the brain” (2001, 2006)
• Partner in Norwegian Centre of Excellence (Centre for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience) 2002 - 2012 
• Partner in EU projects (Information transfer and computation in the cerebellum, Biotech, 1998-2001; Neuroinformatics and computational neuroscience in Europe, Thematic network,2000 – 2003; Computation and plasticity in the cerebellar system, Quality of Life, 2002-2004; Human Brain Project, 2013 - )

Other affiliations

• Norwegian Neuroinformatics Node