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Why Brainhack ?

BrainHacks are collaborative events that focus on the open sharing of ideas, models, code, and data. They bring together brain experts and enthusiasts from a variety of backgrounds to build relationships, learn from one another, and collaborate on projects related to the neurosciences.

BrainHack Global Toronto 2026 will be an in person event, featuring the theme of Building Bridges in Brain Data. The event will be held in collaboration with Neuronto, the Ontario Brain Institute, SickKids Neuroscience & Mental Health, and CAMH's Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics. Participants at BrainHack Global Toronto 2026 will have opportunities to work with like-minded scientists through either submitting an organized project or engaging in one.

We also encourage new programmers and all levels of students/scientists to participate in our workshop this year. We pair with the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatic (KCNI) at Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) to provide learning opportunities through Workshops to help kickstart your growth as a neurohacker!

Join us on Discord to join the community of BrainHack Global Toronto 2026 and start planning your projects! We also have an official #brainhack-toronto channel on Mattermost, where you can connect with the BrainHack Global community around the world!


BrainHack Toronto 2026

Dates: Jan 19-21, 2026
Cost: CA$30/person for General admission including onsite breakfast & lunch
Additionally, we have allocated funds to assist with travel expenses for those coming from out of town. We encourage those who are interested to send us an email for further information.
Location: Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, SickKids, 686 Bay St., Toronto, ON M5G 0A4
Hybrid option will be supported for talks and presentations, but not for open hacking. Link will be shared via Discord.
Note: We follow the code of conduct of BrainHack Global.

Learn

Learn about tools, techniques and datasets in neuroimaging research.

Be Social

Meet researchers from a variety of backgrounds. Share your knowledge.

Get Involved

Find exciting projects that you would like to contribute to.

Program

This three day event will bring together local scientists and trainees in neuroimaging from institutions across the region. The program will include:

  • Open hacking sessions in which attendees will work together on projects of their own design. Attendees are encouraged but not required to bring their own projects into the hackathon to work collaboratively with others. Project inspirations could stem from other projects proposed by attendees, ongoing work you're involved in, or new research areas that you've been waiting to have an opportunity to jump on!
  • KCNI-SCWG Annual Workshops to help you get up to speed with various programming languages and current practices in open-source and reproducible neuroimaging analysis.
  • Panel Discussions to give attendees an overview of brain science in the Greater Toronto Area and beyond. This year, we invited speakers from SickKids, KCNI, Krembil Brain Institute, and Baycrest Rotman Research Centre to share their research. We also invite brainhackers from Taiwan and Montreal to share their experiences in their BrainHack.
  • Socials will be held during hack nights to foster community building.

Schedule

Theme talks:

Building Bridges in Brain Data in Toronto

Meet Our Team

Erin Dickie
CAMH, KCNI
Chair
Kathryn Manning
SickKids
Tristan Glatard
CAMH, KCNI
Julie Ruston
SickKids
Francis Jeanson
OBI
Ju-Chi Yu
CAMH
Minarose Ismail
SickKids
Ryan Panela
Baycrest
James Wang
SickKids
Justin Ng
CAMH
Stephanie Simpson
CAMH
Ayesha Rashidi
CAMH
Jiya Shah
CAMH
Mathieu Dugré
Concordia University
Daisy Hu
UofT

If you are interested in joining our organizing team and the volunteering committee, please don't hesitate to email us at brainhacktoronto@gmail.com or reach out on Discord!

Project Ideas

Open hacking projects are a great forum for getting support on a technical issue from your own research program or starting a new collaborative project. Check out our full project listing or suggest your own.

Suggest a Project

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