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@INPROCEEDINGS{Klijn:825603,
author = {Klijn, Wouter and Cumming, Benjamin and Karakasis,
Vasileios and Peyser, Alexander and Yates, Stuart},
title = {{N}idus by {NEST}: {A} morphologically detailed neural
network simulator for many core high performance computer
architectures},
reportid = {FZJ-2016-08048},
year = {2016},
abstract = {The Nidus multicompartment neural network simulator will
enable new scales and classes of morphologically detailed
network simulations on current and future supercomputing
architectures. Nidus is being developed as a collaboration
between the Neuroscience SimLab at the Forschungszentrum
Juelich and the Swiss National Supercomputing Center (CSCS)
under the aegis of the NEST Initiative. The trend towards
"many-core" architectures such as GPU and Intel Xeon Phi
based systems demands new approaches in software development
and algorithm design. Nidus is being written specifically
for these architectures; it aims to be a flexible platform
for neural network simulation, interoperable with the models
and workflows of NEST and NEURON.Improvements in performance
and flexibility will enable a variety of novel experiments,
but the design isn't finalised, and will be driven by the
requirements of the community. This is where you come in! We
are very interested in your ideas for features which will
make new science possible: we ask you to think outside of
the box and build this next generation neurosimulator
together with us.Possible features and use cases:o Simulate
significantly larger networks over longer time scales -
Larger proportion of CNS systems with morphological detail -
Longer simulations for slowly developing phenomenon -
Improved statistical power by leveraging large data setso A
well defined high performance C++ API which allows tight
integration with other codes - Multiscale by coupling with
simulations at other scales - Real-time visualization on HPC
resources - Online statistics to avoid scaling bottlenecks -
Networks embedded in physically modeled animalso Dynamic
data structures which allow the creation of models with a
time-varying number of neurons, synapses and compartments -
Neuronal development - Healing after injury - Age related
neuronal degeneration.What questions haven't you asked
yet?AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank the following
organizations for their support: Helmholtz Portfolio Theme
"Supercomputing and Modeling for the Human Brain", Human
Brain Project SP7 High Performance Analytics and Computing
Platform, and the Jülich-Aachen Research Alliance},
month = {Oct},
date = {2016-10-12},
organization = {Human Brain Project Summit 2016,
Florence (Italy), 12 Oct 2016 - 15 Oct
2016},
subtyp = {Other},
cin = {JSC},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)JSC-20090406},
pnm = {511 - Computational Science and Mathematical Methods
(POF3-511) / 574 - Theory, modelling and simulation
(POF3-574) / SMHB - Supercomputing and Modelling for the
Human Brain (HGF-SMHB-2013-2017) / SLNS - SimLab
Neuroscience (Helmholtz-SLNS)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-511 / G:(DE-HGF)POF3-574 /
G:(DE-Juel1)HGF-SMHB-2013-2017 / G:(DE-Juel1)Helmholtz-SLNS},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)24},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/825603},
}