Workshop "Supercomputing for Neuroscientists"

How High-Performance Computing (HPC) can help your neuroscience projects

Neuroscience today is attacking problems of increasing complexity and scale as exemplified by projects such as the Human Brain Project. The application of large data sets to computationally intensive simulations and analyses requires adapting software and theory from PCs and local clusters to high-performing computing (HPC) systems.

This workshop aims at bringing neuroscientists interested in using HPC technology for their projects together with experts from the JSC's Simulation Lab (SimLab) Neuroscience, whose main goal is to bridge the gap between Computational Neuroscience and HPC.

During the workshop, the participants will learn about HPC and how it can be used as an instrument for neuroscience. The SimLab will present some current projects and collaborations as examples of how neuroscience can benefit from making the transition and porting code to supercomputers. Examples include brain modeling and simulation and the processing and analysis of brain imaging data. SimLab Neuroscience and other JSC experts will explain how to get access to the JSC's JUQUEEN and JURECA supercomputers and how the SimLab can support neuroscience groups in using these systems.