[Comp-neuro] Workshop: Predicting every spike?

[Wulfram Gerstner]

We would like to announce a

        Workshop on
Quantitative Neuron Modeling: Predicting every spike?
       June 25-26, 2007
      EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland

http://lcn.epfl.ch/~gerstner/QuantNeuronMod2007/

AIMS:
Recently, there have been efforts in several labs
  towards quantitative neuron models
  by measuring the model quality over lots of
different paradigms -- including spike-by-spike
predictions for time-dependent input.

The aim of the workshop will be to bring these people together, compare 
methods, and maybe get into a discussion of:

    1. What are suitable generic sets of stimuli to test neuron models?
    2. What are suitable measures to quantify and optimize
           the quality of neuron models?

We have also opened a challenge:
     Predicting Single-Neuron Behavior
http://lcn.epfl.ch/~gerstner/QuantNeuronMod2007/challenge.html
The results will be discussed at the workshop.

The number of participants in the workshop will be limited
to facilitate discussions.

The
Organization committee
	Arnd Roth (UCL London)
	Felix Schuermann (EPFL and  Blue-Brain Project)
	Renaud Jolivet (EPFL, Brain-Mind Institute)
	Wulfram Gerstner (EPFL, Brain-Mind Institute)