V1 hypercolumn Coordination Meeting, 20th - 21st Nov 2006
Subject: Coordination meeting of the WP9T2 and WP5T3 tasks.
- The goal of the meeting was to prepare the next deliverable D25 ("model of an hyper-column") but also to join our efforts in modeling. In particular, important decisions were made toward finding canonical parameters (structure, neural parameters) of all systems being delivered in WP5T3 and WP9T2 but also concerning the definition of the common benchmark that will de deployed to the different implementations in the different partners. From this benchmark (benchmark zero), we should be able to validate different solutions to pinpoint their strengths and weaknesses.
see https://facets.kip.uni-heidelberg.de/private/jss/servlet/de.bkmk.facets.AttendMeeting?meetingID=10&byGroup=x registered participants (FACETS Web Site)
Further https://facets.kip.uni-heidelberg.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=111 discussion on D25 should take place in the appropriate forum... and on the WP9T2 and WP5T3 wiki pages.
Main points and decisions
- review / demonstration of coding strategies by different partners. This definition has impact on the "Meta Simulator",
- review of existing V1 models inside and outside FACETS (see also !Review_of_V1_models),
definition of the common benchmark FACETS_Benchmarks to qualitatively compare different models and strategies in order to break the model complexity barrier, as we began to do for the simulator,
- definition of the architecture of the FACETS model of an "hyper-column" by defining the priorities of different partners: effect of including different neuron types, including layers, specific lateral connectivity.
- Partner 13 (Plymouth, Mike Denham) will provide an hypercolumn for D25.
- Partner 6b will provide a retina before Dec. 15 for implementing benchmark zero.
Program
(actual program changed slightly)
Monday, 20 November 2006
Monday, 20 November 2006 |
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morning, 09:00 - 13:00 |
Panel discussion : Reviewing essential knowledge from biology * Christophe Lamy - Alex Thomson (ULON) : Diversity in the architecture (layering, cell types and dynamics) of cortical columns |
13:00 |
Lunch |
afternoon |
Visual benchmarking for FACETS V1 models * Laurent Perrinet (INCM) : Short description of visual function benchmarks for FACETS |
Tuesday, 21 November 2006
Tuesday, 21 November 2006 |
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morning, 09:00 - 13:00 |
Overview of V1 models from FACETS: diversity and common strengths * Mike Denham (UP) : The english model |
13:00 |
Lunch |
afternoon |
Planning of Implementation plans * benchmarking the existing models |
venue
- local organization: Laurent Perrinet Tél +33 6 19 47 81 20
http://www.hotellecorbusier.com/ Tél +33 4 91 16 78 00
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cit%C3%A9_radieuse_de_Marseille
directions for the lab from the airport (in french). When entering the campus, go to the main hall (large staircase), inside on the left you'll find on the same floor a door "Neurosciences Intégratives". Follow the next door in front of you (labelled "INCM"), and on the left (second door) you'll find the room "Salle Jean Requin" where we meet.
who, when
complementary to the FACETS Web Site here are the timetable for participants (opportunities to share a taxi, there?):
- Olivier Faugeras will attend on monday (no hotel)
- Andrew Davison will arrive on Tuesday, leaves wednesday afternoon (hotel on tuesday)
- Cyril Monier (hotel from sunday to wednesday)
- Olivier Marre Pierre YGER will arrive on Sunday, leave wednesday morning (hotel from Sunday to Tuesday)
- Anders Lansner + Martin Rehn arrive Sunday evening and leave Tuesday (flight around 5 pm). (hotel from sunday to monday)
- Malte Rasch will arrive on Sunday 19.11 (hotel from sunday to monday)
- Christophe Lamy will arrive on Sunday @ 11.30pm leave monday (hotel on sunday)
- Michael Denham arives monday at 2pm (st charles), leaves tuesday at 18.09 (st charles) - (hotel on monday)