- Poster presentation
- Open Access
Image-based configuration and interaction for large neural network simulations
- Mark Hereld1Email author,
- Hyong C Lee2,
- Wim van Drongelen2 and
- Rick L Stevens1
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2202-8-S2-P22
© Hereld et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2007
- Published: 6 July 2007
Keywords
- Large Patch
- Inhibitory Connection
- Expensive Process
- Computer Cycle
- Physical Layout
Background
Large neural network simulations are becoming more complex to set up. They require modeling at multiple scales, include the effects of many interacting physical processes, encompass greater detail, and consume greater computational resources. The drive to solve problems that rely on increasingly complex codes will soon land us in the realm of petascale computing. How will we manage such simulations, configure them, and accurately aim them at the problems we're trying to solve? Simulation is an increasingly expensive process, with each run providing data to inform configuration and targeting of subsequent runs. Hence, it is vital to configure and execute simulations efficiently in order to minimize time spent on the computer cycles as well as time spent interpreting simulation results and designing follow-up experiments. We are developing a framework for interacting with and configuring large simulations using image-based interfaces generated automatically from the simulation source code.
Framework for interacting with large simulations.
Conclusion
The goal of the project is to create an interface to supercomputing platforms that will enable scientists to directly engage the live simulation during its critical setup and initial phases and at later times for monitoring and redirecting. This capability will enable rapid intuition building and will improve scientists' effectiveness in deploying productive, well-targeted experiments across research domains.
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Acknowledgements
This work was supported in part by the Falk Foundation, the Linn family, and the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract DE-AC02-06CH11357.
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Copyright
This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd.