G-Node workshop on neuronal GPU computing

G-Node workshop on neuronal GPU computing

Symposium program

Time	Speaker	Title
09:00 - 09:05	Thomas Wachtler	Welcome
09:05 - 09:10	Michael Schmuker	Introduction
09:10 - 09:50	Romain Brette	Models and challenges for neural simulation on GPU
09:50 - 10:30	Giovanni Idili	An OpenCL-based Hodgkin-Huxley solver for the OpenWorm multi-algorithm simulation engine
10:30 - 10:50		– Coffee break –
10:50 - 11:30	David Higgins	Using OpenCL to simulate a large network of Leaky Integrate-and-Fire neurons with plastic synapses
11:30 - 12:10	Javier Baladron	Stochastic network simulations in a cluster of GPU
12:10 - 14:00		– Lunch –
14:00 - 14:40	Dan Goodman	Brian does GPUs
14:40 - 15:20	Andreas Fidjeland	Efficient spike delivery on GPUs
15:20 - 15:40		– Coffee Break –
15:40 - 15:50	Eugene Izhikevich	A word from our sponsor: Neuro GPU employment opportunities at Brain Corporation
15:50 - 16:30	Thomas Nowotny	GeNN: Using code-generation for GPU programming
16:30 - 17:10	Damien Drix	Exploring Just-In-Time generation of GPU simulation code
17:10 - 17:50	Pierre Yger	Using pyNN for GPU-based simulation of spiking neuronal networks
17:50 - 18:30	All participants	Summary and open discussion

Abstracts are available online.

Speaker's Dinner

We will go for dinner at “Erdinger Weissbräu” in Munich-Grosshadern after the symposium. Participants of the symposium are welcome to join as space permits!

During the developer workshop, we will work on topics suggested by you. The topics will be presented in the beginning. Afterwards, we form smaller groups to do the actual coding. Here's the list of Proposed topics and talks . It can be extended at any time. An email to the organizers with a description of your topic is sufficient.

Lightning talks

There's also the possibility of giving lightning talks. Lightning talks are short informal presentations on a topic of common interest. Lightning talk slots can be claimed in advance or spontaneously on site.

Documentation

The projects and their progress during the workshop should be documented for those who couldn't take part. We'll take care of an online solution that allows for hassle-free documentation.

IT

We can't provide computers. Remember to bring your own laptop! WiFi network will be available.

Timetable

The workshop is thought to be driven by ideas, not a schedule. Therefore, the timings below are meant as a guideline rather than a rigid timetable ;-) .

Time	Item	Description
Day 1, April 12, 2012
9:00 - 9:05	Welcome
9:05 - 9:25	Introduction round	Everyone has the opportunity to introduce themselves and their background
9:25 - 9:40	Presentation of dev projects	quick presentation of suggested dev topics
9:40 - 10:20	Dan Goodman	Code generation on GPUs
10:20 - 10:40	Coffee break	Brainstorming encouraged during coffee break ;)
10:40 - 12:30	Project work
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 14:20	Lightning talk	Fabian Schoenfeld (Uni Bochum): Spatial representation in the hippocampus
14:20 - 17:00	Project work
17:00 - 17:30	Evening round	informal reports on today's progress

Day 2, April 13, 2012
Time	Item	Description
9:00 - 9:10	Lightning talk	David Higgins: OpenCL API calls
9:10 - 9:30	Planning the day
9:30 - 12:30	Project work	Coffee in between as there is demand ;)
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 15:00	Wiki write up of results
15:00 - 16:00	Discussion and outlook	Informal discussion and feedback
16:00	End of workshop