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[Eugen Leitl]

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From: Arnd Roth <arnd.roth at ucl.ac.uk>
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 08:05:03 +0000
To: comp-neuro at neuroinf.org
Subject: [Comp-neuro] Competition: predicting single-neuron behavior
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Here is our Challenge, open to everybody in
in neural modeling, machine learning, or similar fields:

    - Is it possible to predict the timing
       of every spike that a neuron emits with 2 ms precision?
    - Is it possible to predict the subthreshold membrane potential
       with a precision of 2 mV for arbitrary input?

Annotated training data and test stimuli from several
cells under different stimulation conditions are available
at
   http://icwww.epfl.ch/~gerstner//QuantNeuronMod2007/challenge.html

Important dates
    * Data set available by March 16.
    * Participants must submit their prediction by June 1st.
    * Winner announced around June 10 .
    * Winning results will be presented at the workshop June 25/26
       Quantitative Neuron Modeling: Predicting every spike?
       http://icwww.epfl.ch/~gerstner//QuantNeuronMod2007/

Competition and Prizes
The competition is organized in several categories, called A,B,C,D.  
Participants may run in one or several categories

    * 1st prize :

          o 4 nights of hotel in Lausanne at the Lake of Geneva,
                 June 23-27.
          o Free participation in the Quantitative Neuron Modeling
 	        workshop June 25/26
          o 35-minute-slot for talk as an
                Invited Speaker at the workshop.

    * 2nd prize:

          o Free participation in the
                Quantitative Neuron Modeling workshop June 25/26
          o Poster presentation and poster spotlight in the workshop.


Methods and Models:
The only aspect that counts for us is the quality of the prediction  
on the test set. In terms of methods, anything goes
(Machine learning, compartmental model, integrate-and-fire model,
systems identification etc)

For details
    http://icwww.epfl.ch/~gerstner//QuantNeuronMod2007/challenge.html


We hope that many people will take up the challenge.
Let the best model win!

The organisation team
Renaud Jolivet
Arnd Roth
Felix Schuermann
Wulfram Gerstner

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