Roadmap to NeuroML version 2.0
Developments towards NeuroML version 2.0 have begun, but version 1.8.x should be considered the only stable version for the forseeable future. See the discussion here about ways to create model descriptions which build on and extend the current version of NeuroML.
There are a number of ongoing activities toward version NeuroML v2.0.
- At the First NeuroML Development Workshop, 2009, a number of extensions and changes to the language were discussed, which
are summarized in the workshop report. The focus of the workshop was on single cell models.
- In addition, working groups were formed to concentrate on particular areas of
the schema related to single cell modelling. Group membership is listed below.
- Over the course of 2009, each group has worked on document summarizing the
issues and their recommendations for NeuroML version 2.0. This work continued at the
Second NeuroML Development Workshop in Arizona State University on
March 4-5, 2010. For more details see the 2010 workshop report.
The suggested updates for v2.0 will be presented to the wider community in 2010
in order to solicit comments and further suggestions.
- Starting in the middle of 2010, coordinated updates to the schemas, simulator mappings, tools, website, core example
models and documentation will begin in order to transition to NeuroML version 2.0.
We are participating in the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility Program on Multiscale Modeling. We will be working to ensure compatibility between NeuroML v2.0 and the spiking neuron and network descriptions developed through this effort.
Current Specification Committees
Morphology and Channel Distributions: Padraig Gleeson, Sharon Crook, Robert Cannon, Hugo Cornelis, Nathan Lepora, Henrik Lindén, Alfredo RodriguezChannels: Robert Cannon, Padraig Gleeson, Avrama Blackwell, Lyle Graham
Synapses: Angus Silver, Guy Billings, Andrew Davison, Michele Mattioni