NeuroML Scientific Committee

We are indebted to the many contributors to NeuroML over the years.

At the 2011 NeuroML Development Workshop in London, the decision was made to create a Scientific Committee for NeuroML. Nominations were requested for members of this committee and the following were nominated and agreed to be part of the committee:

  Upi Bhalla, NCBS, Bangalore, India
  Avrama Blackwell, Krasnow Institute of Advanced Studies, George Mason University, USA
  Robert Cannon, Textensor Limited, Edinburgh, UK
  Hugo Cornelis, K.U. Leuven, Belgium
  Sharon Crook, Arizona State University, USA
  Andrew Davison, CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
  Padraig Gleeson, University College London, UK
  Lyle Graham, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
  Michael Hines, Yale University, USA
  Angus Silver, University College London, UK

The responsibilities of the Scientific Committee have been agreed to be:

To advise on the scientific focus of the NeuroML initiative; to ensure that the structure of the language is based on the latest knowledge of neuronal anatomy and physiology

To agree on the technical implementation for the core specifications and to ensure that best practices are encouraged in model specification

To promote NeuroML internationally, both the core specifications and the tools which support the language

To define the governance structure of the NeuroML Initiative and outline a path towards a specification process with dedicated, elected editors

To engage with other standardisation and databasing initiatives in the computational neuroscience and wider biology fields

To review and agree on extensions to the core specifications and the scope of the initiative; to address issues the community raises regarding the direction of the initiative

The best way to get in contact with members of the NeuroML initiative is through the neuroml-technology mailing list.