Date: Friday, February 13, 2015--- TODAY!!
Location: Maxwell Dworkin G115, 33 Oxford Street, Cambridge MA 02138
Speakers: Ray Jones, IACS Lecturer
Time: Lunch 12:30pm; talk 1:00pm
Title: Connectomics: extracting neural connectivity from very large data sets
Abstract: Connectomics is the study of neural connectivity. Using images from electron
microscopes, we automatically identify nanometer-scale structures in microtomed brain
tissue. We work with slices and images at a resolution where a cubic sample one
millimeter on a side produces more than one petabyte of image data.
To deal with such large datasets requires a mostly-automated approach. Our analysis
pipeline uses computer vision, machine learning, and cluster computing to produce an
initial version of the connectome within a sample. We then use a web-based proofreading
and annotation tool to allow multiple simultaneous users to explore and correct the data
within the volume.
Free and open to the public. No registration required.
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