INCF
An open & FAIR neuroscience standards organization
An open & FAIR neuroscience standards organization
The International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF; www.incf.org) is an international organization launched in 2005, following a proposal from the Global Science Forum of the OECD.
INCF was established to facilitate and promote the sharing of data and computing resources in the international neuroscience community. A larger objective of INCF is to help develop scalable, portable, and extensible applications that can be used by neuroscience laboratories worldwide.
The mission of INCF is to make neuroscience FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) by sharing and integrating neuroscience data and knowledge worldwide. We foster scientific community collaboration to develop standards for data sharing, analysis modeling and simulation in order to catalyze insights into brain function in health and disease.
INCF activities are open to all who can contribute to neuroinformatics at the international level. We have a global community of neuroscience researchers working on new and improved tools for all of neuroscience – enabling other researchers to make more and faster discoveries, and improving our understanding of the brain.
Contributor Guidance
Projects
Contributor
AbhishekTiwari
Mentor
Marcel Stimberg, Dan Goodman, Ben Evans
Organization
INCF
Idea 22.3 - Abhishek Tiwari - Code editor support for Brian model equations
This project involves creating a VS Code extension that provides enhanced support for the Brian2 neural simulator. The extension aims to improve the...
Contributor
Aditya Agarwal
Mentor
satra, DOROTA JARECKA, Ghislain Vaillant
Organization
INCF
Adding new workers and resource management to new dataflow engine written in Python: Pydra
My proposal aims to extend Pydra's worker classes to handle a wider range of systems by utilizing PSI/J, which offers a unified API for various...
Contributor
Arya A
Mentor
Malvika Sharan, Johanna Bayer
Organization
INCF
Technical Improvements to enhance the usability of The Turing Way chapters by different user groups
The Turing Way is an open source, open collaboration and community-led handbook on data science. The book is hosted online in a browsable format....
Contributor
Carolina Fernandez
Mentor
Nicholas Tolley, Stephanie Jones, Mainak Jas, R Thorpe
Organization
INCF
GSoC 2023 Project Idea 2.2 Generalize parameter optimization routines
The Human Neocortical Neurosolver (HNN) is open-source, computational neural modeling software that allows us to examine the cellular- and...
Contributor
Daksh Rathore
Mentor
Ankur Sinha (he/him/his), Padraig Gleeson, Björn Brembs
Organization
INCF
NWB File Compatibility Testing and Summary Generation via Docker
The "NWB File Compatibility Testing and Summary Generation via Docker" project aims to streamline the process of testing NWB (Neurodata Without...
Contributor
Dishie
Mentor
Daniele Marinazzo, Etienne Combrisson
Organization
INCF
Optimization of the computations of HOIs and integration in the Frites python package
Activity patterns of neurons have so far been examined both singly and in pairs. Higher order interactions (HOIs), or non-pairwise interactions...
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Eslam Khaled Korany
Mentor
Szabolcs Kali, Sára Sáray, Martin Blazsek, Máté Mohácsi
Organization
INCF
Integration of Automated Model Testing and Parameter Fitting Tools for Neuroscience Applications.
Biologically detailed models are essential tools in neuroscience, and automated methods are frequently used to build and validate such models based...
Contributor
Himanshu Chougule
Mentor
Jesse Parent, Bradly Alicea, Jiahang Li, Mayukh Deb
Organization
INCF
3.1 D-GNNs: developing DevoGraph for computational developmental biology - Himanshu
This project is about using Graph Neural Networks(GNNs) as a method to discover underlying connectivity to characterize a growing network that...
Contributor
Irene Bernardi
Mentor
valery_bragin, James Chen
Organization
INCF
Replicating Auditory Steady-State Response (ASSR) in an auditory cortex model. Project idea 9.1
ASSR refers to the cortical entrainment to frequency and phase of an auditory signal that is presented in a fixed “train of clicks”, in a gamma range...
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Jyothi Swaroop Reddy Bommareddy
Mentor
Suresh, JB Poline, Yohaï-Eliel BERREBY, Floris van Vugt, Vincent Larivière, Björn Brembs
Organization
INCF
A Social web tool to facilitate rating and commenting on research reports
The currently available open-review portal helps in reviewing the research articles, By facilitating official reviewers to comment on the research...
Contributor
Kshitiz Sareen
Mentor
Anca Doloc-Mihu, Cengiz Gunay
Organization
INCF
Project 7.1: Working on Implementing CSV Data Browser and Querying Component
We are trying to solve the difficulty of collaboration among multiple users working on large datasets, particularly in analyzing datasets with many...
Contributor
PON RAJA PRABHU
Mentor
Anca Doloc-Mihu, Cengiz Gunay
Organization
INCF
7.2 Working on improving graphical interface and user experience on AnalySim
To Remove Bootstrap from the application and substitute the design with pure SCSS.To finish implementing the CSS global variables and add component...
Contributor
R.V.Rajagopalan
Mentor
Jesse Parent, Bradly Alicea
Organization
INCF
Exploring Open Source Sustainability via Agent based Modelling and Reinforcement learning
The proposed project aims to address the sustainability challenges faced by open-source software projects by using an agent-based modelling and...
Contributor
Soham Mulye
Mentor
Suresh, Arvind Chandna, Yohaï-Eliel BERREBY, Floris van Vugt
Organization
INCF
Efficient app-based measurement of visual functions in infants and young children
The measurement of visual function in infants and young children is crucial for early detection and treatment of eye conditions that can lead to...
Contributor
Subhankar Panda
Mentor
Titipat Achakulvisut, Daniele Marinazzo, Björn Brembs
Organization
INCF
Improving Automatic Reviewer Assignment using Large Language Models For NBDT Journal
Matching papers to reviewers based on topics is a crucial task for the Neurons, Behavior, Data Analysis, and Theory (NBDT) journal. However, the...
Contributor
Sushmanth Reddy Mereddy
Mentor
Jesse Parent, Bradly Alicea, Jiahang Li, Mayukh Deb
Organization
INCF
Advancements in 3D Cellular Microscopy Imaging Through Fine-Tuned CellSAM and DevoNet Models
This project centers on the enhancement and integration of the CellSAM and DevoNet models to elevate the analysis of 3D microscopy images stored in...
Contributor
VRUSHALI NANDURKAR
Mentor
Jesse Parent, Bradly Alicea
Organization
INCF
4.2 Virtual Reality for Distributed Research (Orthogonal Research and Education Lab) (175 h)
Virtual Reality for Distributed Research (VRDR) encompasses a VR showroom, immersive anatomy exploration, model organism studies, and a VR Morris...