human brain project

The Human Brain Project (HBP) Education Programme addressed the challenges of interdisciplinary neuroscience education by training over 5,500 participants across neuroscience, medicine, and IT over a decade, fostering collaboration and adaptability. The programme succeeded in reaching a diverse audience and establishing transversal collaborations, with lessons learned emphasizing the importance of digital tools for future training initiatives in decentralized settings.

The acquisition and analysis of data in the natural sciences, particularly in computational neuroscience, has become increasingly complex and requires high-performance computing (HPC) and collaborative efforts. To address these challenges, there is a need for software platforms that integrate HPC systems, allowing scientists to construct and execute complex workflows, as demonstrated by the implementation of a workflow using tools such as NEST, SpiNNaker, and Elephant, embedded in the Collaboratory web-based platform.