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Day 1
EDEN: A modular platform for neural simulator research
<p>The electrochemical-level simulation of neurons brings together many different challenges in the realms of biophysical modelling, numerical analysis, HPC, neuromorphic hardware and software design. To approach these challenges, we recently developed a modular platform, EDEN (https://eden-simulator.org). EDEN offers both a <code>pip install</code>able simulation package for neuroscientists, and a modular <em>construction kit</em> for neuro-simulator programmers to rapidly develop and evaluate new computational methods. It leverages the community standard NeuroML (https://neuroml.org) to integrate with the existing open-source stack of modelling and analysis tools, and minimise the barrier to entry for technical innovations in neural simulation.</p>
<p>Further reading:
- the <a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fninf.2022.724336">2022 paper</a> for the high-level design
- the <a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fninf.2025.1572782">2025 paper</a> for the plug-in architecture</p>