(17-18 June 2025) NEST Conference 2025

The abstract submission deadline for the NEST Conference 2025 has been extended to 30 April. We are inviting contributions to the conference, including talks, "posters" and workshops on specific topics. We are looking forward to your contributions!

The NEST Conference provides an opportunity for the NEST Community to meet, exchange success stories, swap advice, learn about current developments in and around NEST spiking network simulation and its application. Take the opportunity to advance your skills in using NEST at our hands-on workshops!

We explicitly encourage young scientists to participate in the conference!

This year's conference will again take place as a virtual conference on Tuesday/Wednesday 17/18 June 2025.

This year’s program includes keynotes by

Marja-Leena Linne, Tampere University, Finland

Astroglia in Neural Circuits: Modeling Synaptic and Network Modulation

Daniela Gandolfi, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy

Full-scale point neuron models of mouse and human hippocampal microcircuits

Bernhard Vogginger, TU Dresden, Germany

The SpiNNaker2 neuromorphic system for large-scale brain simulation and energy-efficient AI

Barna Zajzon, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany

Signal propagation and denoising through topographic modularity of neural circuits

complemented by contributed talks, posters and three workshops.

You will find the full program at https://events.hifis.net/event/2047/timetable/#all.detailed

Registration and submission of contributions are now open!

We are inviting contributions to the conference, including talks, "posters" and workshops on specific topics.

Please register and submit your contribution(s) via the conference website

https://nest-simulator.org/conference

Important dates

25 April 2025 - Deadline for NEST Initiative membership applications eligible for fee reduction

30 April 2025 - Extended deadline for submission of contributions

09 May 2025 - Notification of acceptance

11 June 2025 - Registration deadline

17 June 2025 - NEST Conference 2025 starts

We are looking forward to seeing you all in June!