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Provision of an integrated data analysis platform for computational neuroscience experiments

Kamran Munir (Department of Computer Science and Creative Technologies, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK)
Saad Liaquat Kiani (Department of Computer Science and Creative Technologies, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK)
Khawar Hasham (Department of Computer Science and Creative Technologies, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK)
Richard McClatchey (Department of Computer Science and Creative Technologies, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK)
Andrew Branson (Department of Computer Science and Creative Technologies, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK)
Jetendr Shamdasani (Department of Computer Science and Creative Technologies, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK)

Journal of Systems and Information Technology

ISSN: 1328-7265

Article publication date: 5 August 2014

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to provide an integrated analysis base to facilitate computational neuroscience experiments, following a user-led approach to provide access to the integrated neuroscience data and to enable the analyses demanded by the biomedical research community.

Design/methodology/approach

The design and development of the N4U analysis base and related information services addresses the existing research and practical challenges by offering an integrated medical data analysis environment with the necessary building blocks for neuroscientists to optimally exploit neuroscience workflows, large image data sets and algorithms to conduct analyses.

Findings

The provision of an integrated e-science environment of computational neuroimaging can enhance the prospects, speed and utility of the data analysis process for neurodegenerative diseases.

Originality/value

The N4U analysis base enables conducting biomedical data analyses by indexing and interlinking the neuroimaging and clinical study data sets stored on the grid infrastructure, algorithms and scientific workflow definitions along with their associated provenance information.

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Acknowledgements

The authors take this opportunity to acknowledge the contribution of all the partner institutions in the N4U project to this paper. This work was funded by the EU 7th Framework Programme under the N4U project (reference 283562).

Citation

Munir, K., Liaquat Kiani, S., Hasham, K., McClatchey, R., Branson, A. and Shamdasani, J. (2014), "Provision of an integrated data analysis platform for computational neuroscience experiments", Journal of Systems and Information Technology, Vol. 16 No. 3, pp. 150-169. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSIT-01-2014-0004

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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