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Dr. Johanna Senk is a Team Leader of the Future Simulation Architectures team at the Institute for Advanced Simulation (IAS-6), part of Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH. Her research focuses on spiking neural networks, neuromorphic computing, and high-performance computing, with an emphasis on simulation technology and reproducible science. She leads efforts to develop scalable architectures for large-scale neuronal network simulations, particularly leveraging GPU-based systems and neuromorphic hardware.
Her work bridges theoretical neuroscience and computational engineering, addressing challenges such as network connectivity design, metadata standardization for scientific workflows, and optimizing simulation efficiency. Key contributions include the development of the NNMT toolbox for mean-field analysis and the beNNch framework for performance benchmarking.
Senk’s team collaborates extensively on multi-area cortical models and has published extensively on topics like GPU-accelerated neuronal network construction, synaptic dynamics modeling, and the reconciliation of spiking activity with local field potentials. Her research aims to advance both computational methods and biological understanding of neuronal systems.
