Architectures for communication between processes and software layers for a simulator for biological neural networks [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Jochen Martin Eppler

Architectures for communication betweenprocesses and software layers for asimulator for biological neural networksDissertation zur Erlangung des DoktorgradesVorgelegt von Jochen Martin EpplerAlbert-Ludwigs-Universitat FreiburgTechnische FakultatiiDekan der Fakultat: Prof. Dr. Hans ZappeErster Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Gerhard SchneiderZweiter Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Markus DiesmannDritter Prof. Dr. Rolf BackofenDatum der Disputation: 16.12.2010iiiContact informationJochen Martin EpplerMail: eppler-biologie@mindzoo.deWeb: http://mindzoo.deHonda Research Institute Europe GmbHCarl-Legien-Str. 3063073 O enbach am MainGermanyBernstein Center for Computational NeuroscienceHansastra e 9a79104 FreiburgGermanyivAcknowledgmentsThis thesis would have never been possible without the help and support of many people.I would like to thank Gerhard Schneider for his continuous support and for his encouragementduring the formally complex process of preparing this thesis. For the excellent supervisionthrough the last ve years I especially want to thank Marc-Oliver Gewaltig and Markus Dies-mann.I am grateful to Hans Ekkehard Plesser, who came up with a lot of crazy, cool, and helpfulideas, some of which actually solved problems! I thank Moritz Helias, Eilif Muller and Abi-gail Morrison for extensive and funny programming sessions. Without you, the source codeof NEST would look much more boring!