PolyPhy: Interdisciplinary OS Toolkit for Complex Network Reconstruction
Thursday September 28, 2023 11:00am - 12:15pm PDT, Room E2-475
@ OSPO SYMPOSIUM 2023
→ Overview
PolyPhy is an unconventional toolkit for reconstructing continuous transport networks out of sparse 2D or 3D data. Such data can be defined as collections of discrete points, or a sparse scalar field. PolyPhy produces a scalar density field that latently defines the recovered network structure. PolyPhy is based on the Monte Carlo Physarum Machine, a simulation methodology inspired by the morphology and foraging behavior of Physarum polycephalum aka slime mold.
This workshop will briefly cover the background of PolyPhy, provide an overview of the current state of the software, including recent work done in collaboration with Google Summer of Code 2023 students, as well as latest results in terms of research and outreach efforts. A brief tutorial on using PolyPhy will be provided as well. This is an informal session, attendees are encouraged to bring their computers and follow the tutorial first hand, ask questions throughout the session etc.
→ Links
- Slides: Presentation Slides
- Repository: https://github.com/PolyPhyHub/
- Pictorial: https://elek.pub/projects/Rhizome-Cosmology/
- Web: https://polyphy.io
→ Chair
Oskar Elek
Researcher and Incubator Fellow, UCSC OSPO
Dr. Oskar Elek is a computational researcher and adjunct lecturer at the University of California in Santa Cruz and an incubator fellow at the Open Source Program Office therein.
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