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11 postsSoftware releases, technical writing, and news from the team.
A Semantic Map of the DANDI Archive
The DANDI Semantic Atlas places every Dandiset on a rotatable map built from sentence embeddings of its metadata, so datasets that describe similar science end up near one another. It rebuilds itself nightly from the DANDI API.
Streaming Remote HDF5 Files from C++ with remfile-cpp
A new HDF5 virtual file driver that streams remote NWB files over HTTP with adaptive caching. It opens files several times faster than ROS3, works with any HDF5 build, and is now integrated into AqNWB.
Introducing zarr-matlab: Zarr v3, Natively in MATLAB
zarr-matlab is a free, open-source, pure-MATLAB implementation of the Zarr v3 specification, bringing chunked, compressed, cloud-friendly N-dimensional arrays to MATLAB with interoperability tested against zarr-python on every commit.
The 2026 CatalystNeuro Retreat, South of France
Once a year the distributed CatalystNeuro team gets into the same building. This spring that building was a villa in the hills above Nice, for a week of team-led talks, Côte d'Azur evenings, and the unstructured time that turns coworkers into a team.
Honorable Mention in the NIH S-Index Challenge
Our team earned an honorable mention in the NIH Data Sharing Index (S-index) Challenge for the FAIR-Enhanced Data Sharing Index, a metric that rewards both the rigor and the reuse impact of shared datasets.
Virtual Data Standards: A New Path Forward for Scientific Data
Scientific data standardization is at a crossroads. This article presents virtual datasets as a third way to make data accessible across programming languages and computing environments while preserving original files.
NeuroConv 0.9.0 Release
NeuroConv 0.9.0 introduces redesigned TIFF and Miniscope converters, new behavioral data documentation, NWB repacking functionality, and SpikeGLX improvements.
Teaching Open Neuroscience at the African Brain Data Science Academy
Reflections on teaching open neuroscience tools and practices at the African Brain Data Science Academy
CatalystNeuro Team Retreat 2024: Strategy and Connection in Montecatini, Italy
The CatalystNeuro team gathered in the beautiful Tuscan town of Montecatini for a retreat combining strategic planning with cultural experiences and team bonding.
CatalystNeuro Team Retreat 2023: A Week in Catalonia
The CatalystNeuro team gathered in a historic Catalan villa for a week of strategic planning, cultural experiences, and team bonding in the beautiful Costa Brava region.
CatalystNeuro Team Retreat 2022: Uniting in Portugal's Douro Valley
After months of remote work, the CatalystNeuro team gathered in Portugal's historic Douro Valley for their first post-lockdown retreat, combining strategic planning with cultural immersion.
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