Dear NEST Community,

Colleagues at Research Centre Jülich and Trier University are currently preparing to take NEST Desktop to the next level by creating an AI-assisted modeling environment — and they need your input.

The planned framework would integrate interactive modeling and compilation (NEST & NESTML), advanced data analysis (Elephant toolbox), and native AI/LLM assistance. Your feedback will directly inform which features get prioritized.

👉 Take the survey here — it takes about 5 minutes.

The survey closes on Friday 23.10.2026.

The data is collected by the research group of Prof Benjamin Weyers at Trier University will be used exclusively for a demand analysis and reported only in cumulative form. Raw responses will not be published.

Thank you for helping to shape the future of NEST Desktop!

Hans Ekkehard