Collaborative Computational Project for Volume Electron Microscopy (CCP-volumeEM) - Connecting People, Tools, and Data Across the Volume EM Community (Presented at STEP-UP 2026)

A presentation given at STEP-UP 2026 held at the Francis Crick Institute in London, UK

Abstract: 

We introduce CCP-volumeEM, a newly formed Collaborative Computational Project bringing together researchers, microscopists, and software developers across the diverse landscape of volume EM imaging in biology. As acquisition technologies advance, the analytical challenges facing volume EM necessitate handling terabyte-scale datasets, with computational tasks including 3D reconstruction, registration, and segmentation. CCP-volumeEM addresses these challenges through three strands: community building, research software and data management, and training. We are supporting and developing open, sustainable software solutions, promoting FAIR data principles, and promoting best practice in the adoption of new technologies. Through hackathons, training sessions, and collaborative events, we aim to accelerate progress and widen access to cutting-edge methods across the biological EM research community, while providing persistent resources via our website (https://www.ccp-volumeem.ac.uk/) and other channels.