# Arlo Sheridan **Entity class:** Machine-learning researcher and co-first author **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] **Canonical source articles:** [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] · [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] ## Definition **Arlo Sheridan** is an E11 Bio machine-learning scientist and co-first author of the 2025 [[wiki/PRISM (E11 Bio)|PRISM]] preprint. In [[wiki/Jan Funke|Jan Funke]]'s Janelia lineage, he helped develop [[wiki/Local Shape Descriptors|Local Shape Descriptors]] for neuron segmentation in electron-microscopy volumes. The PRISM contribution statement credits Sheridan and [[wiki/William Patton|William Patton]] with barcode-augmented segmentation and automatic proofreading; Sheridan also participated in synapse detection and analysis. ## Relationships - **Co-first author and computational lead:** [[wiki/PRISM (E11 Bio)|PRISM (E11 Bio)]]. - **Co-developed with:** [[wiki/William Patton|William Patton]] — barcode-augmented segmentation and proofreading. - **Laboratory lineage:** [[wiki/Jan Funke|Jan Funke]] and [[wiki/Janelia Research Campus|Janelia Research Campus]]. - **Method lineage:** [[wiki/Local Shape Descriptors|Local Shape Descriptors]]. - **Software authorship:** [[wiki/Volara|Volara]], with William Patton. - **Collection route:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]]. ## Sources - [E11 Bio — Arlo Sheridan](https://www.e11.bio/arlo-sheridan) - [PubMed Central — PRISM author contributions](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12485930/)