# 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/)