Deck Spec: 04 Volume Reconstruction Infrastructure

Session

• Duration: 80 + 10 min
• Outcome: architecture and rollback plan
• Primary sources:
  • course/source-ingest/module14-lesson1.pptx.md
  • course/source-ingest/module13-lesson1.pptx.md
  • course/source-ingest/module14-lesson2.pptx.md (secondary)
• Figure source: course/units/figures/04-volume-reconstruction-infrastructure-selected-v1.md

Slide production blocks

1. Title and systems framing
   • Key message: connectome reconstruction is a full-stack engineering problem.
   • Figure: FIG-SRC-MODULE14_LESSON1-S02-01
2. High-level architecture
   • Key message: ingest, transform, inference, and serving layers must be explicit.
   • Figure: FIG-SRC-MODULE14_LESSON1-S04-01
3. Ingest service and data contracts
   • Key message: validation and checksums are mandatory entry gates.
   • Figure: FIG-SRC-MODULE14_LESSON1-S05-01
4. Workflow/API integration
   • Key message: orchestration and APIs determine operational throughput.
   • Figure: FIG-SRC-MODULE14_LESSON1-S07-01
5. Processing and downsampling stages
   • Key message: multiresolution storage should serve both proofreading and analysis.
   • Figure: FIG-SRC-MODULE14_LESSON1-S09-01
6. Service decomposition
   • Key message: modular services improve recoverability and independent scaling.
   • Figure: FIG-SRC-MODULE14_LESSON1-S12-01
7. Pipeline deep-dive element
   • Key message: stage-level lineage metadata is required for reproducibility.
   • Figure: FIG-SRC-MODULE14_LESSON1-S14-01
8. System summary
   • Key message: architecture should be reviewed against quality/cost SLOs.
   • Figure: FIG-SRC-MODULE14_LESSON1-S19-01
9. Storage and analytics context
   • Key message: analytics workloads feed back into pipeline design decisions.
   • Figure: FIG-SRC-MODULE13_LESSON1-S08-01
10. Operations risk and rollback
    • Key message: every release needs rollback criteria and region-scoped reprocessing.
    • Figure: FIG-SRC-MODULE13_LESSON1-S12-01
11. Activity instructions
    • Key message: draft one architecture with required lineage fields and rollback path.
12. Debrief and bridge to Unit 05
    • Key message: infrastructure reliability is a prerequisite for biological interpretation.

Assessment

• Prompt: produce a staged pipeline with three mandatory lineage fields per stage.
• Rubric: traceability, resilience, and operational realism.