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Neuromorphic data carries information in spatio-temporal patterns encoded by spikes. Accordingly, a central problem in neuromorphic computing is training spiking neural networks (SNNs) to reproduce spatio-temporal spiking patterns in…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-11-03 Bleema Rosenfeld , Osvaldo Simeone , Bipin Rajendran

Spike sorting is a crucial step in decoding multichannel extracellular neural signals, enabling the identification of individual neuronal activity. A key challenge in brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) is achieving real-time, low-power spike…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-07-01 Alexis Melot , Sean U. N. Wood , Yannick Coffinier , Pierre Yger , Fabien Alibart

Neural systems use the same underlying computational substrate to carry out analog filtering and signal processing operations, as well as discrete symbol manipulation and digital computation. Inspired by the computational principles of…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-02-28 Dmitrii Zendrikov , Alessio Franci , Giacomo Indiveri

Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) can unleash the full power of analog Resistive Random Access Memories (RRAMs) based circuits for low power signal processing. Their inherent computational sparsity naturally results in energy efficiency…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2022-02-11 Filippo Moro , E. Esmanhotto , T. Hirtzlin , N. Castellani , A. Trabelsi , T. Dalgaty , G. Molas , F. Andrieu , S. Brivio , S. Spiga , G. Indiveri , M. Payvand , E. Vianello

Traditional neuron models use analog values for information representation and computation, while all-or-nothing spikes are employed in the spiking ones. With a more brain-like processing paradigm, spiking neurons are more promising for…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2021-02-05 Qiang Yu , Shiming Song , Chenxiang Ma , Linqiang Pan , Kay Chen Tan

Neuromorphic computing is henceforth a major research field for both academic and industrial actors. As opposed to Von Neumann machines, brain-inspired processors aim at bringing closer the memory and the computational elements to…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2020-05-05 Maxence Bouvier , Alexandre Valentian , Thomas Mesquida , François Rummens , Marina Reyboz , Elisa Vianello , Edith Beigné

As the scales of neural networks increase, techniques that enable them to run with low computational cost and energy efficiency are required. From such demands, various efficient neural network paradigms, such as spiking neural networks…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-02-06 Kazuma Suetake , Shin-ichi Ikegawa , Ryuji Saiin , Yoshihide Sawada

Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) offer a biologically inspired computational paradigm, enabling energy-efficient data processing through spike-based information transmission. Despite notable advancements in hardware for SNNs, spike encoding…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-03 MHD Anas Alsakkal , Runze Wang , Piotr Dudek , Jayawan Wijekoon

Neuromorphic systems open up opportunities to enlarge the explorative space for computational research. However, it is often challenging to unite efficiency and usability. This work presents the software aspects of this endeavor for the…

Spike-based neuromorphic hardware promises to reduce the energy consumption of image classification and other deep learning applications, particularly on mobile phones or other edge devices. However, direct training of deep spiking neural…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2021-01-27 Christoph Stöckl , Wolfgang Maass

The BrainScaleS-2 SoC integrates analog neuron and synapse circuits with digital periphery, including two CPUs with SIMD extensions. Each ASIC is connected to a Node-FPGA, providing experiment control and Ethernet connectivity. This work…

Hardware Architecture · Computer Science 2025-12-04 Joscha Ilmberger , Johannes Schemmel

The increasing need for compact and low-power computing solutions for machine learning applications has triggered significant interest in energy-efficient neuromorphic systems. However, most of these architectures rely on spiking neural…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2019-12-23 Manu V Nair , Giacomo Indiveri

Non-von Neumann computational hardware, based on neuron-inspired, non-linear elements connected via linear, weighted synapses -- so-called neuromorphic systems -- is a viable computational substrate. Since neuromorphic systems have been…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2021-03-17 Oleksandr Iaroshenko , Andrew T. Sornborger

Neuromorphic hardware strives to emulate brain-like neural networks and thus holds the promise for scalable, low-power information processing on temporal data streams. Yet, to solve real-world problems, these networks need to be trained.…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2020-10-23 Friedemann Zenke , Emre O. Neftci

Training spiking neural networks to approximate universal functions is essential for studying information processing in the brain and for neuromorphic computing. Yet the binary nature of spikes poses a challenge for direct gradient-based…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-11-19 Julia Gygax , Friedemann Zenke

Neuromorphic computing has recently gained momentum with the emergence of various neuromorphic processors. As the field advances, there is an increasing focus on developing training methods that can effectively leverage the unique…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2025-04-15 Sanaz Mahmoodi Takaghaj , Jack Sampson

A spiking neural network (SNN) non-linear equalizer model is implemented on the mixed-signal neuromorphic hardware system BrainScaleS-2 and evaluated for an IM/DD link. The BER 2e-3 is achieved with a hardware penalty less than 1 dB,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-02 Elias Arnold , Georg Böcherer , Eric Müller , Philipp Spilger , Johannes Schemmel , Stefano Calabrò , Maxim Kuschnerov

Inspired by biological processes, neuromorphic computing leverages spiking neural networks (SNNs) to perform inference tasks, offering significant efficiency gains for workloads involving sequential data. Recent advances in hardware and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-04-30 Dengyu Wu , Jiechen Chen , Bipin Rajendran , H. Vincent Poor , Osvaldo Simeone

Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) are widely deployed to solve complex pattern recognition, function approximation and image classification tasks. With the growing size and complexity of these networks, hardware implementation becomes…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2019-08-22 Anup Das , Yuefeng Wu , Khanh Huynh , Francesco Dell'Anna , Francky Catthoor , Siebren Schaafsma

Neuromorphic computing is a new paradigm for design of both the computing hardware and algorithms inspired by biological neural networks. The event-based nature and the inherent parallelism make neuromorphic computing a promising paradigm…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2019-07-10 Sebastian Glatz , Julien N. P. Martel , Raphaela Kreiser , Ning Qiao , Yulia Sandamirskaya