# Next-Gen Neuromorphic Researchers Look to Future

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2024-05-31
- Length: 52m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-05-31-next-gen-neuromorphic-researchers-look-to-future
- Listen: https://podcast.show/aspencore/episode/132691138/

## Summary

Dr. Kenneth Stewart (US Naval Research Laboratory), Dr. Laura Kriener (University of Bern), Jens Pedersen (KTH), and Dr. Fabrizio Ottati (NXP Semiconductors) discuss the future of neuromorphic engineering with hosts Dr. Sunny Bains and Dr. Giulia D’Angelo. Stewart explains surrogate gradient descent and one-shot learning for spiking neural networks, while Kriener details time-to-first-spike encoding and energy efficiency on the BrainScaleS-2 platform. Pedersen proposes a neuromorphic intermediate representation to bridge software and hardware, and Ottati compares spiking networks to artificial neural networks and transformers for edge AI.

## Chapters

- [0:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-05-31-next-gen-neuromorphic-researchers-look-to-future#t=2) Introduction and Kenneth Stewart on One-Shot Learning
- [4:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-05-31-next-gen-neuromorphic-researchers-look-to-future#t=254) Surrogate Gradient Descent and Meta-Learning
- [15:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-05-31-next-gen-neuromorphic-researchers-look-to-future#t=905) Laura Kriener on Time-to-First-Spike Encoding
- [19:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-05-31-next-gen-neuromorphic-researchers-look-to-future#t=1154) BrainScaleS-2 Hardware and Energy Efficiency
- [27:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-05-31-next-gen-neuromorphic-researchers-look-to-future#t=1659) Jens Pedersen on Neuromorphic Intermediate Representation
- [40:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-05-31-next-gen-neuromorphic-researchers-look-to-future#t=2442) Fabrizio Ottati on Spiking vs. Artificial Networks
- [48:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-05-31-next-gen-neuromorphic-researchers-look-to-future#t=2884) Spiking Transformers and Open Neuromorphic

## Topics

- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Open-source hardware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/open-source-hardware)
- [Batteries & low-power design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/batteries-and-low-power)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- BrainScaleS-2 (chip)
- DynapSE (chip)
- NXP Semiconductors (company)
- Open Neuromorphic (other)
- Spiking GPT (product)
- Norse (tool)
- Nengo (tool)
- Rockpool (tool)
- Spinnaker2 (chip)
- Lava (tool)
- Tonic (tool)
- AE Stream (tool)
- North (tool)

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