A session organized by the Center was held at SAES2024

On November 14th and 15th, 2024, our center organized a session titled “Neuromorphic AI Models, Materials, Circuits, and Applications” at the 12th Kyushu Institute of Technology/University Putra Malaysia International Joint Symposium: International Symposium on Applied Engineering and Sciences (SAES2024), which was successfully completed.

SAES is a symposium organized annually by Kyushu Institute of Technology and Universiti Putra Malaysia since 2013. It provides a forum for research presentations and exchanges of ideas in the fields of applied engineering and science, and serves as a platform for participants to share their latest research results and experiences.

The organized session was planned by Associate Professor Yuichiro Tanaka, a member of the Center, and included discussions on the theories, materials, circuits, and applications of neuromorphic AI hardware. The session featured research presentations on a wide range of fields, including synapse control in neuromorphic devices using nanomaterials, neural network hardware using optical systems, multitask learning using Gaussian processes, improving the performance of reservoir computing, and robotics using tensegrity structures. There was lively discussion about energy-efficient AI technology, and it was a meaningful opportunity for participants to share new perspectives and knowledge.

We would like to express our deepest gratitude to everyone who participated in the organized sessions and to everyone who helped plan and manage the sessions.

Wakamatsu Center Opening Ceremony – Opening of “Fancγ” and introduction of student activities –

On Tuesday, November 5, 2024, an unveiling ceremony was held at Kyushu Institute of Technology’s Wakamatsu Campus for the Neumorph Center’s new facility, “Fancγ (Fancy).” This event was part of a press conference with the university president.

During the press conference, Professor Hirofumi Tanaka, the Director of the Neumorph Center, introduced the background of the center’s establishment and highlighted its achievements to date. Following this, Kosei Isomoto (a second-year master’s student in the Tamukai Lab) and Yusuke Nakaoka (a first-year doctoral student in the Tanaka Lab) presented the activities of startups that have spun out from the center’s research efforts, sparking numerous questions from attending journalists.

At the end of the conference, a tour of “Fancγ” was conducted. Professors Keitaro Ito, Naoto Ishizuka, and Tomomi Sudo from the university’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, who were responsible for the room’s design and construction, explained its concept and design. Associate Professor Yuichiro Tanaka from the Neumorph Center also explained the origin of the name “Fancγ.” Additionally, a robot demonstration led by Associate Director Professor Hakaru Tamukoh and lab students drew significant attention from the attendees.

Workshop on Neuromorphic In-Material Computation

In October 2024, the “Workshop on Neuromorphic In-Material Computation” will be held in San Gimignano, Italy (organized by Professor Takuya Matsumoto, Osaka University). This workshop will cover the forefront of neuromorphic in-material computation, spanning multiple fields including physics, chemistry, materials science, electronics, and information science. We look forward to your participation.

The Research Center for Neuromorphic AI Hardware is co-sponsoring this workshop.

Date: October 28-30, 2024

Venue: Villasanpaolo Resort Spa, San Gimignano, Italy

For more information and registration, please visit the link below:

https://www.brain.kyutech.ac.jp/~neuro/site/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2nd Circular3.pdf

Neumorph Center Hosted Tianjin University Delegation

Neumorph Center welcomed faculty and students from the Tianjin University delegation on July 17. Center Director Prof. Hirofumi Tanaka presented research topics and progress during the visit. The center also displayed its research achievements, sparking engaging discussions between its members and the visiting scholars and students.

Neumorph Seminar Held on June 28th

On Friday, June 28, 2024, at 10:30 AM, we held the Neumorph Seminar. The seminar featured a lecture by Professor Johan Åkerman from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, on “Ising Machines Based on Spin Waves, Acoustic Waves, and Spin Hall Nano-oscillators.”

A Neumorph Seminar was Held on June 19th

On June 19th, 2024 (Wednesday) at 10:30 am, we held a Neumorph Seminar. At this seminar, Dr. Shigeki Sakai (Visiting Professor at the Neumorph Center) from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) gave a lecture on simulation models for ferroelectric field effect transistors.

Dr. Muzhen Xu Promoted to Assistant Professor

Dr. Xu Zhen was promoted to Assistant Professor at the Neuromorphic AI Hardware Research Center, effective May 1, 2024.

After obtaining her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Tokyo in 2023, Dr. Xu joined the center as a postdoctoral researcher and contributed to the development of energy-efficient neuromorphic chips for AI applications.

As an Assistant Professor, she will utilize her expertise in materials, nanoelectronics, and programming to explore advanced materials and device architectures inspired by the brain’s computational systems. She will drive cutting-edge research in neuromorphic hardware design at the center.

Dr. Xu’s comment: “I am delighted to continue groundbreaking research as a faculty member of this center.”

Materials Meet Robots 2024


News

Apr 21: The time schedule is published.
Apr 9: The committee is updated.
Apr 2: The registration form is open.
Mar 30: The website is open.


About Symposium

In May 2024, an international symposium, Materials Meet Robots 2024, will be organized by the Society for Neuromorphic AI Hardware. The aim of the symposium is to provide an opportunity for discussion with researchers of material science and robotics and to make new ideas for research collaborations.


Date

May 7th (Tuesday) – 8th (Wednesday): Symposium
May 9th (Thursday): Excursion (only for invited speakers)


Venue

Venue: Conference Center of Kitakyushu Science and Research Park
Address: 2-3 Hibikino, Wakamatsu, Kitakyushu, 808-0135, Japan


Event

Invited Talk: TBA
Oral Session: TBA
Poster Session: TBA
Robot Demonstration: TBA


Registration

Registration is required to participate in the symposium. If you would like to cancel the registration, please contact the secretariat (neumorph-center[at]brain.kyutech.ac.jp).

Registration fee: 0 JPY
Deadline for registration: April 24th, 2024

We also invite poster presentations of research contributions relating to neuromorphic AI hardware (you can reuse posters presented at the 5th International Symposium on Neuromorphic AI Hardware if you want). Participants willing to present may check “willing to present in the poster session” and enter the presentation title in the following registration form. Abstract submission is not required.

Topics are as follows:
– Material Engineering
– Electric Circuit System
– Computational Model
– Robotics
– Others related to neuromorphic AI hardware


Presentation Instruction

Please present in English. The presentation time will be notified later.

Oral presentation
Please prepare a computer compatible with HDMI output.

Poster presentation
Please prepare a poster of A0 size (vertical orientation). Posters will be pinned by thumbtacks (the committee will prepare).


Committee

The Society for Neuromorphic AI Hardware

Chair
Hirofumi Tanaka (Kyushu Institute of Technology)

Vice Chair
Hakaru Tamukoh (Kyushu Institute of Technology)

Secretariat
Yuki Usami (Kyushu Institute of Technology)
Yuichiro Tanaka (Kyushu Institute of Technology)
Aki Fujita (Kyushu Institute of Technology)
Mamiko Yonehara (Kyushu Institute of Technology)