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The 6th International Symposium on Neuromorphic AI Hardware

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News

Mar. 6th: Info about student presentation award is updated.
Jan. 30th: The abstract submission deadline is extended.
Jan. 28th: Information about invited talk is updated.
Jan. 20th: Information about payment method is updated.
Jan. 20th: The registration form is open.
Dec. 17th: The website is open.

About Symposium

In March 2025, the 6th International Symposium on Neuromorphic AI Hardware will be organized by the Society for Neuromorphic AI Hardware and supported by the Research Center for Neuromorphic AI Hardware, Kyushu Institute of Technology. The aim of the symposium is to provide an opportunity to present and discuss the latest research regarding Neuromorphic AI Hardware.

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Date

Symposium:
March 3rd (Mon) – 4th (Tue), 2025

Special Events:
March 1st (Sat), 2025: Joint Symposium at Toyo University
March 5th (Wed), 2025: VIP Excursion

Venue

Hotel Crown Palais Kokura
1-2-1 Bashaku, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka, 802-0077, Japan

Please reserve your accommodation (the committee will not prepare for participants).

Plenary Talk

Day & Time: March 3rd, 16:40-17:40 JST (UTC+9)
Prof. Yulia Sandamirskaya (Zurich University of Applied Sciences)
“Neuromorphic Computing for Cognitive Robots”

Invited Talk

Day & Time: March 3rd, 11:00-11:30 JST (UTC+9)
Prof. Jordi Madrenas (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)
“LSI implementation of SIMD-Based Spiking Neural Processor”

Day & Time: March 3rd, 11:30-12:00 JST (UTC+9)
Prof. Benjamin C.-K. Tee (National University of Singapore)
“Bioinspired Composite Materials and Devices for Sensing”

Day & Time: March 3rd, 13:30-14:00 JST (UTC+9)
Prof. Zdenka Kuncic (The University of Sydney)
“Physics-aware Neuromorphic Intelligence”

Day & Time: March 3rd, 14:00-14:25 JST (UTC+9)
Prof. Hideyuki Suzuki (Osaka University)
“Mathematical Approaches to Hardware Implementation of the Ising Model: Chaotic Boltzmann Machines and Spatial Photonic Ising Machines”

Day & Time: March 3rd, 14:25-14:50 JST (UTC+9)
Prof. Daisuke Kiriya (The University of Tokyo)
“Interface Engineering of 2D Semiconductors with Molecular Materials”

Day & Time: March 4th, 9:00-9:25 JST (UTC+9)
Prof. Takuya Matsumoto (Osaka University)
“In-materia Neuromorphic Computation Using Molecular Networks”

Day & Time: March 4th, 9:25-9:50 JST (UTC+9)
Prof. James K. Gimzewski (University of California, Los Angeles)
(Cancelled)

Day & Time: March 4th, 9:50-10:15 JST (UTC+9)
Prof. Konrad Szaciłowski (AGH University of Krakow)
“7-Methylquinolinium Iodobismuthate Memristor: Exploring Plasticity and Memristive Properties for Digit Classification in Physical Reservoir Computing”

Day & Time: March 4th, 15:00-15:30 JST (UTC+9)
Prof. Atsushi Uchida (Saitama University)
“Photonic Reservoir Computing and Reinforcement Learning”

Poster Session

Session 1: March 4th, 10:45-12:00 JST (UTC+9)
Session 2: March 4th, 13:25-14:30 JST (UTC+9)

Poster session list

Registration

Registration is required to participate in the symposium (even if you are a presenter or a virtual participant).

In-person (Plenary Speaker)0 JPY
In-person (Invited Speaker)20,000 JPY
In-person (Full)20,000 JPY
In-person (Student)5,000 JPY
Virtual (Full)10,000 JPY
Virtual (Student)0 JPY
Registration Form
Online Payment System

Please note that both the registration (step 1) and online payment (step 2) are required.

The Online Payment System (Paysys) will be unavailable between 8:00AM and 8:20AM JST (UTC+9) on February 12th, due to server maintenance.

Abstract Submission

We invite the submission of original research contributions relating to neuromorphic AI hardware. Authors willing to present may submit a 1-page abstract using the following template via the following submission form by the deadline. The submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the committee and accepted ones will be assigned poster presentation.

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

The regulation is as follows:
– Manuscript must be written in English.
– Manuscript must be one page of A4.
– Top, bottom, left, and right margins must be 35.01mm, 30mm, 30mm, and 30mm, respectively.
– Font must be Times New Roman.
– Font size of title must be 14pt (bold).
– Font size of authors must be 12pt.
– Font size of other areas must be 10pt.
– Title, authors, and affiliations must be included.
– Acknowledgment and references can be included.
– Figures and tables can be included.
– Manuscript must be a PDF smaller than 1MB.

Please use the following template for the manuscript.

If you have a problem regarding the submission of your manuscript, please contact the secretariat (neumorph-center[at]brain.kyutech.ac.jp).

Template (MS Word)
Template (LaTeX)
Abstract Submission Form

Important Dates

Deadline for registration (In-person)February 17th (Monday), 2025
Deadline for registration (Virtual)February 17th (Monday), 2025
Deadline for abstract submissionJanuary 31st (Friday), 2025
February 7th (Friday), 2025, 16:00
Notification of acceptanceFebruary 7th (Friday), 2025
February 12th (Wednesday), 2025
JST = UTC+9

Presentation Instruction

Please present in English. Presentation time will be notified in the e-mail of notification of acceptance.

Oral presentation (In-person)
Please prepare a computer compatible with HDMI output. The computer will be connected to a streaming device via HDMI cable and your slide show will be broadcasted to a venue screen and Zoom (therefore, in-person presenters do not need to install Zoom client on the computer).

Please avoid using optical laser pointers because the pointer will not be broadcasted to Zoom. Please use software laser pointer functions (e.g. laser pointer of MS PowerPoint) instead of them. We will also prepare Logicool SPOTLIGHT PRESENTATION REMOTE (driver installation is required).

Oral presentation (Virtual)
Please prepare a computer compatible with Zoom. Your slide show, video, and voice will be broadcasted to the venue and Zoom. Therefore, virtual presenters need to install Zoom client on the computer.

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

Student Presentation Award

The Best Student Presentation Award

Hiroki Tabata (Kyutech): “Development of a lightweight cryptographic system for edge node of medical IoT via nanomaterials”

Student Presentation Award

  • Shimon Matsuno (Hokkaido Univ.): “Silicon CMOS Reservoir Computing”
  • Huynh Truong Tu (Kyutech): “Simulation of In-materio Physical Reservoir using Unidirectional Cluster-Based Echo State Network”
  • Chisato Yamanaka (Kyutech): “Time Series Prediction Capability of Coupled Spin Hall Oscillator Array-Based Reservoir Computing”

Committee

Chair
Hirofumi Tanaka (Kyushu Institute of Technology)

Vice Chair
Hakaru Tamukoh (Kyushu Institute of Technology)

Executive Committee
Katsumi Tateno (Kyushu Institute of Technology)
Yoichi Horibe (Kyushu Institute of Technology)
Terumasa Tokunaga (Kyushu Institute of Technology)
Yasuhiro Fukuma (Kyushu Institute of Technology)
Yuki Usami (Kyushu Institute of Technology)
Yuichiro Tanaka (Kyushu Institute of Technology)

Secretary
Muzhen Xu (Kyushu Institute of Technology)

Secretariat
Aki Fujita (Kyushu Institute of Technology)
Mamiko Yonehara (Kyushu Institute of Technology)
Mizuho Shimoda (Kyushu Institute of Technology)

Public Relation
Keiichiro Yonezawa (Kyushu Institute of Technology)

Cooperation

IEICE NOLTA Society

Sponsor

TBA

A session organized by the Center was held at SAES2024

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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 –

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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.

Scene from the venue
Professor Hirofumi Tanaka, Director of the Center
Professor Hakaru Tamukoh, Associate Director of the Center
田向研究室所属の磯本航世さん
（博士前期課程2年）
田中研究室所属の中岡佑輔さん
（博士後期課程1年）
Professor Keitaro Ito, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Associate Professor Yuichiro Tanaka, Neumorph Center
Robot demonstration
Robot demonstration

Workshop on Neuromorphic In-Material Computation

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

Time schedule is available here

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

Registration form (poster presentation application)

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)