NeuroPAC Bulletin: August 2025
[NeuroPAC-Black-1-300x51-1.png]<https://www.neuropac.info/> August 2025 Accelerating Research on Neuromorphic Perception, Action, and Cognition VIDEO> André van Schaik: 35 Years of Neuromorphic Systems Engineering<https://www.neuropac.info/video/professor-andre-van-schaik-inaugural-lecture-furber-chair-of-neuromorphic-systems-engineering/> [001.png]<https://www.neuropac.info/video-category/?customize_changeset_uuid=d3883ecd-1ab0-4006-b088-149f2d601bb0&customize_autosaved=on&customize_messenger_channel=preview-4> See more neuromorphic engineering videos here<https://www.neuropac.info/video-category/> In the News Can Neuromorphic Be Low-Power, Reconfigurable, and Scalable?<https://www.eetimes.com/podcasts/can-neuromorphic-be-low-power-reconfigurable-and-scalable/> EE Times Current, 10 August 2025 Professor Gert Cauwenberghs has been working toward building brain-scale systems for decades. At the University of California San Diego, he’s now one of the leaders of the Neuromorphic Commons hub, also known as Thor, which will give the wider community access to neuromorphic hardware and simulators... The Rise of Neuromorphic Computing: How Brain-Inspired AI is Shaping the Future in 2025<https://www.ainewshub.org/post/the-rise-of-neuromorphic-computing-how-brain-inspired-ai-is-shaping-the-future-in-2025> AI News Hub, 7 August 2025 Neuromorphic computing, an innovative AI paradigm mimicking the human brain’s neural architecture, is poised to redefine technology in 2025. With the global AI market projected to reach $4.8 trillion by 2033, neuromorphic systems offer energy-efficient, low-latency solutions critical for edge AI, robotics, and IoT. In China, the New Generation Artificial Intelligence Plan and startups like SynSense are driving… <https://www.ainewshub.org/post/the-rise-of-neuromorphic-computing-how-brain-inspired-ai-is-shaping-the-future-in-2025><https://www.eetimes.com/spinncloud-sells-neuromorphic-supercomputer-for-drug-discovery/>SpiNNcloud Sells Neuromorphic Supercomputer For Drug Discovery<https://www.eetimes.com/spinncloud-sells-neuromorphic-supercomputer-for-drug-discovery/> EE Times, 28 July 2025 Neuromorphic hardware startup SpiNNcloud has sold a supercomputer based on its chips to the University of Leipzig, where it will be used for drug discovery. The 4320-chip system is based on the second generation of SpNNaker brain-inspired hardware, commercialized by SpiNNcloud. The new multi-million-Euro system at the University of Leipzig will simulate protein folding for research into personalized medicine…. <https://www.eetimes.com/spinncloud-sells-neuromorphic-supercomputer-for-drug-discovery/><https://youtu.be/yxHOGwV_v30?si=ylxllI_2juIJls9e>What is meant by Neuromorphic Computing – A webinar debate<https://youtu.be/yxHOGwV_v30?si=ylxllI_2juIJls9e> IOP Publishing, 24 July 2025 There are two main approaches to what we consider neuromorphic computing. The first involves emulating biological neural processing systems through the physics of computation of computational substrates that have similar properties and constraints as real neural systems, with potential for denser structures and advantages in energy cost. The other simulates neural processing systems on scalable… <https://youtu.be/yxHOGwV_v30?si=ylxllI_2juIJls9e><https://www.eeworldonline.com/how-can-neuromorphic-devices-be-harnessed-in-edge-ai-computing/>How can neuromorphic devices be harnessed in edge AI computing?<https://www.eeworldonline.com/how-can-neuromorphic-devices-be-harnessed-in-edge-ai-computing/> EE World Online, 23 July 2025 Neuromorphic computing, which mimics the human brain’s architecture and function, can be leveraged in edge computing to improve power efficiency, speed, and adaptability. By processing data locally and using event-driven computation, neuromorphic chips can optimize resource usage in edge AI applications, reducing reliance on centralized cloud processing…. <https://www.eeworldonline.com/how-can-neuromorphic-devices-be-harnessed-in-edge-ai-computing/><https://www.ingenia.org.uk/articles/memristors-go-mainstream-brain-inspired-hardware-could-cut-ai-s-energy-costs/>Memristors go mainstream: brain-inspired hardware could cut AI’s energy costs<https://www.ingenia.org.uk/articles/memristors-go-mainstream-brain-inspired-hardware-could-cut-ai-s-energy-costs/> Ingenia, 12 July 2025 Professor Themis Prodromakis designs neuromorphic AI hardware that takes cues from the brain. Aside from slashing AI’s energy use, it could also make for smarter spacecraft and brain-computer interfaces. AI’s energy costs are skyrocketing. In April 2025, the International Energy Agency (IEA), which monitors the world’s energy use, forecasted that electricity demand from datacentres will double to… Click for more News and Blogs ><https://www.neuropac.info/resources-3/news-and-blogs/> Events August 2025 25 August - 1 September Computational Neuroscience, Neurotechnology and Neuro-inspired AI (ISRC-CN³)<https://www.neuropac.info/event/computational-neuroscience-neurotechnology-and-neuro-inspired-ai-isrc-cn%c2%b3/> Online We are delighted to invite you to apply to the 5th Computational Neuroscience, Neurotechnology and Neuro-inspired AI (CN³) Summer School, taking place from 25 August to 1 September 2025 at Ulster University, Derry~Londonderry, UK. Continue readingComputational Neuroscience, Neurotechnology and Neuro-inspired AI (ISRC-CN³)→<https://www.neuropac.info/event/computational-neuroscience-neurotechnology-and-neuro-inspired-ai-isrc-cn%c2%b3/> September 2025 2 September - 3 September 4th Cognition and Natural Sensory Processing (CNSP) Workshop<https://www.neuropac.info/event/4th-cognition-and-natural-sensory-processing-cnsp-workshop/> Online We're happy to announce that the 4th Cognition and Natural Sensory Processing (CNSP) Workshop will take place virtually on September 2-3. The workshop will be two days of talks and Continue reading4th Cognition and Natural Sensory Processing (CNSP) Workshop→<https://www.neuropac.info/event/4th-cognition-and-natural-sensory-processing-cnsp-workshop/> 19 September Neuromorphic Computing Netherlands (NCN2025)<https://www.neuropac.info/event/neuromorphic-computing-netherlands-ncn2025/> TU Delft Prometheusplein 1, Delft, Netherlands We are excited to announce Neuromorphic Computing Netherlands 2025 (NCN2025), a one-day symposium bringing together researchers and professionals working on the future of brain-inspired computing. 🗓 Date: September 19, 2025 📍 Location: Auditorium, TU Delft Continue readingNeuromorphic Computing Netherlands (NCN2025)→<https://www.neuropac.info/event/neuromorphic-computing-netherlands-ncn2025/> 24 September - 26 September Neuromorphic Symposium 2025<https://www.neuropac.info/event/neuromorphic-symposium-2025/> Paris, France We are delighted to welcome you to the Neuromorphic Symposium 2025, co-organized by Spin-Ion Technologies and NYU Paris. This international event will bring together researchers, engineers, and industry experts to Continue readingNeuromorphic Symposium 2025→<https://www.neuropac.info/event/neuromorphic-symposium-2025/> 24 September - 3 October MemrisTec Summer School 2025<https://www.neuropac.info/event/memristec-summer-school-2025/> Sevilla, Spain Welcome to the fourth MemrisTec Summer School which is covering the topics of the research programme Memristive Devices Toward Smart Technical Systems. Memristors are nanoelectric devices capable of storage and computation. Continue readingMemrisTec Summer School 2025→<https://www.neuropac.info/event/memristec-summer-school-2025/> 29 September - 30 September Neuromorphic Tug-Of-War v2.0: Neuroscience and AI at different timescales<https://www.neuropac.info/event/neuromorphic-tug-of-war-v2-0-neuroscience-and-ai-at-different-timescales/> Goethe University Max-Horkheimer-Straße 4, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Neuroscience has played a foundational role in shaping Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly by inspiring the development of Neuromorphic hardware. However, recent breakthroughs in AI, driven by Machine Learning (ML), have Continue readingNeuromorphic Tug-Of-War v2.0: Neuroscience and AI at different timescales→<https://www.neuropac.info/event/neuromorphic-tug-of-war-v2-0-neuroscience-and-ai-at-different-timescales/> 29 September - 2 October Bernstein Conference<https://www.neuropac.info/event/bernstein-conference/> Goethe University Max-Horkheimer-Straße 4, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Each year the Bernstein Network invites the international computational neuroscience community to the annual Bernstein Conference for intensive scientific exchange. It has established itself as one of the most renowned Continue readingBernstein Conference→<https://www.neuropac.info/event/bernstein-conference/> Click for more Events ><https://www.neuropac.info/calendar/> Resources and Tools SuperNeuro<https://github.com/ORNL/superneuro> Oak Ridge National Laboratory description: SuperNeuro is a neuromorphic simulator for Spiking Neural Networks. It has two modes of operation: SuperNeuroMAT - fast and easy to use, using matrix computation to simulate networks of LIF neurons; SuperNeuroABM - uses Agent-Based Modeling for heterogenous network simulation... <https://github.com/QianpengLi577/Neuromorphic-Processor-paper-list>Lava-peripherals<https://github.com/lava-nc/lava-peripherals?tab=readme-ov-file> Lava-nc An open-sourced library that adds support for peripheral devices such as cameras or robotic actuators. It enables users to develop neuro-inspired applications and map them to neuromorphic hardware... Lava-dnf<https://github.com/lava-nc/lava-dnf> Lava-nc A library within the Lava software framework. lava-dnf provides processes and other software infrastructure to build architectures composed of Dynamic Neural Fields (DNFs)... 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