Memristors have attracted interest for mimicking synapses in more energy-efficient scalable approaches to "brain-like" neuromorphic computing. However, their intrinsic variability has inhibited the performance of memristor-based neural networks, stymying progress. Now researchers in Beijing have shown that by introducing "fuzziness" into their neural network
CS Digest Section: Neuromorphic Computing
New Brain-Inspired Cybersecurity System Detects ‘Bad Apples’ 100 Times Faster
Sophisticated cybersecurity systems excel at finding "bad apples" in computer networks, but they lack the computing power to identify the threats directly.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170321122540.htm
Neuromorphic, Quantum, Supercomputing Mesh for Deep Learning
While the steady tick-tock of the tried and true is still audible, the last two years have ushered a fresh wave of new architectures targeting deep learning and other specialized workloads, as well as a bevy of forthcoming hybrids with FPGAs, zippier GPUs, and swiftly emerging open architectures.
https://www.nextplatform.com/2017/03/29/neuromorphic-quantum-supercomputing-mesh-deep-learning/
Air Force Tests IBM’s Brain-Inspired Chip as an Aerial Tank Spotter
The Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) reports good results from using a “neuromorphic” chip made by IBM to identify military and civilian vehicles in radar-generated aerial imagery.
Memristors as Logic Gates and Memory Cells in Tomorrow’s Computing Devices
As the last decade ended, ARM’s CTO Mike Muller warned the era of dark silicon was approaching.
Deep Learning Architectures Hinge on Hybrid Memory Cube
We have heard about a great number of new architectures and approaches to scalable and efficient deep learning processing that sit outside of the standard CPU, GPU, and FPGA box and while each is different, many are leveraging a common element at all-important memory layer.
http://www.nextplatform.com/2016/09/12/deep-learning-architectures-hinge-hybrid-memory-cube/
NSF Funds New Integrative Approaches to Study the Brain
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded 18 grants to multidisciplinary teams from across the United States to conduct frontier research focused on neural and cognitive systems. Each award provides a research team with up to $1 million over two to four years.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-08/nsf-nfn081916.php
Brain in a Dish Controls Power Grid
Brain2Grid SCADA system being "grown" by Clemson and Georgia Tech -"Neurocontrol offers nonlinear adaptive optimal control"
http://news.discovery.com/tech/biotechnology/brain-in-a-dish-controls-power-grid-130417.htm
Fact Sheet: BRAIN Initiative
$110M effort by NIH, NSF and DARPA in 2014 for a "new generation of information processing systems"
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/04/02/fact-sheet-brain-initiative
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory And IBM Collaborate To Build Brain-Inspired Supercomputer
Chip-architecture breakthrough accelerates path to exascale computing; Helps computers tackle complex, cognitive tasks such as pattern recognition and sensory processing.
