CogniGron, University of Groningen (FSE)

CogniGron job opportunities 📢 We currently have two open roles and are looking for our next Scientific Coordinator and Management/Office Assistant. Are you or do you know someone who is an enthusiastic and accurate management assistant who enjoys working in a dynamic and international research environment? OR are you a scientific coordinator who want to play a crucial role in coordinating cutting-edge scientific research and supporting the next generation of computing technology? If yes, apply (or tag that someone), and join our international and passionate team! 🧠 The application deadline is 12 November❗️ Find the vacancies here: https://lnkd.in/dp2uH-fB #futureproofcomputing #neuromorphic #vacancies #groningen

The CogniGron Talent Network (CTN) encourages young scientists to develop a multidisciplinary research perspective early on in their careers. Stimulating scientific exchange is key to CogniGron 🔑 A little while ago, we announced a CTN Board change, and this time we would like to get to know Martin F. Sarott, the newest board member, a little better. He is from Switzerland and works as a postdoctoral researcher in the Solid State Materials for Electronics Group led by Prof. Beatriz Noheda. In his research, he aims to mimic the non-volatile memory capacity of biological synapses and the volatile spiking behaviour of neurons using ferroelectric thin films. Great to have you on board, Martin! 🌍 Read more about Martin, his research and visions for the CTN ➡ https://lnkd.in/eS4NsZyM #researchers #talent #computing #neuromorphic #FutureProofComputing

'𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘨𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴.' 🧠 Read what Niels Taatgen, Beatriz Noheda and Erika Covi do at CogniGron and why. Focusing on transforming traditional computing through innovative neuromorphic technologies and artificial intelligence hardware, they collaborate interdisciplinarily to reshape the future of how we process information and to develop computer chips that are 10,000 times more energy-efficient than current ones. Full article: https://lnkd.in/eC768BUK ✍🏼 Maud Bongers 📷 Henk Veenstra #futureproofcomputing #research #chips #neuromorphic #groningen University of Groningen Ubbo Emmius Foundation

Time flies! But we are still reminiscing about Brainspiration 2024 🧠 «𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 2024 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦.» – Lambert Schomaker Find out how the event went, what topics were discussed within neuromorphic computing, and how we can rethink computing and, of course, browse through some pictures, too. Oh... and curious where 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 edition will be? 👀 Find out here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eMGuM4fP #Brainspiration2024 #physics #science #engineering #quantum #ai #data #neuromorphic #computing HYBRAIN Project Ubbo Emmius Foundation NL-ECO University of Groningen

💡 AI and Nobel Prizes: ‘An indispensable part of the scientific toolbox’ The 2024 Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry highlight AI's profound impact on science. In this interview with Niels Taatgen, professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Groningen, reflects on this year's Nobel Prize laureates and their contribution to the field of AI. As AI continues to reshape multiple scientific fields, Niels Taatgen shares insights on how the Nobel Prizes link to CogniGron, University of Groningen (FSE), and he discusses how students should prepare for a future with AI. How far can AI go in shaping our future? Read more about Niels Taatgen’s reflection on Nobel Prizes for AI below 👇  https://lnkd.in/d7CCdauZ #AI #NobelPrize #Innovation

Congratulations to Ole Richter on being awarded his doctoral degree last week after successfully defending his thesis on Synaptic Circuits and Functions in Bio-inspired Integrated Architectures. 🎓🥳 And congratulations to his supervisors Elisabetta Chicca and Herbert Jaeger. His research examined the design of hardware components and systems to establish a technological foundation for the application of future breakthroughs in the intersection of AI and neuroscience. We hear Ole will start as an Assistant Professor at the DTU - Technical University of Denmark in the department DTU Compute in spring next year – congratulations and the best of luck on your new journey! Read more about his defence and research here: https://lnkd.in/eZYjpH68 #neurosynaptic #synaptic #bioinspired #phd #award #FutureProofComputing 📸: Clelia Teodoro

The other seminar last week was Hardware for Neuromorphic Sensing, Processing and Learning by Prof. Bernabé Linares-Barranco. 🧠 An insightful session and a great turnout on 14 October. One of Bernabé’s topics was about the use of Dynamic Vision Sensor (DVS) cameras and spiking neural network (SNN) hardware for energy-efficient, bio-inspired visual processing. Interested in reading more about his talk? ➡ https://lnkd.in/eTxj_-ZH Thank you for your visit! #neuromorphic #hardware #seminar #FutureProofComputing

Really happy to see this one out. It has been great to be part of this effort. Big thanks to all the contributors and very specially to Adnan Mehonic for his leadership on this initiative.

Last week was packed with great events! Though the limelight was mostly on Brainspiration, we had two seminars and a CogniGron gathering. One of those seminars was given by Prof. Christian Wenger. Valuable insight was shared on RRAM-based computing and more. Thank you for organising and for your visit! 💫 #futureproofcomputing #seminar #RRAM #technology #braininspired

Two days of Brainspiration in the books! 📖🧠 People gathered for two days to attend a highly interdisciplinary programme bringing together researchers from physics, chemistry, electrical engineering, machine learning, computer engineering and other fields. Trying to learn each other’s language and to work towards a common goal: to rethink computing. 💻 A big thank you to all who made this event possible and all who attended. 💫 Keep an eye on this space for a more elaborated report, and see you at Brainspiration 2025! #Brainspiration2024 #physics #science #engineering #mathematics #ai #data #neuromorphic #computing HYBRAIN Project Ubbo Emmius Foundation NL-ECO University of Groningen