NEUROPULS Kick-Off Meeting - 2023
NEUROPULS Project Kicks Off to Revolutionize Low-Power and Secure Edge ComputingView more
Abstract
The Future of Computing: Unlocking the Potential of Neuromorphic Technology for Low-Power and Secure Edge Computing. With the rise of self-driving vehicles, IoT, and Industry 4.0, the need for processing massive amounts of data locally and securely has never been greater. Traditional electronic computing systems have limitations such as high latency and low energy-efficiency, which are no longer suitable for these applications. Neuromorphic computing, a brain-inspired approach, is the solution to these problems.
However, current neuromorphic electrical computing systems have their own limitations, which is why the NEUROPULS project is developing next-generation low-power and secure edge-computing systems. By utilizing novel photonic computing architectures and security layers based on photonic PUFs, augmented silicon photonics CMOS-compatible platforms, and emerging non-volatile phase change materials, this project aims to demonstrate a two-order of magnitude improvement in energy efficiency. With RISC-V compliant interfaces and a novel full-system simulation platform, NEUROPULS will revolutionize the future of computing.
Objectives
NEUROPULS will develop -for the first time- secure hardware accelerators based on novel neuromorphic architectures and PUF-based security layers leveraging the benefits offered by the integration of photonics, PCMs and III-V materials. This integration will provide superior security, energy-efficiency, and speeds for spiking and formal recurrent NNs when compared to current available technology for the selected use-cases.
- Objective 1: Development of a CMOS-compatible platform addressing the integration of silicon photonics with PCMs and III-V materials
- Objective 2: Development of a low-power and secure RISC-V interfaced neuromorphic accelerator based on the integration of silicon photonics, novel PCMs, and Q-switched III-V lasers
- Objective 3: Development of a system-level simulation platform for PCM-based photonic low-power accelerators using photonic security layers
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101070238 . This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
[ CNRS ]
France
Fabio Pavanello
Fabio Pavanello
Photonics for hardware security, neuromorphic computing, and communications - Project Coordinator, development of PUFs and PCM devices
ECOLE CENTRALE DE LYON
[ ECL ]
France
Ian O'Connor
Ian O'Connor
UNIVERSITE DIJON BOURGOGNE
[ UB ]
France
Benoit Cluzel
Benoit Cluzel
COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
[ CEA LETI ]
France
Benoit Charbonnier
Benoit Charbonnier
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UNIVERSITEIT GENT
[ UGent ]
Belgium
eu-team@ugent.be eu-team@ugent.be
eu-team@ugent.be eu-team@ugent.be
POLITECNICO DI TORINO
[ POLITO ]
Italy
Alessandro Savino
Alessandro Savino
POLITO PI and WP6 leader
INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA DE SISTEMAS E COMPUTADORES, INVESTIGACAO E DESENVOLVIMENTO EM LISBOA
[ INESC ID ]
Portugal
L. Miguel Silveira
L. Miguel Silveira
INESC-ID Project Coordinator, work in Modeling and Simulation
BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER CENTRO NACIONAL DE SUPERCOMPUTACION
[ BSC CNS ]
Spain
Vanessa Fernandez Descalzo
Vanessa Fernandez Descalzo
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE BELGIUM
[ HPE Belgium ]
Belgium
Thomas Van Vaerenbergh
Thomas Van Vaerenbergh
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ALBORA TECHNOLOGIES SL
[ AT ]
Spain
Anselm Adams
Anselm Adams
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ETHNIKO KAI KAPODISTRIAKO PANEPISTIMIO ATHINON
[ NKUA ]
Greece
Dimitris Gizopoulos
Dimitris Gizopoulos
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens PI
LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN
[ LMU MUENCHEN ]
Germany
Jonas Tillinger
Jonas Tillinger
ARGOTECH AS
[ ARGO ]
CZ
František Kaván
František Kaván
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI VERONA
[ UNIVR ]
Italy
Cecilia Negri
Cecilia Negri
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT BERLIN
[ TUB ]
Allemagne
Ulrich Rührmair
Ulrich Rührmair
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Project General Assembly #1
NEUROPULS has announced that its first project general assembly will be held on September 4 and 5 of this year in Lisbon, Portugal. The assembly will be hosted by INESC-ID, one of the project's partners to discuss the progress of the project and plan for future activities.
NEUROPULS Kick-Off Meeting - 2023
Ecully (FR)
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D7.1 Visual identity, project website and social network account