Neuromorphic computing has the potential to transform the way we use computers through new materials, new brain-inspired chips, greater understanding of neuroscience, and breakthroughs in energy efficient and edge AI. Neuromorphic computing systems, we believe, will lead to more powerful and efficient computing paradigms. The goal of this conference is to bring together leading researchers in neuromorphic computing to present new research, develop new collaborations, and provide a forum to publish work in this area.

Focus Areas

We welcome submissions in the areas of neuromorphic computing, neural-inspired computing, and neuroscience-inspired AI.  Below is a list of focus areas of particular interest.

Systems, architectures, circuits, devices, and materials

• Neuromorphic circuits or sensors
• Non-von Neumann computing architectures and models
• Emerging devices and hardware implementations
• Event or spike-based systems
• Novel brain-inspired system architectures

Algorithms for training, configuring, or programming

• Supervised, unsupervised and self-supervised learning methods
• Biologically-inspired algorithms
• Adaptations to existing algorithms for use on or with neuromorphic systems
• Continual learning systems

Applications and use-cases

• Energy efficient AI applications, including edge
• Biomedical applications
• Applications demonstrating a neuromorphic or neural-inspired advantage
• Benchmark tasks for neuromorphic computing
• Neuromorphic datasets
• Domain-specific adaptation

Software and interfaces for neuromorphic systems

• Efficient simulation techniques for large-scale networks
• Compilers, programming frameworks and related methodology
• Visualization and insight tools

Note: This is a non-exhaustive list and submissions outside the scope of these areas will also be considered.

Submission Format

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:

• Full Papers: Full papers should present original research that is not published elsewhere. The page limit is 8 pages, which includes references, appendices, and any other accompanying material. If accepted, full papers will be included in the conference proceedings and considered for full talks (20 minutes). If not accepted, they will be considered for poster presentations.
• Short Papers: Short papers should present a position or a preliminary result and should not be published elsewhere. The page limit is 4 pages, which includes references, appendices, and any other accompanying material. If accepted, short papers will be included in the conference proceedings and considered for short talks (10 minutes). If not accepted, they will be considered for poster presentations.
• Tutorial Proposals: Tutorial proposals should include a hands-on component for tutorial attendees to work on or interact with neuromorphic software or hardware. The page limit is 3 pages, which includes references, appendices, and any other accompanying material.They will be scheduled for 1-2 hours. They will not be included in the conference proceedings.
• Special Session Proposals: Special sessions should include invited presentations on a specific topic. Page limit for special session proposals is 3 pages, which includes references, appendices, and any other accompanying material. Special sessions will be scheduled for 1-2 hours. Special session submissions will not be included in the conference proceedings.

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