Speakers
Availability of the Speaker
Tentative conflicts: July 11th 10:30 AM - noon;
Definite unavailability: July 11th 3 - 4 PM; July 12th 1 - 2 PM
Summary (2-4 sentences)
The Predictive High-Performance Architecture Research Mavens (PHARM) is a research group that explores fundamentally new, non-von Neumann, biologically-inspired computing systems modeled after the human neocortex. In a prior work, we took a bottom-up approach to develop an enhanced CPU design, optimized for performance on stochastic programs and algorithms, including optimizations fundamental to machine learning in close collaboration with the Systems and Technologies Across the Computing Stack (STACS) group. In a current study, we’re taking a top-down approach, evaluating spiking neural network models to better understand the speech denoising capabilities of the ascending auditory pathway. The data collected from these experiments have been invaluable to our ongoing efforts to contribute to the fields of computational neuroscience, neuromorphic computing, and computer architecture, and would not be possible without the resources and support of the Center for High Throughput Computing.
