I’m happy to share our new overview paper (https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9317744, preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2010.11931) on brain-inspired learning on neuromorphic substrates in (spiking) recurrent neural networks. We systematically analyze how the combination of Real-Time-Recurrent Learning (RTRL; Williams and Zipser,Continue reading
Kris and Claire present exciting excitation-inhibition work at the Bernstein conference
Both Claire and Kris will present virtual posters about their modeling work in the olfactory system. If you are interested in learning more about what precise EI balance and transient attractor states have to doContinue reading
Hiring: Information processing in spiking neural networks
We are looking for Ph.D. students to work on the computational principles of information processing in spiking neural networks. The project strives to understand computation in the sparse spiking and sparse connectivity regime, in whichContinue reading
Online workshop: Spiking neural networks as universal function approximators
Dan Goodman and myself are organizing an online workshop on new approaches to training spiking neural networks, Aug 31st / Sep 1st 2020. Invited speakers: Sander Bohte (CWI), Iulia M. Comsa (Google), Franz Scherr (TUG), Emre Neftci (UC Irvine),Continue reading
Paper: Finding sparse trainable neural networks through Neural Tangent Transfer
New paper led by Tianlin Liu on “Finding sparse trainable neural networks through Neural Tangent Transfer” https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.08228 (and code) which was accepted at ICML. In the paper we leverage the neural tangent kernel to instantiate sparse neuralContinue reading
Preprint: Training spiking multi-layer networks with surrogate gradients on an analog neuromorphic substrate
We are happy to share our new preprint “Training spiking multi-layer networks with surrogate gradients on an analog neuromorphic substrate” (https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.07239). This work led by Benjamin Cramer and Sebastian Billaudelle and is a joint effortContinue reading
Talk: Bench to Bedside Symposium at Uni Basel
On Friday 7th February 2020, 09:00, Friedemann will talk about “Building functional neural networks in-silico” at the Bench to Bedside Symposium at Uni Basel Pharmazentrum, Hörsaal 1, Klingelbergstrasse 50/70, 4056 Basel.
Paper: Surrogate Gradient Learning in Spiking Neural Networks
“Bringing the Power of Gradient-based optimization to spiking neural networks” We are happy to announce that our tutorial paper on Surrogate Gradient Learning in spiking neural networks now appeared in the IEEE Signal Processing Magazine.Continue reading
Perspective: A deep learning framework for neuroscience
Our perspective paper on how systems neuroscience can benefit from deep learning was published today. In work led by Blake Richards, Tim Lillicrap, and Konrad Kording, we argue that focusing on the three core elements usedContinue reading
Preprint: The Heidelberg spiking datasets for the systematic evaluation of spiking neural networks
Update (2020-12-30) Now published: Cramer, B., Stradmann, Y., Schemmel, J., and Zenke, F. (2020). The Heidelberg Spiking Data Sets for the Systematic Evaluation of Spiking Neural Networks. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning SystemsContinue reading