CogniGron, University of Groningen (FSE)

BRAINSPIRATION 2024: Full programme is online! 🧠 We still have seats available, so secure your ticket quickly and join us for two days of deep diving into the future of brain-inspired technology, networking with fellow attendees and enjoying interesting talks and discussions. 🎟️ Programme & tickets: https://lnkd.in/ehxb8eB7 Note to all participants: Join our opening reception the day before our official programme on 16 and 17 October. #neuromorphic #computing #CogniGron #FutureProofComputing #Brainspiration2024

Join the CogniGron Seminar with Dr. David Kappel! In this one-hour session, he will explore how we can learn from biology to create more energy-efficient models using hybrid machine learning (ML) and neuromorphic algorithms—reducing the carbon footprint of AI. 🧠 More information ➡ https://lnkd.in/dy-hDDP6 No need to sign up, just pop by! The seminar will be at Zernike, in the Energy Academy Europe. #machinelearning #neuromorphic #algorithms #seminar #FutureProofComputing

Hoe kunnen insecten met een minimale hersencapaciteit toch navigeren terwijl ze vliegen? Die vraag, en dan met name hoe hersenen functioneren en hoe de structuur van die hersenen is, interesseert Elisabetta Chicca, professor bij CogniGron, University of Groningen (FSE) mateloos. Ze formuleerde een hypothese rond deze vraag en maakte met collega’s samen een insect als robot na. 💡Lees het volledige verhaal nu op TW → https://lnkd.in/eJFkTPQB Door Joke Heikens

At CogniGron we want young researchers to flourish and be part of an important network for several reasons. 🌸 The Talent Network connects PhDs and postdocs in neuromorphic computing at the University of Groningen and aims to broaden their reach to a national level, too. A board member with a broad vision is Jordi Timmermans. His research is on a neuromuscular-inspired model that can be applied to neuromorphic computing, and he is part of the research group Cognitive Modeling. He wishes to connect young researchers at the University of Groningen, in the Netherlands and, eventually, globally. 🌍 Read on about the ambitious Talent Network and their visions ➡ https://lnkd.in/eS4NsZyM #young #scientists #researchers #talent #computing #neuromorphic #braininspired #physics #ai #data #CogniGron #FutureProofComputing

⏩ Towards 10,000x more energy-efficient computer chips 💫 Read the CogniGron Annual Report 2023 here! The human brain is our main inspiration. This is why our research at CogniGron is inspired and guided by how our mind works 🧠 University of Groningen Ubbo Emmius Foundation #annualreport #science #CogniGron #FutureProofComputing #neuromorphic

A great show, a packed tent and a compelling presentation. Thank you all for making it happen 🎪 #FutureProofComputing #braininspired #neuromorphic #ai #Groningen

🎓 Upcoming PhD ceremony 📢 On 10 September, Michele Mastella will defend his thesis, Neuromorphic Embedded Processing for Touch. His research focuses on improving touch sensitivity in robots and prostheses. This thesis examines the need to enhance technology with advanced tactile sensing capabilities so that robots and prostheses can become more versatile and interact in a more natural manner. Attend the PhD ceremony and listen to Michele’s research presentation. 🗓 Tuesday 10 September at 9:00 am ➡ https://lnkd.in/ervJ29TH More about Michele’s research, supervised by Elisabetta Chicca and Niels Taatgen: https://lnkd.in/eSmCDPQv #neuromorphic #robot #science #phd #CogniGron #FutureProofComputing

We are at Noorderzon this year! ☀️ Come and listen to one of our experts this upcoming Saturday. ℹ️ What role does doubt play in science? In The Dubious Spectacle, theater duo Sjors & Ruud theatermakers will explore the answer to that question with scientist Niels Taatgen. 🎭 🥼 Niels Taatgen is a professor in Artificial Intelligence and designs smart materials based on the biology of the brain: tiny particles with the ability to think and learn independently. A chip based on this technology would be powerful enough to surpass hundreds, or even thousands, of generations of computers at once. 🤯 How would this change our world? Come and see! 🎪 - 31 August at 21.00 o’clock - In the Pollux-tent, Noorderzon - Festival of Performing Arts & Society 🎟 Get your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/es8zmYVi *𝑆𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝐷𝑢𝑡𝑐ℎ. 🇳🇱 Hosted in collaboration with Studium Generale Groningen. #biology #braininspired #neuromorphic #ai #CogniGron #FutureProofComputing #Groningen

Ever heard of CogniGron Talent Network? 🌐 It’s a platform and community for the young scientists who work at CogniGron! The network connects PhD students in science and computing at the University of Groningen, while reaching out to other universities and organisations, too. One of the network’s board members is Safiere Kuijpers. As a PhD student in Computational and Numerical Mathematics, she enjoys working with real-world scenarios and looking for the correspondence between mathematics and reality. 🔢 Organising activities and forming a community are some of the things she does as a board member to bring together CogniGron’s PhD students and postdocs working across campus faculties.🎱 Continue reading about Safiere and the Talent Network ➡ https://lnkd.in/eS4NsZyM #young #scientists #researchers #talent #computing #neuromorphic #braininspired #physics #ai #data #CogniGron #FutureProofComputing

CogniGron summer edition! ☀️ More sunny pictures with a posing CogniGron dopper! We asked participants of the CogniGron Away Day to bring their water bottle – to stay hydrated at all times – while travelling this summer. 💧 Thanks for sending these, Radu Cimpean, Marco Grzegorczyk and Elisabetta Chicca! 📸 Can you guess the location?📍 #summer #travel #CogniGron #FutureProofComputing