Fall 2016
Seminars are held at 11:30AM in Cullimore Hall, Room 611, unless noted otherwise. For questions about the seminar schedule, please contact Casey Diekman.
Date: September 27, 2016
Speaker: Bipin Rajendran
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering,
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Title: "Bio-inspired Algorithms for Learning & Adaptation"
Abstract:
The most powerful supercomputers today can perform an astounding 1010 floating point op- erations per Joule. The human brain, not only is a million times more efficient, but also eclipses these man-made systems in learning, cognition and creative thought! Clearly, nature’s methods and engines for information processing are far superior to the best computing systems of today.
How does computation, learning and adaptation emerge in neural networks that communicate using spikes through plastic synapses? Is it possible to build computing systems that mimic the cognitive abilities of the brain, at the size and scale of biology? These questions need to be answered to realize the long-standing goal of reverse engineering the brain and develop the next generation of information processing systems. In this talk, I will discuss some new algorithms for learning & adaptation that we have developed inspired by the brain.