The Telluride Neuromorphic Cognition Engineering Workshop
Abstract
The Telluride Neuromorphic Cognition Engineering WorkshopStatement of WorkThe Johns Hopkins University shall pay the Institute of Neuromorphic Engineering Foundation, Inc., $20,000 for all conference services for the 2016 Annual Telluride Workshop for Neuromorphic Cognition Engineering.The Institute of Neuromorphic Engineering Foundation, Inc. will provide conference services to The Johns Hopkins University for the 2016 Annual Telluride Workshop for Neuromorphic Cognition Engineering. These services shall include:1. Announce the 2016 Workshop through its website www.ine-web.org and through emails2. Call for project proposals through its website and through emails.3. Call for applicants to the Workshop through its website and through emails4. Correspond with and register all accepted applicants5. Secure facilities for the Workshop in Telluride, Colorado, June 28-July 16, 2016 plus days as needed for set-up and break-down.6. Secure and arrange housing for all Workshop faculty, staff and student participants in Telluride, to cover the dates of the Workshop plus any additional days needed by staff for set-up and break-down.7. Secure adequate internet connection and bandwidth for the proper operation of the Workshop8. Arrange transportation for equipment to be sent from the University of Maryland to Telluride, Colorado.9. Facilitate the daily Workshop schedule, correspondence and other actions, as needed.ObjectiveBio-inspired systems engineering is a direction in Bioengineering that is based on the design and fabrication of artificial neural systems, such as vision chips, head-eye systems, auditory processors, and autonomous robots, whose physical architecture and design principles are based on those of biological nervous systems. The understanding of the brain and the application of that knowledge for health and technology will be one of the major research activities of the 21st century. The significance of the workshop is that it promotes research and technology, and the development of human resources at the crucial interface between Physics, Engineering and the Brain sciences. Since its inception, the Telluride Workshop on Neuromorphic Engineering has had an enormous beneficial impact on the quality and cohesion of the international community of scientists working in this domain. The Workshop has provided interdisciplinary education for exceptionally bright students from a variety of countries, and of various academic backgrounds; it has fostered strong and lasting collaborative efforts between researchers throughout the United States and the rest of the world. The Workshop emphasizes the application of knowledge and algorithms in sensory and motor systems to robotics design and mixed-signal architectures. Its effectiveness is largely due to its unique format and character.ApproachOne of the fundamental challenges that DoD has taken on in recent years is that of bringing bio-inspired technology from the laboratory bench into real applications. One such technology is the applications of auditory and other sensory processing in industrial and military contexts, in diagnostic monitoring, and in acoustic and imaging sensors as well as core technologies for information processing. Much of the thrust of this research is what is addressed by the Telluride NeuromorphicEngineering Workshop. The workshop has been instrumental in both advancing this technology, and in bringing together and creating a community of scientist that has grown in numbers and cohesion over the years.Overall Merit and ONR Mission/RelevanceOne of the fundamental challenges that DoD has taken on in recent years is that of bringing bio-inspired technology from the laboratory bench into real applications. One such technology is the applications of auditory and other sensory processing in industrial and military contexts, in diagnostic monitoring, and in acoustic and imaging sensors as well as core technologies for information processing. Much of the thrust of thi
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Sep 26, 2018
- Source ID
- N000141612875
Entities
People
- Ralph Etienne- Cummins
Organizations
- Johns Hopkins University
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy