Professor Gina Adam of the electrical and computer engineering department (ECE) of SEAS, has received a research contract totaling $5.8 million grant for 5 years from the Department of Energy's Office of Science as part of a large-scale collaboration with Duke University (lead) and University of Delaware, both of which are funded separately.
The project, titled "Neuromorphic Computing Circuit Primitive Testbeds" is focused on developing neuromorphic technologies for scientific computing. Neuromorphic hardware implements AI by mimicking the style of processing of the brain, while keeping power consumption low. The GW team will be responsible for developing and experimentally demonstrating biologically plausible neuromorphic circuit primitives. Existing transistor technologies (CMOS) and emerging memristor technologies will be utilized to prototype key neuronal primitives and synaptic interconnects towards the realization of neuromorphic testbeds.
The project is funded through the DoE Advanced Scientific Computing Research funding program, and will span 5 years, from 2025-2030.