Search Results for author: Abhronil Sengupta

Found 18 papers, 4 papers with code

Benchmarking Spiking Neural Network Learning Methods with Varying Locality

no code implementations1 Feb 2024 Jiaqi Lin, Sen Lu, Malyaban Bal, Abhronil Sengupta

However, training SNNs is challenging due to the non-differentiable nature of the spiking mechanism.

Benchmarking

Astrocyte Regulated Neuromorphic Central Pattern Generator Control of Legged Robotic Locomotion

no code implementations25 Dec 2023 Zhuangyu Han, Abhronil Sengupta

Neuromorphic computing systems, where information is transmitted through action potentials in a bio-plausible fashion, is gaining increasing interest due to its promise of low-power event-driven computing.

Delving Deeper Into Astromorphic Transformers

no code implementations18 Dec 2023 Md Zesun Ahmed Mia, Malyaban Bal, Abhronil Sengupta

Preliminary attempts at incorporating the critical role of astrocytes - cells that constitute more than 50% of human brain cells - in brain-inspired neuromorphic computing remain in infancy.

Image Classification

SpikingBERT: Distilling BERT to Train Spiking Language Models Using Implicit Differentiation

1 code implementation21 Aug 2023 Malyaban Bal, Abhronil Sengupta

Moreover, the convergence of average spiking rate of neurons at equilibrium is utilized to develop a novel ANN-SNN knowledge distillation based technique wherein we use a pre-trained BERT model as "teacher" to train our "student" spiking architecture.

Knowledge Distillation Language Modelling

Deep Unsupervised Learning Using Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity

no code implementations8 Jul 2023 Sen Lu, Abhronil Sengupta

Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity (STDP) is an unsupervised learning mechanism for Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) that has received significant attention from the neuromorphic hardware community.

Clustering

Astromorphic Self-Repair of Neuromorphic Hardware Systems

1 code implementation15 Sep 2022 Zhuangyu Han, A N M Nafiul Islam, Abhronil Sengupta

While neuromorphic computing architectures based on Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) are increasingly gaining interest as a pathway toward bio-plausible machine learning, attention is still focused on computational units like the neuron and synapse.

Sequence Learning Using Equilibrium Propagation

1 code implementation14 Sep 2022 Malyaban Bal, Abhronil Sengupta

However, by definition, EP requires the input to the model (a convergent RNN) to be static in both the phases of training.

Natural Language Inference Sentiment Analysis

On the Self-Repair Role of Astrocytes in STDP Enabled Unsupervised SNNs

no code implementations8 Sep 2020 Mehul Rastogi, Sen Lu, Nafiul Islam, Abhronil Sengupta

Neuromorphic computing is emerging to be a disruptive computational paradigm that attempts to emulate various facets of the underlying structure and functionalities of the brain in the algorithm and hardware design of next-generation machine learning platforms.

Power System Disturbance Classification with Online Event-Driven Neuromorphic Computing

no code implementations11 Jun 2020 Kaveri Mahapatra, Sen Lu, Abhronil Sengupta, Nilanjan Ray Chaudhuri

Accurate online classification of disturbance events in a transmission network is an important part of wide-area monitoring.

Classification General Classification

Exploring the Connection Between Binary and Spiking Neural Networks

1 code implementation24 Feb 2020 Sen Lu, Abhronil Sengupta

On-chip edge intelligence has necessitated the exploration of algorithmic techniques to reduce the compute requirements of current machine learning frameworks.

Binarization Quantization

All-Spin Bayesian Neural Networks

no code implementations13 Nov 2019 Kezhou Yang, Akul Malhotra, Sen Lu, Abhronil Sengupta

Probabilistic machine learning enabled by the Bayesian formulation has recently gained significant attention in the domain of automated reasoning and decision-making.

Emerging Technologies

RxNN: A Framework for Evaluating Deep Neural Networks on Resistive Crossbars

no code implementations31 Aug 2018 Shubham Jain, Abhronil Sengupta, Kaushik Roy, Anand Raghunathan

We present RxNN, a fast and accurate simulation framework to evaluate large-scale DNNs on resistive crossbar systems.

Going Deeper in Spiking Neural Networks: VGG and Residual Architectures

no code implementations7 Feb 2018 Abhronil Sengupta, Yuting Ye, Robert Wang, Chiao Liu, Kaushik Roy

Over the past few years, Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) have become popular as a possible pathway to enable low-power event-driven neuromorphic hardware.

TraNNsformer: Neural network transformation for memristive crossbar based neuromorphic system design

no code implementations26 Aug 2017 Aayush Ankit, Abhronil Sengupta, Kaushik Roy

Implementation of Neuromorphic Systems using post Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) technology based Memristive Crossbar Array (MCA) has emerged as a promising solution to enable low-power acceleration of neural networks.

Network Pruning

RESPARC: A Reconfigurable and Energy-Efficient Architecture with Memristive Crossbars for Deep Spiking Neural Networks

no code implementations20 Feb 2017 Aayush Ankit, Abhronil Sengupta, Priyadarshini Panda, Kaushik Roy

In this paper, we propose RESPARC - a reconfigurable and energy efficient architecture built-on Memristive Crossbar Arrays (MCA) for deep Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs).

2D Object Detection 2k

Energy-Efficient Object Detection using Semantic Decomposition

no code implementations29 Sep 2015 Priyadarshini Panda, Swagath Venkataramani, Abhronil Sengupta, Anand Raghunathan, Kaushik Roy

We propose a 2-stage hierarchical classification framework, with increasing levels of complexity, wherein the first stage is trained to recognize the broad representative semantic features relevant to the object of interest.

General Classification Object +2

Conditional Deep Learning for Energy-Efficient and Enhanced Pattern Recognition

no code implementations29 Sep 2015 Priyadarshini Panda, Abhronil Sengupta, Kaushik Roy

Deep learning neural networks have emerged as one of the most powerful classification tools for vision related applications.

Classification General Classification

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