Embedded Bio-inspired Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks

eBrain

Context

  • WSNs for the smart city
  • Autonomous vehicles
  • Portable and confidential activity recognition
  • Sensory substitution for the visually impaired
  • space applications

Objectives

  • Study and draw inspiration from the biological brain to explore new forms of artificial intelligence
  • Make AI more efficient and autonomous
  • Reduce the energy consumption of these complex algorithms
  • Make IA algorithms compatible with real-time execution constraints

Challenges

  • Optimize new models of artificial neural networks to integrate them into embedded electronic circuits (microcontrollers, FPGA, eFPGA, ASIC...)
  • Confronting AI with biological intelligence
  • Jointly optimize the compression and robustness of neural networks to make them applicable in realistic environments

Projects

Smart Robot

2016-2019

Keywords: Mobile robotics, reinforcement learning, QoS, energy management, self-adaptive systems

Partners: CEA List

Smart Wireless Sensor Network

2017-2021

Keywords: WSN, autonomous sensors, unsupervised learning, power consumption, wireless communications

Partners: Univ. Tallinn

Spike

2017-2021

Keywords: Spiking neural networks, System-on-Chip, neuromorphic architecture, power consumption

CIAR

2018-2021

Keywords: Spiking neural networks, System-on-Chip, neuromorphic architecture, unsupervised learning, spatial applications

Partners: Thales Aliena Space, Thales R&T

Event-based processing

2019-2022

Keywords: Spiking neural networks, event-based processing, autonomous driving, active vision

Partners: Renault, Prophesee

DeepSee

2020-2024

Keywords: Spiking neural networks, Event-based AI, Embedded Automotive Applications

Partners: LEAT, I3S, Cerco, Renault, Prophesse

SOMA

2018-2021

Keywords: self-organization, unsupervised learning, multimodal association, brain plasticity, distributed computing

Partners: LORIA, INRIA, Institute of Neurodegenerative diseases, HESSO (Geneva)

ARTEFACT

2018-2021

Keywords: sensory substitution, extended mind, connected glasses, spiking neural networks, artificial/biologic hybridation, synchronous modeling, Neurosciences

Partners: I3S, LJAD, GREDEG, LAPCOS, Ellcie-Healthy, Actility