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Brian Anderson
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Neuromorph at #ProjectPhasor | Ex: Loihi @Intel Labs; MLPerf, TPU, Chrome GPU, Android GPU; HT patch clamp | Runner

https://www.project-phasor.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-anderson-6739ba25
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Here are the high level goals / sub projects I had in mind when I started Project Phasor. How else can we facilitate the #NeuroAI and #Neuromorophic ecosystems together?

#projectphasor #ai #ml
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First post on @bsky.app :). 🤖 Now in #Science #Robotics: 90% energy reduction using our neuromorphic #LENS system! Robot positioning with tiny storage & power needs. For disaster zones, underwater & space. Sustainable #AI inspired by our 20-watt brain! 🧠⚡. Read more: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A compact neuromorphic system for ultra–energy-efficient, on-device robot localization
Locational encoding with neuromorphic systems enables real-time and energy-efficient place recognition in robots.
www.science.org
June 19, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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On @chrislhayes.bsky.social, I called on @schumer.senate.gov to support @kaine.senate.gov, @sanders.senate.gov, Rep. Massie & my resolution opposing a war in Iran. This is a defining moment for our party where too many blundered in supporting the Iraq war.

Now we need to be clear — no war in Iran.
June 19, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Sigma delta nets: THE first gem.
Then mixture of experts: A MILLION of ‘em.
Sparse SSMs so DAMN efficient.
That’s how neuromorphs made their first MINT.
#RhymeNeuromorphic
May 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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In other words:
Plasticity rules like Oja's let us go beyond studying how synaptic plasticity in the brain can _match_ the performance of backprop.

Now, we can study how synaptic plasticity can _beat_ backprop in challenging, but realistic learning scenarios.
May 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
There’s more Chinese grant money in US academics than many realize and I bet it will be less taboo for professors to accept Chinese funds now, given their dire straits.

In the spirit of friendly rivalry, ...
May 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Who would donate more in a pledge drive for Neuromorphic AI research? MIT alumni or Caltech alumni?

#NeuromorphicRivalryFund
#projectphasor

Vote for who would win:
www.linkedin.com/posts/brian-...

Context:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#neuromorphicrivalryfund #projectphasor | Brian Anderson
Who would win here: Caltech or MIT? I'm planning a funding drive that will pit Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Caltech against each other. Help prime the recommendation algorithm: &gt...
www.linkedin.com
May 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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I spend a lot of time disparaging those who are failing us in this moment - but today I want to shine a light on all of those who are helping to make the threats to science and universities legible for other scientists and the public🧪 1/
May 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Any good neuroscience/NeuroAI discord servers I should know about? I feel like the neuroscience town square on bsky is a bit of a ghost town
May 6, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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Now do this for NIH and NSF.
Big loss in court for Kari Lake

Judge Royce Lamberth orders administration to restore millions of $$ in funds to Radio Free Europe

Judge: "When money has been appropriated by Congress.. Executive has no residual constitutional power to refuse to spend these appropriations"
April 29, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Interested in foundation models for #neuroscience? Want to contribute to the development of the next-generation of multi-modal models? Come join us at IVADO in Montreal!

We're hiring a full-time machine learning specialist for this work.

Please share widely!

#NeuroAI 🧠📈 🧪
🔍 [Job Offer] #MachineLearning Specialist.

Join the IVADO Research Regroupement - AI and Neuroscience (R1) to develop foundational models in the field of neuroscience.

More info: ivado.ca/2025/04/08/s...

#JobOffer #AI #Neuroscience #Research #MachineLearning
Machine Learning Specialist | IVADO
ivado.ca
April 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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This isn’t particularly useful but, well, I hear from a lot of people from the science-centered agencies these days (NIH, NOAA, EPA, couple others) and the degree of, I dunno, grimness (?) is really palpable. The whole gov scientific enterprise is just getting ground into dust. It sucks so hard.
April 23, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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My lab is looking for a PhD candidate, in collaboration with ​Bernhard Englitz​'s lab.

www.ru.nl/en/working-a...
April 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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My PhD student's NSF grant was terminated today. Her dissertation investigates why air pollution monitoring, metrics, and regulations don't properly capture the harms experienced by marginalized communities--esp in the most polluted Detroit neighborhoods. She and I are happy to talk with press etc.
NSF Award Search: Award # 2240343 - Constructing Credible Knowledge and Expertise in Air Pollution Regulation and Monitoring: The Problem of Quantification Lock
www.nsf.gov
April 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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April 21, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Take our short 5-min anonymous survey on the Neuromorphic field’s current state & future:

📋 tinyurl.com/3jkszrnr
🗓️ Open until May 12, 2025

Results will be shared openly and submitted for publication. Your input will help us understand how interdisciplinary trends are shaping the field.
Neuromorphic Questionnaire
This form collects valuable information from the Neuromorphic Community as part of a project led by Matteo Saponati, Laura Kriener, Sebastian Billaudelle, Filippo Moro, and Melika Payvand. The goal is...
tinyurl.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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MIT following Harvard's lead here
April 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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The NeurIPS Call for Workshops is now live. Proposals are due May 30 AoE, with acceptance notification on July 4 AoE. neurips.cc/Conferences/...

If you plan to submit a proposal for a workshop, please read our detailed guidance in our new blog post: blog.neurips.cc/2025/04/12/g...
Call For Workshops 2025
Sat Dec 6 and Sun Dec 7, 2025
neurips.cc
April 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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BREAKING: We're suing the National Institutes of Health over their politically-motivated purge of research grants.

This is an unlawful attack on scientific progress that puts lives at risk.
April 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Neuropeeps! Is there a list somewhere of the intramural neuroscience researchers @ NIH who have lost their jobs?

If not, could you reply to this thread or hit me up on Signal (tverstynen.64) if you happen to know of specific people?

Please boost if you don’t mind.
April 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
A Neuromorph DOGE’d: Anger and HOPE; Plus opportunities in Neuromorphic AI.
Have you also been DOGE'd? Let folks know!
Might joint funds be a way to meet this moment?

ANGRY:

A colleague at #projectphasor had their federal funding stripped and will likely need to end their PhD half way...
April 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Interested in being a founding member of Project Phasor?
Join us for our April meetings where we will prioritize the #neuromorphic and #NeuroAI issues best solved together!

For details on how to participate, check out our homepage:
www.project-phasor.org

#projectphasor
March 31, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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"When a complex system is far from equilibrium, small islands of coherence in a sea of chaos have the capacity to shift the entire system to a higher order."

Iya Prigogine, Noble prize-winning chemist
March 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Looking for an exciting fellowship in AI & Neuro, with competitive salary (~£100k)? We got a new position in the lab at Oxford, working with @somnirons.bsky.social and me! 🧪

Our project: encode.pillar.vc/projects/beh...

General info: encode.pillar.vc

#compneuro #neuroai #neuroscience #sciencejobs
ARIA Opportunity Space: Scalable Neural Interfaces
encode.pillar.vc
March 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Cutting funds for science and research will save you a penny on the dollar but may one day cost you a life that you love.
March 12, 2025 at 1:10 AM