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- Spatial Embedding to optimize RNN topology for control tasks.
- SOTA performance on simple tasks using 1.46% of the weights
- 66% SOTA performance on complex tasks using 0.06% of the weights (200 vs. 350.000)
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This paper is about inside-out infrared marker tracking via head mounted displays for smart robot programming.
Low-Power Vibration-Based Predictive Maintenance for Industry 4.0 using Neural Networks: A Survey
ITEM Workshop 2024
A Vasilache, S Nitzsche, D Floegel, T Schuermann, S von Dosky, T Bierweiler, M Mußler, F Kaelber, S Hohmann, J Becker
- Survey on low-power neural networks for predictive maintenance.
Hybrid Spiking Neural Networks for Low-Power Intra-Cortical Brain-Machine Interfaces
BioCAS 2024 (Winner of 2nd Place in the Grand Challenge)
A Vasilache*, J Krausse*, K Knoblock, J Becker
- Deep learning neuromorphic model for neural decoding of primate motor commands.
- Model optimization for resource constrained environments.
Sleep Stage and Apnea Classification from Single-Lead ECG Using Artificial and Spiking Neural Networks
IECBES 2024 (Best Paper Award)
G Biri*, A Vasilache*, T Hu, M Themistocli, S Nitzsche, J Juhl, C Erler, S Fuhrhop, W Stork, J Becker
- Deep learning neuromorphic model for Sleep Stage Detection.
- Comparison with traditional Deep Learning Model.
- New SOTA Performance on Sleep Stage Detection.
Realtime-Capable Hybrid Spiking Neural Networks for Neural Decoding of Cortical Activity
NICE 2025
J Krausse*, A Vasilache*, K Knoblock, J Becker
- Realtime implementation of the neural decoding model from the previous publication.
- SOTA Performance on the Primate Reaching Dataset
A PyTorch-Compatible Spike Encoding Framework for Energy-Efficient Neuromorphic Applications
ICONS 2025 (Best Paper Award)
A Vasilache, J Scholz, V Schilling, S Nitzsche, F Kaelber, J Korsch, J Becker
- Open-source framework for converting numerical data into sparse signals.
Spiking Neural Networks for Low-Power Vibration-Based Predictive Maintenance
ICONS 2025
A Vasilache, S Nitzsche, C Kneidl, M Tekneyan, M Neher, J Becker
- The benefits of Hardware-Software co-design on Neural Network energy consumption.
- Up to 4000x less estimated energy
Training Neural Networks by Optimizing Neuron Positions
LIVING MACHINES 2025
L Erb, T Boccato, A Vasilache, J Becker, N Toschi
- Spatial Embedding to reduce trainable parameters from O(N2) to O(N)
- Neuron positions are optimized via backprop
Evolving Spatially Embedded Recurrent Spiking Neural Networks for Control Tasks
ICANN 2025 (Best Student Paper Award)
A Vasilache, J Scholz, Y Sandamirskaya, J Becker
- Spatial Embedding to optimize RNN topology for control tasks.
- SOTA performance on simple tasks using 1.46% of the weights
- 66% SOTA performance on complex tasks using 0.06% of the weights (200 vs. 350.000)
- Up to 5000x less estimated energy
This paper is about the efficacy of spiking neural networks for intrusion detection systems.
- Model-based RL based on Dreamer.










