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In-memory Physical Superposition Meets Few-shot Continual Learning
Speaker: Geethan Karunaratne
Date: October 19, 2022
In-memory Physical Superposition Meets Few-shot Continual Learning
Speaker: Peter Sutor, Zhuowen Zou, Xun Jiao, Paul R. Genssler
Date: October 11, 2022
Hyper-dimensional Active Perception: A Journey Into the Mind of a Robotic Bee
Speaker: Yiannis Aloimonos
Note: the presentation begins at approx. 31.05 min of the recording
Date: September 13, 2022
Papers: Symbolic Representation and Learning with Hyperdimensional Computing
Learning Sensorimotor Control with Neuromorphic Sensors: Toward Hyperdimensional Active Perception
Exploring Vector Symbolic Architectures for Applications in Computer Vision and Signal Processing
Integer Factorization with Compositional Distributed Representations
Speaker: Denis Kleyko
Date: March 29, 2022
Paper: Integer Factorization with Compositional Distributed Representations
The Kanerva Model for Sparse Distributed Memory and the Architecture of the Cerebellum
Speaker: Richard Prager
Date: September 14, 2021
Vector Symbolic Architectures
Speaker: Luis El Srouji
Date: June 22, 2021
Spatial Semantic Pointers and Legendre Memory Units
Speaker: Chris Eliasmith
Date: June 1, 2021
Memory-Efficient, Limb Position-Aware Hand Gesture Recognition using Hyperdimensional Computing
Speaker: Andy Zhou
Date: March 26, 2021
Paper: Memory-Efficient, Limb Position-Aware Hand Gesture Recognition using Hyperdimensional Computing
Hypervector Design for Efficient Hyperdimensional Computing on Edge Devices
Speaker: Toygun Basaklar
Date: March 26, 2021
Paper: Hypervector Design for Efficient Hyperdimensional Computing on Edge Devices
Multiplicative Coding and Factorization in Vector Symbolic Models of Cognition
Speaker: Spencer Kent
Date: December 16, 2020
Resonator Networks, 2: Factorization Performance and Capacity Compared to Optimization-Based Methods
Analogical Reasoning with VSAs
Speakers: Spencer Kent and Navneedh Maudgalya
Date: December 3, 2020
Perceptron Theory for Predicting the Accuracy of Neural Networks
Speaker: Denis Kleyko
Date: November 20, 2020
Preprint: Perceptron Theory for Predicting the Accuracy of Neural Networks
Symbolic Binding with Distributed Representations
Speaker: Fritz Sommer
Date: September 30, 2020
Paper: Variable Binding for Sparse Distributed Representations: Theory and Applications
Navigation Using a Biologically Inspired Spatial Representation
Speaker: Brent Komer
Date: August 9, 2020
Paper: Efficient Navigation using a Scalable, Biologically Inspired Spatial Representation
Fulfilling Brain-inspired Hyperdimensional Computing with In-memory Computing
Computing in Superposition in the Classical Domain
Speaker: Pentti Kanerva
Date: February 7, 2020
High Dimensional Computing, SDM Memory & Hyperscaling
Speaker: Gil Russell
Date: October 2, 2018
Efficient Biosignal Processing with Brain-inspired High-dimensional Computing
Speaker: Abbas Rahimi
Date: February 28, 2018
Working Memory for Structured Data in Neural Networks
Speaker: Fritz Sommer
Date: February 28, 2018
Paper: A Theory of Sequence Indexing and Working Memory in Recurrent Neural Networks
Computing with High-Dimensional Vectors
Speaker: Pentti Kanerva
Date: October 25, 2017
No Two Brains Are Alike: Cloning a Hyperdimensional Associative Memory Using Cellular Automata Computations
Speaker: Denis Kleyko
Date: August 1, 2017
The Brain's Circuits Suggest Computing with High-Dimensional Vectors
Speaker: Pentti Kanerva
Date: June 9, 2017
Hyperdimensional Biosignal Processing: A Case Study for EMG-based Hand Gesture Recognition
Speaker: Abbas Rahimi
Date: November 28, 2016
Paper: Hyperdimensional Biosignal Processing: A Case Study for EMG-based Hand Gesture Recognition
Towards Understandable Neural Networks for High Level AI Tasks. Part 1
Speaker: Paul Smolensky
Date: June 22, 2016
The Capacity of Active Memory
Speaker: E. Paxon Frady
Date: June 3, 2016
Paper: A Theory of Sequence Indexing and Working Memory in Recurrent Neural Networks
Computing with Hypervectors
Speaker: Pentti Kanerva
Date: March 31, 2016
A Vector Representation of Fluid Construction Grammar
Modeling the Brains Computing with Hyperdimensional Computing
Speaker: Pentti Kanerva
Date: October 9, 2014
Bracketing the Beetle
Speaker: Simon Levy
Date: August 12, 2014
Neurocomputing a la von Neumann
Speaker: Pentti Kanerva
Date: February 14, 2014
VSA: Vector Symbolic Architectures for Cognitive Computing in Neural Networks
Speaker: Ross Gayler
Date: June 14, 2013
How to Build a Brain at TEDxWaterloo
Speaker: Chris Eliasmith
Date: May 30, 2013
Book: How to Build a Brain: A Neural Architecture for Biological Cognition
The Computer and the Brain
Speaker: Pentti Kanerva
Date: December 5, 2012
Encoding Meaning with High-Dimensional Random Vectors
Speaker: Pentti Kanerva
Date: December 9, 2008
Vector Symbolic Architectures: A New Building Material for AGI
Speaker: Simon Levy
Date: March 1, 2008
Paper: Vector Symbolic Architectures: A New Building Material for Artificial General Intelligence