Human-machine interfaces have typically used a synchronous approach to stimulate sensory organs. Studies have shown that our sensory nervous system asynchronously processes stimuli with a millisecond precision. The development of neuromorphic technology mimicking neurobiological architectures is bringing about a paradigm shift in the way data is encoded and processed.
Instead of working at a fixed frequency, neuromorphic sensors and processors will only respond to changes in the data; changes otherwise known as events. This event-based approach enables the development of computationally efficient algorithms that can take full advantage of the high temporal resolution and energy efficiency of neuromorphic hardware.
The neuromorphic vision and natural computation team, tackles the field of neuromorphic engineering from a multidisciplinary point of view, combining research in computer vision, machine learning, hardware design and psychophysics.
Current Projects
Visual restoration
Cortical visual restoration using optogenetic therapy
https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2017-07-10/
PI ULPEC
Ultra-low power event-based Camera
Brainiac
A full temporal sensing and computing neuromorphic scalable platform for visual processing
Helmholtz
Development of event-based MHz novel photonics technology for retinal imaging, such as OCT and adaptive optics, in partnership with the Institut Langevin
http://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/191153_en.html
Ecomode
Event-driven compressive vision for multimodal interaction with mobile devices
http://www.ecomode-project.eu/
aCORE
Development of an asynchronous computational retina
SightAgain
Optogenetics and implants stimulation strategies for visual restoration
https://www.rpfightingblindness.org.uk/newsevent.php?newseventid=419&tln=newsevents
MIRA
Neuromorphic High Speed Visual Processing using Memristors
http://www.agence-nationale-recherche.fr/Project-ANR-15-CE24-0023
OptoGlass
Development of optogenetic stimulation goggles
FRM
Retina connectomics using Brainbow
PupDyn
Recording the dynamics of pupil responses to identify visual and neurological pathologies
Eye-On-Line
Using a visual illusion induced by eye-movements, it becomes possible to write with our eyes in cursive, using smooth pursuit eye-movements
http://eol.scicog.fr/accueil/accueil_ang.html
CobEYE
Epidemiological study of eye-activity: collecting a large amount of eye-data from a large population, to identify oculomotor phenotypes, in order to understand the origins of inter-individual differences, and identify biomarkers that could serve as precursor signs for a variety of diseases
EBET
Benefitting from the rise of event-based devices, the event-based eye-tracking project aims at developing both hardware and software to devise a new tool to record eye-movements
Past Projects
EMORPH
Event-Driven Morphological Computation for Embodied Systems
http://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/89035_en.html
IMPLANT
Designing 3D Diamond Implants with 64 electrodes
RETINE
Development of a retinal implant, in partnership with the CEA-LIST and ESIEE Paris
MEDINAS
Diamond electrode matrix for soft neural interfaces
PACOME
Active sensors for omnidirectional Sensing for localization and mapping
FASTNAV
Autonomous Navigation of Field Robots in Natural Environment
ASAROME
Autonomous sailing robot for oceanographic measurements
FAST
Fast and autonomous rover system
PARMA
Multimodal active perception for fast, mobile and autonomous robotics in open environments
CATOPSYS
Omnidirectional catadioptric projector for mixed reality
PILE
Improving early diagnosis of speech and language disorders in children