๐ Congratulations to PhD researchers Memoona Ismail, Leah Dijkshoorn, and Albert Silvans for winning poster prizes at the CogniGron Research Away Day 2025!
๐ Great science, engaging storytelling, and a big win for cross-disciplinary thinking.
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๐ง Weโre hiring!
Join CogniGronas a Research Leader โ Demonstrator Programme.
Tasks:
- Lead PhDs
- Co-design with industry
- Collaborate globally
- Showcase brain-inspired computing
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Apply by 15 Sept
๐ Learn more and apply: www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...
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๐ The CogniGron 2024 Annual Report has just landed!
The report is packed with highlights:
๐ง Research milestones
๐ PhD defences
๐ค New collaborations
๐ก A fresh focus on real-world impact
Curious? Read here: www.rug.nl/research/fse...
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๐ Last week we said farewell to Sander Baesjou & Annechien Pronk after 1.5 years of dedicated collaboration. Their strategic insight and support helped shape key CogniGron initiatives โ from demonstrators to spin-offs.
Thank you both and all the best ahead.
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๐ More happy funding news!
Dr. Erika Covi has received an @erc.europa.eu Proof of Concept grant for FELICE โ energy-efficient, brain-inspired AI hardware using ferroelectric neurons. Congrats to Erika & team!
๐ erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
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๐ง Another big step for neuromorphic computing!
The TEXEL Chip โ developed at CogniGron and handed to Prince Constantijn by Prof. Chicca โ is now published in Nature Communications!
๐ Congratulations to the team!
๐ Read here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Prof. Tamalika Banerjee was awarded an NWO Take-off grant for brain-inspired memory chips! ๐ง โจ Using memristors to mimic neural oscillations, this project tackles AIโs energy crisis with in-memory compute.
Congrats to the team!
๐ Read more: www.nwo.nl/en/researchp...
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๐ค Our CogniGron professor Tamalika Banerjee appeared on a new episode of the In Science podcast.
She talks about spintronics, her startup IMChip, and how new materials could lead to faster, more energy-efficient chips for the future.
๐ง Tune in: www.rug.nl/about-ug/lat...
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The Feringa Building is officially open! ๐
Proud to see CogniGron front and centre at the ceremony:
๐น Tamalika Banerjee joined a great panel on turning science into impact.
๐น Elisabetta Chicca handed our TEXEL chip to Prince Constantijn.
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๐ On 19 June, CogniGron came together for our annual Research Day Away!
From PI panels and future-focused brainstorms to vibrant PhD poster sessions, and hands-on workshops โ it was packed, energising, and full of great conversations.
Grateful for everyone who joined!
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๐ On June 13, #NeuromorphicNow brought researchers, industry & policymakers to Delft. Talks covered brain-scale supercomputers, low-power chips & real-world cases.
Key takeaway: we need to join forces โ across sectors, across borders, with a shared vision๐ง
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๐ฎ๐ธ CogniGron is heading to Iceland! Farhad Merchant will represent us at ISLPED 2025 in Reykjavik, 6โ8 August.
Heโll join a session on neuromorphic edge computing with experts from Innatera, Snap Inc., IHP & TU/e.
๐ More info: www.islped.org/2025/index.php
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One week to go! Neuromorphic Now lands in Delft on 13 June โ are you in? ๐ง
Join the ecosystem shaping next-gen computing โ from TNO, CWI, TU Delft & CogniGron, with support from Topsector ICT.
๐ Art Centre Delft
๐๏ธ Free entry, but limited spots: mission10x.nl/events/neuro...
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At CogniGron, we value the diverse talents of our students ๐
Congrats to Lingyu Gong โ runner-up in Irelandโs Badminton Premier League finals and recipient of a fellowship to attend ACACES 2025 ๐ธ๐
A great example of balance between science and sport!
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๐ Our paper by Jan Rieck just made the cover of Advanced Electronic Materials!
Already an Editorโs Choice, itโs now in the latest issue.
Domain walls in BiFeOโ conduct like seawater โ clean 4-point data, no barriers.
๐ Read: advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Last week, the CogniGron Talent Network took neuromorphic computing to the Cover career fair ๐๐ง
We chatted with students about our research โ and what daily life looks like as a PhD.
๐ก PhD in neuromorphic computing? Join the CTN:
๐ www.rug.nl/research/fse...
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On 17 June, the Northern Netherlands will take the spotlight at Tech Event NoordNL. ๐ก๐ง CogniGron will be there!
We invite you to visit us at ๐De Bonte Wever (Assen) and discover how CogniGron is advancing neuromorphic computing. ๐ค ๐๏ธ Register for free: shorturl.at/PNng8
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Neuromorphic Now is coming! ๐ง Join top researchers & innovators on 13 June in Delft to explore brain-inspired tech reshaping mobility, healthcare, robotics & more.
Free to attend โ limited seats!
Register now ๐ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Weโre thrilled to announce that REACT, a new Marie Skลodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network led by Farhad Merchant, has been awarded EU funding to reimagine the future of computing. ๐๐จ๐ฝโ๐ป #FutureProofComputing
AI is moving fast โ but is hardware keeping up? ๐ง Join us 8 April in Groningen for The Hardware AI Revolution symposium. CogniGronโs Dirk Pleiter dives into neuromorphic solutions. Free entry! ๐ www.rug.nl/research/fse... #FutureProofComputing #AI #Hardware
CogniGron heads to Italy! ๐ฎ๐น Fernando Quintana will speak at FAIR-QC 2025 in Cagliari on 4 April: โHighly Integrated Hardware-Software Co-Development for Adaptive AIโ
Edge AI, memory tech & lifelong learning. ๐ง
More โก๏ธ web.unica.it/unica/en/new...
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๐ง โTomorrowโs talent starts today,โ writes Lukas Roffel, the new chair of NAE. We couldn't agree more. At CogniGron, we are rethinking computing from the brain up โ with tech that saves energy. The future needs bold, interdisciplinary minds. ๐ฑ
๐ nae.nl/het-talent-v...
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๐ PhD Defence Alert! ๐ข
On 25 March, Davide Cipollini defends his thesis on Multiscale Network Characterization for In-Materia Computing. His work bridges AI, material science & maths to advance energy-efficient neuromorphic hardware.
๐ Academy Building, RUG
๐ 09:00 AM
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๐ Big congratulations to Dr. Anne-Men Huijzer on her PhD defense! ๐ง โจ Her work on memristor-based networks brings us closer to energy-efficient, brain-like computing. Curious? Read her thesis โก๏ธ research.rug.nl/en/publicati...
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Brilliant minds, bold ideas! ๐ Three CogniGron researchers โ Fernando Quintana Velรกzquez, Serte Donderwinkel & Martin Sarott โ won the Marie Skลodowska-Curie Fellowship! ๐
Their projects push neuromorphic computing forward. Stay tuned for more! ๐ง โจ #FutureProofComputing #MarieCurieFellowship
Join our (online) seminar on Wednesday 12 February, with Prof. Francky Catthoor! ๐ง
Read more about his talk and find the seminar link here:
โก lnkd.in/eisWs-Wp
No need to sign up, you can just attend via the Zoom link!
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