Abstract
Moore’s law is rapidly approaching a long-predicted decline, and with it the performance gains of conventional processors are becoming ever more marginal. Cognitive computing systems based on neural networks have the potential to provide a solution to the decline of Moore’s law. Identifying common traits in neural systems can lead to the design of more efficient, robust and adaptable processors. Despite the potentials, large-scale neural systems remain difficult to implement due to constraints on scalability. Here we introduce a new hardware architecture for implementing locally connected neural networks that can model biological systems with a high level of scalability. We validate our architecture using a full model of the locomotion system of the Caenorhabditis elegans. Further, we show that our proposed architecture archives a nine-fold increase in clock speed over existing hardware models. Importantly the clock speed for our architecture is found to be independent of system size, providing an unparalleled level of scalability. Our approach can be applied to the modelling of large neural networks, with greater performance, easier configuration and a high level of scalability.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2018 Science and Information (SAI) Computing Conference |
Editors | K. Arai, S. Kapoor, R. Bhatia |
Publisher | Curran Associates |
Pages | 76-92 |
Number of pages | 17 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783030011765 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Acceptance date - 26 Apr 2018 |
Event | Computing Conference 2018 - London, UK United Kingdom Duration: 10 Jul 2018 → 12 Jul 2018 http://saiconference.com/Computing |
Publication series
Name | Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing |
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Volume | 857 |
Conference
Conference | Computing Conference 2018 |
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Country/Territory | UK United Kingdom |
City | London |
Period | 10/07/18 → 12/07/18 |
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Keywords
- Caenorhabditis elegans
- Neural network
- Neuromorphic
- PNAA
- Reconfigurable hardware
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Computer Science(all)