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Paul R. Genssler is a Dr.-Ing. researcher at the Chair of AI Processor Design (AI-Pro) within the Technical University of Munich (TUM), actively advancing hardware solutions for artificial intelligence under Prof. Hussam Amrouch. His work bridges computer engineering and emerging technologies, focusing on overcoming fundamental limitations in conventional computing architectures through brain-inspired paradigms. His research spans critical domains in next-generation computing: Hyperdimensional Computing for robust pattern recognition and bioinformatics applications Neuromorphic and In-Memory Computing architectures for energy efficiency Reliability engineering for emerging memory technologies (FeFET, etc.) Quantum computing support systems including cryogenic embedded electronics Machine learning-driven transistor aging prediction and mitigation Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2023-2024) reveals a dominant trend toward hyperdimensional computing as a unifying framework for addressing reliability challenges in emerging technologies. His work consistently integrates in-memory computing techniques to bypass von Neumann bottlenecks while targeting real-world applications like genome matching and unsupervised learning. A significant portion focuses on error-resilient implementations for unreliable nanoscale devices, demonstrating exceptional cross-stack expertise from transistor physics to algorithm design. As a core member of TUM's AI Processor Design group affiliated with the Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MIRMI), Genssler collaborates extensively on projects spanning cryogenic quantum control systems, FPGA-based AI resilience, and monolithic 3D integration. The team operates at the intersection of semiconductor physics, computer architecture, and machine learning, with strong industry connections evident through publications at DATE, ASP-DAC, and ICCAD.

• Hyperdimensional Computing
• Neuromorphic Hardware
• In-Memory Computing
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Albi Mema is a researcher affiliated with the Chair of AI Processor Design (AI-Pro) at Technische Universität München (TUM). His work focuses on emerging technologies for AI applications, including neuromorphic hardware, reliability engineering, and quantum computing. University: Technische Universität München Department: Chair of AI Processor Design (AI-Pro) Key research areas include: Emerging Technologies for AI Neuromorphic Hardware Reliability in Semiconductor Devices Quantum Computing RISC-V Architecture Machine Learning Computer-Aided Design His recent publications address fault-tolerant hyperdimensional computing, analog computing for AI, FeFET-based neuromorphic systems, and compact majority gate design using FDSOI technology. No scientific awards are mentioned in the provided text.

• Emerging Technologies
• Neuromorphic Hardware
• RISC-V for AI
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Dr. Yulia Sandamirskaya is the Head of Research Center "Cognitive Computing in Life Sciences" at Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), focusing on neuromorphic computing applications for embodied artificial intelligence. Her work bridges computational neuroscience and robotics, emphasizing neural-dynamic architectures for real-time decision-making, learning, and sensorimotor integration in autonomous agents. Key Research Areas: Neuromorphic hardware, dynamic neural fields, spiking neural networks, spatial language modeling, and autonomous sequence generation. Projects: Developed controllers for UAVs and robotic arms using event-based vision sensors, explored on-chip unsupervised learning, and designed models for spatial language interpretation in robots. Scientific Contributions: Her publications span robotics conferences and journals like Science Robotics and Frontiers in Neurorobotics , addressing topics such as path integration, obstacle avoidance, and cognitive architectures. Recent work (2024) includes visual odometry with resonator networks and hyperdimensional scene factorization on neuromorphic chips. Advising: Supervised multiple MSc theses at ETH Zurich and NSC/INI programs, mentoring students on neuromorphic navigation, spiking networks, and tactile learning. Collaborated with institutions like ETH Zurich, University of Queensland, and INI Bochum. Labs & Collaborations: Leads the "Neuromorphic Computing Applications: Embodied AI" group at ZHAW, partnering with INIvation (Zurich) and Jörg Conradt (KTH) on neuromorphic hardware implementations. Projects integrate cognitive models with robotic platforms, emphasizing energy efficiency and low-latency interaction.

• Neuromorphic Computing
• Embodied Artificial Intelligence
• Robotics
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Peer Neubert is a Professor at the University of Koblenz , appointed in October 2022, and previously a senior researcher (Dr.-Ing.) in the Automation Technology group at TU Chemnitz . His work lies at the intersection of autonomous robotics , computer vision , and machine learning , with particular expertise in place recognition in changing environments and hyperdimensional computing . His research spans: Vector Symbolic Architectures and hyperdimensional representations for robotics, Visual place recognition robust to seasonal and illumination changes, Neurologically inspired navigation models (e.g., grid-cell representations), Deep learned and hand-crafted image descriptors for mobile robot localization, Efficient graph optimization and SLAM techniques. Since 2010 he has published extensively in RSS , ICRA , CVPR , IEEE RA-L , and other premier venues, with a clear trend toward unsupervised, memory-efficient, and biologically inspired solutions. In 2022 he was nominated for the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. No advisees or direct contact details are provided in the source material.

• Autonomous Robotics
• Artificial Intelligence
• Computer Vision
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Prof. Dr. Peer Neubert is a Professor and Head of the Intelligent Autonomous Systems (INTAS) Working Group at the University of Koblenz. He is affiliated with the Department of Computer Visualistics (Department 4) and serves as Head of the Institute of Computational Visualistics. His academic roles include membership in the Department Council and Library Committee of FB4. His research focuses on robotics, computer vision, and autonomous systems, with particular emphasis on visual place recognition, SLAM, hyperdimensional computing, and adaptive navigation in dynamic environments. Neubert's work spans theoretical advancements and practical implementations, such as benchmarking systems (e.g., HS3-Bench), efficient algorithms (FETCH, LocalSPED), and sensor-based solutions (HealthWalk). His team addresses challenges in long-term navigation, environmental adaptation, and data-efficient learning. Collaborations include external PhD students like Kenny Schlegel and projects like MineSweeper, demonstrating interdisciplinary impact. His contributions are reflected in over 50 publications since 2007, covering topics from hyperspectral segmentation to biomedical applications. While no formal educational details are provided, his extensive research output and leadership roles underscore his expertise in computational visualistics and autonomous systems.

• Robotics
• Computer Vision
• Artificial Intelligence
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Professor Alun D. Preece is a distinguished academic at Cardiff University's Crime and Security Research Institute, UK, with significant contributions to artificial intelligence, particularly in explainable AI (XAI), social media analysis, and neuro-symbolic approaches. His research spans over three decades with continuous publication output through 2024, demonstrating sustained scholarly impact in the AI community. His research interests focus on creating transparent and interpretable AI systems that can effectively collaborate with humans in complex environments. Key areas include explainable AI methodologies, social media analysis for misinformation detection, neuro-symbolic integration for robust reasoning, and collaborative perception-cognition-communication-action frameworks. His work bridges theoretical AI foundations with practical applications in security, public safety, and coalition operations. Recent publications (2022-2024) reveal a strong focus on cutting-edge AI challenges, with particular emphasis on neuro-symbolic approaches, vector symbolic architectures, and human-AI teaming. His work consistently addresses the critical challenge of creating AI systems that are not only effective but also transparent, trustworthy, and capable of meaningful collaboration with human users. Professor Preece has established extensive collaborations across the AI research community, with notable co-authors including Dave Braines, Federico Cerutti, Ian J. Taylor, and Mani Srivastava. His research has been published in top venues including FUSION, IEEE Transactions, and AAAI workshops. His work on verifiable credentials for AI model transparency, collaborative perception frameworks, and misinformation analysis demonstrates practical applications of his theoretical contributions to real-world security and information challenges. The trajectory of his recent publications indicates continued leadership in addressing the critical challenges of trustworthy and explainable AI systems.

• Explainable AI
• Machine Learning
• Social Media Analysis
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Dr. Alpha Renner is a researcher at Forschungszentrum Jülich, specifically in the Neuromorphic Software Ecosystems group (PGI-15) within the Peter Grünberg Institute. He leads the Cognitive Localization and Mapping (CLAM) project, which is funded by the Volkswagenstiftung and is part of the Young Excellent Scientist Program (YESP). Dr. Renner's research sits at the intersection of neuromorphic computing, computational neuroscience, and artificial intelligence. His work investigates navigation and memory formation systems inspired by the entorhinal-hippocampal formation in the brain. The CLAM project aims to develop neuromorphic systems that leverage hyperdimensional computing to create cognitive maps, offering better generalization than current AI approaches that require massive training data. This brain-inspired approach enables more efficient continual learning and transfer learning capabilities. His research has significant implications for creating sustainable AI technologies that don't rely solely on ever-increasing computational resources. By grounding AI architectures in biologically inspired principles (NeuroAI), the CLAM project provides both a practical testbed for neuroscience theories and a path toward more efficient AI systems that leverage neuromorphic hardware features like massive parallelism, in-memory compute, and event-based processing. Volkswagenstiftung Grant for CLAM Project Dr. Renner mentors PhD student Sven Krauße and Master's student Erdi Kararmaz in his research group. He actively collaborates with external partners including Professor Melika Payvand from the University of Zurich and PostDoc Johannes Leugering from UCSD. He is scheduled to present his research at Science Online+ on January 22, 2026, and welcomes students interested in internships or final projects (minimum 3 months) in neuromorphic navigation research.

• Neuromorphic Computing
• Computational Neuroscience
• Artificial Intelligence
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Tajana Rosing is a Professor at the University of California, San Diego, specializing in hyperdimensional computing, neural network acceleration, and edge AI systems. Her work bridges hardware-software co-design for IoT, biomedical applications, and security-enhanced computing. University: University of California, San Diego Research Focus: Hyperdimensional Computing, Edge AI, IoT Systems, Neural Acceleration, Secure Machine Learning Her recent publications focus on energy-efficient neural network acceleration (e.g., Processing-in-Memory architectures), few-shot learning for edge devices, and hyperdimensional methods for sensor data and biomedical applications. She explores robustness against adversarial attacks and federated learning frameworks. Key trends include hyperdimensional computing for multimodal sensor fusion, transformer optimization via hardware-software co-design, and privacy-preserving edge AI. Collaborations often involve co-authors like Xiaofan Yu, Minxuan Zhou, and Onat Güngör. Her work impacts domains such as healthcare (glucose prediction, ECG analysis), cybersecurity (intrusion detection), and bioinformatics (mass spectrometry, viral sequence analysis).

• Hyperdimensional Computing
• Edge AI
• Neural Network Acceleration
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Hussam Amrouch is a Professor (W3) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) , leading the Chair of AI Processor Design (AI-Pro) and affiliated with the Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MIRMI) . He also serves as the head of Semiconductor Test and Reliability (STAR) at the University of Stuttgart. His academic journey includes a Ph.D. (Dr.-Ing.) summa cum laude from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and leadership of the Dependable Hardware Research Group at KIT. His research spans design for reliability and testing , machine learning for CAD , hardware security , approximate computing , and emerging technologies with a focus on ferroelectric devices . Recent publications highlight applications in hyperdimensional computing , cryogenic circuits , and neuromorphic systems . Amrouch has received 8 HiPEAC Paper Awards and best paper nominations at top EDA conferences. His work is funded by organizations including the German Research Foundation (DFG) , Advantest Corporation , and the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) . He has over 200 publications across multidisciplinary domains from semiconductor physics to computer architecture. As an editor at Nature Scientific Reports , he contributes to journal oversight. His technical leadership extends to program committees of major EDA conferences like DAC, ASP-DAC, and ICCAD.

• Semiconductor Reliability
• Machine Learning for CAD
• Hardware Security
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Maliheh Izadi is a tenure-track assistant professor in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Netherlands. She leads the AISE (AI-enabled Software Engineering) research lab and serves as the scientific manager for the TU Delft/JetBrains Collaboration (AI4SE). She is also a member of the Software Engineering Research Group (SERG) at TU Delft and actively supervises PhD, MSc, and BSc students. Dr. Izadi's research focuses on enhancing software development tools through building smarter software and tailoring machine learning and NLP techniques to source code. Her primary interests include building and tailoring large language models (LLMs) and autonomous agents to source code, with specific focus areas including evaluation, benchmarking, model memorization, IDE integration, in-IDE Human-AI interaction, and extending models' capabilities to low-resource programming languages. Her work bridges the gap between deep learning and source code analysis, with applications in code understanding, generation, documentation, and developer productivity enhancement. Her recent publications reveal a strong trend toward evaluating and improving LLMs for code, with emphasis on safety, usability, and efficiency. She has made significant contributions to benchmark development, harmfulness assessment of LLMs in programming contexts, and improving the integration of AI tools within development environments. Her research consistently addresses real-world industrial challenges while advancing theoretical understanding of model behavior. Google Research Scholar Award (2025) for proposal on Tackling LLM Hallucinations Amazon Research Award (2024) for proposal on Addressing Memorization in Code LLMs ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award (2025) for How Much Do Code Language Models Remember? ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award (2024) for A Transformer-Based Approach for Smart Invocation of Automatic Code Completion Best Tool Award at SaTML'22 competition for STACC Best Tool Award at NLBSE'22 competition for Catiss Dr. Izadi actively collaborates with industry partners, particularly JetBrains Research, where she leads the AI4SE ICAI lab. She has supervised multiple PhD and master's students and has served on program committees for major software engineering conferences including ASE, ICSE, FSE, and MSR. Her research has been published in top venues such as IEEE/ACM ICSE, FSE, ASE, TOSEM, EMSE, MSR, ICSME, SANER, and JSS. She is also organizing the First International workshop on Autonomous Agents in Software Engineering (AgenticSE) co-located with ASE'25.

• Software Engineering
• Machine Learning
• Large Language Models for Code
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Jonas Kantic is a Ph.D. student and Researcher at the Chair of Integrated Systems within the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at Technical University of Munich . Holding a Master of Science in Technical Informatics from Leibniz University Hannover, his work focuses on AI acceleration architectures and embedded systems design. Education Master's in Technical Informatics (2017-2020), Leibniz University Hannover Chinese Language Studies (2018-2019), Beijing Foreign Studies University Bachelor's in Technical Informatics (2013-2017), Leibniz University Hannover Research Focus Specializes in reservoir computing architectures Expertise in FPGA-based AI acceleration Investigates temporal/spatial compression techniques Develops efficient edge AI inference systems Applies machine learning to motorcycle control systems Works on hyperdimensional computing models Supervision Mentored 5+ students in RNN accelerators, CNN optimization, and stochastic computing Collaborates with industry partners (BMW Motorrad, NXP Semiconductors) Publications 2024 - Complex & Intelligent Systems: Cellular Automata for Reservoir Computing 2024 - IEEE NorCAS: FPGA Implementation for High-Speed Reservoir Models 2021 - Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering: Hearing Aid CNN Optimization

• Reservoir Computing
• Machine Learning
• Embedded Systems Design
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Steven Latré is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Antwerp, specializing in network management, software-defined networking, and network function virtualization. His research spans wireless communications, Internet of Things, machine learning for networking, and quality of experience optimization. With over 246 publications from 2007 to 2025, he has established himself as a leading researcher in network intelligence and management. His research focuses on developing intelligent approaches for network management, with particular emphasis on applying machine learning techniques to solve complex networking challenges. His work covers adaptive video streaming, resource allocation in heterogeneous networks, wireless sensor networks, and vehicular communications. His research often bridges theoretical advances with practical implementations, as evidenced by numerous collaborations with industry partners and participation in European research projects. His recent publications demonstrate a growing interest in applying AI and machine learning to networking problems, with significant contributions in network function virtualization, software-defined radio access networks, and intelligent resource allocation. His work shows a clear trajectory from traditional network management toward more intelligent, self-optimizing network systems that leverage the latest advances in artificial intelligence. His scientific contributions have been recognized through numerous publications in top-tier networking venues including IEEE Communications Magazine, IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, and IEEE Internet of Things Journal. His research has consistently addressed real-world networking challenges while pushing theoretical boundaries in network management and orchestration. Professor Latré has actively supervised numerous PhD students and collaborated extensively with researchers worldwide, particularly with colleagues at the University of Antwerp including Jeroen Famaey, Filip De Turck, and Tom De Schepper. His collaborative network spans multiple continents, reflecting the international impact of his research.

• Network Management
• Software-Defined Networking
• Network Function Virtualization
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Prof. Hussam Amrouch is a Full Professor of AI Processor Design at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), leading the TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology. His research focuses on ultra-efficient embodied AI, reliable designs in emerging technologies, and cryogenic circuits for quantum computing. He holds a Dr.-Ing. from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (2015, Summa cum Laude) and previously led the "Dependable Hardware" group at KIT and the Chair of Semiconductor Test and Reliability at University of Stuttgart. He is affiliated with Munich Quantum Valley (MQV) and Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MIRMI). Research interests include ferroelectric FETs, in-memory computing, cryogenic electronics, and neuromorphic systems. Key achievements include 10× HiPEAC Paper Awards, 3× DAC/DATE best paper nominations, and pioneering work on FeFET-based AI accelerators. His work bridges nanoelectronics with AI, addressing challenges in energy efficiency, reliability, and quantum integration. Publications span cutting-edge topics like cryogenic FinFETs, hyperdimensional computing, and monolithic 3D integration. He has developed novel testing methodologies, self-aware silicon systems, and energy-efficient architectures for edge-AI. Current projects explore cryogenic circuit design, radiation-resistant FeFETs, and carbon-efficient 3D neural networks. His awards reflect contributions to high-performance and embedded architectures. Research groups under his leadership focus on device-level innovations and system-level integration of emerging technologies. He actively contributes to interdisciplinary initiatives at MQV and MIRMI, advancing quantum computing and AI hardware frontiers.

• AI Hardware Acceleration
• Emerging Nanoelectronics
• Cryogenic Circuits
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