Steve Furber
@FurberSteve
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Acorn (1980s): BBC Micro, ARM; Manchester: Amulet, SpiNNaker
Manchester, UK
Joined November 2013
The @HumanBrainProj ends on the last day of this month, and I will retire from the @UoMSciEng on the same day. It's been a fascinating 10 years working with so many colleagues across Europe (and beyond), and seeing neuromorphic technology start to bear fruit. Follow @EBRAINS_eu .
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This paper paper describing our new ML algorithm just came out:
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We present an innovative working mechanism (the SBC memory) and surrounding infrastructure (BitBrain) based upon a novel synthesis of ideas from sparse codin...
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This year's Misha Mahowald Prizes for Neuromorphic Engineering are open for submissions - deadline 31st October 2022:
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Welcome to the Misha Mahowald Prizes 2025 MMP and MECA Award Announcement The juries have selected the MMP and MECA award winners.
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RT @UoMSciEng: It's still the beginning of the story for the SpiNNaker project – the extraordinary supercomputer inspired by the human brai….
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Professor Steve Furber updates on the extraordinary SpiNNaker project – a supercomputer inspired by the workings of the human brain.
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How a 70-year-old ‘Baby’ changed the face of modern computing
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Seventy years ago today (Thursday 21st, June) a landmark development in the history of computing took place at The University of Manchester. At 11am on 21 June, 1948 the Small Scale Experimental...
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Professor/Reader in Advanced Processor Technologies (Biologically Inspired Computer Architectures) - The University of Manchester
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Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Advanced Processor Technologies (Biologically Inspired Computer Architectures) - The University of Manchester
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RT @HumanBrainProj: Great to see research by HBP #neuromorphic scientists Wolfgang Maass and Philipp Plank from @tugraz featured in @Scienc….
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Neuromorphic chips could cut the power demands of digital assistants and other devices by orders of magnitude
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RT @IOPneuromorphic: Event driven bio-inspired attentive system for the iCub humanoid robot on SpiNNaker, by authors from @IITalk and @Offi….
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RT @theriverstrust: Anyone claiming that we can’t afford a better system is full of 💩 . Our Director of Partnerships & Comms @ColvinH2O exp….
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Christine Colvin, Director of Partnerships and Communications, outlines why a better system for sewage is possible.
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RT @efuturesuk: Read our Report on brain-inspired computing in the UK? Join the discussion on how the research community can best address i….
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Join us to begin discussions, within the UK research community, on the opportunities posed by brain-inspired computing.
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The report is now out:
Interested in #neurmomorphic or brain-inspired computing? Come along to the launch of the #efutures report on the UK Landscape 🧠💻 chaired by @techsunny and with contributions from @giacomoi, @hermannhauser,@Prof_Kenyon,@rogerwoods1 + more 18 Oct 3.30pm
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RT @Prof_Kenyon: This is an important report. Come along to find out why we need to invest in #neuromorphic computing now. #AIhardware #mem….
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Highlights from the Human Brain Project:
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From robotic hands to brain-like computers, the Human Brain Project has produced some intriguing results.
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RT @EscapedSapiens: How close are we to simulating the Human Brain? I had a fantastic time discussing technical hurdles to ethical implicat….
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RT @pabmcr: The cerebellum is a brain region that proved challenging to model on SpiNNaker. Cerebellum experts from @unipv in collaboration….
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This work presents the first simulation of a large-scale, bio-physically constrained cerebellum model performed on neuromorphic hardware. A model containing ...
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RT @IOPneuromorphic: Guest Edited by Terry Stewart, @cdschuman, @sandamirskaya, @FurberSteve and @giacomoi, our latest Focus Issue will loo….
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