Advances in Neuromorphic Hardware Exploiting Emerging Nanoscale Devices

This book covers all major aspects of cutting-edge research in the field of neuromorphic hardware engineering involving emerging nanoscale devices. Special emphasis is given to leading works in hybrid low-power CMOS-Nanodevice design. The book offers readers a bidirectional (top-down and bottom-up) perspective on designing efficient bio-inspired hardware. At the nanodevice level, it focuses on various flavors of emerging resistive memory (RRAM) technology. At the algorithm level, it addresses optimized implementations of supervised and stochastic learning paradigms such as: spike-time-dependent plasticity (STDP), long-term potentiation (LTP), long-term depression (LTD), extreme learning machines (ELM) and early adoptions of restricted Boltzmann machines (RBM) to name a few. The contributions discuss system-level power/energy/parasitic trade-offs, and complex real-world applications. The book is suited for both advanced researchers and students interested in the field.

Dr. Manan Suri (Member, IEEE) is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi (IIT-Delhi). He was born in India in 1987. He received his PhD in Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology from Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG), France in 2013. He obtained his M.Eng. (2010) and B.S (2009) in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Cornell University, USA. Prior to joining IIT-Delhi, he worked as a Senior Scientist with NXP Semiconductors, Belgium. His research interests include Non-Volatile Memory Technology, Unconventional Computing (Machine-Learning/Neuromorphic), and Semiconductor Devices. He holds several granted and filed US, European and Indian patents. He has authored book chapters and more than 30 papers in reputed international conferences and journals. He serves as committee member and reviewer for IEEE journals/conferences. He is a recipient of several prestigious national and international honors such as the IEI Young Engineers Award, Kusuma Outstanding Young Faculty Fellowship, and Laureat du Prix (NSF-France).