{"id":238952,"date":"2025-09-19T13:01:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T13:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/238952\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T13:01:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T13:01:15","slug":"strathclyde-uni-joins-uks-first-neuromorphic-computing-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/238952\/","title":{"rendered":"Strathclyde Uni joins UK\u2019s first neuromorphic computing hub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Strathclyde is set to bring its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digit.fyi\/tag\/neuromorphic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">neuromorphic<\/a> photonics expertise to the UK\u2019s first centre for brain-inspired computing innovation.<\/p>\n<p>Strathclyde will be among a consortium of UK institutions collaborating on the country\u2019s first Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) dedicated to neuromorphic \u2013 or brain-inspired \u2013 computing hardware.<\/p>\n<p>Led by University College London (UCL), the centre, known as Neuroware, is being supported by \u00a312.8 million from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), and will launch next month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotsecurewest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Scot-Secure West 2025 \u2013 Glasgow\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758286875_520_Copy-of-DIGIT.FYI-In-Article-Ads-750-x-210-px-6.jpg\" alt=\"Scot-Secure West 2025 \u2013 Glasgow\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over the next five years, researchers at Neurowave will work to develop next-gen computing systems that mirror the way the human brain processes information, hopefully resulting in technologies that are faster and more energy-efficient, capable of transforming industry.<\/p>\n<p>It is hoped the work will help underpin new advancements in edge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digit.fyi\/technology\/artificial-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI<\/a>, healthcare and security, including through ultra-low-power smart sensors and ultrafast photonic neural network systems.<\/p>\n<p>Strathclyde\u2019s contribution will focus on research into neuromorphic photonics \u2013 brain-inspired computing systems that use light rather than electricity to process information \u2013 one of three core technical strands of the centre.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, other key areas of focus for the centre will include silicon-based processors, next-generation materials, and unconventional platforms such as photonic neuromorphic systems, with Neurowave bringing together researchers from across the UK, including from universities such as Cambridge, Oxford, Manchester, and the National Physical Laboratory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A dedicated industrial user group, including major firms such as Arm, Intel, Microsoft and Samsung, will guide commercial engagement and adoption.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNeuromorphic computing is emerging as a key technology for efficient and versatile computation,\u201d said Professor Antonio Hurtado, UKRI Turing AI Fellow in Strathclyde\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strath.ac.uk\/science\/physics\/instituteofphotonics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Institute of Photonics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPhotonics, thanks to its use of light signals, offers faster and lower-power operation. Combining together neuromorphic and photonic technologies opens exciting paths toward novel light-powered, brain-like computing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to work with world-leading partners to advance this research and its impact in the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The University of Strathclyde is set to bring its neuromorphic photonics expertise to the UK\u2019s first centre for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":238953,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[745,96450,31169,127936,45590,158,67,132,127937,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-238952","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-computing","8":"tag-computing","9":"tag-neuromorphic","10":"tag-neuromorphic-computing","11":"tag-neurowave","12":"tag-photonics","13":"tag-technology","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-university-of-strathclyde","17":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115231095785048667","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/238953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=238952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=238952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}