This project aims to develop, deploy, and manage a large-scale community research infrastructure, The Neuromorphic Commons – THOR, which will provide access to open and heterogeneous neuromorphic computing hardware systems. Our vision is to foster interdisciplinary collaborative research on the neuronal foundations of biological intelligence, covering the full spectrum from perception, decision making, to continual learning in the physical world. Through close-knit partnerships with industry, we will provide a robust and practical neuromorphic resource for the community, enabling a broad range of applications. The infrastructure provides :
- Cutting-edge open-source software frameworks, libraries and tools.
- Collaborative community-driven workshops and knowledge sharing.
- Competitive challenges to foster innovation and collective advancement.
- Comprehensive standardized benchmarks for rigorous platform evaluation.
Community researchers will have the ability to request, codevelop, deploy and evaluate neuromorphic experiments on Heterogeneous Neuromorphic Computing Hardware Systems.
THOR infrastructure will enable richer understanding of computational models, algorithms, neuromorphic hardware, and engineered test cases, supporting research in neuroscience and a wide range of application domains that benefit from bio-inspired processing. The platform will be deployed at the University of Texas San Antonio, and hosted and maintained on-site through close partnerships with industry.
