{"661914":{"#nid":"661914","#data":{"type":"event","title":"ECE Lecture - What\u0027s next after GPUs? Rain\u0027s roadmap for brain-like AI hardware","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDate:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Tuesday, October 11, 2022\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E11:00 a.m. -\u0026nbsp;12:00 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EPettit Microelectronics Building, 102B\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeaker:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Gordon\u0026nbsp;Hirsch Wilson\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeaker\u0026rsquo;s Title:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;CEO and co-founder\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeaker\u0026rsquo;s Affiliation\u003C\/strong\u003E: Rain Neuromorphics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESeminar Title:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;What\u0026#39;s next after GPUs? Rain\u0026#39;s roadmap for brain-like AI hardware\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;The deep learning revolution that began in 2012 was sparked by the integration of two preexisting technologies: the back propagation algorithm for training neural networks, and the GPU architecture for scaling them up to large sizes.\u0026nbsp;For a decade, the roadmap defined by these two technologies has enabled immense progress in digital artificial intelligence.\u0026nbsp;Now, the costs associated with this approach make further progress impractical.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;At Rain, we have focused on developing a new learning algorithm and scaling architecture for neuromorphic hardware.\u0026nbsp;The equilibrium propagation algorithm and the sparse neural array architecture form the backbone for a new roadmap of analog artificial intelligence.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;In this talk, I will discuss our mission, our past 5 years of research and development, plans for partnerships, and the path forward as we scale our organization after closing Series A funding in January 2022.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBiographical Sketch of the Speaker:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EGordon\u0026nbsp;Hirsch Wilson is the CEO and co-founder of Rain Neuromorphics.\u0026nbsp;Gordon\u0026nbsp;studied mathematics and statistics at the University of Florida, where he met his co-founders, CTO Jack Kendall and Chief Scientific Advisor Juan Nino.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Gordon\u0026nbsp;and Jack are unique among Silicon Valley semiconductor founders, in that they do not come from a background in the industry.\u0026nbsp;Founding Rain when they were both 25 years old, they seek to bring a fresh and interdisciplinary perspective to the chip industry.\u0026nbsp;Gordon\u0026nbsp;lives in the Castro district of San Francisco, California.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Featuring Gordon Hirsch Wilson, CEO and co-founder of Rain Neuromorphics"}],"uid":"36172","created_gmt":"2022-10-07 13:20:12","changed_gmt":"2022-10-07 13:20:28","author":"dwatson71","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2022-10-11T12:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2022-10-11T13:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2022-10-11T13:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2022-10-11 16:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2022-10-11 17:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2022-10-11 17:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:dwatson@ece.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EDan Watson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}