Publications

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Journals


[2016] Esser. S, Merolla. P, Arthur. JV, et al. “Convolutional networks for fast, energy-efficient neuromorphic computing”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2016.

[2015] Esser. S, Appuswamy. R, Merolla. P, Arthur. JV, Modha. D, “Backpropagation for Energy-Efficient Neuromorphic Computing”, Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems, 1117-1125, 2015. Featured in a spotlight presentation. 

[2014] Merolla. P, Arthur. JV, Alvarez-Icaza. R, Cassidy. A, Sawada. J, Akopyan. F, Jackson. B, et al., “A million spiking-neuron integrated circuit with a scalable communication network and interface”, Science, 668-73, August 8th, 2014. Cover with Feature Story. 

[2014] Benjamin. BV, Gao. P, McQuinn. E, Choudhary. S, Chandrasekaran. A, Bussat. JM, Alvarez. R, Arthur. JV, Merolla. P, and Boahen. K, “Neurogrid: A Mixed-Analog-Digital Multichip System for Large-Scale Neural Simulations”, Proceedings of the IEEE, vol 102, no 5, pp 699-716, March 2014.

[2014] Merolla. P, Arthur. J, Alvarez. R, Bussat. JM, and Boahen. K, “A Multicast Tree Router For Multichip Neuromorphic Systems”, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems, vol 61, no 3, pp 820-833, March 2014.

[2012] Imam. N, Cleland. T, Manohar. R, Merolla. P, Arthur. J, Akopyan. F, Modha. D, “Implementation of Olfactory Bulb Glomerular-Layer Computations in a Digital Neurosynaptic Core”, Frontiers in Neuromorphic Engineering, 2012.

[2007] Merolla. P, Arthur. J, Shi. B, Boahen. K, “Expandable Networks for Neuromorphic Chips”, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, vol 54, no 2. pp. 301-311, February 2007.

[2005] Choi. T, Merolla. P, Arthur. J, Boahen. K, Shi. B, “Neuromorphic Implementation of Orientation Hypercolumns”, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, vol 52, no 6, pp 1049-1060, June 2005.



Conferences


[2015] Das. S, Pedroni. B, Merolla. P, Arthur. JV, Cassidy. A, Jackson. B, Modha. D, Cauwenberghs. G, Kreutz-Delgado. K, “Gibbs sampling with low-power spiking digital neurons”, Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 2015.

[2013] Cassidy. A, Merolla. P, et al., “Cognitive Computing Building Block: A Versatile and Efficient Digital Neuron Model for Neurosynaptic Cores”, International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN), 2013.

[2013] Esser. S, Andreopoulos. A, Appuswamy. R, Datta. P, Barch. D, Amir. A, Arthur. J, Cassidy. A, Flickner. M, Merolla. P, et al., “Cognitive Computing Systems: Algorithms and Applications for Networks of Neurosynaptic Cores”, International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN), 2013.

[2012] Benjamin. B, Arthur. J, Gao. P, Merolla. P, Boahen. K, “A Superposable Silicon Synapse with Programmable Reversal Potential”, International Conference of the IEEE Engineering and Medicine in Biology Society, 2012.

[2012] Arthur. J, Merolla. P, Akopyan. F, et al., “Building Block of a Programmable Neuromorphic Substrate: A Digital Neurosynaptic Core”, International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN), June 2012.

[2012] Imam. N, Akopyan. F, Merolla. P, Arthur. J, Manohar. R, and Modha. D, “A Digital Neurosynaptic Core Using Event-Driven QDI Circuits”, Async, 2012. Best Paper Award. 

[2011] Merolla. P, Arthur. J, Akopyan. F, Imam. N, Manohar. R, and Modha. D, “A Digital Neurosynaptic Core using Embedded Crossbar Memory with 45pJ per spike in 45nm”, IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, September 2011.

[2006] Lin. J, Merolla. P, Arthur. J, Boahen. K, “Programmable Connections in Neuromorphic Grids”, 49th IEEE Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, 2006.

[2006] Merolla. P, and Boahen. K, “Dynamic Computation in a Recurrent Network of Heterogeneous Silicon Neurons”, IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 2006.

[2004] Merolla. P, and Boahen. K, “A Recurrent Model of Orientation Maps with Simple and Complex Cells”, Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 16 (NIPS), 2004.



Misc


[2016] Merolla. P, Appuswamy. R, et al. “Deep neural networks are robust to weight binarization and other non-linear distortions”, arXiv, June 2016.

[2010] Merolla. P, Ursell. T, and Arthur. JV, “The Thermodynamic Temperature of a Rhythmic Spiking Network”, arXiv, September 2010.

[2006] Merolla. P “A Silicon Model of the Primary Visual Cortex: Representing Features Through Stochastic Variations”, Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, 2006.