Postdoc: Neuromorphic Hardware for Predictive Coding

University-of-Oxford; Oxford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Oxford seeks a Postdoctoral Researcher in Neuromorphic Engineering to develop and implement a predictive coding model in superconducting neuromorphic hardware. The role is a joint project with an industrial partner, Great Sky, and involves collaboration across Oxford’s Brain Network Dynamics Unit and Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences.

You will work under co-supervision from Rafal Bogacz (Oxford) and Jeff Shainline (Great Sky), contributing to interdisciplinary research

Responsibilities

• Develop an implementation of a model of information processing in the brain, called predictive coding, in hardware employing superconducting computational circuits.
• Perform mathematical analysis and computer simulations to adapt the predictive coding model for neuromorphic hardware while preserving its computational advantages.

Job description

University of Oxford seeks a Postdoctoral Researcher in Neuromorphic Engineering to develop and implement a predictive coding model in superconducting neuromorphic hardware. The role is a joint project with an industrial partner, Great Sky, and involves collaboration across Oxford’s Brain Network Dynamics Unit and Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences.

You will work under co-supervision from Rafal Bogacz (Oxford) and Jeff Shainline (Great Sky), contributing to interdisciplinary research