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As a Research Fellow in Neuromorphic Engineering, I explore what happens when computers stop behaving like calculators and start thinking like brains🧠⚡. My work blends brain-inspired hardware with AI, building event-driven systems that sense and react in real time. I develop spiking neural network models and low-power learning frameworks, tackling challenges in computer vision 👁️, robotics 🤖, and signal processing 🎶. Using cutting-edge sensors — from event-based cameras to neuromorphic microphones — I train and test models that can track motion, interpret dynamic environments, and guide autonomous platforms.
The aim is to create intelligence that’s not only powerful, but also efficient, adaptive, and deployable in the wild — from defence and aerospace ✈️ to everyday robotics. Alongside the tech, I collaborate internationally, secure competitive funding 💡, and mentor students. Dream collaborations include working with NASA JPL 🚀 to push intelligent robotics beyond our planet, and Disney Imagineering 🎢✨ to bring playful, immersive robotics to life here on Earth.
In short: I’m building smarter, faster, leaner AI by giving machines a little more “brainpower” — minus the energy bill 🔋.
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Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy
Research keywords
- Neuromorphic Engineering
- Neuromorphic
- Spiking Neural Network
- Neural Networks
- Artificial intelligence
- Computer Vision
- Machine Learning
- Signal Processing
- Bioinspired
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Single photon event-driven 3D imaging
Vicente Sola, A., Aquilina, M., Kirkland, P. & Lyons, A., Dec 2026, In: Communications Engineering. 5, 1, 8 p., 2.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An Approach to Time Series Forecasting With Derivative Spike Encoding and Spiking Neural Networks
Manna, D., Di Caterina, G., Sola, A. V. & Kirkland, P., 2025, Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2025. Bui, T. X. (ed.). IEEE Computer Society, p. 7258-7267 10 p. (Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences).Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Conference Paper › peer-review
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From task-aware to task-agnostic parameter isolation for incremental learning
Vicente-Sola, A., Kirkland, P., Di Caterina, G., Bihl, T. J. & Masana, M., Oct 2025, In: Neural Processing Letters. 57, 5, 28 p., 81.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Spiking Neural Networks for event-based action recognition: A new task to understand their advantage
Vicente-Sola, A., Manna, D. L., Kirkland, P., Caterina, G. D. & Bihl, T. J., 1 Jan 2025, In: Neurocomputing. 611, 128657.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A demonstration of vector symbolic architecture as an effective integrated technology for AI at the network edge
Bent, G., Davies, C., Vilamala, M. R., Li, Y., Preece, A., Di Caterina, G., Sola, A. V., Kirkland, P., Pearson, G. & Tutcher, B., 2024, Artificial Intelligence for Security and Defence Applications II. Bouma, H., Prabhu, R., Yitzhaky, Y. & Kuijf, H. J. (eds.). SPIE, 1320613. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 13206).Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Conference Paper › peer-review
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