The BNMS research activities extend along three major themes, each involving additional topics of interest. Research topics are generally supported from funding sources, and the researchers may be conducting their activity in one or across several themes.
Bio-electronic interfaces, biomedical circuits and systems →more←
Interfacing microelectronic circuits with living matter, in-vivo and in-vitro. Cortical implantable systems including wireless data and power transmission. Detection of the cortical spiking activity of the motor cortex, and detection of epileptical cortical activity. Cortical and deep-brain stimulation systems for closed-loop neuromodulation in epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease treatment. Development of very dense active arrays of micro-electrodes. Modeling of bio-electronic interfaces.
Bio-inspired and neuromorphic microelectronic systems →more←
Development of circuits and systems mimicking the behavior of natural phenomena as operation principle.
Unconventional computing, computational imaging systems →more←
Implementation of unconventional computing, deep-learning and AI algorithms, and advanced signal/image processing paradigms. Smart, distributed and bio-inspired image sensors and vision. Image sensors with three-dimensional reconstruction capability. Reliability of very-deep submicron and nano-electronic systems
Fault-tolerance and reliability of post-CMOS circuits and systems. Circuits and systems for reliability optimization of nanometric microelectronic systems. Microelectronic reliability through neuromorphic systems.