We will host the NSF BRAID Workshop: Bridging Neuroscience and Engineering for Energy-Efficient AI—a one-day program on neuromorphic computing and energy-efficient AI—on Monday, December 8, 2025, at the Omni San Diego, immediately following NeurIPS'25, at the same location. The workshop will feature invited speakers from neuroscience, neuromorphic engineering, and computer systems, including James Aimone, Maksim Bazhenov, Kwabena Boahen, Dhireesha Kudithipudi, Robert Legenstein, Stefan Mihalas, Bruno Olshausen, Priyadarshini Panda, and Vijay Janapa Reddi (tentative). 

The program will comprise two themed sessions and a poster session, all centered on neuromorphic computing. The neuroscience session will explore how insights from the brain can be leveraged to improve, augment, or rethink state-of-the-art large language models and AI. The hardware session will address whether conventional, emerging, or hybrid device technologies are best suited for the next generation of AI systems. Each session will include short invited talks followed by a panel discussion. 

Short abstracts (≤200 words) are invited and should include: title, authors, and affiliations. Please email submissions to strukov@ece.ucsb.edu

 with the subject line “BRAID 2025 Poster.” Review is rolling, and space is limited. (more details here https://sites.google.com/view/nsf-braid-workshop-2025/call-for-posters)

Program & details: https://sites.google.com/view/nsf-braid-workshop-2025/ 

RSVP here: NSF Workshop on BRAID · https://luma.com/7c3w0o01 

Best regards,

Sai Sukruth Bezugam 

PhD Student 

Strukov Research Group 

UC Santa Barbara