Cognitive Localization and Mapping
Neuromorphic Navigation
About
The Neuromorphic Cognitive Localization and Mapping project (CLAM), funded by Volkswagenstiftung, envisions a new class of neuromorphic systems inspired by the hippocampal-entorhinal grid-cell system (a vital component of the brain`s navigation system), to offer better generalization than current AI approaches, thanks to the creation of cognitive maps and a neuro-symbolic approach. This approach leverages a sparse, brain-inspired “hyperdimensional” encoding that reflects the geometry of the world and respects the topology of the hardware.
Research Topics
We combine neuromorphic computing, computational neuroscience and neuroAI. The Cognitive Localization and Mapping project focuses on navigation and memory formation inspired by the entorhinal-hippocampal formation.