The Distinguished Lecture on “Brain-Inspired Chips & Systems: Challenges and Opportunities” will take place as follows:
Date: 26 November 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: 11:00 – 12:00
Venue: Research Building N21, G/F, G013
The speaker is:
Prof. ZHENG Lirong, Chair Professor, Fudan University China & VP GDIIST
The Lecture is:
Brain-Inspired Chips & Systems: Challenges and Opportunities
Abstract:
Recent years, advancements in generative AI models have inspired us enormous potential and feasibility of artificial general intelligence (AGI). Brain-inspired intelligence is considered an ideal approach to achieving AGI, as it shall be more efficiently and universally. However, because of limited knowledge about the working principles of the human brain, reverse-engineering human brain and achieving brain-like functionality remains difficult challenge. In this lecture we will talk about opportunities and challenges of brain-inspired chips and systems, and explores a new method for rapidly realizing the whole brain computing system by combining both biomimetic and learning approaches, discuss about a brain-inspired machine implementation method based on cortical area network. We will also discuss about related engineering and technical issues, including hierarchical scalable models, brain-inspired computing wafer design, heat dissipation and power distribution management of the brain-inspired wafers etc.
Biography:
Prof. ZHENG Lirong, received his bachelor of engineering degree from Zhejiang University in 1992, doctor of Science degree from Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1996, and doctor of technology degree from KTH -Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm Sweden in 2001, and an honorary doctor from Turku University, Finland in 2013. Since 2001, he was with KTH as a Research Fellow, Associate Professor, and Full Professor. He is the Founding Director of iPack VINN Excellence Center at KTH. Since 2006, he has been the Chair Professor in media electronics at KTH, and an Ericsson Expert. From 2010-2020, he was appointed as the dean of IT School of Fudan University, where he leads research and education on Micro-nano System Center. He is the founding director of Shanghai Institute of Intelligent Electronics & Systems since 2018, where he initiated research program on neuromorphic computing chips and systems. Since 2022 he become the director of Hengqin Advanced Intelligent Computing Center at GDIIST (Guangdong Institute of Intelligent Science & Technology), where he is working on building the world first whole brain scale computing system. Prof. ZHENG has authored more than 500 reviewed publications, 3 books and more than 10 patents. His research interest includes electronic circuits and systems for ambient intelligence, Internet of Things, and high efficient neuromorphic computing.
