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Sensitivity Analyses for Monte Carlo Sampling-Based Particle Simulations

Bond, Stephen D.; Franke, Brian C.; Lehoucq, Richard B.; McKinley, Scott M.

Computational design-based optimization is a well-used tool in science and engineering. Our report documents the successful use of a particle sensitivity analysis for design-based optimization within Monte Carlo sampling-based particle simulation—a currently unavailable capability. Such a capability enables the particle simulation communities to go beyond forward simulation and promises to reduce the burden on overworked analysts by getting more done with less computation.

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Neuromorphic scaling advantages for energy-efficient random walk computations

Nature Electronics

Smith, John D.; Hill, Aaron J.; Reeder, Leah E.; Franke, Brian C.; Lehoucq, Richard B.; Parekh, Ojas D.; Severa, William M.; Aimone, James B.

Neuromorphic computing, which aims to replicate the computational structure and architecture of the brain in synthetic hardware, has typically focused on artificial intelligence applications. What is less explored is whether such brain-inspired hardware can provide value beyond cognitive tasks. Here we show that the high degree of parallelism and configurability of spiking neuromorphic architectures makes them well suited to implement random walks via discrete-time Markov chains. These random walks are useful in Monte Carlo methods, which represent a fundamental computational tool for solving a wide range of numerical computing tasks. Using IBM’s TrueNorth and Intel’s Loihi neuromorphic computing platforms, we show that our neuromorphic computing algorithm for generating random walk approximations of diffusion offers advantages in energy-efficient computation compared with conventional approaches. We also show that our neuromorphic computing algorithm can be extended to more sophisticated jump-diffusion processes that are useful in a range of applications, including financial economics, particle physics and machine learning.

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Solving a steady-state PDE using spiking networks and neuromorphic hardware

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Smith, John D.; Severa, William M.; Hill, Aaron J.; Reeder, Leah E.; Franke, Brian C.; Lehoucq, Richard B.; Parekh, Ojas D.; Aimone, James B.

The widely parallel, spiking neural networks of neuromorphic processors can enable computationally powerful formulations. While recent interest has focused on primarily machine learning tasks, the space of appropriate applications is wide and continually expanding. Here, we leverage the parallel and event-driven structure to solve a steady state heat equation using a random walk method. The random walk can be executed fully within a spiking neural network using stochastic neuron behavior, and we provide results from both IBM TrueNorth and Intel Loihi implementations. Additionally, we position this algorithm as a potential scalable benchmark for neuromorphic systems.

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