Summary:
A team of researchers from NIST has been awarded a bronze medal for their groundbreaking work in developing superconducting circuits that address key challenges in neuromorphic computing and single-photon metrology. The circuits, which demonstrate features of biological synapses and dendrites, are suitable for large-scale, high-performance neural systems useful in artificial intelligence.
The same hardware advance solves a significant problem for sensor readout and single-photon metrology, which has important implications for the development of artificial intelligence and related technologies. The recognition of this team’s work highlights the importance of advancing quantum standards and their applications in various fields.
Keywords: superconducting circuits, single-photon metrology, artificial intelligence, neuromorphic computing, quantum standards
