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Injection-Locked Oscillators based Liquid Neural Networks for Generative Edge Intelligence


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The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is a key player in research, development and innovation in four main areas :
• defence and security,
• nuclear energy (fission and fusion),
• technological research for industry,
• fundamental research in the physical sciences and life sciences.

Drawing on its widely acknowledged expertise, and thanks to its 16000 technicians, engineers, researchers and staff, the CEA actively participates in collaborative projects with a large number of academic and industrial partners.

The CEA is established in ten centers spread throughout France
  

Reference

SL-DRT-26-0488  

Direction

DRT

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Technological challenges

Thesis topics

Injection-Locked Oscillators based Liquid Neural Networks for Generative Edge Intelligence

Contract

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Job description

This PhD aims to design analog liquid neural networks for generative edge intelligence. Current neuromorphic architectures, although more efficient through in-memory computing, remain limited by their extreme parameter density and interconnection complexity, making their hardware implementation costly and difficult to scale. The Liquid Neural Networks (LNN), introduced by MIT at the algorithmic level, represent a breakthrough: continuous-time dynamic neurons capable of adjusting their internal time constants according to the input signal, thereby drastically reducing the number of required parameters.

The goal of this PhD is to translate LNN algorithms into circuit-level implementations, by developing ultra-low power time-mode cells based on oscillators that reproduce liquid dynamics, and interconnecting them into a stable, recurrent architecture to target generative AI tasks. A silicon demonstrator will be designed and validated, paving the way for a new generation of liquid neuromorphic systems for Edge AI.

University / doctoral school

Electronique, Electrotechnique, Automatique, Traitement du Signal (EEATS)
Université Grenoble Alpes

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Site

Grenoble

Requester

Position start date

01/10/2026

Person to be contacted by the applicant

EZZADEEN Mona mona.ezzadeen@cea.fr
CEA
DRT/DCOS//LGECA
17 rue des martyrs
38000Grenoble
0438782701

Tutor / Responsible thesis director

BADETS Franck franck.badets@cea.fr
CEA
DRT/DCOS//LGECA
17 rue des Martyrs
38054 Grenoble
0438782672

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