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3D Hybrid Synapses for Energy-Efficient and Adaptive Edge AI


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Organisation

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-25-0761  

Direction

DRT

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Category

Technological challenges

Thesis topics

3D Hybrid Synapses for Energy-Efficient and Adaptive Edge AI

Contract

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Job description

This PhD thesis is part of the growing field of embedded AI for the Internet of Things (IoT), where constraints in energy, area, and connectivity require rethinking the learning mechanisms of neural networks. The goal is to design neuromorphic architectures based on 3D hybrid synapses combining FeRAM and ReRAM, within an in-memory computing framework. The objective is to enable local adaptation of the model—drawing from machine learning approaches and potentially compatible with plasticity mechanisms such as STDP, VDSP, etc.—while maintaining efficient inference adapted to naturally asynchronous information. The PhD student will develop a heterogeneous memory architecture, design an appropriate local learning protocol, and implement integrated circuit demonstrators. Experimental validation on edge-relevant tasks (e.g., sensory classification) will assess power consumption, network accuracy, and adaptability. Publications and patents are expected outcomes of the thesis.

University / doctoral school

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

Thesis topic location

Site

Grenoble

Requester

Position start date

01/10/2025

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

VIANELLO Elisa elisa.vianello@cea.fr
CEA
DRT/DCOS//LDMC
CEA Leti MINATEC Campus
Laboratoire de Technologies Memoires Avancées
17, rue des Martyrs
38054 Grenoble CEDEX9
0438789092

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/mona-ezzadeen