About the project
This PhD studentship aims at developing memristor artificial synapses for neuromorphic chips and building simulation modelling of their synaptic plasticity. Electronic devices, such as computers, mobile phones and data centres, account for a significant amount of the world's energy consumption; we need to invent novel technologies to deliver high-speed, low-power and efficient computing and communication.
Memristor nanodevices are an emerging nanoelectronic technology capable of mimicking neurons' communication through synaptic plasticity. We will train you how to design a massive array of fully functional memristor prototypes and simulate how diffusion and drift of ions/defects could lead to synaptic plasticity.
The final objective of this project is to model the impact of materials and electrical parameters on plasticity behaviour.
The experimental part of this project will be conducted at Southampton for the first 2 years. The modelling study will be conducted in Singapore for 1.5 years at A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing.
You will have access to our state-of-the-art cleanroom and materials and electrical characterisation facilities, and we have excellent research staff and technicians who will support your research.
We will encourage you to attend international conferences in the UK and abroad to present your research work and guide you in publishing your results in high-impact journals.
