Programme Overview
INCC 2027 will unite, for the first time, researchers, industry leaders, and policymakers across neuroscience, materials, hardware, algorithms, and applications to shape the future of brain-inspired computing.
The INCC 2027 programme is designed as a comprehensive academic experience, featuring four to five parallel topical sections alongside joint plenary talks from world-class leaders in the field. Attendees will have access to vibrant poster sessions, social events, and dedicated networking possibilities to foster global research partnerships.
Conference Core Themes
Neuromorphic and unconventional computing cannot be confined to disciplinary boundaries. INCC 2027 is therefore organised as a set of interconnected and flexible five streams, where shared interdisciplinary themes are explored from multiple perspectives, where similar topics reappear across streams with distinct focus, bridging physics, materials, algorithms, hardware, and real-world applications. The themes listed are intended as guidance and are not restrictive; contributions on related topics are welcome.
(01)
Neuroscience-inspired unconventional computing and bio-electronics interface
(02)
Unconventional computing: concepts and algorithms
(03)
Materials for computing
(04)
Unconventional computing hardware and devices
(05)
Industry, policies and applications
Neuroscience-inspired unconventional computing and bio-electronics interface
Neuroscience-inspired unconventional computing and bio-electronics interface
bio-silicon integration, closed-loop interfaces, living neural systems
Neuromorphic sensing and event-based perception
event-based encoding and sensor fusion, vision, multimodal sensing
Dendritic and synaptic computation
multi-compartment neural models, nonlinear processing, dendrocentric learning
Plasticity and adaptive learning in hardware
Spike-timing-dependent plasticity, multi-timescale learning, lifelong learning, attractors and memory formation
Subcommittee: Neuroscience-inspired unconventional computing, bio-electronics interface
Paul Roach (Loughborough University) (Chair)
Rhein Parri (Aston University)
Hideaki Yamamoto (Tohoku University)
Donhee Ham (Harvard University)
Mihai A. Petrovici (Bern University)
Arindam Basu (City University of Hong Kong)
Ramez Daniel (Technion Institute of Technology)
Feng Guo (Indiana University)
Christian Tetzlaff (University of Göttingen)
Cristiano Capone (Univ. Rome)
Chiara De Luca (University of Zurich)
Michela Chiappalone (Univ. Genoa)
Laura Bégon-Lours (ETH)
Organoid and biological computing platforms
Spike-timing-dependent plasticity, multi-timescale learning, lifelong learning, attractors and memory formation
Neural coding strategy for energy- efficient computing
sparse and population coding, spike-based coding
Bio-electronic signal transduction and neural interfacing materials
organic electronics, bio-compatible neuromorphic circuits and devices, organic event-based sensing
Embodied intelligence and NeuroAI
neurorobotics, prosthetics, brain-inspired control systems, spiking deep neural networks, spiking state-space models, biologically plausible learning
Conference Concept & Fees
INCC 2027 is conceived as a community-driven, non-profit conference, where all registration fees are reinvested directly into delivering a high-quality and accessible event. The financial model is designed to ensure that participation remains inclusive, with particular attention to supporting students and early-career researchers through reduced registration rates.
Conference fees will be used exclusively to cover essential costs associated with organising the event, including venue hire, catering, and core logistics, as well as supporting the participation of plenary speakers and a selected number of attendees. The aim is to maintain a transparent and balanced approach where the focus remains on scientific exchange, collaboration, and community building rather than financial gain.
Tony Kenyon
University College London, IKC Neuroware
General Programme Chairs
Giacomo Indiveri
University of Zurich and ETH Zurich
Daniel Brunner
FEMTO-ST, CNRS, Photonic Artificial Neural Networks
Melika Payvand
ETH Zurich
Wilfred G. van der Wiel
University of Twente, Co-Director BRAINS Center
Catherine Schuman
University of Tennessee
Steve Furber
University of Manchester, SpiNNaker
Programme Subcommittees
Responsible for programme quality, including invited speakers, topics, and accepted papers.
Subcommittee: Neuroscience-inspired unconventional computing, bio-electronics interface
Paul Roach (Loughborough University) (Chair)
Rhein Parri (Aston University)
Hideaki Yamamoto (Tohoku University)
Donhee Ham (Harvard University)
Mihai A. Petrovici (Bern University)
Arindam Basu (City University of Hong Kong)
Ramez Daniel (Technion Institute of Technology)
Feng Guo (Indiana University)
Christian Tetzlaff (University of Göttingen)
Cristiano Capone (Univ. Rome)
Chiara De Luca (University of Zurich)
Michela Chiappalone (Univ. Genoa)
Laura Bégon-Lours (ETH)
Subcommittee: Unconventional computing concepts and algorithms
Natalia Berloff (Cambridge University) (Chair)
Nathan Kutz (Princeton Univeristy London)
Peter Bienstman (UGent)
Varuna De-Silva (Loughborough University)
Emre Neftci (Forschungszentrum Julich, Germany)
Subcommittee: Materials for computing hardware and devices
Judith Driscoll (University of Cambridge) (Chair)
Abin Varghese (University of Cambridge)
Yang Hao (Queen Mary University London)
Elisa Vianello (CEA Leti)
Joshua Yang (University of Southern California)
Martin Ziegler (University of Illmenau)
Harish Bhaskaran (Oxford University/Apple)
Subcommittee: Unconventional computing hardware and devices
Tony Kenyon (University College London) - Chair
Dimitra Georgiadou (Southampton University)
Peter McMahon (Cornell University)
Antonio Hurtado (University of Strathclyde)
Beatriz Noheda (University of Groningen, Netherlands)
Alireza Morandi (Caltech)
Kwabena Boahen (Stanford University)
Damien Querlioz (Université Paris-Saclay)
Kohei Nakajima (Tokyo University)
Miguel Soriano Cornelles (IFISC, Palma de Mallorca)
Lu Fang (Tsinghua University, Beijing)
Satoshi Sunada (Kanazawa University, Japan)
INCC Organising Committee
The Organising Committee is responsible for the overall conference organisation and ensuring its financial viability. It is composed of a dedicated team of academics, experienced managers, and administrators working together to deliver a seamless event.
Claudio Mirasso, Physics Department of the Universitat de les Illes Balears, Cooridnator of MSCA DN project POSTDIGITAL+
Adonis Bogris, Department of Informatics and Computer Engineering, University of West Attica, Greece
Francesco Da Ros, DTU, Centre of Excellence for Silicon Photonics for Optical Communications, Denmark, Coordinator of MSCA DN project MINDnet
Goery Genty, Tampere University, Finland, Director of the Flagship for Photonics Research and Innovation (PREIN)
Shigeo Okabe, RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) Brain/MINDS 2.0, Japan
Dirk Pleiter, Cognitive Systems and Materials Center (CogniGron), University of Groningen, Netherlands
Uğur Teğin, Koç University, Turkey
Giulia Marcucci, LumiAIres Ltd, UK
Lüdge Kathy, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany
Giulia D'Angelo, Czech Technical University, Czechia
Juan Sebastian Totero Gongora, Emergent Photonics Research Centre, Loughborough University, UK
Sergei Turitsyn, Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies, Aston University, UK
Tatiana Kilina, Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies, Aston University, UK
Natalia Manuilovich, Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies, Aston University, NeuroSYNC, UK