Neuromimicking organic electronics

Our brain is exceptional at processing information and making decisions while consuming very little energy.

Imagine if we could condense all these features into a brain-inspired artificial intelligence technology that could be deployed on any object around us or even in contact with our skin and organs to continuously monitor our health or transform how we interact with our surroundings. This technology would be transformational.

Mainstream electronics cannot fulfill this vision, as it lacks the structural plasticity that allows the brain to compute quickly while consuming energy efficiently.

So inspired by nature, I aim to fill this gap by developing a neuromimicking organic electronics that learns, grows, and evolves with training.

To fulfill this vision, this 5-year multidisciplinary research program involves three groundbreaking aspects: 1) Develop organic mixed ion-electron conductors that can be controllably electropolymerized in operando to achieve synaptic functionalities; 2) Develop artificial organic synapses consuming energy at a level comparable to biological synapses; 3) Integrate organic artificial synapses and neurons to achieve supervised and unsupervised learning, targeting closed-loop sensing, processing, and actuation.

This project will open the path toward developing a printed artificial plastic brain with unlimited potential for bridging the technology-biology gap, thus bringing about a new paradigm for machine learning and human-machine interfaces.