CogArch 2020
Fourth Workshop on
Cognitive Architectures
“Towards Cloud-Backed
Edge Cognition”
Introduction
The emerging new interest in artificial
intelligence (AI) has led to a paradigm shift in the field of computer
architecture. Architectures that focus on machine learning and neuromorphic
computing are increasingly being adopted into the mainstream. The design of
future processors is increasingly being predicated on metrics based on
cognitive applications. The interplay between the development of
state-of-the-art algorithms in cognitive sciences, computer vision, speech
recognition and the design of the underlying system architectures has resulted
in several cross-disciplinary advances. After highly successful editions of the
Workshop on Cognitive Architectures in the past, in this year’s edition we
expect to consolidate the many recent works in this field and provide concrete
roadmaps as to what subsequent directions the research in this field should
take. This workshop at HPCA proposes to bring together researchers and
practitioners within systems architecture, computer vision, artificial
intelligence and robotics to discuss the latest ideas, applications and
commercialization strategies around the cognitive computing theme. In addition,
it also aims to foster an interest in such emerging fields among industry and
academic researchers alike. The primary focus is expected to be on driving
towards a better understanding of key cognitive algorithms of interest and the
allied architectural support issues.
Of particular interest are application areas of mobile
cognition, which may comprise of a distributed swarm of intelligent
computing modules. This paradigm is relevant in the context of unmanned aerial
vehicles and connected cars. Further, the rising investment by industry in
designing IoT (Internet-of-Things) platforms, has resulted in several
opportunities to build architectures that support capabilities such as
intelligent data exchange and interaction with cloud, pattern matching, data
analytics and other cognitive aspects to build truly transformative systems.
Call
for Papers
Recent advances in architectures for
AI have been instrumental in the development and deployment of autonomous
systems, such as self-driving vehicles, and unmanned aerial vehicles. The Tesla
FSD and Nvidia Xavier SoC are examples of commercial chips in the autonomous
driving space with dedicated hardware units for processing AI algorithms.
Next-generation processors in this domain are being envisioned as multi-agent
systems that support swarm-based decision-making, as well as intelligent data
exchange capabilities amongst each other or with a backing cloud server. The
proliferation of mobile computing platforms, Internet-of-Things and cloud
support features thereof have opened up exciting new opportunities for such
real-time, mobile (distributed or swarm-driven) cognition. The CogArch workshop
solicits formative ideas and new product offerings in this general space.
Topics of interest include (but are
not limited to):
- Algorithms in support of cognitive reasoning:
recognition, intelligent search, diagnosis, inference and informed
decision-making. - Swarm intelligence and distributed architectural
support; brain-inspired and neural computing architectures. - Prototype demonstrations of state-of-the-art AI
computing systems. - Accelerators and micro-architectural support for artificial
intelligence. - Approaches to reduce training time and enable faster
model delivery. - Cloud-backed autonomics and mobile cognition:
architectural and OS support thereof. - Resilient design of distributed (swarm) mobile
AI architectures. - Reliability and safety considerations, and security
against adversarial attacks in mobile AI architectures. - Energy efficiency, battery life extension and endurance
in mobile AI architectures. - Case studies and real-life demonstrations/prototypes in
specific application domains: e.g. smart homes, connected cars and
UAV-driven commercial services, as well as applications of interest to
defense and homeland security.
The workshop shall consist of regular
presentations and/or prototype demonstrations by authors of selected
submissions. In addition, it will include invited keynotes by eminent
researchers from industry and academia as well as interactive panel discussions
to kindle further interest in these research topics. Submissions will be
reviewed by a workshop Program Committee, in addition to the organizers.
Submitted manuscripts must be in English of up to 2 pages
(with same formatting guidelines as main conference) indicating the type of
submission: regular presentation or prototype demonstration. Submissions should
be sent to submissions@cogarch-workshop.org by December 6th, 2019.
Further details can be found at http://cogarch-workshop.org. If you have
questions regarding submission, please contact us: info@cogarch-workshop.org
Organizers
- Vijay Janapa Reddi, Harvard University
- Augusto Vega, IBM Research
- Karthik Swaminathan, IBM Research
- Nandhini Chandramoorthy, IBM Research
- Alper Buyuktosunoglu, IBM Research
- Pradip Bose, IBM Research
Important Dates
– Submission deadline: December 6th,
2019
– Notification: January 10th, 2020
– Camera ready deadline: February 7th,
2020