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NEXT-AI 2026
NEUROMORPHIX TECHNOLOGIES FOR FUTURE AI
Loughborough University, 8-10 April 2026
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Preliminary program updated on 28/01/2026
Preliminary Program
Sessions at a glance
Session I: UK neuromorphic landscape, funding and KTP opportunities
Session II: NEXT electronics and memristors
Session III: NEXT optoelectronics and photonics
Session IV: NEXT in the real world: industrial applications from startups to corporate
Session V: NEXT algorithms and co-design
Session VI: NEXT-generation platforms: from quantum to biological systems
Program Highlights
Keynotes from academic, industry and national funding bodies key players
Two poster sessions and ECR-led activities
Networking receptions and conference dinner
Confirmed Speakers
Prof. A. Di Falco - University of St. Andrews, UK
Dr Egor Manuylovich - Aston University, UK
Dr Jack Gartside - Imperial College London, UK
Dr Mathilde Hary - CNRS FEMTO-ST, France
Dr Francesca Parmigiani - Microsoft Research, Cambridge, UK
Prof. Paul Roach - Loughborough University, UK
Dr Eric Hill - Loughborough University, UK
Dr Oliver Neill - University of Glasgow, UK
Prof. Andrew Adamatzky - University of the West of England, UK
Prof. Natalia Berloff - University of Cambridge, UK
Prof. Jim Harkin - Ulster University, UK
Dr James Knight - University of Sussex, UK
Dr Pedro Machado - University of Nottingham Trent, UK
Prof. Stan Williams, Texas A&M, US
Prof. Paul Shashi - DeMonfort University, UK
Dr Markus Hellenbrand - Unviersity of Cambridge, UK
Laurent Hili - European Space Agency, The Netherlands
Alessandro Pierro - Intel Research Labs, Munich, Germany
Dr William Clements - Algorithm Lead, ORCA Computing
Dr Gerard McCaul - Loughborough University, UK
Dr Jack Brennan - University of Glasgow, UK
Prof. Claudio Gallicchio - University of Pisa, Italy
Prof. Eleni Vasilaki - University of Sheffield, UK
Dr Anand Subramoney - Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
Dr Lucas Peres - University of Manchester, UK
Prof. Adnan Mehonic - University College London, UK
Dr Pavel Borisov - Loughborough University, UK
Prof. Dimitra Georgiadou - University of Southampton, UK
Dr Joshua Robertson - University of Strathclyde, UK
Dr Nikolaos Farmakidis - University of Oxford, UK
Dr Siddharth Sivankutty - University of Lille, France
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