Publications (26)
Active Inference in Hebbian Learning Networks
Ali Safa, Tim Verbelen, Lars Keuninckx +5
This work studies how brain-inspired neural ensembles equipped with local Hebbian plasticity can perform active inference (AIF) in order to control dynamical agents. A generative m…
Open the box of digital neuromorphic processor: Towards effective algorithm-hardware co-design
Guangzhi Tang, Ali Safa, Kevin Shidqi +6
Sparse and event-driven spiking neural network (SNN) algorithms are the ideal candidate solution for energy-efficient edge computing. Yet, with the growing complexity of SNN algori…
FMCW Radar Sensing for Indoor Drones Using Learned Representations
Ali Safa, Tim Verbelen, Ozan Catal +4
Frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) radar is a promising sensor technology for indoor drones as it provides range, angular as well as Doppler-velocity information about obst…
Learning to SLAM on the Fly in Unknown Environments: A Continual Learning Approach for Drones in Visually Ambiguous Scenes
Ali Safa, Tim Verbelen, Ilja Ocket +4
Learning to safely navigate in unknown environments is an important task for autonomous drones used in surveillance and rescue operations. In recent years, a number of learning-bas…
Automating the Design of Multi-band Microstrip Antennas via Uniform Cross-Entropy Optimization
Ali Al-Zawqari, Ali Safa, Gert Vandersteen
Automating the design of microstrip antennas has been an active area of research for the past decade. By leveraging machine learning techniques such as Genetic Algorithms (GAs) or,…
A 2-J, 12-class, 91% Accuracy Spiking Neural Network Approach For Radar Gesture Recognition
Ali Safa, André Bourdoux, Ilja Ocket +2
Radar processing via spiking neural networks (SNNs) has recently emerged as a solution in the field of ultra-low-power wireless human-computer interaction. Compared to traditional…