3 papers
eess.SY2025
Analyzing Parametric Oscillator Ising Machines through the Kuramoto Lens
Nikhat Khan, E. M. H. E. B. Ekanayake, Nicolas Casilli +3
Networks of coupled nonlinear oscillators are emerging as powerful physical platforms for implementing Ising machines. Yet the relationship between parametric-oscillator implementa…
physics.comp-ph2025
Spin Freezing in Oscillator Ising Machines: When Second Harmonic Injection Impedes Computation
Malihe Farasat, E. M. H. E. B. Ekanayake, Nikhil Shukla
Second harmonic injection (SHI) has emerged as a critical mechanism in enabling networks of coupled oscillators to function as Oscillator Ising Machines (OIMs), capable of minimizi…
physics.comp-ph2025
Bridging the Analog and the Probabilistic Computing Divide: Configuring Oscillator Ising Machines as P-bit Engines
E. M. Hasantha Ekanayake, Nikhat Khan, Nikhil Shukla
Oscillator Ising Machines (OIMs) and probabilistic bit (p-bit)-based computing platforms have emerged as promising paradigms for tackling complex combinatorial optimization problem…