Category: Events

From 29 June to 2 July, the International Conference on Neuromorphic Computing and Electronics (ICNCE) 2026 took place in Aachen — and the DFG Priority Programme MemrisTec was represented by a strong delegation.

Numerous researchers from the MemrisTec projects presented their latest findings — both in the form of talks and at the well-attended poster sessions. Ranging from fundamental work on memristive device physics to system-level approaches in neuromorphic computing, the breadth of contributions impressively reflected the thematic scope of the Priority Programme.

At this year’s MemrisTec2026 coordination workshop, participants shared the results of the ongoing funded projects as well as the three new associated projects. A key objective was to facilitate exchange among the project teams, a goal further enhanced by the Baltic Sea setting and the pleasant weather. A big thank you from MemrisTec coordinator Ronald Tetzlaff of TUD Dresden University of Technology to all participants and the local organizers from Kiel University led by Martin Zieger, who made this meeting a productive workshop. We look forward to the MemrisTec2027 final workshop in Dresden!

From 25–27 November 2025, the MemrisTec Seminar 2025 was held in Leipzig at the Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering (IOM). The seminar brought together ten PhD, master’s, and diploma students from across the MemrisTec research program.

Participants presented the progress of their theses and discussed their work in an interdisciplinary setting with feedback from peers and senior researchers. The program also included laboratory tours at IOM and invited talks on career paths and the German research landscape.

A lecture on “A Molecular Chemical Route to Quantum Information Processing and Neuromorphic Computing” was given by Kirill Monakhov. The seminar provided a valuable platform for knowledge exchange among participants.

A huge thank you from the MemrisTec coordinator Ronald Tetzlaff from Technische Universität Dresden to all participants and the local organizers around Kirill Monakhov from the Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering in Leipzig who offered perfect conditions to perform this Seminar.

We’ve just wrapped up three fantastic days of engaging conversations, insightful presentations, VR and tactile demonstrations at the workshop MemrisTec2025 here in beautiful Osnabrück. Blessed with amazing spring weather, the Botanical Garden of Universität Osnabrück fostered the collaborative spirit and cross-project interactions among members of the DFG SPP MemrisTec. Apart from the scientific project presentations even the stories from the night watchers were amazing, e.g. on the Peace of Westphalia. A huge thank you from the MemrisTec coordinator Ronald Tetzlaff from Technische Universität Dresden to all participants and the local organizers around Gordon Pipa for making this gathering a fruitful workshop. Looking forward to MemrisTec2026 in Kiel with the local organizer Martin Ziegler!

Numerous MemrisTec scientists followed the invitation of the colleagues in Aachen and Jülich to the ICNCE2024, the International Conference on Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering in Aachen. From 3.-6. June participants from the disciplines Neuroscience & Brain Research, Electrical Engineering & Material Physics, and Computer Science & AI Research, exchanged their understanding of the brain and brain-inspired technologies like artificial synapses with memristive devices.