SuperNeuroMAT: An Efficient Matrix-based Simulator for Spiking Neural Networks
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arXiv:2608.08479v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Spiking neural networks (SNNs) offer a promising pathway to energy-efficient AI and brain-inspired computing. However, their widespread adoption is hindered by a lack of fast, accessible, and versatile simulation frameworks. In this paper, we introduce SuperNeuroMAT, an open-source, scalable, and highly efficient Python-based SNN simulator. We devise a novel matrix-based approach to model the leaky integrate-and-fire (LIF) neuron dynamics and natively support dense and sparse execution modes. This enables fast simulation of approximately 10,000
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- arXiv:2608.08479v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Spiking neural networks (SNNs) offer a promising pathway to energy-efficient AI and brain-inspired computing.
- However, their widespread adoption is hindered by a lack of fast, accessible, and versatile simulation frameworks.
- In this paper, we introduce SuperNeuroMAT, an open-source, scalable, and highly efficient Python-based SNN simulator.
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