Described is a system for learning, prediction, and recall of spatiotemporal patterns. An input spatiotemporal sequence is learned using a recurrent spiking neural network by first processing the input spatiotemporal sequence using the recurrent spiking neural network. The recurrent spiking neural network comprises neurons having excitatory synaptic connections and inhibitory synaptic connections. Balanced inhibitory connectivity exists between neurons having excitatory synaptic connections. The recurrent spiking neural network uses distinct forms of synaptic plasticity for excitatory synaptic connections and inhibitory synaptic connections, such that excitatory synaptic connections strengthen and inhibitory synaptic connections weaken. In another aspect, the system is able to recall the learned spatiotemporal sequence and predict a future spatiotemporal sequence through activation of the recurrent spiking neural network.

System and method related to photonic computing are provided. A photonic computing system may include an optical interference region and an input waveguide configured to couple an optical input signal to the optical interference region and to create an optical interference pattern in the optical interference region. The interference pattern has an optical power distribution. The photonic computing system may further include a readout unit that is arranged in an inner area of the optical interference region. The readout unit is configured to detect an optical readout signal of the optical power distribution at a readout position of the inner area of the optical interference region. A method is also provided for performing photonic computing.

A portable digital optical camera-based system and method can be used to test water and coagulant samples in a chamber. The chamber has a substantially square shaped horizontal cross section and a least one see-through wall. The system and method can comprise a light source and a contrast plate that are configured to be manually placed, at least partially, into the water and coagulant samples through an aperture at the top of the chamber. The camera is configured to be located outside the chamber and to view an illuminated region in the chamber though the see-through wall. The system and method further comprise a mixing paddle that can be programmed to operate at different speeds during different time segments. The system and method can measure, store, and display time-series data of floc particle count, floc volume concentration, equivalent average spherical floc particle diameter, and computed average floc particle volume of the water and coagulant samples.

Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing data transmission, and, more particularly, to methods, systems, and apparatuses for implementing data transmission utilizing techniques used for transient state computing with optics. In various embodiments, a photo-transmitter system of a chromatic transient state data transmission system might send, over optical transmission media, a data signal comprising a series of chromabit values, by emitting, using a set of colored light emitters, a combination of colors representing each chromabit value. A photo-receiver system of the chromatic transient state data transmission system that is communicatively coupled to the photo-transmitter system via the optical transmission media might receive the data signal, each distinguishable color as detected by each photoreceptor corresponding to a combination of emitted colors. A computing system might autonomously convert the data signal comprising the series of chromabit values into a converted data signal that is compatible with a receiving device.

Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing data transmission, and, more particularly, to methods, systems, and apparatuses for implementing data transmission utilizing techniques used for transient state computing with optics. In various embodiments, a photo-transmitter system of a chromatic transient state data transmission system might send, over optical transmission media, a data signal comprising a series of chromabit values, by emitting, using a set of colored light emitters, a combination of colors representing each chromabit value. A photo-receiver system of the chromatic transient state data transmission system that is communicatively coupled to the photo-transmitter system via the optical transmission media might receive the data signal, each distinguishable color as detected by each photoreceptor corresponding to a combination of emitted colors. A computing system might autonomously convert the data signal comprising the series of chromabit values into a converted data signal that is compatible with a receiving device.

The invention is related to a digital-data mixing apparatus (2), a data processing system (1) and an associated method for mixing digital-data. The digital-data mixing apparatus comprises, integrated in a housing (7), input means (8) for receiving a plurality of bits (I1 . . . In) of input digital data (4), electromagnetic emission means (9) for generating a modulated electromagnetic beam (15) wherein said input digital data (4) are converted in simultaneous modulations of the modulated electromagnetic beam (15), electromagnetic scattering means (10) for scattering the modulated electromagnetic beam (15) in a scattered electromagnetic beam (19), receiving means (11) for converting the scattered electromagnetic beam (19) in bits (O1 . . . Om) of output digital data (5), and output means (12) for providing said output digital data (5).

Among other things, an imaging sensor includes a two-dimensional array of photosensitive elements and a surface to receive a sample within a near-field distance of the photosensitive elements. Electronics classify microbeads in the sample as belonging to different classes based on the effects of different absorption spectra of the different classes of microbeads on light received at the surface. In some examples, the number of different distinguishable classes of microbeads can be very large based on combinations of the effects on light received at the surface of the different absorption spectra together, spatial arrangements of colorants in the microbeads that impart the different absorption spectra, different sizes of microbeads, and different shapes of microbeads, among other things.

Systems and methods that include: providing input information in an electronic format; converting at least a part of the electronic input information into an optical input vector; optically transforming the optical input vector into an optical output vector based on an optical matrix multiplication; converting the optical output vector into an electronic format; and electronically applying a non-linear transformation to the electronically converted optical output vector to provide output information in an electronic format.

In some examples, a set of multiple input values are encoded on respective optical signals carried by optical waveguides. For each of at least two subsets of one or more optical signals, a corresponding set of one or more copying modules splits the subset of one or more optical signals into two or more copies of the optical signals. For each of at least two copies of a first subset of one or more optical signals, a corresponding multiplication module multiplies the one or more optical signals of the first subset by one or more matrix element values using optical amplitude modulation. For results of two or more of the multiplication modules, a summation module produces an electrical signal that represents a sum of the results of the two or more of the multiplication modules.

Method and system for generating a personalized landing page for a user are disclosed. For example, the method includes receiving, by a computing device, one or more user data associated with the user, the one or more user data including one or more telematics data of the user, determining, by the computing device, one or more user interface features based at least in part upon the one or more user data, and generating, by the computing device, a personalized landing page customized for the user using the one or more user interface features to increase an effectiveness of the personalized landing page.

The disclosure describes an adaptive and optimal imaging of individual quantum emitters within a lattice or optical field of view for quantum computing. Advanced image processing techniques are described to identify individual optically active quantum bits (qubits) with an imager. Images of individual and optically-resolved quantum emitters fluorescing as a lattice are decomposed and recognized based on fluorescence. Expected spatial distributions of the quantum emitters guides the processing, which uses adaptive fitting of peak distribution functions to determine the number of quantum emitters in real time. These techniques can be used for the loading process, where atoms or ions enter the trap one-by-one, for the identification of solid-state emitters, and for internal state-detection of the quantum emitters, where each emitter can be fluorescent or dark depending on its internal state. This latter application is relevant to efficient and fast detection of optically active qubits in quantum simulations and quantum computing.