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February 4, 2016 – 91���� will play host this summer to researchers whose goal is to design computers that combine the best of human and machine. ORNL’s Neuromorphic Computing Workshop () is expected to attract participants from Department of Energy labs, universities and industry and will help chart a course to address the White House grand challenge to develop and transform computing as we know it. Katie Schuman, a Liane Russell Post-Doc Fellow and one of the conference organizers, noted that the focus is on emerging neuromorphic architectures that allow for computing flexibility, on-line system learning and understanding. “While our end goal is to develop computers that are inspired by the way the brain operates, our near-term goal is to write and scale programs that will enable upcoming supercomputers to simulate the behaviors of neuromorphic systems,” said Schuman, a member of the lab’s Intelligent Computing Research Team.