Plenary Speakers

Nazek El-Atab   Computer Electrical Mathematical Science and Engineering Division King Abdullah University of Science and Technology SAUDI ARABIA

Embedding intelligence into matter through neuromorphic and bio-Inspired systems

This plenary talk explores how intelligence can be embedded directly into materials through bio-inspired neuromorphic electronics. I will first present our work on in-memory sensing devices that simultaneously detect, store, and process optical and environmental stimuli, enabling energy-efficient perception at the hardware level. I will then introduce microfluidic memory architectures that emulate biological synapses, demonstrating how fluidic dynamics can encode learning and mimic synaptic behavior. Building on these principles, we develop nature-inspired 3D and 4D printed biopatches and adaptive soft systems capable of responding to external cues through shape, texture, or functional changes. Together, these advances illustrate a new paradigm of “living electronics,” where sensing, memory, and adaptation emerge intrinsically from material and structural design.