Shivaram Mani

Research Student -  PhD  

Research Program: International Centre for Neuromorphic Systems

Thesis Title

Spiking Neurons As Changepoint Detectors

Research Project

Animals need to quickly detect changes in their environment to survive, relying on their nervous systems to sense shifts in neural activity. From a mathematical perspective, this can be cast as an application of ChangePoint Detection (CPD).

Our study establishes an equivalence between neurons and CPD algorithms and explores its statistical implications. Our approach is novel and implies the existence a reciprocal mapping between neuron models and CPD statistics. It offers a meaningful link between statistical problems and neural behaviours.
This research contributes to understanding the intricate relationship between mathematical models and the neural mechanisms animals employ to sense and respond to changes in their surroundings.

Qualifications

• BS-MS (dual) degree with Mathematics major from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, India (2022)

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