THOR Ecosystem
Hardware Platforms
Explore cutting-edge neuromorphic hardware like SpiNNaker-2 and BrainScalesS, available for research and development.
- SpiNNaker-2
- BrainScalesS-2
- Custom ASICs
- FPGA-based systems
Latest News
THOR x NeuroBench Challenge 2026: Phase-I Results Announced
Oct 20, 2026
Results are officially in for the 2026 THOR x NeuroBench Challenge. Congratulations to the winning teams across Track 1 (Classification Accuracy) and Track 2 (Synaptic Efficiency).
A Brain Trust: Uniting a Community Around Building Neuromorphic Capability
Jul 15, 2026
The SC26 Supercomputing Conference features THOR Co-PI Dr. Catherine (Katie) Schuman in an in-depth interview discussing brain-inspired computing, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and open access infrastructure.
THOR x Edge AI Foundation Podcast
May 26, 2026
The Edge AI Foundation hosted The Neuromorphic Commons (THOR) podcast featuring Dhireesha Kudithipudi, William Severa, Catherine Schuman, and Gert Cauwenberghs.
Project Timeline
THOR Platform Installation
November 2025
THOR platform opens for registration and early access applications from researchers.
eBrains Access Investigation
December 2025
Researching account and credential systems for potential integration with the eBrains platform.
THOR SpiNNaker Launch
January 2026
THOR platform opens for registration and early access applications from researchers.
HiAER-Spike System Deployment
February 2026
Full single-core deployment of the HiAER-Spike FPGA system begins.
HiAER-Spike Documentation
March 2026
Development of comprehensive documentation and tutorials for the HiAER-Spike system.
THOR x NeuroBench Challenge 2026
May 2026
Launched a challenge in conjunction with NeuroBench to decode BCI signals using Spiking Neural Networks.
BrainScales Access Investigation
July 2026
Researching account and credential systems for potential integration with the eBrains platform.
THOR x NeuroBench Challenge 2026 Results
September 2026
Declare the results of the Challenge and showcase the achievements and best performing models.
THOR Public Access Deployment
November 2026
Open public-access to THOR platform for US based researchers and research institutes.
BrainScales Platform Integration
January 2027
Remote Integration of BrainScales2 Mixed-Signal Hardware with THOR systems.
Neuro-Gateway Integration
February 2027
Linking THOR to the Neuroscience Gateway portal for batch job access to the HiAER-Spike system.
Building
Biological Intelligence
at Scale
We envision a future where interdisciplinary collaboration on biological intelligence is seamless. Through close partnerships with industry, THOR will empower researchers to request, co-develop, deploy, and evaluate neuromorphic experiments on heterogeneous computing hardware systems. This platform will enable a richer understanding of computational models, algorithms, neuromorphic hardware, and real-world applications that benefit from bio-inspired processing.
Deployed at the University of Texas at San Antonio, THOR's infrastructure is hosted and maintained on-site. This provides a stable and reliable resource, ensuring community researchers have the ability to innovate and push the boundaries of what's possible in neuromorphic computing.
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