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ProfThomas Nowotny

(he/him)

Professor Of Informatics (Informatics)

School of Engineering and Informatics

Orcid identifier0000-0002-4451-915X
  • Professor Of Informatics (Informatics)
    School of Engineering and Informatics
  • +44 (0)1273 678593 Ext.8593 (Work)

RESEARCH & SCHOLARSHIP SUMMARy

My research is focused around chemical sensing, in both animals and machines, GPU acceleration of computational neuroscience methods, bio-mimetic robot controllers, hybrid computer-brain experimentation, bio-inspired AI and neuromorphic computing.

Current interests include (but are not restricted to): 

  • Information processing in olfactory systems, in particular in insects,
  • Machine learning methods for chemical sensing with electronic noses
  • GPU acceleration of computational neuroscience models (GPU enhanced neuronal networks - GeNN)
  • Machine learning with Spiking Neural Networks (algorithms for neuromorphic computing)
  • Hybrid computer-brain experimentation (Dynamic clamp software - StdpC)
  • Bio-mimetic controllers for autonomous robots and navigation

GRANTS

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  • GRANT
    Closing the loop on target detection: Neural and behavioural mechanisms
    Australian Research Council15 Jun 2025 - 14 Jun 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    • Nowotny T
    Research
  • GRANT
    Emergent embodied cognition in shallow, biological and artificial, neural networks
    BBSRC-BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL15 Feb 2023 - 14 Aug 2024
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    Research
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    be.AI - biomimetic embodied Artificial Intelligence Doctoral Scholarships Programme
    LEVERHULME TRUST1 Oct 2021 - 30 Sep 2028
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    Research
  • GRANT
    UKRI C19 Extension Fund (Title: Updating of memories during memory consolidation)
    UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX1 Apr 2021 - 30 Sep 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    Research
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    HBP SGA3 - Human Brain Project Specific Grant Agreement 3
    EUROPEAN UNION1 Apr 2020 - 30 Sep 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Nowotny T
    Research
  • GRANT
    Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council1 Jan 2020 - 30 Mar 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Acreman D,
    • Alexander P,
    • Armour W,
    • Bacardit J,
    • Biggin P
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    ActiveAI - active learning and selective attention for robust, transparent and efficient AI
    EPSRC-ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL1 Nov 2019 - 31 Oct 2022
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    Research
  • GRANT
    Leverhulme Trust1 Apr 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Nowotny T
  • GRANT
    RFD10 Closed loop computational electrophysiology
    UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX1 Jan 2019 - 31 Jul 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    Other
  • GRANT
    Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council30 Sep 2018 - 31 Dec 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Domcsek N
  • GRANT
    Human Brain Project Specific Grant Agreement 2 — HBP SGA2
    EUROPEAN UNION1 Apr 2018 - 31 Mar 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Nowotny T
    Research
  • GRANT
    Updating of memories during memory consolidation
    BBSRC-BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL2 Oct 2017 - 31 Mar 2021
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    Research
  • GRANT
    Bionic communications and networking for connected vehicles
    ROYAL SOCIETY30 Mar 2017 - 29 Mar 2019
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    Research
  • GRANT
    Brains on Board: Neuromorphic Control of Flying Robots
    EPSRC-ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL30 Dec 2016 - 29 Dec 2021
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    Research
  • GRANT
    Artificial Intelligence Methods for Big Image Data Analysis using GPU's
    NVIDIA1 Oct 2016 - 30 Sep 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Nowotny T
    Research
  • GRANT
    Human Brain Project Specific Grant Agreement 1 - HBP SGA1
    EUROPEAN UNION1 Apr 2016 - 31 Mar 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    • Nowotny T
    Research
  • GRANT
    Odor-background segregation and source localization using fast olfactory processing
    HUMAN FRONTIER SCIENCE PROGRAM (HFSP)1 Jul 2015 - 31 Jan 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Nowotny T
    Research
  • GRANT
    Biomachinelearning: Bio-inspired Machine Learning for Chemical Sensing (fellow: Michael Schmuker)
    EUROPEAN UNION1 Sep 2014 - 31 Aug 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    • Nowotny T
    Research
  • GRANT
    Enabling scientific computing with GPUs with domain specific languages and meta-compilers
    ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING (CHARITY)1 Sep 2014 - 31 Aug 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    • Nowotny T
    Research
  • GRANT
    Human Brain Project: Neuromorphic Implementations of Multivariate Classification Inspired by the Olfactory System
    EUROPEAN UNION1 Apr 2014 - 31 Mar 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    • Nowotny T
    Research
  • GRANT
    Fast electronic noses through spiking neuromorphic networks
    EPSRC-ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL1 Feb 2014 - 31 Jan 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    • Nowotny T
    Research
  • GRANT
    Lapses in memory: opportunities for adaptive behaviour
    BBSRC-BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL1 Nov 2013 - 31 Oct 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    • Nowotny T
    Research
  • GRANT
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council1 Nov 2013 - 31 Oct 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    • Benjamin P,
    • Kemenes I,
    • Nowotny T,
    • O'Shea M
  • GRANT
    Open access for grant ref 083814
    Wellcome Trust1 May 2013 - 31 May 2013
    People funded by this grant:
    • Nowotny T
  • GRANT
    Green brain
    EPSRC-ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL11 Mar 2013 - 10 Sep 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    • Nowotny T
    Research