[AI Seminar Series] Seminar by Prof. Fatemeh Asgarinejad, Friday Oct.24th, 12-1pm, MRB Seminar Room

[Vassilis Tsotras]

The next AI Seminar will be on Friday October 24th, 12:00-1:00pm at the
MRB Seminar Room (1st floor).

*** Pizza and refreshments will be provided ****

To keep track of the number of attendees, please *register* at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ai-seminar-series-tickets-1846997532339

The talk will be given by *Prof. Fatemeh Asgarinejad*, Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering, UCR

TITLE: Towards Efficient Learning on Edge by Hyperdimensional Computing

ABSTRACT:
Recent advancements in machine learning, while powerful, are often burdened
by significant computational and memory requirements, limiting their
deployment in resource-constrained settings. Hyperdimensional Computing
(HDC) emerges as an alternative with its simplicity, lightweight
operations, and robustness to errors in high dimensional space. By encoding
data into high-dimensional vectors and performing efficient algebraic
computations, HDC opens a new avenue as an efficient learning paradigm.

In this talk, I will introduce the fundamentals of HDC and briefly review
existing research across its various stages. I will then present PIONEER, a
novel approach that uses learned projection vectors to optimize the
encoding process. By leveraging neural networks to learn these vectors,
PIONEER allows HDC to achieve high accuracy while preserving efficiency.
Finally, I will discuss two applications of HDC: a cost-effective,
noise-resilient pressure mat system for human activity recognition and the
detection of epileptic seizures from surface EEG.


Bio:
Fatemeh Asgarinejad is an Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Electrical
and Computer Engineering Department at the University of California,
Riverside. Prior to UCR, she earned her Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer
Engineering from the University of California, San Diego. She is the
recipient of the 2025 Excellence in Teaching Award from UC San Diego’s
Computer Science and Engineering Department and 2025 Barbara J. and Paul D.
Saltman Excellent Teaching Award. Her Ph.D. research focused on the synergy
between brain-inspired Hyperdimensional Computing and Machine Learning. She
is now advancing innovations in Electrical and Computer Engineering
education and exploring applications of machine learning.

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Sponsored by the RAISE at UCR Institute, the AI Seminar Series presents
speakers working on cutting edge Foundational AI or applying AI in their
research. The goal of these seminars is to inform the UCR community about
current trends in AI research and promote collaborations between faculty in
this emerging field. These seminars are open to interested faculty and
graduate/undergraduate students. Please forward this email to other
colleagues or students in your lab that may be interested. After the seminar a
discussion will follow for questions, open problems, ideas for possible
collaborations etc.

Sincerely,
Vassilis Tsotras
Professor, CSE Department
co-Director, RAISE at UCR Institute

Amit Roy-Chowdhury
Professor, ECE Department
co-Director, RAISE at UCR Institute
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