Gesture recognition with Brownian reservoir computing using geometrically confined skyrmion dynamics

Grischa Beneke, Thomas Brian Winkler, Klaus Raab, Maarten A. Brems, Fabian Kammerbauer, Pascal Gerhards, Klaus Knobloch, Sachin Krishnia, Johan H. Mentink and Mathias Kläui ()
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Grischa Beneke: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Thomas Brian Winkler: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Klaus Raab: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Maarten A. Brems: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Fabian Kammerbauer: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Pascal Gerhards: Infineon Technologies Dresden
Klaus Knobloch: Infineon Technologies Dresden
Sachin Krishnia: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Johan H. Mentink: Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials
Mathias Kläui: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

Nature Communications, 2024, vol. 15, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: Abstract Physical reservoir computing leverages the dynamical properties of complex physical systems to process information efficiently, significantly reducing training efforts and energy consumption. Magnetic skyrmions, topological spin textures, are promising candidates for reservoir computing systems due to their enhanced stability, non-linear interactions and low-power manipulation. Traditional spin-based reservoir computing has been limited to quasi-static detection or real-world data must be rescaled to the intrinsic timescale of the reservoir. We address this challenge by time-multiplexed skyrmion reservoir computing, that allows for aligning the reservoir’s intrinsic timescales to real-world temporal patterns. Using millisecond-scale hand gestures recorded with Range-Doppler radar, we feed voltage excitations directly into our device and detect the skyrmion trajectory evolution. This method scales down to the nanometer level and demonstrates competitive or superior performance compared to energy-intensive software-based neural networks. Our hardware approach’s key advantage is its ability to integrate sensor data in real-time without temporal rescaling, enabling numerous applications.

Date: 2024
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