arXiv:2606.08584cs.LG2026-06

在Loihi 2上实现卷积稀疏编码,验证其在神经形态硬件上的可行性与优势。

Convolutional Sparse Coding via the Locally Competitive Algorithm on Loihi 2

论文配图:Convolutional Sparse Coding via the Locally Competitive Algorithm on Loihi 2
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  • 采用局部竞争算法的卷积形式,通过局部抑制核实现特征图的稀疏表示。
  • 首次在Loihi 2上完成卷积LCA实现,对比GPU基准展现能效潜力。
  • 适合关注神经形态计算与结构化稀疏推理的研究者参考。

稀疏编码通过少量基函数的线性组合来表示信号,提供了一种合理的信号表示框架。局部竞争算法(LCA)因其泄漏积分、阈值和侧向抑制的动力学特性,天然适配神经形态硬件。尽管已有研究在Loihi 2上实现了非卷积LCA,但卷积设置更具有实际意义:它引入空间结构、权值共享、重叠感受野和可扩展性,更贴近真实稀疏推理负载。本文提出一种基于Loihi 2的卷积稀疏编码实现方案,采用单层递归LCA形式,并通过滤波器间相互作用构建局部抑制核以扩展至卷积特征图。据我们所知,这是首个在Loihi 2上实现并基准测试的卷积LCA。目标不仅是验证可行性,更是明确卷积稀疏推理在何种运行条件下对神经形态硬件更具吸引力。研究结果将卷积LCA定位为新兴神经形态系统中结构化稀疏推理的重要基准。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Sparse coding provides a principled framework for signal representation by expressing an input as a linear combination of only a small number of basis functions. The Locally Competitive Algorithm (LCA) is particularly attractive in the context of neuromorphic computing because its dynamics, leaky integration, thresholding, and lateral inhibition map naturally to neuromorphic hardware. While prior work has studied non-convolutional LCA on Loihi 2, the convolutional setting is of particular interest because it introduces spatial structure, weight sharing, overlapping receptive fields, and scaling behavior that are more representative of practical sparse inference workloads. In this work, we present a Loihi 2 implementation of convolutional sparse coding via the LCA and evaluate it against a conventional GPU baseline on the same inference problems. The implementation follows a one-layer recurrent LCA formulation and extends it to convolutional feature maps with local inhibitory kernels derived from pairwise filter interactions. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first implementation and benchmark of convolutional LCA on Loihi 2. Our goal is not only to demonstrate feasibility, but also to clarify in which operating regimes convolutional sparse inference becomes attractive on neuromorphic hardware. The resulting study positions convolutional LCA as a useful benchmark for structured sparse inference on emerging neuromorphic systems.

神经形态计算稀疏编码卷积网络Loihi 2

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