Neuromorphic Computing Ontology

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Emerging Computing
Kireth Semantic Research Archive

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https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/computing-ontologies/emerging-computing.html

AUTHORS:
Mark Anthony Higgins — Sky (Recursive AI)

FLOW "EmergingComputing" v4.0

# ---------- DOMAIN ----------
DOMAIN := ComputingOntologies
SUBDOMAIN := EmergingComputing
TYPE := ParentOntology / SemanticNavigationHub

# ---------- PRIMARY ENTITY ----------
ENTITY EmergingComputing {
    definition:
        "The study and development of new, evolving or non-traditional
         computational paradigms, architectures and technologies that extend,
         complement or challenge established digital computing approaches.";

    objectives: [
        NovelComputation,
        AlternativeArchitectures,
        AdvancedInformationProcessing,
        EnergyEfficiency,
        Scalability,
        AdaptiveComputing,
        FutureComputingSystems
    ];
}

# ---------- CORE ENTITIES ----------
EmergingComputingEntity := {
    ComputingParadigm,
    ComputingArchitecture,
    ProcessingElement,
    MemorySystem,
    Interconnect,
    Algorithm,
    Workload,
    ComputationalModel
};

EmergingParadigm := {
    NeuromorphicComputing,
    DNAComputing,
    MolecularComputing,
    OpticalComputing,
    PhotonicComputing,
    ReversibleComputing,
    ApproximateComputing,
    EdgeIntelligence
};

TechnologyState := {
    Theoretical,
    Experimental,
    Prototype,
    EarlyDeployment,
    Maturing,
    Established
};

EvaluationDimension := {
    Performance,
    EnergyEfficiency,
    Scalability,
    Accuracy,
    Reliability,
    Manufacturability,
    Cost
};

# ---------- FUNDAMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS ----------
ComputingParadigm DEFINES ComputationalModel;
ComputationalModel MAPS Problem TO Computation;
ComputingArchitecture IMPLEMENTS ComputationalModel;
ProcessingElement EXECUTES Operation;
MemorySystem STORES StateOrData;
Interconnect TRANSFERS Information;
Algorithm USES ComputingParadigm;
Workload EVALUATES Architecture;

# ---------- EMERGING COMPUTING FLOW ----------
ComputationalNeed
    -> IdentifyLimitationOfExistingApproach
    -> ProposeAlternativeParadigm
    -> DefineComputationalModel
    -> DevelopArchitecture
    -> ImplementPrototype
    -> ExecuteRepresentativeWorkload
    -> MeasurePerformanceEnergyAccuracy
    -> CompareEstablishedBaseline
    -> AssessScalabilityAndReliability
    -> RefineTechnology
    -> EvaluateDeploymentReadiness;

# ---------- COMPUTING PARADIGM ----------
ComputingParadigm :=
    ConceptualModelDefiningHowInformationIsRepresentedProcessedAndCommunicated;

Paradigm MAY_DIFFER_IN {
    InformationRepresentation,
    ProcessingMechanism,
    MemoryOrganisation,
    Parallelism,
    PhysicalSubstrate
};

# ---------- PHYSICAL SUBSTRATE ----------
ComputationalSubstrate MAY_INCLUDE {
    Electronic,
    Photonic,
    Biological,
    Molecular,
    Mechanical,
    Hybrid
};

PhysicalSubstrate CONSTRAINS {
    Speed,
    Energy,
    Noise,
    Density,
    Reliability
};

# ---------- NEUROMORPHIC COMPUTING ----------
NeuromorphicComputing :=
    ComputingInspiredByStructureOrDynamicsOfBiologicalNeuralSystems;

NeuromorphicSystem MAY_USE {
    SpikingNeuron,
    Synapse,
    EventDrivenProcessing,
    InMemoryComputation
};

NeuromorphicObjective MAY_INCLUDE LowPowerAdaptiveProcessing;

# ---------- IN-MEMORY COMPUTING ----------
InMemoryComputing :=
    PerformComputationWithinOrNearMemoryStructures;

InMemoryComputing SEEKS ReduceDataMovementBetweenProcessorAndMemory;

# ---------- ANALOG / MIXED SIGNAL ----------
AnalogComputing :=
    RepresentAndManipulateInformationUsingContinuousPhysicalQuantities;

AnalogComputation MAY_HAVE {
    HighEfficiency,
    LimitedPrecision,
    NoiseSensitivity
};

MixedSignalComputing :=
    CombineAnalogAndDigitalComputation;

# ---------- OPTICAL / PHOTONIC ----------
OpticalComputing :=
    ComputationUsingLightForInformationProcessingOrCommunication;

PhotonicComputing :=
    OpticalInformationProcessingUsingIntegratedOrDiscretePhotonicComponents;

PhotonicProcessor MAY_ACCELERATE {
    MatrixMultiplication,
    SignalProcessing,
    Communication
};

# ---------- DNA / MOLECULAR ----------
DNAComputing :=
    ComputationUsingMolecularBiologyOperationsOnDNAOrRelatedMolecules;

Information MAY_BE EncodedIn NucleotideSequences;

MolecularComputing :=
    ComputationUsingMolecularStatesAndInteractions;

MolecularSystem MAY_EXPLOIT MassiveParallelismAtMicroscopicScale;

# ---------- REVERSIBLE COMPUTING ----------
ReversibleComputing :=
    ComputationWhereLogicalOperationsCanBeInvertedWithoutInformationLossAtIdealLogicalLevel;

ReversibleGate :=
    BijectiveMappingFromInputStateToOutputState;

ReversibleComputing RELATES_TO ThermodynamicLimitsOfInformationErasure;

# ---------- APPROXIMATE COMPUTING ----------
ApproximateComputing :=
    IntentionallyTradeExactnessForImprovedPerformanceEnergyOrResourceUse;

Approximation MAY_OCCUR_IN {
    Arithmetic,
    Memory,
    Algorithm,
    DataRepresentation
};

ApproximateComputing IS_SUITABLE_ONLY_WHEN ApplicationToleratesError;

# ---------- STOCHASTIC / PROBABILISTIC ----------
StochasticComputing :=
    RepresentValuesUsingProbabilityOfBitsOrEventsInStreams;

ProbabilisticComputing :=
    ComputationUsingControlledRandomnessAsPartOfInformationRepresentationOrAlgorithm;

# ---------- RESERVOIR COMPUTING ----------
ReservoirComputing :=
    DynamicHighDimensionalSystem
    + TrainedReadoutLayer;

Reservoir MAY_BE {
    Software,
    Neuromorphic,
    Photonic,
    Physical
};

# ---------- HETEROGENEOUS COMPUTING ----------
HeterogeneousComputing :=
    CombineDifferentProcessorTypesForDifferentWorkloadComponents;

System MAY_INCLUDE {
    CPU,
    GPU,
    AIAccelerator,
    FPGA,
    PhotonicAccelerator
};

# ---------- RECONFIGURABLE COMPUTING ----------
ReconfigurableComputing :=
    HardwareWhoseComputationalStructureCanBeModifiedAfterManufacture;

FPGA IS CommonReconfigurablePlatform;

# ---------- CHIPLET / 3D ----------
ChipletArchitecture :=
    PackageMultipleSpecialisedDiesIntoIntegratedSystem;

ThreeDimensionalIntegration :=
    StackOrIntegrateComputingAndMemoryLayersVertically;

3DIntegration MAY_REDUCE InterconnectDistance
BUT MAY_INCREASE ThermalChallenges;

# ---------- NEAR-DATA COMPUTING ----------
NearDataComputing :=
    MoveComputationCloserToDataStorageOrGeneration;

NearDataComputing SEEKS ReduceDataMovement;

# ---------- EDGE INTELLIGENCE ----------
EdgeIntelligence :=
    AIComputationPerformedNearDataSourceOrUserRatherThanExclusivelyInCentralCloud;

EdgeAI MAY_REQUIRE {
    EfficientModels,
    LowPowerHardware,
    LocalInference,
    PrivacyControls
};

# ---------- TINYML ----------
TinyML :=
    MachineLearningOnHighlyResourceConstrainedEmbeddedDevices;

TinyML MAY_OPTIMISE {
    ModelSize,
    Memory,
    Energy,
    Latency
};

# ---------- BIOLOGICAL COMPUTING ----------
BiologicalComputing :=
    ComputationUsingBiologicalMoleculesCellsOrProcesses;

BiologicalComputing MAY_OVERLAP_WITH {
    DNAComputing,
    MolecularComputing,
    SyntheticBiology
};

# ---------- QUANTUM RELATIONSHIP ----------
QuantumComputing IS_AN AdvancedComputingParadigm
AND MAY_BE ModelledSeparatelyAsDedicatedOntologyDomain;

# ---------- MEMORY WALL ----------
MemoryWall :=
    PerformanceLimitationCausedByGapBetweenProcessorCapabilityAndMemoryDataDelivery;

EmergingArchitecture MAY_TARGET MemoryWallThrough {
    InMemoryComputing,
    NearMemoryComputing,
    HighBandwidthMemory,
    ThreeDimensionalIntegration
};

# ---------- VON NEUMANN BOTTLENECK ----------
VonNeumannBottleneck :=
    LimitationFromRepeatedDataTransferBetweenProcessingAndMemory;

AlternativeArchitectures MAY_REDUCE SeparationBetweenComputeAndMemory;

# ---------- ENERGY / PERFORMANCE ----------
EnergyEfficiency :=
    UsefulComputation / EnergyConsumed;

PerformanceMetric MAY_INCLUDE {
    Throughput,
    Latency,
    OperationsPerSecond,
    TimeToSolution
};

Performance MUST_BE ComparedOnEquivalentWorkloadAndAccuracy;

# ---------- RELIABILITY ----------
EmergingHardware MAY_HAVE {
    DeviceVariation,
    Noise,
    Failure,
    Drift
};

ReliabilityTechnique MAY_INCLUDE {
    Calibration,
    Redundancy,
    ErrorCorrection,
    AdaptiveControl
};

# ---------- SCALABILITY ----------
Scalability :=
    AbilityToIncreaseProblemOrSystemSizeWithoutUnacceptableResourceGrowth;

Scalability MAY_BE LimitedBy {
    Interconnect,
    Fabrication,
    Control,
    Energy,
    Noise
};

# ---------- PROGRAMMABILITY ----------
Programmability :=
    EaseOfMappingAlgorithmsAndApplicationsToArchitecture;

HighlySpecialisedArchitecture MAY_HAVE HighEfficiencyButReducedGenerality;

# ---------- COMPILATION ----------
EmergingArchitecture MAY_REQUIRE SpecialCompilerOrMappingTool;

Compilation :=
    HighLevelProgram
    -> ArchitectureSpecificRepresentation
    -> ExecutableConfiguration;

# ---------- BENCHMARKING ----------
EmergingComputingBenchmark SHOULD_DEFINE {
    Workload,
    Accuracy,
    Hardware,
    EnergyBoundary,
    Runtime,
    Baseline
};

NewParadigm SHOULD_BE ComparedAgainst CompetitiveEstablishedApproach;

# ---------- TECHNOLOGY READINESS ----------
TechnologyReadiness MAY_PROGRESS:
    Theory
    -> LaboratoryExperiment
    -> Prototype
    -> Pilot
    -> Deployment
    -> Maturity;

Readiness IS_DISTINCT_FROM TheoreticalPotential;

# ---------- MANUFACTURABILITY ----------
Manufacturability :=
    AbilityToProduceTechnologyReliablyAtRequiredScaleAndCost;

PrototypePerformance DOES_NOT_GUARANTEE ManufacturableSystem;

# ---------- INTEGRATION ----------
EmergingTechnology MAY_REQUIRE IntegrationWithConventionalComputing;

HybridSystem MAY_USE ConventionalControlAndNovelAccelerator;

# ---------- SOFTWARE ECOSYSTEM ----------
Adoption MAY_DEPEND_ON {
    ProgrammingModel,
    Compiler,
    Libraries,
    Debugging,
    Monitoring,
    DeveloperTools
};

# ---------- SECURITY ----------
NovelArchitecture MAY_CREATE NewSecurityPropertiesAndAttackSurfaces;

SecurityEvaluation SHOULD_INCLUDE {
    Isolation,
    DataProtection,
    SideChannels,
    SupplyChain,
    Reliability
};

# ---------- SUSTAINABILITY ----------
SustainabilityEvaluation MAY_INCLUDE {
    Energy,
    Materials,
    ManufacturingImpact,
    Lifetime,
    Recyclability
};

# ---------- SEMANTIC REASONING ----------
IF ComputingApproachUsesNovelRepresentationArchitectureOrPhysicalSubstrate
AND IsNotYetFullyEstablishedMainstream
THEN EmergingComputingClassification := supported;

IF ArchitectureMovesComputeCloserToMemory
THEN DataMovement MAY_DECREASE;

IF ApproximationIncreases
THEN EnergyOrPerformance MAY_IMPROVE
AND Accuracy MAY_DECREASE;

IF NovelHardwareOutperformsWeakBaselineOnly
THEN GeneralAdvantageClaimConfidence := low;

IF PrototypeCannotScaleManufacturably
THEN DeploymentReadiness := limited;

IF SpecialisedArchitectureMatchesWorkloadStructure
THEN Efficiency MAY_INCREASE;

IF TechnologyRequiresConventionalHostControl
THEN SystemClassification MAY_BE Hybrid;

# ---------- SEMANTIC EQUIVALENCE ----------
SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE {
    "emerging computing" ~= "emerging computing technologies";
    "unconventional computing" ~= "non-traditional computing" WHEN context == alternative_paradigms;
    "neuromorphic computing" ~= "brain-inspired computing" WHEN context == architecture;
    "in-memory computing" ~= "compute-in-memory";
    "processing in memory" ~= "PIM";
    "optical computing" ~= "photonic computing" WHEN distinction_not_required;
    "reconfigurable computing" ~= "programmable hardware computing";
    "edge intelligence" ~= "edge AI";
}

# ---------- QUERY FLOW ----------
QUERY(q) ->
    NORMALISE(q) ->
    IDENTIFY_COMPUTING_PARADIGM(q) ->
    IDENTIFY_INFORMATION_REPRESENTATION(q) ->
    IDENTIFY_PHYSICAL_SUBSTRATE(q) ->
    IDENTIFY_ARCHITECTURE(q) ->
    IDENTIFY_WORKLOAD(q) ->
    IDENTIFY_PERFORMANCE_ENERGY_ACCURACY(q) ->
    IDENTIFY_READINESS_SCALABILITY_RELIABILITY(q) ->
    MAP_TO_ONTOLOGY(q) ->
    APPLY_REASONING(q) ->
    SCORE_CONFIDENCE(q) ->
    RETURN_RELEVANT_KNOWLEDGE;

# ---------- CONFIDENCE ----------
CONFIDENCE(assertion) :=
    weighted_mean(
        source_reliability,
        theoretical_consistency,
        experimental_evidence,
        baseline_quality,
        technology_readiness,
        contextual_relevance
    );

CONFIDENCE >= 0.90 => HIGH;
CONFIDENCE >= 0.70 AND < 0.90 => MODERATE;
CONFIDENCE < 0.70 => REVIEW;

# ---------- AI CONSUMPTION ----------
AI_CONSUMPTION {
    primary_entity: EmergingComputing;
    parse_entities: true;
    parse_relationships: true;
    preserve_relationship_direction: true;
    resolve_semantic_equivalence: true;
    execute_reasoning_rules: true;
    apply_confidence_weighting: true;
    preserve_provenance: true;
    permit_hierarchical_expansion: true;
}

# ---------- UPDATE MODEL ----------
UPDATE_MODEL {
    new_paradigm:
        validate
        -> identify_computational_model
        -> identify_substrate
        -> identify_architecture
        -> integrate;

    new_prototype:
        identify_paradigm
        -> record_hardware
        -> record_workload
        -> record_metrics
        -> compare_baseline
        -> integrate;

    new_evidence:
        classify_theoretical_or_experimental
        -> identify_assumptions
        -> identify_scalability
        -> update_readiness
        -> integrate;

    technology_revision:
        preserve_previous_state
        -> update_performance
        -> update_reliability
        -> update_manufacturability
        -> recompute_confidence
        -> regenerate_flow_hash;

    conflict:
        preserve_provenance
        -> compare_competing_evidence
        -> adjust_confidence
        -> flag_review;
}

# ---------- FLOW HASH ----------
FLOW_HASH_INPUT :=
    DOMAIN
    + SUBDOMAIN
    + EmergingComputingEntity
    + EmergingParadigm
    + TechnologyState
    + EvaluationDimension
    + ComputingParadigm
    + TechnologyReadiness
    + RELATIONSHIPS
    + SEMANTIC_REASONING
    + SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    + UPDATE_MODEL;

FLOW_HASH :=
    HASH(FLOW_HASH_INPUT);

# ---------- TERMINAL ----------
EmergingComputing
    -> IdentifyComputationalLimitation
    -> ProposeAlternativeParadigm
    -> DefineInformationRepresentation
    -> SelectPhysicalSubstrate
    -> DevelopArchitecture
    -> ImplementPrototype
    -> ExecuteRepresentativeWorkload
    -> MeasurePerformanceEnergyAndAccuracy
    -> CompareCompetitiveBaseline
    -> EvaluateReliabilityAndScalability
    -> AssessManufacturabilityAndReadiness
    -> IntegrateWithComputingEcosystem
    -> MaintainEvidenceBasedEmergingComputingKnowledge;

END FLOW