Johannes Schemmel

Johannes Schemmel leads the Electronic Vision research group at Heidelberg University since the year 2000. In 2024 he became a full professor of Neuromorphic Computing Architectures at the Institute of Computer Engineering (ziti). His research interests include mixed-mode Very Large Scale Integration systems (VLSI) for information processing, like image sensors, massively parallel analog computing, and artificial neural networks, as well as Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools for mixed-signal System-on-Chip (SoC) design. In recent years his focus has shifted to the analog implementation of biologically realistic neural network models in VLSI as well as physical computing. He is the lead architect of the Spikey and BrainScaleS accelerated analog neuromorphic hardware systems. His research group operates the BrainScaleS neuromorphic hardware platform (PaaS) within the European EBRAINS research infrastructure.