rayz I think this covers what he say's in the interview in more detail... I like the phrase with shocking accuracy...
https://www.tanea.gr/2020/09/11/science-technology/ti-einai-to-tsip-akida-pou-agorase-i-nasa-apo-to-panepistimio-thrakis
What is the Akida chip that NASA bought from the University of Thrace As a shield against any kind of deviation from normal operation and in general as a space flight control system of NASA, is now used, experimentally, the neuromorphic integrated circuit Neuromorphic System on Chip (nsoc) Akida created with the intelligent software developed by his research team Democritus University of Thrace ".
The professor of the Laboratory of Mathematics and Informatics of the Department of Civil Engineering of DUTH, Lazaros Iliadis, describes in APE-MPE the operation of Greek software. He explains how this program differs from the classics of neural networks, talks about its potential applications and the capabilities of the research team he heads.
The operation ofintelligent software
"The software we developed simulates the way the human brain works, converting input data (stimuli) into a spatio-temporal sequence of electrical signals. Imagine the brain as a machine in which trillions of electrical signals are constantly generated and transmitted, which are transmitted from one neuron to another, producing a classification of its objects and states around us. Respectively, the program we created aimed at detecting cyber attacks and shielding large computer networks, through the classification of network data. Every network has a data stream and a standard that characterizes it as normal.
We collect the flow in data files (PCAP files) and then the neural network, which has the pattern of normal flow, studies it and if it detects any deviation outside the normal range, even in the value of a parameter, it means that we have a security problem. … In the context of nsoc Akiδa, our software is used for to implement broader control systems classifications, by converting data into a sequence of electrical signals. "So Akida could drive an unmanned space vehicle, like the ones that landed on Mars, recognizing obstacles in its path and anything else," Iliadis explains.
Software innovation
Outlining the specificity of the software of DUTH., Mr. Iliadis clarifies that a confidentiality agreement has been signed with Brainchip and therefore no technical details can be discussed and states characteristically "… The autonomous program that we developed (using spiking neural network technology), but without relying on an existing platform, but designing it from scratch, runs in a Unix environment, in a very short time, of the order of 2-3 seconds and recognizes a large number of cyber attacks depending on the case, with shocking accuracy…
Classical neural network architectures adopt a continuous iterative learning process to classify the aforementioned patterns so that they can then recognize them and detect any differences in the regularity of a network's data flow. The constant repetition, however, causes a delay. Our software, with a single pass, recognizes the standards and so the administrator knows what he is dealing with directly and not as a result… The difference is that we developed algorithms and through algorithmic combinations, we had the speed, flexibility and efficiency we wanted for the detection of cyber attacks
NASA, in collaboration with the American company Brainchip Holdings, is currently conducting a research program, aiming at the control of space flights by the nsoc Akida, where this software also contributes. Brainchip's Akida integrated circuit is therefore being used as part of the first phase of the NASA-funded program. "Akida will probably control and direct space flights, both in terms of their orbit and in order to avoid malfunctions and problematic situations that it will detect".
According to Mr. Iliadis, after the publication, at an academic level, of the specific program, Brainchip, realizing that there is a wide scope, came in contact with the DUTH, which was visited twice by the founder of the company, funded software development to the specifications set the company wanted and then used the software in the development of the Akiδa chip (s.s. the Greek d in honor of the research team that created it). To explain the revolution that came with this Brainchip chip, consider that before the Akida, Intel's Loihi neuromorphic chip had 130,000 artificial neurons and 130 million synapses, the Akida had 1.2 million neurons. and 10
billions of synapses, when the human brain is of course even more complex, with 86 billion neurons and 150 trillion synapses. "It's a huge step forward, considering that we've outgrown the architectural form of a bee…. characteristically Mr. Iliadis.
Scope of the software
"A Neuromorphic System on a chip (NSOC) Neuromorphic Integrated Circuit is essentially a control system, an integrated circuit that functions like an organic brain. When we have NSOC, it is like having a person who performs a task and controls a situation. It has many applications, including the automatic driving of vehicles ", notes Mr. Iliadis.
The research team ofDUTH
"In the Laboratory of Mathematics and Informatics of the Department of Civil Engineering of DUTH, we have been working for many years on cybersecurity issues and trying hybrid approaches.
researcher. We train researchers to continue the research at other levels and I see, through the two world conferences that I organize every year in Greece, how competitive the Greek researchers can be who present their achievements, in relation to many who are in big foreign countries. universities. Fortunately, there are still amazing minds in Greece, even now after the crisis. I hope they continue to exist, because I believe that the best minds do not necessarily leave, but those who choose to leave because their obligations allow, the is an important noticeable difference from using existing algorithms, you can develop your own, which are hybrid approaches to different algorithms and probably lead to better results than conventional algorithms. The research under my guidance is conducted by Dr. Costas Demertzis, who is an excellent postdoctoral fellow
their family environment and those who are convinced that the Greek data will never give them opportunities to stand out. But I assure you that there are still many great minds in which we are constantly trying to give opportunities, within our capabilities. For example, a research program has just been approved by the Department of Civil Engineering of DUTH, amounting to 2,000,000 euros, from which they will be paid for only young PhD candidates and postgraduates research for several years. I see the young researchers and doctors that we have and they are very brilliant minds and I am not just talking about the DUTH, they are everywhere in all the universities of the country. The country should give them opportunities. We are making great efforts. "
The next program
After working with the American company Brainchip, he has expressed interest in cyber attack software, according to Mr. Iliadis and the Security Operation Center of New York. "We have talked three times but we have not yet reached a cooperation agreement because there is a technical problem. In order for the program to work in practice, we need to have network data flow in
real time. That is, someone must give us access to a data network that is not classified and that can be used experimentally. Only in this way will we be able to run our program in real conditions, we will develop it in the sense of detecting more cyber attacks, maybe even faster. "We have not been given this opportunity in our country either", concludes Mr. Iliadis.
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