No clock to rule them all

Wahiba Taouali; Thierry Viéville; Nicolas P Rougier; Frédéric Alexandre

doi:10.1016/j.jphysparis.2011.08.005

No clock to rule them all

J Physiol Paris. 2011 Jan-Jun;105(1-3):83-90. doi: 10.1016/j.jphysparis.2011.08.005. Epub 2011 Sep 12.

Authors

Wahiba Taouali¹, Thierry Viéville, Nicolas P Rougier, Frédéric Alexandre

Affiliation

¹ Lorraine Laboratory of IT Research and its Applications, Mixed Research Unit 7053, National Center for Scientific Research, Campus Scientifique, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy Cedex, France. nfourcau@olfac.univ-lyon1.fr

PMID: 21945195
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphysparis.2011.08.005

Abstract

This article introduces general concepts and definitions related to the notion of asynchronous computation in the framework of artificial neural networks. Using the dynamic field theory as an illustrative example, we explain why one may want to perform such asynchronous computation and how one can implement it since this computational scheme draws several consequences on both the trajectories and the stability of the whole system. After giving an unequivocal definition of asynchronous computation, we present a few practically usable methods and quantitative bounds that can guarantee most of the mesoscopic properties of the system.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Simulation*
Models, Neurological*
Neural Networks, Computer*