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Who cares! I think its time for you to move on..
Frangipani
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Those who agree with me that there is no such thing as “alternative facts”.
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Frangipani
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Just over a week ago, Gabriele Meoni, Innovation Officer at ESA ESRIN (European Space Research Institute) in Frascati (Italy), chaired the session Orbital Intelligence for Earth Observation applications: The edge of AI In Space at ESA’s Living Planet Symposium in Vienna. One of several session talks was a BrainChip presentation by Douglas McLelland and Gilles Bézard (“Event-driven computation and sparse neural network activity deliver low power AI”).
Today, I stumbled across a newly launched ESA challenge co-coordinated by Gabriele Meoni titled Innovative mission concepts enabled by disruptive computing paradigms (SysNova Campaign).
Help ESA redefine the future of space computing
Due to the growing volume of data produced by Earth observation (EO), traditional computing architectures struggle to process information efficiently and promptly. To mitigate this issue, prepare Europe for the future of space computing, and grow from Earth observation into Earth action, ESA is...www.esa.int
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Due to the growing volume of data produced by Earth observation (EO), traditional computing architectures struggle to process information efficiently and promptly. To mitigate this issue, prepare Europe for the future of space computing, and grow from Earth observation into Earth action, ESA is seeking innovative mission concepts that use disruptive computing paradigms, potentially coupled with matching sensing technologies that could either bring new capabilities for Earth-orbiting satellites, or significantly improve current mission constrains.
Through its Technology Vision 2040 and Strategy 2040, ESA aims to advance technologies and missions which will allow us to provide actionable and rapid response to environmental changes and natural disasters and mitigate pressures on natural resources. EO satellites play a key role in reaching this objective by providing the data needed to make sense of the complexities of our planet. Yet these satellites are currently limited in terms of speed, efficiency and energy consumption.
Artificial intelligence (AI) and novel computing paradigms such as quantum, photonic or neuromorphic computing have the potential to transform space-based applications by dramatically increasing mission autonomy and decision making without humans. To consolidate Europe's position as a leader in sustainability and remote sensing, ESA is launching the new SysNova challenge "Innovative mission concepts enabled by disruptive computing paradigms".
"We are living in a very exciting time in history, at the dawn of the next industrial revolution, where artificial intelligence is becoming capable of solving complex reasoning tasks. Launching this campaign now will lay the foundation for the next generation of European space missions, enabling them to operate more autonomously and deliver critical data with less reliance on human intervention", says Iga Szczesniak, Space Innovation Engineer and one of the two ESA managers of this campaign.
Filling the gaps
Φsat-2 ready for integration
The call builds on multiple past and ongoing initiatives at ESA. "Through missions like Φ-sat, OPS-SAT, and initiatives such as 3CS, ESA has explored the benefits of embedding intelligence in orbit. In parallel, disruptive paradigms like quantum and neuromorphic computing have shown potential to enhance processing of vast amount of data efficiently. Yet, few have examined how these technologies could redefine entire missions. It's time to take that next step", says Gabriele Meoni, ESA Innovation Officer and one of the campaign managers.
This call for mission proposals will build Europe's capability for next-generation missions that can handle complex data, and function with greater autonomy, efficiency, and intelligence, enhancing Europe's place as a leader in sustainability and remote sensing.
Send us your disruptive ideas
ESA is looking for high-risk, high-benefit mission concepts, built using technologies that are expected to be accessible within the next 10–15 years. "We aim to see innovative system studies and mission architectures that enable new applications, improve mission trade-offs, or solve current bottlenecks. If you are conducting disruptive research at the intersection of computation and space, we would love to hear your perspective on how to better connect these fields in the context of a mission", says Iga.
The call runs through SysNova, ESA's technology assessment scheme that promotes joint studies between academia and industry. "We want to spark ideas that could yield transformative benefits for current missions or enable novel applications in Earth observation and beyond, with the ambition to translate these concepts into in-orbit demonstrations within the next few years", adds Gabriele.
Teams can submit their mission proposals on the Open Space Innovation Platform (OSIP) until 14 September 2025. The primary mission focus is Earth observation; however, missions focused on secure satellite communications, enhanced connectivity, and other mission-critical operations will also be considered.
The challenge focuses exclusively on upstream applications, at the platform or payload level on board of the spacecraft. Ideas for ground segment level applications might be taken into considerations only if they offer proven and significant improvements for the mission concepts.
Up to five ideas will be selected for a six-month study with a budget of € 100,000 each. At the end, the winning study will be awarded a session at the Concurrent Design Facility (CDF) for further development.
This SysNova challenge is a part of ESA's Preparation activities. Additional details, processes and conditions for the campaign can be found here.
Here is the link to the official ESA SysNova campaign website:
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I already posted about the ESA SysNova Challenge back in July
, with the help of which the European Space Agency “is looking for proposals in AI, quantum, photonic or neuromorphic computing to shape the future of space computing”.The Safran Group, with whose subsidiary Safran Electrical & Power BrainChip collaborated back in 2017 (https://www.safran-group.com/pressr...vision-inspection-system-harnesses-2017-06-14), has an open innovation programme called Safran Explore, which is dedicated to New Space this year.
“The program is open to startups & SME worldwide, with a special focus on four key countries: Japan, South Korea, India, and Singapore.”
Similarly to the NASA Beyond the Algorithm Challenge with NEO-FLOOD
, this programme could see participating companies submitting proposals using Akida. One of the nine finalist teams of NASA’s Beyond the Algorithm: Novel Computing Architectures for Flood Analysis Challenge, consisting of four Columbia University Computer Science students, submitted a solution they named NEO-FLOOD:
“This paper introduces NEO-FLOOD (Neuromorphic Onboard Flood-mapping), a satellite architecture that eliminates this latency by deploying autonomous AI directly in orbit. NEO-FLOOD integrates space-validated neuromorphic processors (Intel Loihi 2, BrainChip Akida) consuming just 2-5W with our novel Spike2Former-Flood algorithm-a spiking neural network optimized for real-time optical SAR fusion onboard small satellites.”
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Safran Space, a subsidiary of the Safran Group, entices startups and SMEs with the prospect that successful participation in the programme could “fast-track the industrialization” of their solution and possibly “open doors to concrete collaborations with Safran”.
Frangipani
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Whereas until recently, online shop visitors purchasing one of our M.2 Cards had to specify in their order notes at checkout whether they wanted the B+M Key or the E Key…
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Frangipani
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Adam Taylor from Adiuvo Engineering, who wrote very favourably about benchmarking Akida on Edge Impulse just over two years ago (https://www.edgeimpulse.com/blog/brainchip-akida-and-edge-impulse/), posted about ORA today, “a comprehensive sandbox platform for edge AI deployment and benchmarking”:
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Agree with you @Andy38 ...If we were at $1++ this would not be happening!!
I can understand peoples frustration...We are all feeling it!!
There are so many great contributors here on Tse....Keep up the great work
Let's be civil .... and treat and talk to others as we would expect to be treated and spoken to!
Our day will come!!!.....
Looking forward to seeing all the Rockets and fireworks flying around again soon
Andy... Absorb this precious time with your 'old man'
Nicely worded "being surtie"..showing some genuine compassion for a fellow human...
it.Catch up soon, I'll keep u posted.
Best regards...Chris
Bravo
If ARM was an arm, BRN would be its biceps💪!
"Who cares?"
I care!
STOP TARGETING ME!
I said I “made about 7 posts”, the emphasis being on the word “ABOUT”, meaning it's an approximation, as in roughly. I wasn't about to go through every one of my thousands of posts, just to prove a point to you or anyone else.
I don’t know who hurt you to make you the way you are. At one point in time, I used to feel sorry for you, but not now.
Your relentless pursuit of me is NOT OK. It was a similar targeted attack from you which eventually caused Fact Finder to leave here.
Unlike you I have never upheld myself to be infallible. I am constantly self-deprecating. I have made countless posts that allude to my not being an expert and that I make mistakes, and that others should do their own due diligence. I’m honest about my limitations.
At the end of the day, I’m a human being with real feelings. And I don't know if you're aware of this, but the way you choose to speak to people has a real impact on their well-being.
As someone who has lost a brother to suicide, I can tell you the weight of mental health is something I live with every single day. It’s the worst kind of heartbreak and torment for a family to endure. I would not be honouring my brother’s memory if I didn’t stand up to the toxicity of bullies when I encounter it.
And then there’s this: you waited until Father’s Day to post your tirade against me. I had informed the forum that my father had died earlier this year and now I can’t help but feel you timed it deliberately for maximum damage. If so, that is beyond cruel.
I have not done anything to you that deserves the treatment you are metering out to me publicly on this forum. And I refuse to be subjected to it any longer, without defending myself, or anyone else on here that is being bullied by you, or by anybody.
I will not stay silent!
I used to enjoy this place, but you have single-handedly prevented me from feeling safe enough to share my thoughts and opinions.
Knowing someone is constantly monitoring everything I say, just waiting to trip me up and tear me down, is intolerable. I have put you on ignore. I don't engage with you. I have made every effort to stay off your radar. All to no avail.
This is not why I joined this forum.
Others may quickly forget this exchange and continue feeding your ego, but I will never forget what you’ve done.
I hope you feel proud of yourself.
I will be reporting your attacks on me, and I hope others will as well, because this needs to stop for everyone's sake.
MDhere
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I agree with you Bravo, this forum is not about all facts, its about delivering info in all forms, whether its chatgpt, snippets of social media, snippets of seeing things at webinars or events or even posting gifs, they all serve a purpose.
End of day people will take what they want from them. The direct attack is unwarranted and I really couldn't care about ANY posts that Franni posts as its all cut paste and long winded it, factual as she may say, what's a fact is she doesn't have a care in her body about anyone.
I bet i will now be targeted but I hope zeebot finds all of her stupid posts targeting people and adds them all up and bans her for good.
I don't ever hit like on any of her posts.
Bravo I know you will stay on this forum as you have our support and that's more then Fran will ever have.
Let's move on and zeebot next time Fran puts shit on people please ban her or anyone for that matter.
Bullying is not for here. Period.
❤❤ happy Tues night and here's to a FABULOUS WEDNESDAY TOMORROW
Hi Bravo,
In the first place I am sorry to hear of your bereavements. The loss of a loved one leaves a lasting sadness, though hopefully tinged with happy memories.
I have seen other people speak highly of frangipanni, but have found the high-handed tone of her "correction" posts disrespectful and off-putting.
I've had frangipanni on ignore for some time, but when someone references her posts, I sometimes do see them, but usually don't have the time to trawl through them.
Some people do not know how to have a friendly conversation. I know, Bravo, that you have the largest collection of ogres from the other place, but there was never any rancour or demeaning putdowns intended. The ogre was a self-deprecating creation (although an accurate facsimile) after another poster complained (good-humoredly) that I kept disproving the speculation about where Akida was used (back then!).
On this forum, if someone feels the compulsion to "correct" another poster over some trivial side issue, that is better done politely, humorously, or matter-of-factly (ignoring the occasional rutting stags), not with a thesis of nitpickery, and not like one is house training a puppy by rubbing its nose in it. All that is required is to state the correct fact and post the link. It is unacceptable that any poster on this forum, or on the internet at large, should feel bullied. Patronizing or supercilious slights do not add to veracity.
Needless to say, I enjoy your posts and the stimulating analysis they engender.
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I was gunna say that!I agree with you Bravo, this forum is not about all facts, its about delivering info in all forms, whether its chatgpt, snippets of social media, snippets of seeing things at webinars or events or even posting gifs, they all serve a purpose.
End of day people will take what they want from them. The direct attack is unwarranted and I really couldn't care about ANY posts that Franni posts as its all cut paste and long winded it, factual as she may say, what's a fact is she doesn't have a care in her body about anyone.
I bet i will now be targeted but I hope zeebot finds all of her stupid posts targeting people and adds them all up and bans her for good.
I don't ever hit like on any of her posts.
Bravo I know you will stay on this forum as you have our support and that's more then Fran will ever have.
Let's move on and zeebot next time Fran puts shit on people please ban her or anyone for that matter.
Bullying is not for here. Period.
❤❤ happy Tues night and here's to a FABULOUS WEDNESDAY TOMORROW
JoMo68
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You have many fans here Bravo, me being one. Bitchy vindictive posts are not ok. You’re absolutely right: no one is perfect and most of us are just trying our best to understand and contribute meaningfully (with a few laughs along the way!) Keep up the fantastic work and I hope you are doing ok after the death of your dad xx
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