Jens E. Pedersen
Doctoral student at KTH, modeling neuromorphic control systems to solve real-world ambiguity. Maintainer of Norse, AEStream, and co-author of NIR.

Jens E. Pedersen
Jens Egholm Pedersen is a doctoral student at the Royal Institute of
Technology (KTH)
working to model and construct
neuromorphic
control
systems.
When faced with the complexity and ambiguity in the real world, contemporary algorithms
fail spectacularly. There is a strong need for self-correcting, closed-loop systems
to help solve our everyday physical problems.
By simulating and carefully scrutinizing and understanding neural circuits, including
vision, motor control, and self-sustenance, Jens seeks to build autonomous systems
that perform meaningful work, tightly following the Feynman axiom ‘‘What I cannot
create, I do not understand’’.
Contributions
Initiatives
- Executive Committee
The elected Executive Committee of Open Neuromorphic, responsible for guiding the community and its initiatives.
- Founding Advisors
Supported the initial conception of Open Neuromorphic
- Hacking Hours
Live coding sessions exploring neuromorphic software, tackling challenges, and discussing the latest in neuromorphic development. Often features guest developers for deep dives into specific topics.
Blog Posts
- Strategic Vision for Open Neuromorphic
June 11, 2025
Why 'open' matters and where we want to take the Open Neuromorphic community
- Spiking Neural Network (SNN) Library Benchmarks
August 2, 2023
Discover the fastest Spiking Neural Network (SNN) frameworks for deep learning-based optimization. Performance, flexibility, and more analyzed in-depth
Workshops
- NIR: A unified instruction set for brain-inspired computing
February 5, 2024 at 18:00 - 20:00 CET
We show how to use the Neuromorphic Intermediate Representation to migrate your spiking model onto neuromorphic hardware.
- Hybrid Learning for Event-based Visual Motion Detection and Tracking of Pedestrians
January 15, 2024 at 18:00 - 19:30 CET
Revolutionize traffic safety with neuromorphic visual sensing. Explore award-winning solutions for pedestrian detection and tracking, emphasizing sustainability and city-level deployment. Join Dr. Cristian Axenie in this groundbreaking AI exploration
Hacking Hour Sessions
- Luuk van Keeken: NIR Introduction and Graph Tracing with torch.fx
December 2, 2024 at 18:00 - 18:28 CET
Luuk van Keeken introduces the Neuromorphic Intermediate Representation (NIR) and demonstrates graph tracing using torch.fx.
- Alexandre Marcireau: Faery Release v0.3.0
November 5, 2024 at 18:00 - 20:11 CET
Alexandre Marcireau discusses the v0.3.0 release of Faery, an event processing library, in this Hacking Hour session.
- Alexandre Marcireau: Faery API Hacking
October 29, 2024 at 18:00 - 19:52 CET
A deep dive into hacking and extending the Faery API with Alexandre Marcireau and host Jens E. Pedersen.
- Alexandre Marcireau and Petruț Bogdan: Faery API Discussion
October 22, 2024 at 18:00 - 19:49 CET
An in-depth discussion on the Faery API with Alexandre Marcireau, Petruț Bogdan, and host Jens E. Pedersen.
- Kade Heckel: Optimizing GPU/TPU code with JAX and Pallas
October 15, 2024 at 18:00 - 19:45 CET
Kade Heckel discusses optimizing GPU/TPU code using JAX and Pallas in this Hacking Hour session.
- Alexandre Marcireau and Petruț Bogdan: Faery and Innatera/NIR
October 8, 2024 at 18:00 - 19:47 CET
Alexandre Marcireau and Petruț Bogdan discuss the Faery library's integration and interaction with Innatera hardware and the Neuromorphic Intermediate Representation (NIR).
- Alexandre Marcireau: GitHub Actions for the Event Processing Library Faery
September 30, 2024 at 18:00 - 18:44 CET
Learn about using GitHub Actions for CI/CD with the Faery event processing library, presented by Alexandre Marcireau.