Hopf Physical Reservoir Computer for Reconfigurable Sound Recognition
Md Raf E Ul Shougat, XiaoFu Li, Siyao Shao, Kathleen Walden McGarvey, and Edmon Perkins

TL;DR
This paper introduces a Hopf oscillator-based reservoir computer that performs reconfigurable sound recognition with high accuracy, minimal preprocessing, and simple setup, suitable for low-power edge devices.
Contribution
It demonstrates the effectiveness of a Hopf reservoir computer for sound recognition, highlighting its reconfigurability and superior accuracy over traditional methods.
Findings
Achieves higher sound recognition accuracy than legacy methods.
Operates without audio preprocessing, simplifying the system.
Suitable for low-power edge device applications.
Abstract
The Hopf oscillator is a nonlinear oscillator that exhibits limit cycle motion. This reservoir computer utilizes the vibratory nature of the oscillator, which makes it an ideal candidate for reconfigurable sound recognition tasks. In this paper, the capabilities of the Hopf reservoir computer performing sound recognition are systematically demonstrated. This work shows that the Hopf reservoir computer can offer superior sound recognition accuracy compared to legacy approaches (e.g., a Mel spectrum + machine learning approach). More importantly, the Hopf reservoir computer operating as a sound recognition system does not require audio preprocessing and has a very simple setup while still offering a high degree of reconfigurability. These features pave the way of applying physical reservoir computing for sound recognition in low power edge devices.
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Taxonomy
TopicsNeural Networks and Reservoir Computing · Advanced Memory and Neural Computing · Neural Networks and Applications
