北京时间2024年10月4日晚八点，iCANX Talks 第206期将在iCANX平台上线！本期我们邀请到了拉德堡德大学Wilhelm Huck作为主讲嘉宾，北京大学张海霞、特文特大学Wilfred G. van der Wiel、利默里克大学Damien.Thompson三位教授担任研讨嘉宾，特文特大学Christian A Nijhuis担任主持人。
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Wilhelm Huck
拉德堡德大学
Neuromorphic computing in chemical reaction networks – towards intelligent materials
In life, the flow of information is as important as the flow of energy. Inspired by the unique ability of living systems to process information (homeostasis, sensing, adaptation, growth) we are exploring routes to construct synthetic systems that capture the complexity of living systems. Since the dawn of computer science, researchers have speculated about harnessing the inherent potential of physical and biological systems for computation. Our focus is on chemical reaction networks found in metabolism and signalling pathways, which enable cells to process information from their environment,. Current approaches to molecular information processing and computation typically pursue digital computation models and require extensive molecular-level engineering. However, molecular ‘circuits’ are very delicate, and sensitive to changes in concentration, temperature, and so on. In this lecture, I will discuss how to harness chemical reactivity and construct reaction networks that act as powerful reservoir computers, providing a new route to ‘intelligent materials’.
在生活中，信息流动的重要性不亚于能量流动。受生命系统处理信息的独特能力（稳态、感知、适应、生长）的启发，我们正在探索构建合成系统的路径，以捕捉生命系统的复杂性。自计算机科学诞生之初，研究人员就一直在推测如何利用物理和生物系统的固有潜力进行计算。我们的重点在于代谢和信号传导途径中发现的化学反应网络，这些网络使细胞能够处理来自其环境的信息。当前分子信息处理和计算的方法通常追求数字计算模型，并需要广泛的分子层面工程。然而，分子“电路”非常脆弱，对浓度、温度等变化非常敏感。在本次讲座中，我将讨论如何利用化学反应性，并构建作为强大储备计算机的反应网络，为“智能材料”提供一条新路径。
Prof. Wilhelm T. S. Huck received his PhD in 1997 from the University of Twente. After postdoctoral research with George Whitesides at Harvard University, he took up a position in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge, where he was promoted to Reader (2003) and Full Professor of Macromolecular Chemistry (2007). In 2010 he moved to the Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, to take up a position as Professor of Physical Organic Chemistry. His research interests center around understanding life as a set of complex chemical reactions. He is Co-PI on a SUMMIT grant ‘Evolving life from non-life’ (EVOLF) and lead PI on a 97M Euro Dutch National Growth Fund initiative on AI and chemistry (BigChemistry). He received the Spinoza Prize (2016), a VICI award (2011) and two ERC Advanced Grants (2010 & 2019). Prof. Huck is a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Wilhelm T. S. Huck 教授于1997年在特温特大学获得博士学位。在哈佛大学George Whitesides的博士后研究后，他在英国剑桥大学化学系担任教职，并于2003年晋升为高级讲师，2007年成为高分子化学全职教授。2010年，他移居荷兰尼梅亨的拉德堡德大学，担任物理有机化学教授。他的研究兴趣集中在将生命理解为一系列复杂的化学反应。他是“从无生命进化到生命”（EVOLF）SUMMIT项目的共同首席研究员，并领导一个9700万欧元的荷兰国家增长基金关于人工智能和化学的倡议（BigChemistry）。Huck教授获得了斯宾诺莎奖（2016年）、VICI奖（2011年）和两项欧洲研究委员会高级资助（2010年和2019年）。Huck教授是荷兰皇家艺术与科学学院的成员。
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