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Main Authors: Liu, Yanzhen, Qin, Zhijin, Zhu, Yongxu, Li, Geoffrey Ye
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.17168
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author Liu, Yanzhen
Qin, Zhijin
Zhu, Yongxu
Li, Geoffrey Ye
author_facet Liu, Yanzhen
Qin, Zhijin
Zhu, Yongxu
Li, Geoffrey Ye
contents The pursuit of carbon-neutral wireless networks is increasingly constrained by the escalating energy demands of deep learning-based signal processing. Here, we introduce SpikACom (Spiking Adaptive Communications), a neuromorphic computing framework that synergizes brain-inspired spiking neural networks (SNNs) with wireless signal processing to deliver sustainable intelligence. SpikACom advances the paradigm shift from energy-intensive, continuous-valued processing to event-driven sparse computation. Moreover, it supports continual learning in dynamic wireless environments via a dual-scale mechanism that integrates channel distribution-aware context modulation with a synaptic consolidation rule using SNN-specific statistics, mitigating catastrophic forgetting. Evaluations across critical wireless communication tasks, including semantic communication, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) beamforming, and channel estimation demonstrate that SpikACom matches full-precision deep learning baselines while achieving an order-of-magnitude improvement in computational energy efficiency. Our results position SNNs as a promising pathway toward green wireless intelligence, providing evidence that neuromorphic computing can empower the sustainability of modern digital systems.
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spellingShingle Enabling Green Wireless Communications with Neuromorphic Continual Learning
Liu, Yanzhen
Qin, Zhijin
Zhu, Yongxu
Li, Geoffrey Ye
Signal Processing
The pursuit of carbon-neutral wireless networks is increasingly constrained by the escalating energy demands of deep learning-based signal processing. Here, we introduce SpikACom (Spiking Adaptive Communications), a neuromorphic computing framework that synergizes brain-inspired spiking neural networks (SNNs) with wireless signal processing to deliver sustainable intelligence. SpikACom advances the paradigm shift from energy-intensive, continuous-valued processing to event-driven sparse computation. Moreover, it supports continual learning in dynamic wireless environments via a dual-scale mechanism that integrates channel distribution-aware context modulation with a synaptic consolidation rule using SNN-specific statistics, mitigating catastrophic forgetting. Evaluations across critical wireless communication tasks, including semantic communication, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) beamforming, and channel estimation demonstrate that SpikACom matches full-precision deep learning baselines while achieving an order-of-magnitude improvement in computational energy efficiency. Our results position SNNs as a promising pathway toward green wireless intelligence, providing evidence that neuromorphic computing can empower the sustainability of modern digital systems.
title Enabling Green Wireless Communications with Neuromorphic Continual Learning
topic Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.17168