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Low-energy computing

Inquiry

AI model sizes and data volumes are growing significantly. At the same time, areas like quantum computing and protein synthesis also require increasing amounts of computational power.

This trend is exerting increasing demands on energy supplies, and it has been suggested that new innovations in silicon photonics and neuromorphic computing could offer a solution. 

The Science, Innovation and Technology committee is examining how realistic a possibility this is, when breakthroughs might be expected to take place and what the government is doing to support research and innovation activity in this area.

This inquiry has been launched following pitches made to the committee as part of its Under the Microscope initiative. 

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 11:59pm on 14 May 2026.

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Wednesday 4 November 2026
9:30am Public
Low-energy computing - Oral evidence 4 November 2026
9:30am
  • Professor Tony Kenyon (Director at Neuroware, the UK Innovation and Knowledge Centre for Neuromorphic Computing Hardware)
  • Dr Tanya Mangoma (Chief Product Officer at Analogue Insight)
10:30am
  • Professor Callum Littlejohns (Deputy Director at CORNERSTONE)
  • Dr Josh Silverstone (Founder and CEO at Hartley Ultrafast)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 17 June 2026
9:00am Private
9:30am Public
Low-energy computing - Oral evidence 17 June 2026
9:30am
  • Professor Caterina Doglioni (Professor of Particle Physics at University of Manchester)
  • Professor Martin Trefzer (Professor of Bio-Inspired Systems and Technologies at University of York)
10:15am
  • Professor Eiman Kanjo (Professor of TinyML at Nottingham Trent University)
  • Professor Sergei Turitsyn (Director at Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

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