Analog Computing Days '26

Analog computing is back!

June 11–12, 2026 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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About the Event

Since current stored-program digital computers are about to hit fundamental boundaries with respect to energy consumption, integration density, and clock frequency, different computational paradigms are needed to overcome these limits.

Analog computers offer unmatched computational power at equally unmatched energy efficiency for certain problem classes and will complement future digital computers as co-processors forming hybrid computers — with widespread application in AI, high-performance computing, and more.

Mission

The goal of this event is to bring together researchers, practitioners, and investors to advance the state of the art in analog computing and related computing paradigms.

In addition to scientific presentations and a panel discussion, we will host a hackathon featuring state-of-the-art hybrid computer systems.

Organized By

Prof. Dr. Lucas Böttcher
Prof. Dr. Lucas Böttcher

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Prof. Dr. Bernd Ulmann
Prof. Dr. Bernd Ulmann

anabrid GmbH & FOM University of Applied Sciences

Program

Two full days of presentations, discussions, and a hackathon

Thursday, June 11

  • 10:00–10:15
    Bernd Ulmann, Lucas Böttcher
    Welcome address
  • 10:15–10:45
    Olivier Bournez
    Analog computing vs digital computing: a view from computation theory
  • 10:45–11:15
    Zhong Sun
    Precise and scalable analog computing for solving matrix equations using RRAM chips
  • 11:15–11:45
    Paul Manea
    Analog compute-in-memory attention for fast and energy-efficient transformers
  • 11:45–12:00 Coffee break
  • 12:00–12:30
    Grace Li Zhang
    Robust and efficient RRAM-based neural network acceleration
  • 12:30–13:00
    Daniel Thürck & Christopher Jung
    Compiler and software stack for hybrid computers
  • 13:00–13:30
    Michael Döll
    Learning dynamics in memristor-based equilibrium propagation
  • 13:30–14:30 Lunch
  • 14:30–15:00
    Frank Delvigne
    Population-level computation during the bacterial diauxic shift
  • 15:00–15:30
    Alex Fedorec
    Bio-computation through spatial diffusion with engineered bacteria
  • 15:30–16:00
    Daniel Garza
    Do microbiomes compute for their hosts?
  • 16:00–16:15 Coffee break
  • 16:15–16:45
    Mason A. Porter
    (Title to be announced)
  • 16:45–17:15
    Sara Obergassel
    Reconfigurable analog computer on chip
  • 17:15–17:45
    Lucas Wetzel
    Physical analogy computing on hybrid architectures: the REDAC technology platform
  • 17:45–18:30 Break
  • 18:30 onwards — Hackathon and poster session

Friday, June 12

  • 10:00–10:30
    Kristina Sinemus
    Address by the Minister for Digitalisation and Innovation of Hesse
  • 10:30–11:00
    Ludovico Minati
    Across neurons and silicon: some ideas about the relationship between unusual electronic circuits and neuroscience
  • 11:00–11:30
    Bhaskar Choubey
    Analogue computation with sensing for edge intelligence
  • 11:30–11:45 Coffee break
  • 11:45–12:15
    Manyu Zhao
    Distributed estimation of statistical parameters in an experimental network of single-transistor chaotic sensor nodes using frequency spectra and geometrical reconstruction
  • 12:15–12:45
    Frederic Bergner
    Solving PDEs for fluid mechanics on analog computers
  • 12:45–13:15
    Corey Maley
    How the analog paradigm challenges conventional foundations of computation: conceptual and philosophical considerations
  • 13:15–14:15 Lunch
  • 14:15–16:30 — Drafting perspective in working groups

Speakers

Experts from academia and industry

Frederic Bergner
Frederic Bergner

anabrid GmbH

Solving PDEs for fluid mechanics on analog computers

Olivier Bournez
Olivier Bournez

Laboratoire d'informatique de l'École Polytechnique

Analog computing vs digital computing: a view from computation theory

Bhaskar Choubey
Bhaskar Choubey

Universität Siegen

Analogue computation with sensing for edge intelligence

Frank Delvigne
Frank Delvigne

Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, ULiège

Population-level computation during the bacterial diauxic shift

Michael Döll
Michael Döll

Learning dynamics in memristor-based equilibrium propagation

Alex Fedorec
Alex Fedorec

University College London

Bio-computation through spatial diffusion with engineered bacteria

Daniel Garza
Daniel Garza

PROSE / INRAE

Do microbiomes compute for their hosts?

Christopher Jung
Christopher Jung

anabrid GmbH

Compiler and software stack for hybrid computers

Corey Maley
Corey Maley

Purdue University

How the analog paradigm challenges conventional foundations of computation: conceptual and philosophical considerations

Paul Manea
Paul Manea

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Analog compute-in-memory attention for fast and energy-efficient transformers

Ludovico Minati
Ludovico Minati

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Across neurons and silicon: some ideas about the relationship between unusual electronic circuits and neuroscience

Sara Obergassel
Sara Obergassel

anabrid GmbH

Reconfigurable analog computer on chip

Mason A. Porter
Mason A. Porter

UCLA

(Title to be announced)

Kristina Sinemus
Kristina Sinemus

Minister for Digitalisation and Innovation of Hesse

Zhong Sun
Zhong Sun

Peking University

Precise and scalable analog computing for solving matrix equations using RRAM chips

Daniel Thürck
Daniel Thürck

anabrid GmbH

Compiler and software stack for hybrid computers

Lucas Wetzel
Lucas Wetzel

anabrid GmbH

Physical analogy computing on hybrid architectures: the REDAC technology platform

Grace Li Zhang
Grace Li Zhang

TU Darmstadt

Robust and efficient RRAM-based neural network acceleration

Manyu Zhao
Manyu Zhao

Freie Universität Bozen

Distributed estimation of statistical parameters in an experimental network of single-transistor chaotic sensor nodes using frequency spectra and geometrical reconstruction

Location

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Venue

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Adickesallee 32–34
60322 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Getting There

Take the S-Bahn to Konstablerwache, then transfer to U5 towards Preungesheim. Exit at Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and find the campus diagonally opposite, across Adickesallee.

Take U5 towards Preungesheim, then proceed as above.

Parking at Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Adickesallee 1. Mon–Fri: 6:00–22:00, Sat: 8:00–18:00. Rate: €2/h (cash or card).
Accommodation

Rioca Frankfurt Posto 7 Hotel

Adickesallee 36, 60322 Frankfurt

Reservation code: QAOMCUBI

Book by referring to Analog Computing Days 2026 by phone (+49 69 200 912 510) or email (frankfurt-posto7@rioca.eu). Must be booked four weeks in advance. Single: €109/night, Double: €119/night.

Registration

Secure your spot for ACD'26. Early registration is recommended.

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Registration is handled via the Frankfurt School application portal.

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