Eric Müller

Eric Müller is a physicist and research software engineer specializing in the interface between conventional and unconventional computing systems. He began his journey in 2007 at the Electronic Visions group (Kirchhoff Institute for Physics), where he co-designed the first high-level software for the neuromorphic 'Spikey' platform. He received his diploma in Physics in 2008 and subsequently earned his Ph.D. in 2014 under Prof. Karlheinz Meier, focusing on bridging neuromorphic hardware with numerical computing substrates to facilitate the use of neuromorphic hardware as accelerators for brain-inspired computing.

Since 2021, Eric is the technical lead for conventional computing at EINC, a building dedicated to unconventional computation on physical substrates, e.g., based on electronic, photonic, or atomic systems. His recent work focuses on the interface between unconventional and conventional computing systems, transforming experimental machines into robust research platforms for beyond-von-Neumann computing. He is the lead architect of the BrainScaleS software ecosystem, driving its evolution into a discovery machine for neuromorphic algorithms. A strong advocate for sustainable research software engineering, he is a key force behind the EBRAINS Software Distribution, ensuring reliability and reproducibility in federated computing. His research interests include scalable computing, sustainable software, closed-loop information processing, and novel computing paradigms.