The Misha Mahowald Prize (MMP) recognizes outstanding research in neuromorphic engineering, worldwide. The Prize is named for the late Misha Mahowald, one of the most influential pioneers of the field of neuromorphic engineering. The award is considered annually.

The Mahowald Early Career Award (MECA) has been established for individual Master's, PhD, and early postdoctoral students. It is open for submissions year-round, and evaluated once per year.

Individuals or groups are invited to submit a description of their work for consideration by the jury of world-leading figures in the field.

The prize submission deadline is October 31 annually.

Previous awards (see Prize Awards)

• 2021: Prize awarded to two teams of researchers: Prof. Edmund Lalor and team, Prof. Giacomo Valle and team

• 2020: Prof. Shih-Chii Liu and team, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich

• 2019: Prof. Greg Cohen and team, Western Sydney University

• 2018: No award

• 2017: Prof. Davide Scaramuzza and team, University of Zurich

• 2016: Dr. Dharmendra Modha and team, IBM Research – Almaden

The prize was created by iniLabs, an organization based in Switzerland dedicated to the promotion of research and applications of brain-like computation.

The prize is administered by iniForum GmbH, a Swiss association and events management company that promotes research and applications of brain-like computation.

Prize directors: Tobi Delbruck, Rodney Douglas, and Kynan Eng

Prize coordinator: Kathrin Aguilar (CEO iniForum)

Website: Martina Ban, Tobi Delbruck

Artwork: Dora Sumislawska