Merge branch 'main' into research-reviewer

Author: neural-loop

archetypes/research-papers.md

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+---
+title: "{{ replace .Name "-" " " | title }}" # Title of the research resource
+date: {{ .Date }}
+description: "A brief, compelling summary of this research paper and its key findings."
+draft: true
+type: "research-papers"
+
+# --- Resource Details ---
+# The primary link to the resource (e.g., arXiv, journal, GitHub repo)
+resource_link: "https://example.com/link-to-resource"
+# List of authors. Match with contributor profiles if they exist.
+author:
+  - "Author One"
+  - "Author Two"
+
+# Publication details (optional)
+publication_venue: "Journal or Conference Name, Year"
+doi: "10.xxxx/journal.xxxx.xxxx"
+
+# --- Community Review Details ---
+review_date: "{{ .Date }}"
+onr_badge: true # Signifies it has passed the ONR review
+---
+
+## Abstract
+A concise abstract of the paper. This should provide a clear overview of the research objectives, methods, results, and conclusions.
+
+## Resource Overview
+A more detailed overview of the resource. Explain its significance to the neuromorphic community, what problems it solves, and how others can use or build upon it.

config/_default/menus.en.toml

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 icon = "fas fa-bullseye"
 description = "Tackle key problems in neuromorphic computing with community-driven projects."
 
+[[main]]
+parent = "explore-resources"
+name = "Community Peer Review (ONR)"
+url = "/neuromorphic-computing/research/"
+weight = 5
+[main.params]
+icon = "fas fa-award"
+description = "A community-driven peer review program for open and reproducible research."
+
 [[main]]
 parent = "explore-resources" # Match the identifier
 name = "Hacking Hours"
 url = "/neuromorphic-computing/software/hacking-hours/"
-weight = 5
+weight = 6
 [main.params]
 icon = "fas fa-terminal"
 description = "Live coding sessions exploring neuromorphic software."
@@ -60,7 +69,7 @@ description = "Live coding sessions exploring neuromorphic software."
 parent = "explore-resources" # Match the identifier
 name = "Student Talks"
 url = "/neuromorphic-computing/student-talks/"
-weight = 6
+weight = 7
 [main.params]
 icon = "fas fa-graduation-cap"
 description = "Presentations by students and early-career researchers."
@@ -70,7 +79,7 @@ description = "Presentations by students and early-career researchers."
 parent = "explore-resources" # Match the identifier
 name = "Workshops"
 url = "/workshops/"
-weight = 7
+weight = 8
 [main.params]
 icon = "fas fa-chalkboard-user"
 description = "Expert-led workshops on key neuromorphic topics."
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 parent = "explore-resources" # Add this new entry
 name = "Contributors"
 url = "/contributors/"
-weight = 8
+weight = 9
 [main.params]
 icon = "fas fa-user-group"
 description = "Meet the people building the Open Neuromorphic community."
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 url = "/blog/"
 weight = 4
 [[footer_explore_new]]
+name = "Community Peer Review (ONR)"
+url = "/neuromorphic-computing/research/"
+weight = 5
+[[footer_explore_new]]
 name = "ONM Initiatives"
 url = "/neuromorphic-computing/initiatives/"
-weight = 5
+weight = 6
 
 # Community Column
 [[footer_community]]
@@ -183,9 +196,13 @@ name = "Contributors"
 url = "/contributors/"
 weight = 5
 [[footer_community]]
+name = "Community Peer Review (ONR)"
+url = "/neuromorphic-computing/research/"
+weight = 6
+[[footer_community]]
 name = "Join Our Discord"
 url = "https://discord.gg/hUygPUdD8E"
-weight = 6
+weight = 7
 
 # About & Legal Column
 [[footer_legal_new]]

content/blog/announcing-the-onr-program/img.png

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+---
+title: "Announcing Open Neuromorphic Research: Community Peer Review for Open Science"
+date: 2025-10-12
+description: "Submit your open-source neuromorphic projects for transparent community review and recognition through the ONR Program."
+image: "img.png"
+draft: false
+author:
+  - "Jens E. Pedersen"
+  - "Justin Riddiough"
+  - "Danny Rosen"
+tags: ["onr"]
+showTableOfContents: true
+image_attribution:
+  text: "Photo by"
+  author: "tarry_not"
+  url: "https://pixabay.com/illustrations/network-points-technology-6088549/"
+---
+
+## Call for Papers: Open Neuromorphic Research
+
+Open Neuromorphic is launching [**Open Neuromorphic Research**]({{< ref "/neuromorphic-computing/research/" >}}) a peer review initiative designed to highlight open, reproducible, and high-impact work in neuromorphic computing. Submissions are reviewed by volunteers from the community and, if approved, receive the **ONM Community Approved** badge along with a certificate page in our [Approved Research Registry]({{< ref "/neuromorphic-computing/research/papers" >}}).
+
+{{< youtube-lite id="hoa-l5LqG6c" >}}
+
+Whether you’re submitting a research paper, codebase, dataset, or educational tool, ONR gives you a pathway to visibility, constructive feedback, and community validation.
+
+
+### Why Participate?
+
+- **Get Recognized**: Approved projects receive a badge and are showcased in our registry  
+- **Get Reviewed**: Receive constructive feedback from expert volunteers  
+- **Build Trust**: Show your commitment to open, transparent science  
+- **Accelerate the Field**: Help build a shared ecosystem of reproducible tools
+
+### What Can You Submit?
+
+We accept open-source neuromorphic projects including:
+
+- Research codebases (e.g. SNN models, simulators)
+- Publication-style papers
+- Datasets and preprocessing pipelines
+- Educational resources, tutorials, and docs
+- Hardware libraries (e.g. for Loihi, Speck, etc.)
+- Analysis or visualization tools
+
+Submissions may be GitHub repositories, Jupyter notebooks, whitepapers, or IEEE-formatted papers. All submissions must meet our [Definition of Open]({{< ref "/about/governance/open-definition" >}}).
+
+## How It Works
+
+1. **Prepare Your Submission**: Follow the [Submitter's Guide]({{< ref "/neuromorphic-computing/research/guide/submitter-guide" >}})
+2. **Submit via OpenReview**: Use the [ONR Submission Portal](https://openreview.net/group?id=ONR)
+3. **Community Review**: Your submission is reviewed by 3–5 volunteers, based on criteria like clarity, reproducibility, and contribution
+4. **Receive Recognition**: Approved projects are awarded a badge and added to our public registry
+
+### Review Criteria
+
+Reviews focus on:
+
+- **Relevance** to neuromorphic computing  
+- **Clarity** and documentation  
+- **Reproducibility** of code/methods  
+- **Technical rigor**  
+- **Openness** (permissive license, transparent methods)  
+- **Community value** (benefit to students, researchers, etc.)
+
+Details available in the [Review Criteria]({{< ref "/neuromorphic-computing/research/guide/review-criteria" >}}).
+
+### Timeline
+
+- **Submissions**: Accepted on a rolling basis  
+- **Review turnaround**: Typically within 1 month (depending on submission size)
+- **Decisions**: Constructive feedback provided for all submissions.  Submissions are either accepted or revisions are requested.
+
+## Get Involved
+
+- [Submit Your Work]({{< ref "/neuromorphic-computing/research/guide/submitter-guide" >}})
+- [Become a Reviewer]({{< ref "/neuromorphic-computing/research/guide/reviewer-guide" >}})
+- Join the `#onr-program` channel on our [Discord](https://discord.gg/SJaUrzgg)
+- Contact us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
+
+## About ONR
+
+The ONR initiative supports transparent, community-led peer review in neuromorphic computing. Our mission is to elevate high-quality, open-source projects and promote practices that make research more reproducible, collaborative, and impactful.
+
+For all details, visit the [ONR Hub]({{< ref "/neuromorphic-computing/research" >}}).

content/blog/announcing-the-onr-program/index.md

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+---
+title: "Erastus Toe"
+description: "An engaged member of the Open Neuromorphic community with an interest in neuromorphic hardware. He contributes as a co-host for community events."
+image: "erastus.jpeg"
+social:
+- icon: "fa-brands fa-linkedin"
+  link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/c-erastus-toe/" # Placeholder, assumed from name
+  title: "linkedin"
+draft: false
+---
+
+C-Erastus Toe is an active member of the Open Neuromorphic community. With an ambition to pursue a PhD in developing neuromorphic hardware, he contributes to community events as a co-host, where he engages with experts and helps facilitate discussions on the future of neuromorphic technology.

content/contributors/erastus-toe/erastus.jpeg

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+---
+title: "Samarth Jain"
+description: "Co-Founder at BM LABS, focusing on open-source compatible neuromorphic IPs for in-memory compute, stemming from his student research project and Nature Communications publication."
+image: "samarth.jpeg"
+social:
+  - icon: "fa-brands fa-linkedin"
+    link: "https://www.linkedin.com/company/bm-semi/"
+    title: "linkedin"
+  - icon: "fa fa-house"
+    link: "https://bmsemi.io"
+    title: "website"
+  - icon: "fa-solid fa-graduation-cap"
+    link: "https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=PF8sCegAAAAJ&hl=en"
+draft: false
+---
+
+Samarth Jain is the Co-Founder and Director at BM LABS, a company that originated from his student research project. His work, inspired by his publication in Nature Communications, focuses on developing neuromorphic IPs for in-memory compute that are compatible with open PDKs and open-source tools. BM LABS is also working on open-source compilers to deploy AI models on chips, with the goal of enabling students and the community to build upon their IP.

content/contributors/erastus-toe/index.md

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+---
+title: "Sundararaman Rengarajan"
+description: "An active member of the Open Neuromorphic community, serving as an events coordinator and host for workshops and student talks."
+image: "sundar.jpeg"
+social:
+  - icon: "fa-brands fa-linkedin"
+    link: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/sundararaman-rengarajan/" # Placeholder, assumed from name
+    title: "linkedin"
+draft: false
+---
+
+Sundararaman Rengarajan is an events coordinator and host within the Open Neuromorphic community. He plays a key role in organizing and facilitating workshops and student talks, helping to bring valuable content and expert speakers to the community. He is affiliated with Northeastern University.