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)

• 2023: MMP awarded to a team at Sandia National Labs, led by Prof. Brad Aimone. Lifetime Achievement Recognition presented to Prof. Carver Mead.

• 2022: MMP awarded to team led by Prof. Nitish Thakor at Johns Hopkins University. MECA awarded to Asst. Prof. Chang Gao at TU Delft

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

• 2020: Prof. Shih-Chii Liu and team, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Lifetime Contribution to Neuromorphic Engineering to Prof. Karlheinz Meier.

• 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.ch)

Prize finances: David Lawrence (iniLabs)

Website: Martina Ban, Tobi Delbruck, and Kynan Eng

Artwork: Dora Sumislawska