{"id":"https://openalex.org/W7154581737","doi":"https://doi.org/10.14428/esann/2026.es2026-325","title":"On the Importance of Time Constants in Spiking Neural Networks","display_name":"On the Importance of Time Constants in Spiking Neural Networks","publication_year":2026,"publication_date":"2026-01-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W7154581737","doi":"https://doi.org/10.14428/esann/2026.es2026-325"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.14428/esann/2026.es2026-325","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.14428/esann/2026.es2026-325","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"ESANN 2026 proceesdings","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5008809749","display_name":"Filippa Brandt","orcid":null},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Filippa Brandt","raw_affiliation_strings":[],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5133801566","display_name":"Saeed Bastani","orcid":null},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Saeed Bastani","raw_affiliation_strings":[],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5133773076","display_name":"Alexander Hunt","orcid":null},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Alexander Hunt","raw_affiliation_strings":[],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5024972825","display_name":"Amir Aminifar","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1673-4733"},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Amir Aminifar","raw_affiliation_strings":[],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5008206712","display_name":"Baktash Behmanesh","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2529-8291"},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Baktash Behmanesh","raw_affiliation_strings":[],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":0,"institutions_distinct_count":5,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.57094996,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"193","last_page":"198"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11347","display_name":"Neural Networks Stability and Synchronization","score":0.31949999928474426,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11347","display_name":"Neural Networks Stability and Synchronization","score":0.31949999928474426,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10502","display_name":"Advanced Memory and Neural Computing","score":0.22990000247955322,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10581","display_name":"Neural dynamics and brain function","score":0.16850000619888306,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2805","display_name":"Cognitive Neuroscience"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/28","display_name":"Neuroscience"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/1","display_name":"Life Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/spiking-neural-network","display_name":"Spiking neural network","score":0.4871000051498413},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/artificial-neural-network","display_name":"Artificial neural network","score":0.48399999737739563},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/time-constant","display_name":"Time constant","score":0.3594000041484833},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/constant","display_name":"Constant (computer programming)","score":0.3504999876022339},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/pattern-recognition","display_name":"Pattern recognition (psychology)","score":0.33500000834465027}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.5774000287055969},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C11731999","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9067355","display_name":"Spiking neural network","level":3,"score":0.4871000051498413},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C50644808","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192776","display_name":"Artificial neural network","level":2,"score":0.48399999737739563},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.4681999981403351},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C81370116","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1335249","display_name":"Time constant","level":2,"score":0.3594000041484833},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777027219","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1284190","display_name":"Constant (computer programming)","level":2,"score":0.3504999876022339},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C153180895","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7148389","display_name":"Pattern recognition (psychology)","level":2,"score":0.33500000834465027},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C11413529","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8366","display_name":"Algorithm","level":1,"score":0.3075000047683716},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776401178","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12050496","display_name":"Feature (linguistics)","level":2,"score":0.2953999936580658},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2781390188","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25203449","display_name":"Spike (software development)","level":2,"score":0.2802000045776367},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C99498987","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2210247","display_name":"Noise (video)","level":3,"score":0.260699987411499}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.14428/esann/2026.es2026-325","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.14428/esann/2026.es2026-325","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"ESANN 2026 proceesdings","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:lup.lub.lu.se:f2af06ea-55d6-4316-88d9-12b66d97fcda","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/f2af06ea-55d6-4316-88d9-12b66d97fcda","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306400536","display_name":"Lund University Publications (Lund University)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I187531555","host_organization_name":"Lund University","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I187531555"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"text"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":0,"referenced_works":[],"related_works":[],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Time":[0],"constants":[1,19,44,60],"in":[2],"spiking":[3],"neural":[4],"networks":[5,68],"(SNNs)":[6],"are":[7],"crucial":[8],"for":[9,58],"determining":[10],"performance.":[11],"While":[12],"prior":[13],"work":[14],"shows":[15],"that":[16,55],"learning":[17],"time":[18,43,59],"can":[20,61,69],"improve":[21],"accuracy,":[22],"it":[23],"typically":[24],"assumes":[25],"near-optimal":[26],"initial":[27],"values":[28,57],"and":[29,41],"rarely":[30],"examines":[31],"recovery":[32],"from":[33],"poor":[34],"initializations.":[35],"We":[36],"systematically":[37],"study":[38],"how":[39],"membrane":[40],"synaptic":[42],"affect":[45],"SNN":[46],"performance":[47],"using":[48],"multiple":[49],"training":[50,75],"strategies.":[51],"Our":[52],"results":[53],"show":[54],"suboptimal":[56],"reduce":[62],"accuracy":[63],"by":[64],"nearly":[65],"10%,":[66],"but":[67],"recover":[70],"through":[71],"optimization":[72],"during":[73],"the":[74],"process.":[76]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-06-11T09:08:48.828518","created_date":"2026-04-17T00:00:00"}