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Zijie Xu 0008
dblp:390/1425
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1ranked-venue papers
1as first author
1since 2021 · last 2025
—ORCID · none
Domains — the database's venue-derived domains; a paper can count in several
Artificial intelligence and machine learning · 1 · 1 first-author · 1 since 2021
Expertise — from the expertise taxonomy: the topics of the expert's papers under the CCF categories. A weight counts papers with recency: 1 for a paper about the topic, 0.3 when the topic is its context, halved every five years.
| Artificial intelligence
1 paper |
Reinforcement learning · 87% Efficient and distributed learning · 13% | |
| Computer architecture, parallel and distributed computing, and storage systems
1 paper |
Emerging computing paradigms · 100% |
Topics — the 5 heaviest of 5, each with the papers that count most for it
| Topic | Weight | Papers | Last | Evidence papers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Machine learning › Reinforcement learning
continuous control |
0.9 | 1 | 2025 | Proxy Target: Bridging the Gap Between Discrete Spiking Neural Networks and Continuous Control · NeurIPS 2025 |
Machine learning › Reinforcement learning › deep reinforcement learning
spiking reinforcement learning |
0.9 | 1 | 2025 | Proxy Target: Bridging the Gap Between Discrete Spiking Neural Networks and Continuous Control · NeurIPS 2025 |
Emerging computing paradigms
neuromorphic computing |
0.9 | 1 | 2025 | Proxy Target: Bridging the Gap Between Discrete Spiking Neural Networks and Continuous Control · NeurIPS 2025 |
Emerging computing paradigms › neuromorphic computing
spiking neural network |
0.9 | 1 | 2025 | Proxy Target: Bridging the Gap Between Discrete Spiking Neural Networks and Continuous Control · NeurIPS 2025 |
Machine learning › Efficient and distributed learning › inference efficiency
energy-efficient inference |
0.3 | 1 | 2025 | Proxy Target: Bridging the Gap Between Discrete Spiking Neural Networks and Continuous Control · NeurIPS 2025 |
Methods — techniques the papers use, named apart from their topics
target network soft update · 1.7leaky integrate-and-fire · 1.7proxy targets · 0.9proxy target · 0.9
| Year | Publication | Venue | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Proxy Target: Bridging the Gap Between Discrete Spiking Neural Networks and Continuous ControlabstractSpiking Neural Networks (SNNs) offer low-latency and energy-efficient decision making on neuromorphic hardware, making them attractive for Reinforcement Learning (RL) in resource-constrained edge devices. However, most RL algorithms for continuous control are designed for Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs), particularly the target network soft update mechanism, which conflicts with the discrete and non-differentiable dynamics of spiking neurons. We show that this mismatch destabilizes SNN training and degrades performance. To bridge the gap between discrete SNNs and continuous-control algorithms, we propose a novel proxy target framework. The proxy network introduces continuous and differentiable dynamics that enable smooth target updates, stabilizing the learning process. Since the proxy operates only during training, the deployed SNN remains fully energy-efficient with no additional inference overhead. Extensive experiments on continuous control benchmarks demonstrate that our framework consistently improves stability and achieves up to $32$% higher performance across various spiking neuron models. Notably, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first approach that enables SNNs with simple Leaky Integrate and Fire (LIF) neurons to surpass their ANN counterparts in continuous control. This work highlights the importance of SNN-tailored RL algorithms and paves the way for neuromorphic agents that combine high performance with low power consumption. Code is available at https://github.com/xuzijie32/Proxy-Target. Zijie Xu 0008, Tong Bu, Zecheng Hao, Jianhao Ding, Zhaofei Yu |
NeurIPS | 1 |