Hi, I’m

Shay Snyder.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

George Mason University

I study how neural representations shape perception, memory, and learning in intelligent systems.

Shay Snyder

01 · Research focus

Neural representations for perception, memory, and learning

Neural representations shape perception, memory, and learning. My research explores how the structure of these representations influences what intelligent systems perceive, how they organize and recall information, and how they learn from experience.

02 · Selected work

Projects

A closer look at my research, with methods, results, and code.

03 · Papers & preprints

Selected publications

Selected papers, with links to PDFs and code. You can also copy citations in BibTeX or MLA format.

Publications
24
Citations
258
h-index
8
i10-index
7

Google Scholar metrics as of .

Brain Inspired Probabilistic Occupancy Grid Mapping with Vector Symbolic Architectures

Journal · Shay Snyder, Andrew Capodieci, David Gorsich, and Maryam Parsa · npj Unconventional Computing · 2026

2026

Explore how this work compresses spatial observations into memory and queries them to reconstruct a map. Explore VSA-OGM →

SRMU: Relevance-Gated Updates for Streaming Hyperdimensional Memories

Conference · Shay Snyder, Andrew Capodieci, David Gorsich, and Maryam Parsa · International Conference on Neuromorphic Systems (ICONS) · 2026

2026

VSA-OGM shows how vector memories can store spatial observations and reconstruct a map. Explore VSA-OGM →

Explore how relevance gating and temporal decay regulate updates to a streaming vector memory. Explore SRMU →

Transductive Spiking Graph Neural Networks for Loihi

Conference · Shay Snyder, Victoria Clerico, Guojing Cong, Shruti Kulkarni, Catherine Schuman, Sumedh Risbud, and Maryam Parsa · Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI (GLSVLSI) · 2024

2024

Neuromorphic Bayesian Optimization in Lava

Conference · Shay Snyder, Sumedh R. Risbud, and Maryam Parsa · International Conference on Neuromorphic Systems (ICONS) · 2023

2023

04 · Academic background

Education

05 · Where I've worked

Experience

Research Areas

Languages

Ecosystems

06 · Talks & posters

Presentations

Selected invited talks, conference presentations, posters, and panels. Slides and recordings linked where available.

Conference Talk

SRMU: Relevance-Gated Updates for Streaming Hyperdimensional Memories

International Conference on Neuromorphic Systems (ICONS) · Chicago, IL

Conference Talk

Parallelized Multi-Agent Bayesian Optimization in Lava

International Conference on Neuromorphic Systems (ICONS) · Arlington, VA

Conference Talk

Transductive Spiking Graph Neural Networks for Loihi

Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI (GLSVLSI) · Clearwater, FL

Conference Talk

Neuromorphic Bayesian Optimization in Lava

International Conference on Neuromorphic Systems (ICONS) · Santa Fe, NM

07 · Workshops & programs

Training

Workshops, summer schools, and programs I've taken part in.

08 · Say hello

Let's talk

Feel free to email me about research, hardware projects, or a good trail recommendation.

snyderse@outlook.com