Spiking Neural Networks for Radio Frequency Interference Detection in Radio Astronomy

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2412.06124v1
• Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2024 01:02:30 GMT
• Title: Spiking Neural Networks for Radio Frequency Interference Detection in Radio Astronomy
• Authors: Nicholas J. Pritchard, Andreas Wicenec, Mohammed Bennamoun, Richard Dodson,
• Abstract summary: Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) promise efficienttemporal data processing owing to their dynamic nature. This paper addresses a significant challenge in radio astronomy, Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) detection. We introduce a divisive normalisation-inspired pre-processing step, which improves RF detection performance. To our knowledge, this work is the first to train SNNs on real radio astronomy data successfully.
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• Abstract: Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) promise efficient spatio-temporal data processing owing to their dynamic nature. This paper addresses a significant challenge in radio astronomy, Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) detection, by reformulating it as a time-series segmentation task inherently suited for SNN execution. Automated RFI detection systems capable of real-time operation with minimal energy consumption are increasingly important in modern radio telescopes. We explore several spectrogram-to-spike encoding methods and network parameters, applying first-order leaky integrate-and-fire SNNs to tackle RFI detection. To enhance the contrast between RFI and background information, we introduce a divisive normalisation-inspired pre-processing step, which improves detection performance across multiple encoding strategies. Our approach achieves competitive performance on a synthetic dataset and compelling results on real data from the Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) instrument. To our knowledge, this work is the first to train SNNs on real radio astronomy data successfully. These findings highlight the potential of SNNs for performing complex time-series tasks, paving the way for efficient, real-time processing in radio astronomy and other data-intensive fields.

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