Hyperdimensional Computing

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Hyperdimensional computing represents data with long vectors whose distributed patterns can support learning and memory even when individual components are noisy or quantized. Methods such as binary HDC, Holographic Reduced Representations (HRR), and Fourier HRR (FHRR) encode features and sequences using operations like bundling, binding, and permutation, then classify or retrieve information with similarity search and associative memory. These approaches are studied for tasks including time-series and image classification, anomaly detection, structured data retrieval, and edge or federated learning, with hardware designs targeting low-power and in-memory computation. A central tension is that compact, robust representations can be efficient to store and process, yet superposition can make precise retrieval and multi-step compositional reasoning difficult.

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  1. Intellectual Property Protection of Hyperdimensional Computing Classifiers: Black-Box Ownership Verification via Model Watermarking

    Oct 26, 2026Hamed Poursiami, Farshad Soleiman, Ahmad Tahmasivand +5Robust WatermarkingHyperdimensional Computing

    1Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA · 2Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA

  2. Online Open-World Wafer Defect Discovery using Hyperdimensional Computing

    Oct 20, 2026Quanling Zhao, Ava Emami, Tsuyoshi Idé +4Online Anomaly DetectionIndustrial Anomaly Detection

    University of California San Diego · IBM Research · Anderon

  3. Towards High Semantic Fidelity: Hyperdimensional Symbolic Messages in Multi-Agent Communication

    Oct 16, 2026Shoucheng Song, Chang Yao, Hao Wu +3Semantic CommunicationMulti-Agent Communication

    School of Computer Science & Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China · Beijing Key Laboratory of Traffic Data Mining and Embodied Intelligence, Beijing, China · Institute of Artificial Intelligence of China Telecom (TeleAI), Beijing, China

  4. Where Polanyi Meets Galois: Tacit Knowing as an Algebro-Deterministic Operation, Toward Re-rooting AI-Generated Science

    Oct 12, 2026Hiroyuki Chuma, Kanji Otsuka, Yoichi Sato +1Associative MemoryHyperdimensional Computing

    Professor Emeritus, Hitotsubashi University · Professor Emeritus, Meisei University · Shuhari System

  5. Phase-HDC: Replacing Optimizer History with Gradient Thresholds in Discrete Phase Learning

    Oct 7, 2026Ahmed NebliMemory-Efficient TrainingSign-Based Optimization

    Mathalyse Research

  6. Derandomizing Dense Binary Hypervector Codebooks for Quantized Scalars

    Sep 29, 2026Dmitri Rachkovskij, Evgeny Osipov, Olexander Volkov +2Vector QuantizationHyperdimensional Computing

    Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 971 87 Luleå, Sweden · Institute of Information Technologies and Systems, 03187 Kyiv, Ukraine · AI, Robotics and Cybersecurity Center (ARC) and Department of Computer Science, Örebro University, 70182 Örebro, Sweden +2

  7. Superposed Inference for Hyperdimensional Computing

    Sep 26, 2026Quanling Zhao, Nilesh Prasad Pandey, Ye Tian +1Hyperdimensional ComputingEfficient Inference

    University of California San Diego

  8. Learning Holographic Reduced Representations with Clifford Variational Autoencoders

    Sep 23, 2026Mohamed Malek Abid, P. Michael FurlongVariational AutoencodersVisual Representation Learning

    Institute of Neuroinformatics, University of Zurich & ETH Zurich · National Research Council Canada & Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience, Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

  9. Real-Valued Hyperdimensional Sequence Representations with Hadamard Product Binding and Shift Equivariance

    Aug 28, 2026Kenny Schlegel, Dmitri A. Rachkovskij, Denis Kleyko +3Positional EncodingHyperdimensional Computing

    Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany · Luleå University of Technology, Sweden · Örebro University, Sweden +2

  10. Bridging the Gap Between Hyperdimensional Computing and Kernel Methods via the Nyström Method

    Aug 7, 2026Quanling Zhao, Anthony Hitchcock Thomas, Ari Brin +2Nyström MethodHyperdimensional Computing

    Department of Computer Science and Engineering, UC San Diego

  11. How to Build Marcus's Algebraic Mind: From Thagard's Brain--Mind Viewpoint

    Jul 18, 2026Hiroyuki Chuma, Kanji Otsuka, Yoichi SatoComputational Cognitive ModelingHyperdimensional Computing

    Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University (Professor Emeritus) · Meisei University (Professor Emeritus) · Shuhari System

  12. Qubit-Efficient Quantum Search for Hyperdimensional Decomposition via Logarithmic Encoding

    Jul 11, 2026Sanggeon Yun, Hyunwoo Oh, Ryozo Masukawa +2Hyperdimensional ComputingQuantum Data Encoding

    University of California, Irvine

  13. Creating Intelligence: A Computational Foundation for AGI

    Jun 30, 2026Peter OvermannComputational Cognitive ModelingHyperdimensional Computing

  14. Compiler-Driven Approximation Tuning for Hyperdimensional Computing

    Jun 25, 2026Xavier Routh, Abdul Rafae Noor, Akash Kothari +4Compiler OptimizationHyperdimensional Computing

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL, USA · University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA, USA

  15. Holographic Memory for Zero-Shot Compositional Reasoning in Knowledge Graphs: A Mechanistic Study of Where and Why It Fails

    Jun 23, 2026Randhir KumarCompositional ReasoningKG Embedding

    Independent Researcher

  16. QeHDC: Hyperdimensional Computing based on Quantum-enhanced binding and SuperClass Construction

    Jun 21, 2026Yangjie Xu, Hui Huang, Li Ning +1Hybrid Quantum-Classical MLHyperdimensional Computing

    University of Luxembourg Kirchberg, Luxembourg · Stellaris AI Limited Hong Kong, China

  17. Hyperdimensional computing for structured querying on tabular data embeddings

    Jun 11, 2026Sebastián Bugedo, Stijn VansummerenHyperdimensional Computing

    UHasselt, DSI Diepenbeek, Belgium

  18. D2H-AD: A Hybrid Model Utilizing Hyperdimensional Computing for Advanced Anomaly Detection

    Jun 11, 2026Ghazal Ghajari, Elaheh Ghajari, Ashutosh Ghimire +3Hyperdimensional ComputingAnomaly Detection

    Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio 45435, USA · Azad University, Ahvaz 6887561349, Iran · Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030, USA +1

  19. How to Build Marcus's Algebraic Mind: Algebro-Deterministic Substrate over Galois Fields

    May 20, 2026Hiroyuki Chuma, Kanji Otsuk, Yoichi SatoComputational Cognitive ModelingHyperdimensional Computing

    Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University, Kunitachi, Tokyo 186-8603, Japan (Professor Emeritus) · Meisei University, Hino, Tokyo, Japan (Professor Emeritus) · Shuhari System, Tokyo, Japan

  20. Encoding Robust Topological Signatures for Hyperdimensional Computing

    May 16, 2026Arpan KusariImage Corruption RobustnessHyperdimensional Computing

    University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109

  21. Bridging Silicon and the Hippocampus: Algebro-Deterministic Memory "VaCoAl" as a Substrate for Vector-HaSH and TEM

    May 15, 2026Hiroyuki Chuma, Kanji Otsuka, Yoichi SatoHyperdimensional ComputingAssociative Memory

    Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University, Kunitachi, Tokyo 186-8603, Japan · Meisei University, Hino, Tokyo, Japan · Shuhari System, Tokyo, Japan

  22. Contextual Bandits for Resource-Constrained Devices using Probabilistic Learning

    May 13, 2026Marco Angioli, Kevin Johansson, Antonello Rosato +2Hyperdimensional ComputingContextual Bandits

    Sapienza University of Rome · Orebro University · Linkoping University +1

  23. Graph-Structured Hyperdimensional Computing for Data-Efficient and Explainable Process-Structure-Property Prediction

    May 8, 2026Jingzhan Ge, Ajeeth Vellore, Ajinkya Palwe +5Interpretable MLMaterials Property Prediction

    School of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269 USA · U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Ground Vehicle Systems Center, Warren, MI 48397 USA

  24. Task-Aware Scanning Parameter Configuration for Robotic Inspection Using Vision Language Embeddings and Hyperdimensional Computing

    May 5, 2026Zhiling Chen, David Gorsich, Matthew P. Castanier +3Robotic InspectionRobotics

    aSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA · bUS Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center, Warren, Michigan, USA

  25. Hyper-Dimensional Fingerprints as Molecular Representations

    Apr 30, 2026Jonas Teufel, Luca Torresi, André Eberhard +1Hyperdimensional ComputingMolecular Property Prediction

    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Nanotechnology (INT), Kaiserstraße 12, Karlsruhe, Germany. · Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Anthropomatics and Robotics (IAR), Kaiserstraße 12, Karlsruhe, Germany.

  26. ImageHD: Energy-Efficient On-Device Continual Learning of Visual Representations via Hyperdimensional Computing

    Apr 23, 2026Jebacyril Arockiaraj, Dhruv Parikh, Viktor PrasannaVisual Representation LearningEnergy-Efficient ML

    University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

  27. SRMU: Relevance-Gated Updates for Streaming Hyperdimensional Memories

    Apr 16, 2026Shay Snyder, Andrew Capodieci, David Gorsich +1Hyperdimensional ComputingVector Symbolic Architectures

    George Mason University · George Mason University, USA · Neya Robotics +3

  28. HyperSpace: A Generalized Framework for Spatial Encoding in Hyperdimensional Representations

    Apr 16, 2026Shay Snyder, Andrew Capodieci, David Gorsich +1Hyperdimensional ComputingVector Symbolic Architectures

    George Mason University · George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA · Neya Robotics +3

  29. HyperLiDAR: Adaptive Post-Deployment LiDAR Segmentation via Hyperdimensional Computing

    Apr 14, 2026Ivannia Gomez Moreno, Yi Yao, Ye Tian +73D Semantic SegmentationTest-Time Adaptation

    UCSD · UC Merced · SDSU +1

  30. Robust Reasoning and Learning with Brain-Inspired Representations under Hardware-Induced Nonlinearities

    Apr 13, 2026William Youngwoo Chung, Hamza Errahmouni Barkam, Tamoghno Das +1Hyperdimensional ComputingCompute-in-Memory

    University of California, Irvine Irvine, California, USA