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PHINDER, short for Picosecond-scale Photonic Heterogeneous Integrated Neuromorphic Detector, is an EIC Pathfinder Open project recently funded by the EU. PHINDER aims to develop new types of neuromorphic photonic sensor systems capable of analysing light from complex processes at the picosecond level (trillionths of a second), while consuming extremely low amounts of energy. The project combines nanostructured III–V semiconductors, programmable photonic waveguides, and neuromorphic sensor arrays into a unified hardware platform that processes time-varying signals directly on-chip. The goal is to create an ultra-fast event camera with embedded intelligence for applications where conventional electronics fall short. Potential use cases include 5D imaging particle detectors in high-energy physics, proton computed tomography (CT) for radiation therapy, and adaptive control of chemical processes.