Device comprising storage means (51) for storing a genotypic representation (3) of a spiking neural network comprising spiking neurons (1) and input neurons (2) connected by synapses, and computer program portions for performing the steps of mutating said genotypic representation (3) and computing a fitness value associated to said mutated genotypic representation (3). The spiking neural network implemented in this device can thus be trained and used for various control systems, achieving better results, thanks to its highly non-linear behavior, than standard prior art neural networks.