Research Projects and Interests
Our research has been supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), Texas Advanced Technology and Research Programs, and equipment donations from Intel and IBM.
| Embedded Computing, Hw/Sw Codesign (NOVA Project) | Emerging Nanotechnologies, NanoComputing Systems (NANO_C Project) | Honors & Awards |
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Embedded Computing, Hw/Sw Codesign
NOVA Project.
This project addresses processors, memory subsystems and optimizing compilers
for energy-efficient embedded computing. Funded by NSF and TATP grants.
- Design Space Exploration for Clustered VLIW/EPIC Machines.
- Performance Enhancing Compiler Transformations for Clustered Machines, Resource Aware ILP Extraction, Cluster Assignment.
- Energy Efficient Memory Subsystems for Streaming Media Applications.
- Hardware Accelerators. Energy-Efficient Programmable Fabrics.
- Design Space Exploration and Performance Evaluation for Component-Based Embedded Systems.
For more information on the NOVA Project, click on the NOVA logo.
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NANO_C Project: NanoComputing Systems, Design Methodologies for Emerging Nanotechnologies
Nanoscale Structures.
The two figures are micrographs taken with transmission electron microscope
of a Cu interconnect sample and carbon nanotube bundles
, i.e., potential building blocks for nanoelectronics. Courtesy P. Ferreira.
Vertically Integrated Nanoscale Computing
Project. Recent striking successes in the development and self-
assembly of nanoelectronic devices suggest that the ability to manufacture
dense nanofabrics for computation is on the near horizon. This project
involves a vertically integrated research effort, spanning system-level design
down to the assembly and characterization of nano devices, aimed at enabling
an interdisciplinary research approach to the challenges posed by emerging
nanotechnologies, as well as laying a foundation for future design
methodologies. Funded by SRC (Cross-disciplinary semiconductor research
program -- CSR) and NSF grants.
- Fault-tolerant System Architectures.
- Defect-tolerant Components.
- Technology Exploration and Characterization. Physical and Circuit Design.
For more information on the NANO_C Project, click on the figures with the nanoscale structures.
See also Center for nano- &
molecular science and technology (CNM) for other interdisciplinary
research in this area at U.T. Austin and elsewhere.
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Research Honors and Awards
Best paper award for the ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic
Systems (TODAES) -- period Jan 2002 to Jan 2004
IEEE William McCalla Best ICCAD Paper Award, 2000
Best Paper Award, IEEE/ACM Design Automation Conference (DAC), 1992
General Dynamics Endowed Faculty Fellow in Electrical Engineering, since
2000
Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Computer Aided Design of Integrated
Circuits and Systems, since 2002
Award of Excellence in Education, Research and Service to Students,
Halliburton Foundation, 1998
National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 1996
Paper selected for The best of ICCAD - 20 Years of Excellence in Computer
Aided Design, 2002