Principal Investigators

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Vaughn Betz
University of Toronto

PI, RV4 Lead
Research: RV3, RV4
Keywords: FPGAs, computer aided design, VLSI
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Derek Chiou
The University of Texas at Austin

PI, RV2 Lead
Research: RV2, RV3
Keywords: computer engineering, computer architecture, simulation
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Franz Franchetti
Carnegie Mellon University

PI
Research: RV2
Keywords: autotuning, compilers, computer architecture, 3D memory, parallel architectures, performance engineering
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James C. Hoe
Carnegie Mellon University

Lead PI, RV5 Lead
Research: RV1, RV3, RV5
Keywords: computer architecture, reconfigurable computing, hardware acceleration
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David Z. Pan
The University of Texas at Austin

PI
Research: RV4
Keywords: electronic design automation, design for manufacturing, VLSI, hardware, machine learning
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Vyas Sekar
Carnegie Mellon University

PI
Research: RV1
Keywords: networking, security, systems
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Justine Sherry
Carnegie Mellon University

PI, RV1 Lead
Research: RV1, RV3
Keywords: middleboxes, networked systems, measurement, cloud computing, congestion control
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Research Team

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Nirav Atre
Carnegie Mellon University

PhD Student
Adviser: Justine Sherry
Research: RV1
Keywords: networking, performance modeling, algorithm design
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Andrew Boutros
University of Toronto

PhD Student
Adviser: Vaughn Betz
Research: RV3
Keywords: Deep Learning, FPGA Architecture, Overlays
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Jason Cheung
Carnegie Mellon University

PhD Student
Adviser: James Hoe
Research: RV3, RV5
Keywords: reconfigurable computing, partial reconfiguration, computer architecture
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Mario Doumet
University of Toronto

M.A.Sc Student
Adviser: Vaughn Betz
Research: RV4
Keywords: FPGAs, Machine Learning Acceleration
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Mohamed Elgammal
University of Toronto

PhD Student
Adviser: Vaughn Betz
Research: RV4
Keywords: Computer-Aided Design, FPGAs, Reinforcement Learning
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Jia-Ching Hsu
The University of Texas at Austin

PhD Student
Adviser: Derek Chiou
Research: RV2
Keywords: computer architecture, accelerator, architecture generation
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Zixuan Jiang
The University of Texas at Austin

PhD Student
Adviser: David Z. Pan
Research: RV4
Keywords: physical design automation, machine learning
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Fahrican Kosar
University of Toronto

MASc Student
Adviser: Vaughn Betz
Research: RV4
Keywords: computer aided design, FPGAs
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Rui Ma
The University of Texas at Austin

PhD Student
Adviser: Derek Chiou
Research: RV2
Keywords: computer architecture, accelerator, architecture generation
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Stephen More
University of Toronto

MASc Student
Adviser: Vaughn Betz
Research: RV3, RV4
Keywords: Deep learning, FPGA, ML accelerators
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Shashank Obla
Carnegie Mellon University

PhD Student
Adviser: James Hoe
Research: RV3, RV5
Keywords: reconfigurable computing, partial reconfiguration, computer architecture
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Francisco Pereira
Carnegie Mellon University

PhD Student
Adviser: Justine Sherry
Research: RV1
Keywords: networking, systems
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Sanil Rao
Carnegie Mellon University

PhD Student
Adviser: Franz Franchetti
Research: RV1, RV2
Keywords: code generation, performance tuning

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Hugo Sadok
Carnegie Mellon University

PhD Student
Adviser: Justine Sherry
Research: RV1
Keywords: networking, systems, cloud computing, reconfigurable computing
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Siddharth Sahay
Carnegie Mellon University

PhD Student
Adviser: James Hoe
Research: RV3, RV5
Keywords: type systems, abstractions, reconfigurable computing, computer architecture
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Rachel Selina Rajarathnam
The University of Texas at Austin

PhD Student
Adviser: David Z. Pan
Research: RV4
Keywords: physical design automation
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Eric Tang
Carnegie Mellon University

PhD Student
Adviser: Franz Franchetti, James Hoe
Research: RV1, RV3
Keywords: reconfigurable computing, computer architecture
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Kate Thurmer
University of Toronto

PhD Student
Adviser: Vaughn Betz
Research: RV4
Keywords: Computer-Aided Design, FPGAs

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Chengyue Wang
Carnegie Mellon University

PhD Student
Adviser: James Hoe
Research: RV3
Keywords: network on chip, HLS, computer architecture
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Sitong Zhai
University of Toronto

PhD Student
Adviser: Vaughn Betz
Research: RV4
Keywords: Electronic Eesign Automation (EDA), Natural Language Processing (NLP), CAD, FPGA, ASIC, Synthesis, Place, Route, STA, Verification, Emulation, Speech To Text

Alumni

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Arash Ahmadian
University of Toronto

Undergraduate Student
Adviser: Vaughn Betz
Research: RV4
Keywords: Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning, ML Acceleration, Computer-Aided Design
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Isha Garg
Columbia University

Visiting Student
Adviser: James Hoe
Research: RV5
Keywords: reconfigurable computing, hardware optimization
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Mohamed Ibrahim
University of Toronto

M.A.S.c Student
Adviser: Vaughn Betz
Research: RV4
Keywords: FPGAs, Machine Learning Acceleration, HPIPE
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Plava Kattamuri
Carnegie Mellon University

MS Student
Adviser: James Hoe
Research: RV5
Keywords: FPGA, partial reconfiguration, network-in-processing
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Adnan Lokhandwala
Carnegie Mellon University

MS Student
Adviser: James Hoe
Research: RV1
Keywords: ML, sentiment analysis
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Joseph Melber
Carnegie Mellon University

PhD Student
Adviser: James Hoe
Research: RV3, RV5
Keywords: reconfigurable computing, memory abstraction, computer architecture
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Akshay Revankar
Carnegie Mellon University

MS Student
Adviser: James Hoe
Research: RV3
Keywords: network on chip, FPGA, computer architecture
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Srivatsan Srinivasan
University of Toronto

MASc Student
Adviser: Vaughn Betz
Research: RV4
Keywords: computer aided design, FPGA
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Marius Stan
University of Toronto

MASc Student
Adviser: Vaughn Betz
Research: RV1
Keywords: Deep learning, FPGA, ML accelerators
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Kimia Talaei
University of Toronto

MASc Student
Adviser: Vaughn Betz
Research: RV4
Keywords: Computer-Aided Design, FPGAs
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Zhipeng Zhao
Carnegie Mellon University

PhD Student
Adviser: James Hoe
Research: RV1
Keywords: reconfigurable computing, networking, high-level synthesis
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