Computer hardware

The following faculty members participate in research related to computer hardware:

In general the computer hardware research area involves the design, analysis and modeling of complex systems on a chip, including gates, architectures, and networks. Subareas include : energy/reliability/security-aware VLSI systems, configurable computing, distributed computing, autonomic computing, IC design for low power/voltage, co-operative intelligent system design, computer architecture, 3D IC design, design automation, distributed real time systems, cyber-physical/hybrid systems, embedded and real-time processors/systems, hardware and software co-design methodologies, formal verification methodologies, models of computation, cryptographic hardware and embedded systems, side channel attacks, computer arithmetic and computer/network security. This area of research is crucial as process technologies continue to shrink and we enter the next era of pervasive and ubiquitous embedded computing. The ability to design, model and analyze new devices, namely tabs (wearable), pads (hand-held), and boards (display devices), within the 'Internet of Things' paradigm is crucial for the next generation of technology. Research performed in this area of computer hardware has been extremely successful, not only attracting high quality graduate students and PDFs but additionally attracting Industry and Government support and funding. Several members hold University research chairs, strategic/collaborative research grants, and awards for excellence in research. Graduate student training in particular has been extremely high quality resulting in graduate students being hired into competitive Industry and academia positions. Many former students with graduate degrees have found jobs in local as well as international high technology companies such as RIM, Intel, ViXS, etc. Others have gone on to join academia or continued as PDFs at prestigious Universities.