David Kaeli

David Kaeli is a COE Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeastern University, with affiliated appointments in Bioengineering and Khoury College of Computer Sciences. He directs the Northeastern University Computer Architecture Research Laboratory (NUCAR) and has held leadership roles in multiple NSF and NIH-funded centers including PROTECT, CHEST, and CenSSIS.

Education:

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Rutgers University (1992)
• MS in Computer Engineering, Syracuse University (1985)
• BS in Electrical Engineering, Rutgers University (1981)

Research Interests:

His research spans computer architecture, GPU computing, heterogeneous systems, security, data privacy, hardware reliability, and performance analysis. He has led projects funded by NSF, DARPA, NIH, ONR, and industry partners like AMD, NVIDIA, and Intel.

Scientific Awards:

• 2025 Faculty Research Team Award – iSUPER Impact Engine
• 2022 ACM Fellow
• 2009 Søren Buus Outstanding Research Award
• NSF CAREER Award
• IEEE Fellow
• ACM Distinguished Scientist

Advising and Grants:

He has served as PI or Co-PI on major grants including a $4.8M NSF CyberCorps Scholarship for Service renewal and a $13.2M NIH PROTECT Center grant. His lab supports interdisciplinary research and has hosted numerous PhD and Master’s students, though specific student names are not listed.

Labs and Teams:

He leads the NUCAR Lab, which is an AMD Strategic Academic Partner, and is affiliated with the Institute for Experiential AI and the NSF CHEST IUCRC.