Xin Fu

Dr. Xin Fu is a Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering, holding a PhD from the University of Florida. His research spans computer architecture, energy-efficient systems, machine learning acceleration, and hardware reliability, with applications in edge computing and quantum systems. Awarded the NSF CAREER Award and named Miller Scholar, he leads innovations in heterogeneous computing architectures.

Research focuses on optimizing hardware-software co-design for AI workloads, with current projects in federated learning optimization, quantum computing reliability, and neural network acceleration. Recent publications demonstrate cross-cutting work in mobile AI deployment, adversarial defense mechanisms, and quantum error correction.

Honors include:

• NSF Faculty Early CAREER Award (2014)
• Four-time recipient of competitive NSF research grants
• Miller Scholar recognition for teaching and research excellence