James C. Hoe is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University (College of Engineering). He is on sabbatical at MangoBoost and directs research in computer architecture, reconfigurable computing, and high-level hardware design. Education Ph.D., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT (2000) M.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT (1994) B.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UC Berkeley (1992) Research Interests Professor Hoe’s work spans computer architecture , reconfigurable computing , FPGA architectures , and high-level hardware synthesis . His group created the CoRAM abstraction for virtualized FPGA computing and leads efforts in power-efficient accelerators, in-network computing, and security-oriented FPGA systems. Scientific Awards IEEE Fellow (2013) Intel Outstanding Researcher Award (2021) Research Funding & Projects Intel / VMware Crossroads 3D-FPGA Academic Research Center – co-leading exploration of FPGA roles in future datacenters. DARPA BRASS program ($2.7 M, 4 years) – ensuring long-lived software systems remain robust to resource changes. Pigasus open-source IDS – world’s fastest FPGA-accelerated intrusion-detection system (100 Gb/s on one server). Labs & Teams He heads activities within the Computer Architecture Lab at Carnegie Mellon (CALCM) , supervising graduate researchers on CoRAM++, SPIRAL autotuning, and FPGA overlays for stream processing.
David Bindel is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Cornell University, affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering, and Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science. He earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley in 2006. His research focuses on applied numerical linear algebra, eigenvalue problems, and their applications in plasma physics, network analysis, and nonlinear systems. He develops methods for analyzing complex systems, including magnetic confinement in stellarators, stability of MHD systems, and community detection in networks. His work bridges theoretical foundations with practical computational tools, such as formal verification of linear algebra algorithms and scalable Gaussian process models. Bindel’s research explores the interplay between structure and computation, leveraging eigenvalue analysis to address challenges in computer vision, opinion dynamics, and engineering design. He has contributed to advancements in numerical methods for large-scale systems, including iterative solvers, spectral approximation techniques, and stochastic optimization. His interdisciplinary approach spans applied mathematics, computer science, and physics, with applications in fusion energy, machine learning, and network science. Recent work highlights include high-order expansions for magnetic confinement, adaptive filtering for dynamical systems, and Bayesian optimization strategies. His publications emphasize rigorous analysis alongside computational scalability, addressing both theoretical and practical aspects of modern scientific computing. Despite no explicitly listed awards, his contributions reflect significant impact in his fields.
Affiliation & Education Scott Hauck is a Professor at the University of Washington's Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and an Adjunct Professor in Computer Science & Engineering. He leads the Adaptive Computing Machines and Emulators (ACME) Lab . He earned his BS in EECS from UC Berkeley (1990), and MS/PhD in CSE from the University of Washington (1992/1995). Research Focus Dr. Hauck specializes in FPGA-based reconfigurable computing with applications in: Quantum Computing: FPGA controllers for trapped-ion quantum systems enabling precise laser control and quantum state readout. Medical Imaging: Portable radiation sensors for personalized cancer therapy and PET scanner enhancements. High-Energy Physics: FPGA readout systems for ATLAS pixel detectors at CERN's Large Hadron Collider. AI Acceleration: Real-time machine learning inference for scientific applications via projects like hls4ml. His work bridges hardware innovation with computational physics, emphasizing real-time processing and low-latency systems. Publication Trends Recent research focuses on FPGA-accelerated machine learning for particle physics (e.g., transformer networks for LHC trigger systems) and quantum computing instrumentation. Earlier work established foundations in reconfigurable computing architectures and medical imaging electronics. Awards & Recognition Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Washington (2010) Advising & Funding Leads the ACME Lab with extensive funding from NSF, DARPA, NIH, DOE, and industry partners including Intel, Xilinx, and Microsoft. Mentored over 30 MS/PhD students in VLSI, reconfigurable systems, and scientific computing. Collaborations & Labs Directs the ACME Lab (EE1-307), collaborating with UW Radiology (Prof. Robert Miyaoka), UW Physics (Prof. Shih-Chieh Hsu), and Drexel University (Prof. Josh Agar). Projects include quantum control systems, LHC readout electronics, and medical sensor networks.
Nima Mesgarani is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Columbia Engineering, Columbia University, affiliated with the Sense, Collect and Move Data Committee. His research bridges engineering and neuroscience through reverse-engineering neural signal processing mechanisms, leading to advancements in brain-machine interfaces, neural prosthetics, and speech processing algorithms. He received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland and completed postdoctoral training at Johns Hopkins University's Center for Language and Speech Processing and UC San Francisco's Neurosurgery Department. Research Focus Professor Mesgarani's lab integrates computational neuroscience and engineering to study acoustic signal processing. Key areas include: Neural decoding of speech and auditory attention in multi-talker environments Development of brain-controlled hearing technologies Novel speech separation and synthesis algorithms inspired by cortical processing Cross-modal learning between auditory and visual systems Applications of large language models in neural signal interpretation Publication Trends Analysis of his 15 most recent articles (2025) reveals dominant themes: neural decoding techniques using intracranial EEG, brain-inspired speech separation models (e.g., Mamba architectures), applications of large language models in auditory neuroscience, cross-modal distillation methods, and clinical translation of audio processing algorithms. A strong emphasis emerges on real-time brain-computer interfaces and noise-robust speech processing. Laboratory and Collaborations Mesgarani directs an interdisciplinary lab developing neurotechnology for hearing restoration. His team collaborates with neurosurgery departments and speech processing centers, focusing on translating theoretical models into clinical brain-machine interfaces. The lab's work has yielded patents for brain-informed speech separation systems and attention-decoding frameworks.
Nirupam Roy is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, and Director of the iCoSMoS research lab. His work bridges wireless networking, mobile computing, and acoustic sensing with applications in IoT, localization, healthcare, security, and wearables. Research Focus: Wireless Networking & Mobile Sensing Awards: Best paper award, MobiSys 2022 Best demo award, MobiSys 2021 CSL Ph.D. Thesis Award, UIUC 2019 Students: Nakul Garg, Yang Bai, Irtaza Shahid, Harshvardhan Takawale, Aritrik Ghosh, Ayushi Mishra, Sumbul Zehra, Justin Goodman Grants: NSF CAREER award (2023), Meta Research Award (2023)
Yimin D. Zhang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Temple University's College of Engineering, where he leads the Advanced Signal Processing (ASP) Lab. His research spans statistical signal processing, array processing, radar, wireless communications, and convex optimization. Research Interests: Dr. Zhang's work focuses on cutting-edge signal processing techniques including compressive sensing, sparse arrays, time-frequency analysis, and robust beamforming. These are applied to radar systems, satellite navigation, assisted living, and wireless networks. His research addresses core challenges in target localization, direction-of-arrival estimation, and spectrum-efficient joint radar-communication systems. The recent publications highlight a strong trend in exploiting sparsity, virtual arrays, and deep learning to enhance resolution and robustness in radar and communication systems. Themes include multi-frequency processing, low-rank matrix recovery, and optimized OFDM waveforms for dual-function systems. Scientific Awards: 2016 IET Radar, Sonar and Navigation Premium Award 2017 IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society Harry Rowe Mimno Award 2018 IEEE Signal Processing Society Young Author Best Paper Award (coauthor) Advising and Grants: Dr. Zhang has served as Principal or Co-Principal Investigator on over $6 million in research funding from the NSF, AFRL, ONR, and DARPA. While student advisees are not listed, his leadership of the ASP Lab suggests active mentorship of graduate researchers. He contributes extensively to the academic community as an associate editor for IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing and editor for Signal Processing journal, and serves on key IEEE technical committees. Labs and Teams: He directs the Advanced Signal Processing (ASP) Lab at Temple University, which focuses on developing novel algorithms for real-world applications in radar, communications, and navigation. Previously, he led the Wireless Communications and Positioning Lab and the RFID Lab at Villanova University.
Eva Ascarza is a Professor of Business Administration in the Marketing Unit at Harvard Business School (HBS) . She co-founded the Customer Intelligence Lab at HBS's D 3 Institute, focusing on responsible and effective customer data utilization. Research Interests include: Customer retention and churn analysis Algorithmic bias in marketing AI Field experimentation (A/B testing) for targeting optimization Customer lifetime value (CLV) modeling Dynamic personalization strategies Scientific Awards and Recognitions: 2023 Weitz-Winer-O'Dell Award (winner) 2022 Paul E. Green Award (PNAS publication) 2020 Marketing Science Institute (MSI) Scholar 2019 Erin Anderson Award for Emerging Female Scholar 2018 Paul E. Green Award (JMR publication) 2014 Frank M. Bass Outstanding Dissertation Award Her articles demonstrate cutting-edge applications of statistical modeling , Bayesian methods , and fair AI frameworks in modern marketing challenges.
Marta Kwiatkowska is a Professor of Computing Systems at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Trinity College. Her research focuses on probabilistic verification , quantitative model checking , and formal methods for complex systems including autonomous robots, medical devices, and biological systems. She leads the development of the PRISM and PRISM-games probabilistic model checkers. Key research areas: Probabilistic systems, formal verification, autonomous robotics, medical device analysis, systems biology Grants: ERC Advanced Grant VERIWARE, EPSRC Programme Grant Mobile Autonomy Awards: 2024 ETAPS Test-of-Time Tool Award for PRISM Students: Current and former advisees in topics spanning formal methods, robotics, and quantitative verification The PRISM-games extension enables verification of stochastic multi-player games with applications in network protocols, autonomous systems, and game theory. Her work bridges theory, algorithms, and practical implementation, with real-world applications in ubiquitous computing and nanotechnology.
Professor Kim Eun-hee is a faculty member in the Department of Defense Systems Engineering at Sejong University, specializing in advanced radar technologies and signal processing. Her work bridges theoretical research and practical applications in defense systems. Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (2004), KAIST M.Sc. in Engineering (1996), KAIST B.Sc. in Precision Engineering (1994), KAIST Her research focuses on radar system design, including airborne active phased array radar, automotive radar, broadband noise radar, and over-the-horizon radar. She explores waveform optimization, MIMO architectures, and signal processing algorithms to enhance radar performance in complex environments. Publications highlight her expertise in MIMO radar configurations, Doppler-insensitive waveforms, and machine learning integration for signal analysis. She leads industry-academic collaborations with organizations like Hanwha Systems and LIG Nex1. She contributes to technical committees, including the Sensor and Signal Processing Division of the Korean Society of Military Science and Technology. Her laboratory (Defense Radar Technology Laboratory) focuses on radar design, signal processing, and sensor integration.
Naresh R. Shanbhag is the Jack Kilby Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Coordinated Science Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He serves as Director of the Systems on Nanoscale Information fabriCs (SONIC) Center and held the D.J. Gandhi Distinguished Visiting Professorship at IIT Mumbai from 2015-2020. Previously, he was a visiting faculty member at National Taiwan University (2007) and Stanford University (2014). Dr. Shanbhag received his doctorate from the University of Minnesota (1993) in Electrical Engineering. From 1993 to 1995, he worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories as the lead chip architect for AT&T's 51.84 Mb/s transceiver chips over twisted-pair wiring for Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)-LAN and very high-speed digital subscriber line (VDSL) chip-sets. His research focuses on the design of energy-efficient machine learning, communications, and signal processing systems on resource-constrained embedded platforms. He explores fundamental trade-offs between energy efficiency, latency and accuracy of decision-making systems implemented in nanoscale technologies, with applications to computer vision, biomedicine, automatic target recognition, and imaging. His work spans four primary focus areas: Resource-efficient Machine Learning for the Edge, In-memory Computing (IMC), Energy-efficient High Data Rate Communications, and Shannon-inspired Statistical Error Compensation (SEC). Analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong emphasis on in-memory computing architectures (SRAM, MRAM, RRAM) for machine learning acceleration. His work consistently addresses energy-accuracy trade-offs, with increasing attention to security aspects of hardware implementations and applications to MIMO signal processing and edge AI systems. His research demonstrates a progression from theoretical foundations to practical silicon implementations. 2024 Semiconductor Research Corporation Innovation Award 2018 Semiconductor Industry Association/Semiconductor Research Corporation University Researcher Award 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems Best Paper Award 2006 IEEE Fellow 1996 National Science Foundation CAREER Award Professor Shanbhag has mentored over 50 graduate students who now work at leading technology companies including Qualcomm, Amazon, Nvidia, Intel, and Apple. His research has been generously supported by the National Science Foundation, DARPA, AFRL, Semiconductor Research Corporation, Texas Instruments, Sandia National Laboratories, and industry partners including IBM, GlobalFoundries, and Intel Corporation. He led the Alternative Computational Models research theme (2006-2012) and was the founding Director of the SONIC Center (2013-2017), a 5-year multi-university center funded by DARPA and SRC. Currently, he leads research themes in the SRC and DARPA funded JUMP 2.0 Program's Center for Co-Design of Cognitive Systems and the Center for Ubiquitous Connectivity, and in the NSF IUCRC Center for Advanced Semiconductor Chips with Accelerated Performance (ASAP). As Director of the Systems on Nanoscale Information fabriCs (SONIC) Center, Professor Shanbhag leads a multidisciplinary team exploring novel computing paradigms for the nanoscale era. His group has benchmarked an extensive collection of in-memory computing and digital accelerator IC designs, maintaining a publicly available IMC benchmarking repository of metrics extracted from published IC prototypes. His research philosophy integrates concepts from information theory, statistical signal processing, detection and estimation, VLSI architectures, and digital and analog integrated circuits to develop energy-efficient systems from algorithms to silicon implementations.
Elahe Soltanaghai is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and a Faculty Affiliate in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is also a 2022 NCSA Fellow and received her PhD in Computer Science from the University of Virginia (2019), MS in Computer Engineering from Sharif University of Technology (2014), and dual BS degrees in Computer and Information Technology Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology (2011, 2013). PhD: University of Virginia, Computer Science, 2019 MS: Sharif University of Technology, Computer Engineering, 2014 BS (Computer Engineering): Amirkabir University of Technology, 2011 BS (Information Technology Engineering): Amirkabir University of Technology, 2013 Her research spans wireless sensing and communication, focusing on Millimeter-wave Radar Sensing (for automotive, mixed reality, structural monitoring), Machine Learning for Wireless Systems (adaptive sensing/communication), Forest IoT (through-canopy biomass and soil sensing), Metaverse Technologies (gaze-based VR/AR), and Low-Power Backscatter Communication (WiFi/power-line tags). She directs the Wireless, Sensing & Embedded Networked Systems (iSENS) Lab and co-directs the Illinois Center for IoT. Her work bridges wireless networking with cyber-physical sensing , emphasizing environmental monitoring (e.g., wildfire fuel detection via radar tags) and human-computer interaction (e.g., gaze-tracking in VR). Recent articles include innovations in passive radar profiling , through-canopy biomass characterization , and integrated communication-sensing protocols . Scientific Awards: Google Research Scholar Award (2022) N2Women Rising Star (2021) ACM SIGMOBILE Dissertation Award (2020) EECS Rising Stars (2019) NCSA Faculty Fellowship (2023) Best Demo Runner-up, IPSN (2023) Teaching Excellence Award (2023) Grants: NASA FireTech Program Grant (2025) NSF Grant for Radar-based Perception (2024) Insper-Illinois Grant for VR Research (2024) Keysight Research Gifts (2022, 2023) T-Mobile Research Gift (2022)
Noorbakhsh Amiri Golilarz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at The University of Alabama, College of Engineering. He has established himself as a prominent researcher in artificial intelligence, particularly in computer vision, deep learning, and image processing. His educational background includes: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Computer Science, Boston College (2023) Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Southern Illinois University Carbondale (2023) D. Eng., Computer Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (2021) M.S., Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Eastern Mediterranean University (2017) B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Guilan (2012) Dr. Golilarz's research spans multiple domains of artificial intelligence with a particular focus on computer vision, deep learning, and image processing applications. His work addresses challenges in medical imaging, satellite imagery, and cognitive neuroscience. He has made significant contributions to image denoising techniques, control chart pattern recognition, and AI applications in healthcare. His recent work has expanded into generative AI, large language models, and secure machine learning operations. His publication portfolio demonstrates consistent productivity with over 2500 citations and an h-index of 25. His most impactful work includes applications of blockchain and federated learning for COVID-19 detection, optimized support vector machines for medical diagnosis, and innovative image denoising techniques using metaheuristic optimization algorithms. Among his professional achievements: Co-founded AI Letters journal in 2024, serving as Associate Editor-in-Chief Served as Lead Guest Editor and Topic Editor for several SCI-indexed journals Held the role of Conference Program Chair Dr. Golilarz has supervised numerous graduate students and research projects, with his work spanning theoretical advancements in AI algorithms to practical applications in healthcare, energy systems, and cybersecurity. His research group has established collaborations with institutions including Boston College and Mississippi State University.
Dr. Xiaoxiao Li is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of British Columbia (UBC), with joint appointments in Computer Science (Associate Member) and the School of Medicine at Yale University (Adjunct Assistant Professor). She is also a Canada CIFAR AI Chair and Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Responsible AI. Her research focuses on enhancing trustworthiness, fairness, and efficiency in AI algorithms and foundation models, particularly in healthcare applications. Education: B.S. (Honors) in Zhejiang University (2015), Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Yale University (2020), Postdoc at Princeton University (2020-2021). She leads the Trusted and Efficient AI (TEA) Lab at UBC, which develops algorithms for federated learning, medical imaging analysis, and interpretable AI systems. Research interests include federated learning, generative models, medical image analysis, AI fairness, and graph-based methods for neuroimaging. Recent projects include GMValuator (data valuation for generative models), FairMedFM (fairness benchmarking in medical AI), and FedTextGrad (textual gradient-based FL optimization). Grants: Canada Foundation for Innovation Grant (2023), UBC Green Lab Fund (2023), Vector Institute funding Teaching: Courses on machine learning, federated learning, and AI ethics at UBC Awards & Recognition: Best Paper Award at FL@FM WWW 2024, Editorial Board Member of Medical Image Analysis , multiple top-tier conference acceptances (NeurIPS, ICLR, CVPR, MICCAI). Lab & Teams: TEA Lab collaborates with industry and hospitals to translate AI research into clinical tools. Current projects address AI fairness in healthcare, federated learning for medical data, and multimodal medical analytics.
Steve Chase is a Professor at Carnegie Mellon University , affiliated with the Biomedical Engineering , Electrical and Computer Engineering , Neuroscience Institute , and Robotics Institute departments. His research spans Computational Neuroscience , Neural Engineering , and Systems Neuroscience , with a focus on neural circuits, motor control, and brain-computer interfaces (BCI). Research Areas: Sensation & Perception, Methods Development, Diseases & Disorders, Physiological & Anatomical Methods. Lab Highlights: Development of the RotaWheel, memory trace studies in the motor cortex, and investigations into BCI stabilization and learning dynamics. Scientific Contributions: His lab has published extensively in journals like Neuron , Nature Computational Science , eLife , and PNAS , with notable works on neural activity patterns, dimensionality reduction in calcium imaging, and sensory constraints on motor cortex modulation. Students and postdocs in his lab have received awards, including the CNBC best paper award.
Yonatan Bisk is an Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in the School of Computer Science , with dual appointments in the Language Technologies Institute and Robotics Institute . His research bridges Natural Language Processing (NLP) with robotics, focusing on grounded and embodied language understanding. Assistant Professor, Language Technologies Institute, CMU (2021–Present) Courtesy Appointment, Robotics Institute, CMU Research Themes : Language as a social codification of embodied experience Interpretable multimodal model training Human-robot collaboration frameworks Embodied question-answering systems Selected Trends : His recent publications show increasing focus on cross-modal attention mechanisms (Vid2Robot), error detection in toolchains (Tools Fail), and theory-of-mind reasoning in language agents (SOTOPIA). Multimodal integration spans vision, audio, and robotic control contexts (ANAVI). Labs & Collaborations : Founder of CLAW Lab (Connecting Language to Action and the World) Collaborations with Microsoft Research, Meta Inc, and CMU's REAL (Robotics, Embodied AI, Learning) community
