Aida Todri-Sanial

Aida Todri-Sanial is a Full Professor in the Integrated Circuits group of the Electrical Engineering department at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). She leads the NanoComputing Research Lab and is affiliated with the Center for Quantum Materials and Technology Eindhoven (CQMT-E), EAISI, and the Integrated Circuits group. Her research focuses on energy-efficient circuits, novel computing paradigms (e.g., 3D integration, neuromorphic computing, quantum computing), and nanotechnology-driven architectures.

Education:

• PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara (2009)
• Bardeen Fellow at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (2009–2010)
• Scientist/Research Director at CNRS (2011–2021)
• Visiting Fellow at the University of Cambridge (2016–2017)

Research Interests:

Dr. Todri-Sanial’s work integrates physics and electronics to design unconventional computing systems. Key areas include:

• Physical design optimization for energy efficiency
• Oscillatory neural networks (ONNs) for edge AI
• Quantum computing hardware and error mitigation
• 3D integration and monolithic-3D architectures
• Nanomaterials (e.g., VO₂, MoS₂) for neuromorphic and sensing applications

Awards & Grants:

• ERC Consolidator Grant THERMODON (2023)
• NWO AiNed Fellowship (2024)
• NWO Quantum Technology Grant (2024)
• CNRS Bronze Medal (2016), IBM Quantum Open Science Prize (2021), and IEEE Distinguished Lecturer (2022)

Labs & Teams:

• Principal Investigator of the NanoComputing Research Lab
• Lead researcher in EAISI (Eindhoven Artificial Intelligence Systems Institute)
• Collaborator with global institutions (e.g., IBM, STMicroelectronics)