Antonio González Colás

Antonio González Colás is a Full Professor at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), affiliated with the Facultat d'Informàtica de Barcelona (FIB) and the Department of Computer Architecture. He leads the ARCO research group (Microarchitecture and Compilers) and focuses on advanced computer architecture, including GPUs, compilers, and embedded systems. In 2024, he received the ICREA Acadèmia distinction for his research on future computer systems integrating cognitive tasks and autonomous decision-making. His work emphasizes energy-efficient architectures, memory optimization, and hardware acceleration for AI and real-time applications.

He holds a Doctorate in Computer Science and has over 1000+ publications, including top-tier journals and conferences. His research spans topics like GPU microarchitecture, compiler-assisted caching, DNN acceleration, and autonomous driving hardware. Major awards include the HiPEAC 2024 Paper Award and EU-funded projects under Horizon 2020.

He advises numerous PhD students on topics such as point cloud processing for autonomous systems, GPU rendering optimizations, and neural network efficiency. His contributions bridge theoretical computer architecture with practical hardware-software co-design, addressing challenges in modern computing systems.