Gunnar Tufte

Gunnar Tufte is a Professor and Deputy Head of Research at the Department of Computer Technology and Informatics, NTNU. He leads the Computer Architecture Lab and advises PhD programs in Computer Science and Informatics within the Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering. His primary research focuses on unconventional computing, including artificial spin ice systems, self-organizing nanomaterials, and bio-inspired architectures.

Research Interests include:

• Unconventional Machines: Architecture, Design, and Computation
• Spin-based Computing and Energy Efficient Systems
• Evolution-in-Materio and Nanoscale Computation
• Reservoir Computing and Dynamical Systems
• Nano-Magnetic Orchestration and Self-Organization

Key Projects:

• SpinENGINE (EU Horizon 2020 FET-Open): Developing parallel computing platforms using nanomagnet ensembles.
• SPrINTER (Norwegian Research Council): Low-power spin-based computing technology.
• flatspin: Open-source simulator for artificial spin ice systems (GPLv3).

Grants and Collaborations:

• Horizon 2020 FET-Open funding for SpinENGINE.
• NFR funding for SPrINTER project.

Lab/Team: Maintains the Computer Architecture Lab and collaborates on interdisciplinary projects with researchers in nanotechnology, AI, and biology.