Hadi Esmaeilzadeh

Hadi Esmaeilzadeh is an Associate Professor at the University of California, San Diego in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. He previously served as an Assistant Professor at Georgia Tech (2013-2017) and holds the Halicioğlu Chair in Computer Architecture. As founder/director of the Alternative Computing Technologies (ACT) Laboratory and associate director of UCSD's Center for Machine Integrated Computing and Security (MICS), his research drives cross-stack solutions for next-generation computer systems.

• Early tenure recipient at UCSD
• Coined the term "dark silicon" in computer architecture
• Developed Tabla/DnnWeaver open-source frameworks

Research Interests span:

• Approximate Computing
• Neural Acceleration
• FPGA/ASIC Hardware Design
• Machine Learning Systems
• Dark Silicon Challenges
• Security/Privacy in Accelerated Systems

Scientific Recognition:

• 4 CACM Research Highlights
• 4 IEEE Micro Top Picks
• Distinguished Paper Award (HPCA 2016)
• Inducted to ISCA Hall of Fame (2018)

Teaching:

• Developed courses on accelerator design (CSE 240D) and alternative computing (CS 8803 ACT)
• Advocates for hands-on FPGA-based learning in Processor Design with FPGAs courses