معرفی
Hamed Dalir is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Florida, serving as Area Chair for Electronics since 2025. His research focuses on Mid-IR Photonics, On-chip Light Sources, Classical & Quantum Sensors, Ising Machine, AI Accelerators, and Photonics Integrated Circuits.
- PD, University of California – Berkeley, USA (2016)
- Ph.D., Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan (2014)
- M.Sc., Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan (2011)
- PD, University of Florida (2025)
- Visiting Scholar, University of Texas at Austin (2025)
- PD, The George Washington University (2023-2025)
Dr. Dalir's research bridges photonic computing, semiconductor lasers, AI hardware, and integrated sensing systems. He has over 300 peer-reviewed publications and 20 patents, with industry collaborations from TSMC, Broadcom, and Fuji Xerox. His work includes photonic neural networks, orbital angular momentum beams, and quantum sensing.
The 15 most recent publications highlight trends in AI acceleration, quantum optics, and semiconductor packaging. Key themes include photonic convolutional neural networks, orbital angular momentum beam processing, phase-change materials, and advanced packaging techniques for reliability and security. His lab develops hardware-efficient algorithms and hybrid optical-electronic systems for computing and sensing.
- ECE Teaching Excellence Award, 2025
- Best Project Collaboration Award, TSMC, 2025
- ECE Faculty of the Year (Student Choice), 2024–25
- Rising Star in Photonics, ACS, 2025
- Stanford–Elsevier Top 2% Scientists Ranking (top 0.3% in field), 2024
- IAAM Scientist Medal & Fellow, 2024
- SPIE Senior Member, 2023
- AFWERX Commercialization Solutions, 2022
- SPIE Community Champion, 2020
- IEEE/Optica Senior Member, 2018
- JSPS Fellow, 2015
- KAKENHI Early Investigator Award, 2014
- JSPS Young Scientist Award, 2014
- GCOE Golden Award, Tokyo, 2012
- Yoshida Foundation Award, 2009
Dr. Dalir advises current Ph.D. students Sydney Mutchnick, Salem Altaleb, Bel Jahannia, Joseph Crandall, Abdulaziz Bazammul, and Vahid Najmi. Former advisees include Dr. Jiachi Ye (Ph.D. 2025) and Dr. Haoyan Kang (Ph.D. 2023). His lab (CHIP Lab) collaborates with institutions like TSMC and Volkswagen Group, focusing on wafer-scale fabrication, photonic neural networks, and quantum sensing.
