M. Hassan Najafi

M. Hassan Najafi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering at Case School of Engineering, Case Western Reserve University. His research focuses on emerging digital design methodologies, stochastic and unary computing, hyperdimensional computing, edge computing, and low-power VLSI design. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota (2018), an M.S. in Computer Architecture from the University of Tehran (2014), and a B.S. in Computer Engineering (Hardware specialization) from the University of Isfahan (2006).

• Education:
  • PhD Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2018
  • M.S. Computer Architecture, University of Tehran, 2014
  • B.S. Computer Engineering (Hardware), University of Isfahan, 2006

His research interests span artificial intelligence, computer architecture, and machine learning, with a focus on energy-efficient computing systems. He explores novel paradigms like hyperdimensional computing and processing-in-memory to advance edge computing applications. His work aims to bridge theoretical innovations with practical hardware implementations.

Dr. Najafi has received prestigious awards including the NSF CAREER Award (2024), GLSVLSI Best Paper Awards (2023-2024), and the DAC Outstanding Dissertation Award (2018). He holds the Lockheed Martin Corporation Endowed Professorship (2023) and the ULL Francis Patrick Clark/BORSF Professorship (2022).

His professional affiliations include Senior Member status in IEEE. While specific grants and advising details are not detailed here, his work emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration in hardware-software co-design for next-generation computing systems.