Nikil Dutt

Nikil Dutt is a Chancellor’s Professor at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), with academic appointments in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), and Cognitive Sciences. He is affiliated with UCI's Center for Embedded Computer Systems (CECS), Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and Engineering (CENCE), Calit2, CPCC, and LUCI. His research focuses on embedded systems, electronic design automation, computer architecture, and healthcare IoT. Dutt has authored/co-authored seven books and holds IEEE Fellow and ACM Distinguished Scientist titles.

Education: B.E. (Mechanical Engineering) from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (Pilani, India), 1980; M.S. (Computer Science) from Pennsylvania State University, 1983; Ph.D. (Computer Science) from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1989.

Research Interests: Embedded systems, brain-inspired architectures, neuromorphic computing, and healthcare IoT. Current projects include the Information Processing Factory (IPF) for autonomous systems and CareDex for disaster resilience in aging communities.

Awards: Multiple Best Paper Awards, NSF grants, and fellowships. Serves as editor for ACM TECS, IEEE TVLSI, and former Editor-in-Chief of ACM TODAES. Active in academic service, including ESWEEK Steering Committee roles.

Grants: NSF IPF, UNITE, CareDex, and industry partnerships (e.g., Facebook). Research addresses energy-efficient data centers, autonomous driving systems, and wearable health technologies.

Labs/Teams: Leads the Dutt Research Group (DRG), focusing on self-aware systems, edge computing, and neuromorphic architectures.