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Sakari Lahti is a Lecturer in the Department of Computing Sciences at Tampere University, within the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences. His primary responsibilities include teaching digital logic and hardware design. He holds an ORCID identifier: 0000-0002-9915-4784.
Lahti's research focuses on High-Level Synthesis (HLS) for FPGAs, with emphasis on optimizing embedded systems, real-time applications, and digital signal processing. His work spans FPGA implementation techniques, compiler optimizations for HLS tools, and practical applications in media processing and wireless communications. Notable projects include real-time HEVC video encoding and nonlinear self-interference cancellation systems.
His publications reflect a sustained contribution to FPGA-based hardware design, with a decade of work from embedded systems (2002) to modern C++ integration in HLS (2023). Collaborations include colleagues like Teemu Hämäläinen and Jari Vanne, focusing on bridging software and hardware design methodologies. His research also extends to educational aspects, such as real-world product development in system design courses.
Lahti’s work is peer-reviewed and published in prestigious venues like IEEE Transactions and conferences like DDECS and ISCAS. His research unit is the Unit of Computing Sciences at Tampere University.
