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Sherief Reda is a Professor of Engineering and Computer Science at Brown University's School of Engineering. He leads the SCALE lab, focusing on energy-efficient computing, digital chip design, embedded systems, and machine learning applications. His research bridges hardware design and combinatorial optimization, with over 130 publications and five US patents. Reda has secured $21M+ in research funding from NSF, DoD, DARPA, and industry partners like Samsung and Intel.
Education:
- PhD in Computer Science & Engineering, UC San Diego (2006)
- MS in Computer Science, Ain Shams University (2000)
- BS in Computer Science, Ain Shams University (1998)
Research Interests: His work spans resource-efficient AI, approximate computing, and interdisciplinary applications in social sciences. Recent projects include chemical-based computing and thermal management for high-performance chips. Reda's lab explores machine learning for combinatorial optimization, with practical applications in logistics and hardware design.
Publications & Awards: Over 130 articles in top venues like IEEE Transactions and Nature Communications. Recipient of the NSF CAREER Award (2021) and IEEE Fellow (2020). His work on energy-efficient computing earned him the AAIA Fellowship.
Grants & Collaborations: Principal Investigator on NSF, DoD, and industry-funded projects. Collaborators include Prof. Kim (Chemistry) and Prof. Rose (Engineering). Reda also serves as an Amazon Scholar and expert witness in patent litigation.
Labs & Teams: Directs the SCALE lab, which develops open-source EDA tools and novel thermal simulation frameworks like PACT. His team pioneered techniques like ABACUS for approximate circuit synthesis and LoCool for energy efficiency in servers.
