His research output is widely used in industry; designs and/or tools based on his work have made it into millions of devices worldwide, as well as tools from leading EDA vendors. Leads an excellent group of Ph.D. students and has advised several who have graduated and now hold positions in various companies or institutions.
Research Experience
Active in research concerning computer architecture/custom processor design, synthesis tools, and applications of FPGAs and customized hardware. He coined the term 'lossy synthesis' to describe circuit synthesis techniques that allow a controlled tradeoff between quality (typically numerical accuracy) and traditional metrics such as area and power. Another focus is on customized memory system design and optimization.
Background
Professor of Digital Computation, part of the Circuits and Systems group at Imperial College, where he also serves as Associate Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. His research interests cover the theory and practice of developing hardware for fast and low power computing, especially for numerical problems, including computer architecture/custom processor design, synthesis tools, and applications of FPGAs and customized hardware.
Miscellany
No specific details provided about personal interests or hobbies.