Open to work!

I am looking for a 2025 fall PhD position in Computer Architecture or Hardware Acceleration with specific interests in (but not limited to):

• Hardware Acceleration of NN & DL Using FPGA, TPUs, GPUs and ASICs.
• Computer Architecture, CPU Microarchitecture and Reconfigurable Computing.
• Multicore / Multithreaded & Heterogeneous Computing (Resource Scheduling & Memory consistency & Cache Coherence).
• Circuit Design and Electronic System Implementation (HPC, Embedded Systems, etc).
• Application of NN & DL on Depth Estimation and environmental Perception (Autonomous Driving, etc).
• Quantum Computing.

🏷️ Educations

• August 2022 - Present: Master of Engineering (MSE) in Microelectronics and Solid State Electronics, jointly at the Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMECAS) and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS).
  Supervisor: Prof. Libin Zhang, Prof. Yayi Wei
  GPA: 3.79/4
• September 2018 - June 2022: Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng) in Microelectronics Science and Engineering, Central South University.
  Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Zeyu Chen
  Weighted Average Score Certification: 92.37/100

🏷️ Skills

• Coding: C, C++, Python, Matlab, Verilog, VHDL, Spice, Linux
• Techniques:
  • Software and Hardware coding
  • Embedded and IoT System Design (Raspberry Pi, STM32, etc.)
  • FPGA Development and Programming (ZYNQ)
  • ML, DL
  • Network optimization and acceleration
  • Circuit Design and verification (AD, Cadence OrCAD, Allegro, Sigrity, etc.)
  • Multiphysics Simulation (COMSOL)
• Software: Office, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Lightroom
• Language: Mandarin, English (IELTS: 7), Teochew, Cantonese, (German, Hokkien with Basic Knowledge)
• Others: Photographing

🏷️ Projects

Research Project

SPIE Proc.13215.2024

Comprehensive 3D Feature Estimation and Reconstruction of Microstructures

Supervisor: Prof. Libin Zhang, Prof. Yayi Wei

• Estimation via 2D Images.
• Spatial and frequency domain approach.
• Algorithm Optimization & Hardware Acceleration.

Bachelor's Thesis

Single-Axis Displacement Control System for Photoacoustic CT

Supervisor: Prof. Zeyu Chen

• Customized for the Imaging Characteristics of Photoacoustic CT.
• From Hardware Circuit Design to Control Software and User Interface.
• Designed with STM32H7 SoC, programmed in C and Matlab
• Supporting multiple operating systems.

- Outstanding Graduation Thesis of the College.

CUPT 2020

Swinging Sound Tube

Supervisors: Prof. Yongyi Peng, Prof. Fuxin Xv, Prof. Liping Fu

• Explained the sound-producing mechanism of the sound tube.
• Provided a quantitative formula for the sound tube’s frequency.
• Conducted experimental verification through home-based experiments.

- Third Prize in the China Undergraduate Physics Tournament 2020.

Acedemic Project

AICS 2023

Artificial Intelligence Computing Systems

Advisor: Prof.Yunji Chen and Prof. Wei Li(ICTCAS), Prof. Ling Li (ISCAS)

• Work with Cambricon’s Cloud Platform and Practical Tutorials.
• Software-Hardware Design for Intelligent Processors (DLP).
• Image Style Transfer.

- Cambricon's Top 'Bang'(BCL) Developers.

ACSA 2023

Advanced Computer System Architecture [Code & Report]

Advisor: Prof. Haihua Shen

• Participated in the Beta Testing of the Open-Source EDA Tool [IEDA].
• Built with Hyper-V and WSL Environment.
• Ran Synthesis, Floorplan, CTS, Filler, Route, and Generate Layout on Simple Designs (e.g., uart).
• Implemented designs with various process libraries (e.g., Sky130, nangate45).
• Ran the backend flow on sophisticated RISC-V chips, compiled from Chisel files.
• Report Bugs.

Internship Program

Intern 2021

Simulation and Verification of IC Chip and SIP Package Interconnection

• Technical Internship at U-Creative, a Cadence Channel Partner.
• Signal and Power Integrity, SYZ & RLGC Modeling, and Electro-Thermal Effects in Packaging.
• Work with Cadence OrCAD, Allegro, and Sigrity within the SPB integrated design platform.

🏷️ News

• 2024.10: 🎉 Presenting a poster at SPIE Proceedings, my first academic conference experience, held in Monterey, California.
• 2024.08: 🎉 Launched my personal webpage – take a look!

🏷️ Outcomes

Publications

• 2024.10: Prediction of 3D Morphological Features of Nano-Patterns from SEM Images Using a Frequency Domain Approach. Ge Liu, Libin Zhang*, Le Ma, Yayi Wei*, Yajuan Su. SPIE Proceeding 13215, DOI: 10.1117/12.3034496.

• 2024.09: Source and mask optimization for stability of reticle and wafer stages. Hao Shen, Libin Zhang, Dinghai Rui, Ge Liu, Yajuan Su, Yayi Wei, Ming Fang. Optics Express, DOI: 10.1364/OE.535075.

• 2024.04: Method to reconstruct three-dimensional profile based on top-view SEM images. Shuang Liu, Ge Liu, Hao Shen, Libin Zhang* and Yayi Wei. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B

Conference

• 2024.09: Prediction of 3D Morphological Features of Nano-Patterns from SEM Images Using a Frequency Domain Approach. Presented at SPIE Proceeding 13215, Monterey, California, 2024.9.30-2024.10.03