Intelligent Device-2-Applications (iDEA) Research Lab

iDEA group research interests span the areas of design and implementation of cross-layer (device/ circuit/ architecture) co-design for implementing complex machine learning tasks and secure computation, including hardware security, and the security of artificial intelligence. Specifically, we are working on a wide range of practical problems in the area of machine learning, computer architecture, and embedded systems to bridge the gap between neuromorphic and conventional Von Neumann computing.
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News (2022-present)

[Mar 2023]: I am invited to serve as a TPC member for NOCS 2023.
[Feb 2023]: Dr. Roohi is invited to serve as a Track Chair for ISVLSI 2023.
[Feb 2023]: Our paper “AppCiP: Energy-Efficient Approximate Convolution-in-Pixel Scheme for Neural Network Acceleration” is accepted to IEEE JETCAS.
[Jan 2023]: Our paper “XOR-CiM: An Efficient Computing-in-SOT-MRAM Design for Binary Neural Network Acceleration” is accepted to ISQED 2023.
[Jan 2023]: Dr. Roohi is invited to serve as a TPC member for GLSVLSI 2023.
[Jan 2023]: Our paper “NeSe: Near-Sensor Event-Driven Scheme for Low Power Energy Harvesting Sensors” is accepted to ISCAS 2023.
[Jan 2023]: Dr. Roohi is invited to serve as a TPC member for ISLPED 2023.
[Dec 2022]: Dr. Roohi is invited to serve as a TPC member for the tinyML Research Symposium 2023.
[Nov 2022]: Our paper “P-PIM: A Parallel Processing-in-DRAM Framework Enabling RowHammer Protection” is accepted to DATE 2023.
[Nov 2022]: Our paper “LT-PIM: An LUT-based Processing-in-DRAM Architecture with RowHammer Self-Tracking” is accepted to IEEE Computer Architecture Letters (CAL).
[Oct 2022]: Our paper “Ocelli: Efficient Processing-in-Pixel Array Enabling Edge Inference of Ternary Neural Networks” is accepted to Journal of Low Power Electronics and Applications.
[Oct 2022]: Our paper “HARDeNN: Hardware-assisted Attack-resilient Deep Neural Network Architectures” is accepted to Microprocessors & Microsystems.
[Sep 2022]: Our paper “MR-PIPA: An Integrated Multi-level RRAM (HfOx) based Processing-In-Pixel Accelerator” is accepted to IEEE Journal on Exploratory Solid-State Computational Devices and Circuits (JXCDC).
[Sep 2022]: Collaborative project proposal entitled “Integrated Sensing and Normally-off Computing for Edge Imaging Systems” is funded by NSF (abstract).
[Sep 2022]: Our paper “semiMul: Floating-Point Free Implementations for Efficient and Accurate Neural Network Training” is accepted to ICMLA 2022.
[Aug 2022]: Congratulations to Sepehr on receiving the Othmer Fellowship (2022-2024).
[Aug 2022]: Our paper “TizBin: A Low-Power Image Sensor with Event and Object Detection Using Efficient Processing-in-Pixel Schemes” is accepted to ICCD 2022.
[Aug 2022]: Our paper “Enabling Intelligent IoTs for Histopathology Image Analysis Using Convolutional Neural Networks” is accepted to Micromachines.
[Aug 2022]: Dr. Roohi is invited to serve as a TPC member for ISQED 2023.
[July 2022]: Our paper “ReD-LUT: Reconfigurable In-DRAM LUTs Enabling Massive Parallel Computation” is accepted to ICCAD 2022.
[July 2022]: Congratulations to Sepehr on receiving the 2022 IEEE Circuits and Systems Student Grant to attend MWSCAS.
[July 2022]: Dr. Roohi is invited to serve as a Track Chair for VLSID 2023.
[July 2022]: Our paper “A Processing-in-Pixel Accelerator based on Multi-level HfOx ReRAM” is accepted to ESWEEK CASES 2022.
[June 2022]: Dr. Roohi is invited to serve as a TPC member for NOCS 2022.
[May 2022]: Our paper “FlexiDRAM: A Flexible in-DRAM Framework to Enable Parallel General-Purpose Computation” is accepted to ISLPED 2022.
[May 2022]: Our paper “Design and Evaluation of a Robust Power-Efficient Ternary SRAM Cell” is accepted to MWSCAS 2022.
[May 2022]: Our paper “EaseMiss: HW/SW Co-Optimization for Efficient Large Matrix-Matrix Multiply Operations” is accepted to DCAS 2022.
[Apr 2022]: Dr. Roohi is invited to serve as a TPC member for ICCD 2022.
[Mar 2022]: Dr. Roohi is invited to serve as a TPC member for ISVLSI 2022.
[Mar 2022]: Our paper “Enabling Efficient Training of Convolutional Neural Networks for Histopathology Images” is accepted to DHW 2022.
[Mar 2022]: Dr. Roohi is invited to serve as a TPC member for MWSCAS 2022.
[Feb 2022]: Our paper “Efficient Targeted Bit-Flip Attack Against the Local Binary Pattern Network” is accepted to HOST 2022.
[Jan 2022]: Our paper “SCiMA: a Generic Single-Cycle Compute-in-Memory Acceleration Scheme for Matrix Computations” is accepted to ISCAS 2022.