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I’m happy to announce that I’m starting as a 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗿𝗲-𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 (𝗥𝗖𝗔) at Technische Universität Graz. 🚀

RCA is about making hardware as 𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 as software – so systems can update, optimize, and sustain themselves over time.

What this means in practice is a combination of:
 • 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 & 𝗛𝗪/𝗦𝗪 𝗰𝗼-𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻: from microarchitectures and memory hierarchies to operating systems, runtimes, and RTL – bridging algorithms to silicon.
 • 𝗗𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗗𝗣𝗥): hardware that can change at runtime to fit the task.
 • 𝗲𝗙𝗣𝗚𝗔-𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗖𝘀: tightly-coupled designs where we add domain-specific (instruction) extensions to processors on demand, utilizing embedded FPGAs (eFPGAs).
 • 𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗖-𝗩 & 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀: open ISA, open tooling, and Open Educational Resources (OER) in teaching.
 • 𝗔𝗜-𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 & 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻: faster design cycles, lower resource usage, and longer device lifetimes – ultimately reducing e-waste.

In teaching, I’ll keep pushing 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗼𝗻, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 – from C and embedded systems to reconfigurable SoC design – because the best way to learn systems is to build them.

I’m grateful to all mentors, collaborators, and students who’ve shaped this journey. Looking ahead, I’m excited to deepen our ties with the 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆, grow open-source design flows (and add a few tapeouts into the mix!), and co-create impactful RCA research with industry and academic partners.

If you’re a 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 curious about projects or theses, or an 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 interested in collaboration, let’s talk.

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