Research Assistant (IC Design and EDA)

About This Role

Seeking a Research Assistant to conduct doctoral research on open-source processor architectures and hardware accelerators, including RISC-V systems, focusing on digital IC design using Verilog/SystemVerilog and EDA toolchains.

Responsibilities

• Conduct doctoral research on open-source processor architectures and hardware accelerators.
• Design, implement, and evaluate digital ICs using Verilog/SystemVerilog and related hardware description languages.
• Develop and optimize EDA workflows for processor and accelerator design, verification, and physical implementation.
• Explore architecture-algorithm co-design for machine learning and AI acceleration.
• Perform performance, power, and area (PPA) analysis of processor and accelerator designs.
• Contribute to open-source hardware and EDA tool communities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related discipline.
• Strong interest in processor architecture and hardware acceleration for AI.
• Knowledge of computer architecture, digital systems, machine learning algorithms, and their hardware implementation considerations.
• Experience with ASIC design methodologies and open-source IC design and EDA tools.
• Prior experience in digital hardware design using Verilog/SystemVerilog or equivalent HDLs.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct high-quality research and publish in reputable venues.