Computation with Structured and Unstructured Networks of Emerging Devices

Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon, USA

 

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Friday, 29 September 2017 at 14:00 in room BC 420

Abstract:

Emerging technologies pose new challenges for logic synthesis. For example, such devices may behave stochastically, unreliably, and exhibit large variation. In addition, bottom-up self-assembled systems may be partially or entirely unstructured. In this presentation, I will focus on the challenges and possible solutions for performing computations with both structured and unstructured networks of memristors and memcapacitors. Such emerging devices offer great promise for cheaper, faster, more robust, and more energy-efficient information processing technology in the future.

About the speaker:

Christof Teuscher holds an assistant professor position in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) with joint appointments in the Department of Computer Science (CS) and in the Systems Science Graduate Program at Portland State University. He also holds an Adjunct Assistant Professor appointment in Computer Science at the University of New Mexico (UNM). Dr. Teuscher obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree in computer science from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) in 2000 and 2004 respectively. His main research interests include emerging computing architectures and paradigms, biologically-inspired computing, complex & adaptive systems, and cognitive science. Christof has received several prestigious awards and fellowships, has published multiple books, and about 100 scientific papers. He is very passionate about research and teaching.