Topics of Interest:
VLSI Design: Analog and RF mixed signal design; Design and modeling of digital circuits and systems; FPGA prototyping of algorithms; Synthesis; Optoelectronic devices and circuits; MEMS, Deep Submicron and Nanometer devices and circuits; Power analysis and low-power design; Thermal analysis and temperature aware design; Physical design, packaging and board design; CAD for Design and Technology; High performance computing; System-on-chip designs; Networks-on-chip Design .
Testing and Verification: Design for testability; Test generation and fault simulation; Built-in self- test; Verification (simulation and formal); Design for manufacturability and yield analysis; Testing memories and regular logic arrays.
Embedded Systems: Hardware/software co-design and verification; Audio, Image and Video processing; Reconfigurable systems; Applications in communications, Encryption, Security, Compression, etc.; Embedded software tools; FPGA prototyping of complete systems; CAD for embedded systems.
Emerging Technology: Nanoscale computing and nanotechnology; Reversible computation; Nano-Electro-Mechanical Systems (NEMS); CAD research in the areas of emerging technology and emerging systems.