Nandita Vijaykumar, University of Toronto

Research

Accelerators Data centers Disaggregated systems Machine learning training Programming models Robotics 3D reconstruction computer graphics

Latest funding

An End-to-End Approach to Safe and Secure AI Systems
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$1,400,000
Efficient Understanding and Inpainting in Learned 3D Reconstruction
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$288,208
Efficient and Versatile Neural Representations and Pipelines for Visual Computing
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$378,000

All 6 grants and awards

An End-to-End Approach to Safe and Secure AI Systems

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Lie, David DJ

Keywords: artificial intelligence; fairness; safety; security

$1,400,000

Efficient Understanding and Inpainting in Learned 3D Reconstruction

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Vijaykumar, Nandita N

Keywords: editing; efficient processing; gaussian splatting; inpainting; learned reconstruction; mobile devices; performance optimization

$288,208

Efficient and Versatile Neural Representations and Pipelines for Visual Computing

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Vijaykumar, Nandita N

Keywords: 3d reconstruction; accelerators; computer graphics; computer vision; databases; data compression; efficient systems; neural radiance fields; novel view synthesis; visual computing

$378,000

Enabling Private and Efficient Deep Learning

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Vijaykumar, Nandita N

Keywords: compiler optimizations; computer systems; efficient deep learning; high performance deep learning; private deep learning; secure machine learning

$140,000

Architectural frameworks to leverage new hardware technologies for emerging data-intensive applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Vijaykumar, Nandita

$12,500

Architectural frameworks to leverage new hardware technologies for emerging data-intensive applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Vijaykumar, Nandita

Keywords: data centers; disaggregated systems; accelerators; programming models; machine learning training; robotics

$116,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Accelerators Dear Professor Vijaykumar, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on accelerators connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Efficient Understanding and Inpainting in Learned 3D Reconstruction" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]