Shervin Vakili, Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Research

high-performance computer architecture machine learning hardware edge computing microarchitecture design approximate computing pruning of deep neural networks

Latest funding

Model-Specific Deep Learning Hardware Accelerators for Edge Computing
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$36,000
Model-Specific Deep Learning Hardware Accelerators for Edge Computing
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 2 grants and awards

Model-Specific Deep Learning Hardware Accelerators for Edge Computing

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Vakili, Shervin

Keywords: high-performance computer architecture; machine learning hardware; edge computing; microarchitecture design; approximate computing; pruning of deep neural networks

$36,000

Model-Specific Deep Learning Hardware Accelerators for Edge Computing

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Vakili, Shervin

Keywords: high-performance computer architecture; machine learning hardware; edge computing; microarchitecture design; approximate computing; pruning of deep neural networks

$12,500

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: high-performance computer architecture Dear Professor Vakili, 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 high-performance computer architecture 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 "Model-Specific Deep Learning Hardware Accelerators for Edge Computing" (2024), 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]