RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Real-time and Embedded Systems
• Cyber-Physical Systems, IoTs, Autonomous Vehicles
• Computer Architecture
• Graphic Processing Units (GPUs)
• Compiler
• Low-Power Computing
• Security, Safety, and Reliability
• Engineering Education

CURRENTLY FUNDED PROJECTS (GRANTS AND GIFTS)

• NSF, PI, EDU: Collaborative: Integrating Embedded Systems Security into Computer Engineering and Science Curricula, 2016-2018.
• NSF, PI, CSR: Small: A Time-Predictable Integrated CPU-GPU Architecture for Hard Real-Time Systems. 2014-2018.
• Nvidia, PI, Nvidia CUDA Research Center, 2014-
• NSF, PI, SHF:SM: A Time-Predictable Multicore/Manycore Architecture for Real-Time Systems, 2010-2015.
• Intel, PI, Exploiting Intel Atom Processors for Endian-Neutral Advanced Engineering Programming, 2013-2015.
• Intel, PI, Intel Atom Based Computer Organization and Design, 2012-2014.

PROJECTS FINISHED

• Intel, PI, Develop Intel Atom based Multithreaded Programming and Real-Time Analysis Course Modules, 2011-2013.
• NSF, PI, Problem-Based Learning of Multithreaded Programming for Multicore Processors, 2010 - 2012.
• Motorola co-PI (with M. Daneshdoost (PI), F. Pourboghrat, and A. Mehta), Motorola Innovation Generation Grant, 2010.
• IBM, PI, Efficient Statistical WCET Analysis of Java Applications by Exploiting Program-Flow Information, 2007 - 2008.
• NSF, PI, CSR-EHS: A VLIW Architecture and Compiler Framework for Time Predictability, 2007 - 2010.
• NSF, PI, CSR-EHS: A Dynamic Compilation Framework for Energy Reduction on Mobile Devices, 2006 - 2009.
• NSF, PI, SGER: A VLIW/Superscalar Heterogeneous Multi-core Architecture and the Compiler Support, 2006 - 2007.
• SIUC Graduate Technology Enhancement Grant, co-PI (with H. Wang and T. Haniotakis), 2004 - 2005.
• SIUC Seed Grant, PI, 2004 - 2005.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF EQUIPMENT DONATION

• We appreciate Intel’s donation of multicore chips, including i7-870, Xeon Processor L5630 and Xeon Processor E7540 to our research project conducted at Virginia Commonwealth University.
• We appreciate Intel's donation of the Tunnel Creek development boards and the DE2i-150 Atom kits.
• We appreciate Nvidia’s donation of Tesla K40 GPU.