FACULTY
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Greg Byrd, Acting Director
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Greg Byrd investigates parallel architectures for high-performance computing and network processing. Recent projects involve relaxed memory consistency, use of 3DIC technology, and stream processors. He is also interested in security for networks, computing grids, and distributed systems. Working with IBM, he is contributing to the open-source Higgins framework for user-centric identity management. Outside of work, Greg enjoys fly fishing, camping, and whitewater rafting -- most recently on the New and Gauley Rivers in West Virginia, and the Chattooga River in South Carolina/Georgia.
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Paul Franzon, Associate Director
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Paul Franzon’s teaching and research focuses on building microsystems (systems constructed of silicon chips, both analog and digital, and silicon micomachined components) for applications in computing, communications, sensors, robotics, and signal processing. His personal interests include flying (both power and gliding), horse riding, cycling, whitewater kayaking, and occasionally skiing and diving.
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Tom Conte
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Tom Conte researches the interaction between translating computation into machine code and computer architecture, especially as it relates to low power, small and efficient computer design. He also researches fast simulation of computer architectures. His research is or has been supported by DARPA, Compaq (formerly Digital), Hewlett-Packard (formerly Compaq), EEMBC, IBM, Intel, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Sun, NASA, and the National Science Foundation. For fun, Tom enjoys fast cars, woodworking, and mechanical timepieces.
Prof. Conte is currently on leave.
Home Page: http://www.tinker.ncsu.edu
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Rhett Davis
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Rhett Davis' specialty is the design of digital integrated circuits. His research interests are centered on developing methodologies, CAD tools, and circuits for systems-on-chip in emerging technologies. His interests include 3DIC design and low-power and high-performance circuit design for digital signal-processing and embedded systems. Rhett Davis received B.S. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, in 1994 and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley in 1997 and 2002.
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Alex Dean
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Alex Dean explores how to create more efficient and cost-effective embedded computing systems by creating new methods which cross the boundaries of computer architecture, compilers, real-time systems, and operating systems. When time is available, Alex enjoys digital photography, “thin-water” sailing at Cape Lookout (and creating embedded systems for his boats) and woodworking.
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Ed Gehringer
Associate Professor, Computer Science
Ed Gehringer's main areas of interest are high-performance computer architecture and object-oriented systems. He teaches in these areas, and also in Ethics in Computing. His main research area is in architectural support for memory management. Ed Gehringer also has a strong interest in developing software for active learning.
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Warren Jasper
Professor, Textile Engineering, Chemistry & Science
Warren Jasper's research involves different aspects of open-source embedded systems. He has written linux device drivers for over 50 different data acquisition devices, as well as porting eCos and Linux to single board computers. He founded and co-architected the eos-linux project, which is now known as the realmkit. Being in the College of Textiles, Warren works on a variety of applied projects involving electret filtration, image processing, and color measurement. He is co-founder of Huemetrix, a small startup company that makes instruments for dyebath monitoring and control.
Home Page: http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/faculty_center/directory/detail.cfm?id=57
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Xun Liu
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Xun Liu conducts a broad range of research related to VLSI design optimization, including speed maximization, power reduction, and reliability enhancement. His recent work focuses on resonant clocking, high-level synthesis, and buffer insertion. Outside of work, Xun enjoys watching comedy, fishing, and gardening.
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Eric Rotenberg
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Eric Rotenberg researches high-performance and reliable processor architectures and multi-core architectures. He also investigates low-power techniques for conventional and emerging memory technologies. His research is or has been supported by Ericsson, Intel, the National Science Foundation, the NCSU Center for Advanced Computing and Communication, the Semiconductor Research Corporation, Texas Instruments, and ZettaCore. For fun, Eric enjoys playing guitar and biking.
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Suleyman Sair
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Suleyman Sair conducts research on high performance processor architectures. His focus areas include memory hierarchy design, data prefetching, and cooperative CMP architectures. When he's not hard at work, he enjoys hiking, scuba diving, and playing racquetball and basketball.
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Yan Solihin
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Yan Solihin investigates various aspects of computer architecture and systems software, including memory hierarchy design, architecture support for quality of service, security, and software reliability. His research has been supported by NSF, Intel, IBM, and Tekelec. He has released various software packages including ACAPP (cache performance model), HeapServer (secure heap management library), Scaltool (parallel program scalability pinpointer), and Fodex - (forensic document examination toolset).
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James Tuck
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
James Tuck researches the design of hardware and software for chip-multiprocessor architectures with a focus on Thread-Level Speculation (TLS), automatic speculative parallelization, and cache-memory hierarchy design. He has co-developed a freely available simulator and compiler for his work in TLS. When James is not working, he enjoys trying new kinds of food with his wife and playing racquetball or tennis.
