Masoud Daneshtalab, PhD, Docent

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Positions

  2020 - present: Full-Professor,
Intelligent Future Technology,
University of Mälardalen, Sweden.
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  2016 - 2020: Associate Professor,
Intelligent Future Technology,
University of Mälardalen, Sweden.
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  2014 - 2016: EU Marie Curie Fellow,
Department of Electronic Systems,
KTH Royal Institute of Techonology, Sweden.
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  2011 - 2014: Assistant Professor,
Embedded Computer and Electronic Systems, Department of IT,
University of Turku, Finland.
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  2008 - 2011: Researcher ,
Embedded Computer and Electronic Systems, Department of IT,
University of Turku, Finland.
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  2006 - 2008: Researcher ,
Low-Power High-Performance Nanosystems Lab.,
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Univ. of Tehran, Iran.
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  2006 - 2008: Lecturer,
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Technical College of Shariaty, Tehran, Iran.
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Education

  • 2014 - 2017:    Docent, Embedded Systems, University of Mälardalen, Sweden
  • 2008 - 2011:    PhD., ICT, Dept. of IT, University of Turku, Finland
  • 2009 - 2010:    MBA, Faculty of Economy, University of Turku, Finland
  • 2004 - 2006:    Master., Computer Architecture, School of ECE, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
  • 1998 - 2002:    BS., Computer Hardware Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman, Iran.

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Research Areas/Interest

  • Brain-inspired/Neuromorphic Computing Architectures (SNN, ANN, accelerators, etc.)
  • Many/Multi-core Systems-on-Chip (Mapping & scheduling, memory and utilization wall, etc.)
  • Bio-Inspired Computing & Machine Learning (Ant colony, genetic, Q-learning, etc.)
  • Reliability in Embedded Systems (Fault tolerance, testing, aging, etc.)
  • Reconfigurable Architectures (FPGA, DRRA, CGRA, etc.)
  • Interconnection Networks (time-aware, multicasting, adaptive routing, etc)
  • Dynamic Power Management (Dark silicon, low power design etc.)
  • Parallel Computing/Programming (openMP, MPI, openCL, cuda, etc.)

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Project Funding

  • GreenDL (“Green Deep Learning for Edge Devices”, 2022-2026, Swedish Research Council (VR), 6M-SEK), Rule: Principal Investigator.
  • SafeAI (“Dependable AI in Safe Autonomous Systems”, 2022-2026, Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF), 2.5M-SEK), Rule: Principal Investigator, Industrial partner: SAAB
  • AutoDeep (“Automatic Design of Safe, High-Performance and Compact Deep Learning Models for Autonomous Vehicles”, 2020-2023, VINNOVA, 1.2 M-SEK), Rule: Principal Investigator, Industrial partner: Volvo and ZenseAct.
  • SafeDeep (“Dependable Deep Learning for Safety-Critical Airborne Embedded Systems”, 2019-2022, VINNOVA, 600K-SEK), Rule: Co-Principal Investigator, Industrial partner: SAAB.
  • DeepLeg (“Energy-Efficient Hardware Accelerator for Embedded Deep Learning”, 2019-2020, STINT, 150K-SEK), Rule: Principal Investigator.
  • DESTINE (“Developing Predictable Vehicle Software Utilizing Time Sensitive Networking”, 2019-2022, VINNOVA, 6M-SEK), Rule: Co- Principal Investigator, Industrial partners: Volvo-CE and Arcticus.
  • HERO (“Heterogeneous systems: software-hardware integration”, 2018-2022, Knowledge Foundation (KKS), 25M-SEK/2.5M-Euro), Rule: Co-Principal Investigator, Industrial partners: ENEA, Volvo-CE, Arcticus, Alten, and UniBap..
  • DeepMaker (“Deep Learning Accelerator on Commercial Programmable Devices”, 2018-2021, Knowledge Foundation (KKS), 6M-SEK/600K-Euro), Rule: Principal Investigator, Industrial partners: SAAB, UniBap, and Kiwok.
  • CUBRIC (“CUstom designed BRain-Inspired integrated Circuit”, 2014-2016, EU, KTH, UTU, and VINNOVA (Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems), 3.9M-SEK/400K-Euro), Rule: Principal Investigator.
  • uBrain (“Custom Design Brain-Inspired Computing Platform”, 2015-2016, funded by Kaute Foundation in Finland, 18K-Euro), Rule: Principal Investigator.
  • ERoT (“Efficient, Robust, and Trustable Embedded Systems”, 2014-2017, EU, VINNOVA, KTH and UTU, 4.5M-SEK/500K-Euro), Rule: co-investigator.
  • CRS (“Towards Reliable Many-Core Embedded Systems from Unreliable Components”, 2014-2017, funded by Academy of Finland, 230K-Euro), Rules: co-investigator.
  • MANAGE (“Data Management of 3D Systems for the Dark Silicon Age”, 2013-2017, a consortium between UTU and VTT, funded by Academy of Finland, 1.5M-Euro), Rules: co-Investigator.
  • AGENT (“Agent-Based Management of CMOS Hyper Cores”, 2011-2013, a consortium between UTU, VTT, and Aalto University, funded by Academy of Finland, 1M-Euro), Rules: co-Investigator.
  • AMEBA (“Agent-based Management of Embedded Data Reserves”, 2012-2014, a consortium between UTU and ÅBO Akademi, funded by Academy of Finland, 600K-Euro), Rule: co-Investigator.

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Teaching Experiences/Courses

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Professional Experiences

  • Technical Activities:

    Supported full chip layout and verification from synthesis to tape-out using Cadence tools (Encounter and Virtuoso) and Synopsis tools (Design Compiler & Prim power). Tape-out experience:

     

  • Academic Activities:
    • Editor Activities for Journals

      - Associate Editor of Elsevier Journal of Microprocessors and Microsystems (MICPRO) - Since 2015

      - Associate Editor of Elsevier Journal of Computers & Electrical Engineering (CAEE) - Since 2014

      - Associate Editor of World Research Journal of Computer Architecture (JCA) - Since 2012

      - Editorial Board of the International Journal of Embedded and Real-Time Communication Systems -
                                  (IJERTCS) - Since 2013

      - Editorial Board of the International Journal of Adaptive, Resilient and Autonomic Systems (IJARAS) -
                                  Since 2012


      - Editorial Boardof the International Journal of Distributed Systems and Technologies (IJDST) -
                                  Since 2012


      - Guest Editor, Elsevier Journal of Integration, VLSI, On-Chip Parallel and Network-Based
                                 Systems, (2014)– CfP


      - Guest Editor, Elsevier Journal of Microprocessors and Microsystems, Manycore Embedded
                                 Systems, (2014)– CfP


      - Guest Editor, Journal of IET (Computers and Digital Techniques), Emerging On-Chip Networks and
                                  Architectures, (2013)– CfP


      - Guest Editor, Springer Journal of Computing, Special Issue on On-Chip Parallel and Network
                                  Systems, (2013)– CfP


      - Guest Editor, ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems, Special Issue on Design
                                  Challenges for Manycore Processors, (2013)– CfP
       

      - Guest Editor, Elsevier Journal of System Architecture, Special Issue on Network-based
                                  Manycore Embedded Systems, (2012)– CfP




    • Technical Program Committee (TPC)

      - IEEE/ACM Design, Automation, and Test in EuropeDATE (2014-19), Track D8
      - IEEE/ACM Design Automation Conference,DAC (2019)
      - IEEE/ACM International Conference On Computer Aided Design – ICCAD (2016-18)
      - IEEE International Conf. on Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing – ICA3PP (2017-20)
      - IEEE International Symp. on Parallel and Distributed Processing with Applications – ISPA (2019-20)
      - IEEE/ACM Symposium on Networks-on-Chip – NOCS (2013-19)
      - IEEE International Conf. on High Performance Computing and Communications – HPCC (2018-20)
      - IEEE/ACM Asia and South Pacific Design Automation ConferenceASPDAC (2014 - 16)
      - IEEE/ACM International Conference on VLSI Design VLSID (2014 - 16)
      - IEEE System-on-Chip Conference SOCC (2013 - 18)
      - IEEE Euromicro Conf on Parallel,Distributed,Network-based ComputingPDP (2012-20)
      - IEEE International Conference on Cyber, Physical and Social Computing CPSCom (2018)
      - IEEE International Symposium on VLSI Design and Test Symposium VDAT (2015)
      - IEEE Symposium on Embedded Systems for Real-Time MultimediaESTIMedia (2012-18)
      - IEEE Inter. Symposium on Embedded Multicore/Many-core Systems-on-Chip MCSoC (2014 - 18)
      - IEEE Nordic Circuit and Systems Conference NORCAS (2014 - 17)
      - Inter. Conf. on Practical Applications of Computational Biology & Bioinformatics PACBB (2015 - 17)
      - IEEE Conference on Design & Technology of Integrated Systems in Nanoscale Era DTIS (2014, 15)
      - IEEE Int. Japan-Egypt Conf. on Electronics Communication and ComputersJECECC (2014 - 18)
      - ACM Workshop on Network-on-Chip Architectures – NoCArc (2013-18)
      - ACM workshop on Manycore- Embedded Systems – MES (2013-16)
      - IEEE Conference on Computer Architecture & Digital SystemsCADS (2013-18)
      - IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing EUC (2013)
      - IEEE Conference on Embedded Software and SystemsICESS (2011, 12)
      - IEEE International Conference on Embedded Computing – EmbeddedCom (2012)
      - ACM Workshop on Context-Awareness for Self-Managing Systems CASEMANS (2012)
      - IEEE Euromicro Conference on Digital System Design (Special Session: M2APS)DSD (2012)
      - DATICS Workshop Series – IAENG IMECS, IFIP NPC, IEEE BCFIC (2012)
      - IEEE Conference on Networked Embedded Systems for Enterprise ApplicationsNESEA (2011, 12)
       

    Served as a reviewer for the following journals:

    • Journal Reviewer


      - IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems (TPDS),
      - IEEE Transaction on Computer-Aided Design (TCAD),
      - IEEE Transaction on Computer (TC),
      - IEEE Transaction on VLSI,
      - IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I (IEEE TCAS I),
      - IET Computers & Digital Techniques
      - ACM Transaction on Embedded Computing Systems (TECS),
      - ACM Transaction on Design Automation of Electronic Systems(TODAES),
      - ACM Emerging Technologies in Computing Systems (JETC),
      - ACM Transaction on ACM Transactions on Architecture and Code Optimization (TACO);
      - Journal of Systems Architecture (JSA-Elsevier),
      - Journal of Computer and System Sciences (JCSS-Elsevier),
      - Cluster Computing (Springer),
      - Computing (Springer),
      - Supercomputing (Springer),
      - VLSI Integration (COMPELEC-Elsevier),
      - Microprocessors and Microsystems (MICPRO-Elsevier),
      - Computers & Electronics (COMPELEC-Elsevier),
      - Computers & Mathematics with Applications (Elsevier),
      - Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
      - Mechatronics (Elsevier),
      - Journal of Low Power Electronics (JOLPE).


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Public Examiner/Opponent :

  • Opponent on the PhD thesis “Dependability Improvement of NoC-based Systems”, Behrad Niazmand, Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), 2018.
  • Opponent on the PhD thesis “Adaptive Routing Methods for On-Chip Interconnection Networks”, Poona Bahrebar, Gent University, 2017.
  • Opponent (grading committee) on the PhD thesis “Flexible Electrical and Photoelectrical Artificial Synapses for Neuromorphic Systems”, Kunlong Yang, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), 2018.

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Supervision

  • Postdoc:
    • Sima Sinaie, Efficient Design and Integration of Recurrent Deep Neural Networks, since 2019.

  • Current PhDs:
    • Adnan Ghaderi, High-Throughput, Scalable, and Programmable Switch Architecture for TSNs, since 2019.
    • Bahar Houtan, Schedullatbility analysis of time-sensitive networking, since 2019.
    • Mohammad Riazati, Reliable Heterogeneous Integration, since January 2019.
    • Mohammad Loni, Customizing the Architecture of Convolutional Neural Networks for COTS Embedded Platforms, since September 2017.

  • Graduated PhDs (and licentiates):
    • Amin Majd, Distributed and lightweight meta-heuristic optimization method for complex problems, 2019.
    • Mohammad Fattaholmannan, Hierarchical management of hyper-core architectures, 2016 (licentiate).
    • Sergei Dytckov, Design and implementation of spiking neural networks, 2017 (licentiate).
    • Fahimeh Farahnakian, Resource Management in Micro and Micro Architecture, 2018 (licentiate).
    • Mohammad Fattaholmannan, Hierarchical management of hyper-core architectures, 2016 (licentiate).
    • Manoj Bohra, Adaptive routing algorithms in NoC-based manycore systems, since 2013, Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur, Rajasthan, India., 2016.

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Publications

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Research Awards

  • Best Paper Award for the paper “Multi-objective Optimization of Real-Time Task Scheduling Problem for Distributed Environments” IEEE 6th Conference on the Engineering of Computer Based Systems (ECBS), 2019.
  • Best Paper Award for the paper “Designing Compact Convolutional Neural Network for Embedded Stereo Vision Systems” IEEE 12th International Symposium on Embedded Multicore/Many-core Systems-on-Chip (MCSoC), 2018.
  • HiPEAC Paper Award for “EbDa: A New Theory on Design and Verification of Deadlock-free Interconnection Networks,” IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA), 2017,
  • HiPEAC Paper Award for “Customizable Compression Architecture for Efficient Configuration in CGRAs”, FCCM 2016.
  • HiPEAC Paper Award for “Shift Sprinting: Reliable Temperature-aware MCSoC Architecture in Dark Silicon Era”, DAC 2016.
  • HiPEAC Paper Award for “Smart Hill Climbing for Agile Dynamic Mapping in Many-Core Systems”, DAC 2013.
  • Fellowship Grant for Mobility, European Marie-Curie Program, 2014.
  • Research Grant Award for Excellence in Graduate Studies from Ulla Tuominen Foundation, 2011.
  • Research Grant Award for Excellence in Graduate Studies from ST-Micro., 2011.
  • Research Grant Award for Excellence in Graduate Studies from ST-Micro., 2010.
  • 4-year fellowship for Doctoral Degree from Graduate School in Electronics, Telecommunications and Automation (GETA) of Helsinki University of Technology, 2009.
  • Research Grant Award for Excellence in Graduate Studies from Nokia Foundation, 2009.
  • Grant Award for Master thesis from Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC), 2006.
  • Grant Award for Master thesis from Iran Telecommunication Research Center (ITRC), 2005.

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Project Evaluation

  • Belgian Research Council (FWO), since 2018.
  • Irish Research Council since 2017.
  • European Horizon 2020/ICT and COST Action since 2016.
  • Austrian Science Fund (FWF), since 2016.
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), since 2015.
  • Research Department of Sultan Qaboos University and Oman Research Council, since 2015.

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Contacts

  • Intelligent Future Technology, Mälardalen University
    Mälardalen University/IDT., Gurksaltargatan 9
    Office Tel: +46-7878-15189
    Email: masoud.daneshtalab (at) mdh.se

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