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CAIS Seminar: Dr. Sriram Rajamani (Microsoft Research, India) - Overview of Microsoft Research India
Fri, Jun 09, 2017 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
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Speaker: Dr. Sriram Rajamani, Microsoft Research, India
Talk Title: Overview of Microsoft Research India
Series: Center for AI in Society (CAIS) Seminar Series
Abstract: Founded in 2005, Microsoft Research India just turned 12 years old. Their work spans 4 areas: (1) Algorithms, data science and theory, (2) machine learning and AI, (3) systems including programming languages, security, privacy and networking, and (4) technology for socio-economic development. Dr. Rajamani will give an overview of Microsoft Research India's people and research, and explain a couple of systems projects (in the area of security and privacy) in some detail.
Career opportunities at MSR India will also be presented; students are encouraged to apply!
Host: Milind Tambe
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 217
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.
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Software-Hardware Co-Design for Efficient Neural Network Acceleration on FPGA
Fri, Jun 23, 2017 @ 10:30 AM - 11:30 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Speaker: Yu Wang, Tsinghua University
Talk Title: Software-Hardware Co-Design for Efficient Neural Network Acceleration on FPGA
Abstract: Artificial neural networks, efficiency compared with general-purpose processors. However, the long development period and insufficient performance of traiditional FPGA acceleration prevent it from wide utilization. We propose a complete design flow to achieve both fast deployment and high energy efficiency for accelerating neural networks on FPGA [FPGA 16, FPGA 17 best paper]. Deep compression and data quantization are employed to exploit the redundancy in algorithm and reduce both computational and memory complexity. Two architecture designs for CNN and DNN/RNN are proposed together with compilation environment. Evaluated on Xilinx Zynq 7000 and Kintex Ultrascale series FPGA with real-world neural networks, up to 15 times higher energy efficiency can be achieved compared with mobile GPU and desktop GPU. Finally, we will discuss the possibilities and trends of adopting emerging NVM technology for efficient learning systems to further improve the energy efficiency.
Biography: Yu Wang is currently a tenured Associate Professor with the Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University. He received his B.S. degree in 2002 and Ph.D. degree (with honor) in 2007 from Tsinghua University, Beijing. He has published over 150 papers in refereed journals and conferences in Design Automation and FPGA related area. His research interests include brain inspired computing, application specific hardware computing, parallel circuit analysis, and power/reliability aware system design methodology.
Host: Viktor Prasanna, prasanna@usc.edu
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 132
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Kathy Kassar
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.
