M. Hassan Najafi
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering
Research broadly focuses on emerging digital design methodologies, artificial intelligence, stochastic and unary computing, hyperdimensional computing, edge computing, processing-in-memory, and computer architecture.
Office: 514B Glennan
Email: mhassan.najafi@case.edu
Education
Ph.D. ,
Electrical Engineering,
University of Minnesota,
2018
M.S.,
Computer Architecture,
University of Tehran,
2014
B.S.,
Computer Engineering - Hardware,
University of Isfahan,
2006
Awards and Recognitions
2024, NSF CAREER Award, National Science Foundation
2024, Best Poster Award, GLSVLSI'24
2023, Best Paper Award, GLSVLSI'23
2023, Lockheed Martin Corporation Endowed Professorship, ULL
2022, Francis Patrick Clark/BORSF Professorship, ULL
2019, Best Poster Award, Design Automation Conference (DAC)
2018, 2018 Outstanding Dissertation Award, EDAA
Research Interests
Emerging Design Technologies, Stochastic Computing, Unary Computing, Hyperdimensional Computing, In-Memory Computing, Near-Sensor Processing, Low Power VLSI Design, Computer Architecture, and Machine Learning
Professional Leadership and Service
Senior Member IEEE