Muhammad Ali

Current Focus:

• Research in the field of scalable and trustworthy digital hardware platforms (multiprocessor systems)
• Ultra small RISC-V for control of Neural Processing Units (NPU)
  

PhD Focus: Methods for Designing and Optimizing Processors for Neural Networks (defense pending)

Focus on

• RISC-V based SIMD extensions (packed and vector)
  Modular MPSoC for scalability and flexibility
  Simulation and profiling tools for initial evaluation
  

Research Projects

• Datenfunknetz mit Adaptivhardware und KI-Optimierung zur Reduktion des Energieverbrauchs (DAKORE) (2022 - 2024)Development of energy-efficient radio access networks using novel power amplifiers and adaptive control algorithms based on AI
  Focus on Packed-SIMD and non-standard extensions for RISC-V processor, and energy-efficient Neural Processing Unit (NPU) on Xilinx FPGA for AI
  
• Embedded Artificial Technical Industrial Applications (CORNET-AITIA) (2019 - 2021)Develop "Best practices for embedded AI" on 4 application domains: Embedded Security, Smart Sensors, Industry 4.0, and Automotive and Mobile Robotics
  Focus on RISC-V MPSoC and Vector Extensions of RISC-V for AI applications for Embedded Systems
  Funded by the German Federation of Industrial Research Associations
  
• Parallel Implementation-Strategies for Highly Automized Driving (BMBF PARIS) (2018-2020)Design an energy-efficient heterogeneous multiprocessor architecture for self-learning algorithms
  Focus on flexible and modular RISC-V based MPSoC architecture for Xilinx FPGA
  Supported by Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)
  
• Towards Ubiquitous Low-power Image Processing Platforms TULIPP (2018-2019)Develop a platform of high-performance and energy-efficient image processing for embedded systems
  Focus on low-power techniques e.g. Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling (DVFS) on Xilinx FPGAs
  Fun­ded by the Eu­ropean Com­mis­si­on
  
• Conferences & Workshop OrganizationICCAD Workshop 2021 (Cadence Workshop) (Virtual)
  FPL 2021 (Virtual)
  HiPEAC Workshop 2019 (Tullip project booth organization)
  
• Academic Support (Labs and Excercises)Hardware Modellierung und Simulation (HMS) - Master's Subject
  Entwurf und Programmierung Eingebetteter Multicore Architekturen (EMCA) - Master's Subject
  

Reference:

Prof. Dr.-Ing Diana Göhringer

Technische Universität Dresden (TUD),

Chair of Adaptive Dynamic Systems (ADS)

email: diana.goehringer@tudresden.de

Adaption of RISC-V ISA (Instruction Set Architecture) on Multi Channel Sequencer (MCS).

• Evaluation and comparison of RISC-V and MCS ISA (Bosch Processor IP)
• Implementing RISC-V ISA for MCS specification in SystemC
• Evaluation of RISC-V based MCS architecture

Reference:

Falk Rehm

Bosch Research

Senior Manager & Expert Embedded AI & HW/SW Codesign

email: falk.rehm@de.bosch.com

• Industrial instrument Calibration and testing.
• Assign responsibilities to calibration tech/inspectors and prepare execution plan for site and calibration lab.
• Receive all the incoming calibration jobs. Carry out method validation of calibration procedures and administer all calibration methods as per laid down procedures.