Ali Ahmadi

         

         M.Sc. Graduated, Computer Engineering (Computer Architecture)

         School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

         University of Tehran, 14395-1465, Iran

         Tel (work): +98 (21) 61 11 43 55
         Email: a.ahmady@ece.ut.ac.ir

        
        

Short Biography:              

Ali Ahmadi was born in 1983 in Lordegan, Iran. He received the B.Sc. degree in Computer Engineering(Hardware) as a top student from University of Isfahan Iran in 2006. He also has received his MSc degree in Computer Architecture at University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran 2009. He is a research assistant in School of ECE, University of Tehran. He works on fault-tolerant hardware implementation of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) under the supervision of Dr. Sied Mehdi Fakhraie and Dr. Caro Lucas.
 

Education :                

 2006 –2009:   M.Sc., Computer Engineering, University of Tehran (UT), Tehran, Iran (Transcript).

                          Thesis Title:         Fault Tolerant Hardware Implementation of Neural Networks (Thesis Abstract)

                        Advisor:             Dr. S. Mehdi Fakhraie, Associate Prof., email: fakhraie[at]ut.ac.ir

                       Co-Advisor:         Dr. Caro Lucas, Professor., email: lucas [at] ipm [dot] ir

                            GPA: 17.66 out of 20

 

             2002 – 2005:   B.Sc., Computer Engineering, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.

                        Project Title:       Remote Control of Home Appliances Using Internet.

                       Advisor:               Dr. Naser Movahhedinia,  Assistant Professor, email: naserm@eng.ui.ac.ir

                              GPA: 16.20 out of 20 (Rank 1st)

 

             2000 – 2001:   Pre University, Mathematics and Physics, Shohada Pre Univ., Lordegan, Iran.

             1997 – 2000:   Diploma, Mathematics and Physics, Shohada High School, Lordegan, Iran.

Research Interests

  • Fault-Tolerant Digital Design

  • Test of Digital Design and Design for Testability

  • Hardware Implementation of Neural Networks

  • Hardware Implementation of DSP Systems

  • Parallel Processing

  • Reconfigurable Computing

  • Computer Aided Design (CAD)

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    Research and Work Experiences:

    Sep. 2006 – present: Research Assistant, Silicon Intelligence Lab., School of ECE, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

    May 2007 – Aug 2008: Research Assistant, Research Institute of Advanced Technologies in Automotive Industry (EMS project), Tehran, Iran.

    Fall 2008: Teaching Assistant, VLSI System Design, School of ECE, University of Tehran, Iran.

    Fall 2008: Teaching Assistant, Advanced VLSI, School of ECE, University of Tehran, Iran.

    Spring 2007: Teaching Assistant, Digital Logic Circuits, School of ECE, University of Tehran, Iran.

     

        

        Presentations:

         Oral Conference Presentations:

    1. A Low-Cost Fault-Tolerant Approach for Hardware Implementation of Artificial Neural Networks, ICCET,  Singapore, 2009. (ppt)

    2. Behavioral Fault Model for Neural Networks, ICCET,  Singapore, 2009. (ppt)

    3. Particle Swarm Optimization for Run-Time Task Decomposition and Scheduling in Evolvable MPSoC, ICCET, Singapore, 2009.
       

        Local in SILab:

    1. Multi-Layer Neural Networks and Bit-True modeling of MLNN September 2007. (ppt)

    2. Bit-True modeling of Neural Networks, 2007. (ppt)

    3. Combinational Logic Soft Error Analysis and Protection, 2008. (ppt)

       

         Publications:

     

      Journal Papers


    [1] H. R. Mahdiani, A. Ahmadi, S. M. Fakhraie, and C. Lucas, “Bio-Inspired Imprecise Computational Blocks for Efficient VLSI Implementation of Soft-Computing Applications,” IEEE Transaction on Circuits and Systems I, accepted for publication.
    [2] S. Vakili, S. M. Fakhraie, and S. Mohammadi, A. Ahmadi “Low-cost fault tolerance in evolvable multiprocessor system: a graceful degradation approach,” Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE A (JZUS-A), accepted for publication.

     

    Conference Papers

    1. R. Yousefi, A. Ahmadi, S. M. Fakhraie, “Design Flow for Hardware Implementation of Digital Filters,” in Proc, International Symposium on Telecommunications (IST2008), Tehran, Iran, Aug. 2008.

    2. A. Ahmadi, M. H. Sargolzaie, S. M. Fakhraie, C. Lucas, and Sh. Vakili, “A Low-Cost Fault-Tolerant Approach for Hardware Implementation of Artificial Neural Networks,” in Proc, ICCET, IEEE Press, Singapore, JAN 2009.

    3. A. Ahmadi, S. M. Fakhraie, and C. Lucas, “Behavioral Fault Model for Neural Networks,” in Proc, ICCET, IEEE Press, Singapore, JAN 2009.

    4. Shervin Vakili, S. Mehdi Fakhraie, Siamak Mohammadi, and Ali Ahmadi “Particle Swarm Optimization for Run-Time Task Decomposition and Scheduling in Evolvable MPSoC”,  in Proc, ICCET, IEEE Press, Singapore, JAN 2009.
       

    Last update: May. 03, 2009.