Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering - Embedded and FPGA-Based System Design Research Lab

University of Windsor

Research AreasFPGA-based power efficient hardware acceleration for High Performance Computing (HPC), high level synthesis (HLS) for FPGAs and automotive embedded systems, especially for autonomous vehicles (AVs) and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).Development of large scale software systems using C/C for Electronic Design Automation (EDA), HPC and embedded systems.FPGA-based system design for real world applications in Automotive, Networking, DSP, etc.Computer-Aided-Design (CAD) algorithms and tools for FPGAs and multi-FPGA systems.Research infrastructureState-of-the-art FPGA boards from Xilinx and Intel, FPGA acceleration boards from Nallatech and Terasic.State-of-the-art CAD tools for HLS and FPGA-based system design from Intel and Xilinx such as Intel SDK for OpenCL and Xilinx Vivado.State-of-the-art CAD tools for compilation and simulation of VHDL and Verilog models from Mentor Graphics, Synopsys and Cadence. Embedded System Design tools from Mentor Graphics.Windsor’s unique climate of co-operation between academic, business and industry sectors gives you access to state-of-the-art engineering facilities and outstanding career opportunities. Whether you're a high school student trying to learn more about engineering, a potential graduate student considering advanced study through a master's or doctoral degree, a company or industry representative wondering if our university can assist you with a research problem, we're positive that the Faculty of Engineering can help you.The Faculty of Engineering offers programs designed to develop professional competence and prepare students to solve the technical problems of society and the global environment.