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Spring 2026, ECE 410/510: Hardware for AI and ML

This course covers the design, simulation, optimization, and evaluation of specialized hardware for artificial intelligence and machine learning workloads. Students begin with the mathematical foundations (linear algebra, calculus, probability) that connect AI/ML algorithms to their hardware implementations, then apply HW/SW co-design methods to map algorithms such as CNNs, DNNs, and transformer-based LLMs onto architectures including GPUs, TPUs, FPGAs, systolic arrays, and neuromorphic processors. Additional topics include computational profiling with Python and CUDA, benchmarking across hardware platforms, in-memory computing with memristive crossbar arrays, and the use of LLMs as hardware design tools for HDL generation and physical design automation. The course alternates between lectures and hands-on codefest sessions where students tackle open-ended design challenges, from implementing neurons and systolic sorting to running simulations on neuromorphic hardware platforms such as BrainScaleS-2.

More info at https://www.teuscher-lab.com/hw4ai

The 2026 summer NSF REU and altREU sites are now accepting applications! https://www.teuscher-lab.com/you

Interns from three summer undergraduate research programs collaborated to produce a 448-page book showcasing their collective work: “Summer Proceedings 2025 – A Summer of Discovery: How Students Use Computational Modeling to Benefit Society.”

The book is available for purchase on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSL57NQ3 or as a free download from PDXScholar at https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/44150. All proceeds support Oregon TechStart.

Applications for the 2025-2026 "Discover Internships in Semiconductor Careers" (DISC) program are now open! The program is for undergraduate students only. Applications close on Oct 31, 2025. Apply at https://sites.google.com/pdx.edu/disc/home

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Computer Engineering in Action at Portland State University - Teuscher.:Lab Christof Teuscher, Professor of Computer Engineering for the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science, discusses projects in his lab at Portland St...

2025 Summer Research Symposium - Friday, Aug 15, 2025, 10am-2pm PT, virtual.
Research and innovation unleashed: Join us to see what's possible in just one summer!
More info at https://lnkd.in/g7PgbaT4

Welcome 2025 interns!

https://www.teuscher-lab.com/reucomputing

Apply now for the 2025 Graduate Research and Mentoring Program (GRMP)! More info at https://www.teuscher-lab.com/grmp

NEW ECE 410/510 COURSE: Hardware for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Spring 2025. More info at https://www.teuscher-lab.com/hw4ai

Call for Artists-in-the-Lab (AiL). The Artist-in-the-Lab (AiL) program aims at fostering the collaboration between art, science, and technology. Artists will be embedded in the teuscher.:Lab lab at Portland State University where they can engage and interact with scientists and students to gain a deeper understanding of cutting-edge science and technology. More info at https://www.teuscher-lab.com/ail

Dr. Teuscher gave a plenary presentation entitled “Alternative ways of computing What computes, what doesn’t?” at the 9th Annual IEEE International Conference on Rebooting Computing (ICRC), San Diego, CA, Dec 16-17, 2024. https://icrc.ieee.org