Bio:
Dr. Ahmedullah Aziz is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University in 2019, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 2016, and a B.S. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 2013. Before his graduate studies, he gained industry experience as an engineer in the Tizen Lab of Samsung R&D Institute, Bangladesh, and later contributed to advanced semiconductor research as an intern in the Technology Research division of GlobalFoundries (Fab 8, NY, USA).
Dr. Aziz’s expertise lies in device-circuit co-design and electronic design automation (EDA). His research has driven key advancements in physics-based and semi-physical compact modeling of emerging device technologies, including Mott switches, oxide memristors, ferroelectric transistors, Josephson junctions, cryotrons, and topological switches. His multidisciplinary portfolio spans device modeling, array design, and circuit architectures, with significant contributions to cryogenic electronics. His pioneering works on memristive and superconducting neuromorphic systems have laid the groundwork for dense, reconfigurable, and biologically inspired computing hardware, addressing challenges in AI, quantum error correction, and high-performance computing.
Dr. Aziz’s scholarship has been recognized through numerous awards, including the Translational Research Award, Teaching Fellow Award, and Chancellor’s Innovation Award from UT Knoxville (2024), and the New Faculty Researcher Award from the American Society for Engineering Education (2024). His doctoral research was internationally recognized through two prestigious awards: the ACM SIGDA Outstanding Dissertation Award (2021) and the EDAA Outstanding Dissertation Award (2020). Earlier in his career, he received the Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award from Purdue University (2019) and the Icon Award from Samsung (2013).
Actively engaged in the professional community, Dr. Aziz serves on technical program committees for many flagship conferences such as DAC, ISVLSI, GLSVLSI, and ISCAS. He is a reviewer for several esteemed journals, including Nature, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Journal of Applied Physics, Nature Electronics, and Advanced Materials. Additionally, he serves as an editorial board member for Scientific Reports, Journal of Applied Physics, and Frontiers in Nanotechnology. His dedication to research and innovation extends to his role as a review panelist for the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Aziz is a Senior Member of IEEE and a Distinguished Speaker for ACM (2024–2027). His vision is to push the boundaries of nanoelectronics and computing, enabling transformative advancements that address the most pressing challenges of the digital era.
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AI for Better Hardware & Hardware for Better AI
For years, the rapid ascent of AI has captivated the world, but behind every groundbreaking algorithm lies an unsung hero: hardware. While software and algorithms have stolen the spotlight, the...
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Computing at the Ultra-Cold: Exploring the Frontiers of Cryogenic Electronics
Cryogenic (Cryo) logic and memory technologies have been rapidly garnering interest in recent years due to their immense prospect as potential enablers for multiple exciting technology platforms,...
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Transforming Nanoelectronics with Threshold Switching Volatile Memristors
Relentless miniaturization of transistors, driven by Moore's Law, has long propelled electronics' evolution towards atomic scales. With each new technology generation, we draw nearer to...
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