VLSI System and Computation Lab
(VSCLAB) Weekly Seminar Schedule
Note that the some
slides are copyrighted by the original authors and organizations. 
Spring 2015
Time: 
Wednesday 
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location:
WCH 361
| Speakers | Title | Date | Comment | 
| Taeyoung
  Kim | Introduction to Git
  and GitHub for distributed project management | March 3, 2015 | Research review | 
Winter 2015
Time: 
Wednesday 
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location:
Eng-II 361
| Speakers | Title | Date | Comment | 
| Taeyoung
  Kim | Dynamic reliability management for
  dark silicon and high performance processors | March 11, 2015 | Research review | 
| David Hosson
  David | Iterative Failure Region Diagnosis by
  Smart sample selection and parameters specification guidance | March 4, 2015 | Mock LATS2015 talk | 
| Kai He | EM-based on-chip aging sensor | Feb. 25, 2015 | Research review | 
Fall 2014
Time: 
Wedneday  1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location:
Eng-II 361
| Speakers | Title | Date | Comment | 
| David Hosson
  David | Statistical Failure Region Analysis
  by Iterative Locating  | Oct. 29, 2014 | Research review | 
| Taeyoung
  Kim | Lifetime optimization for real-time embedded
  systems considering EM effects | Oct. 22, 2014 | ICCAD mock presentation | 
| Xin
  Huang | IR-drop based chip-scale EM
  assessment | Oct.15, 2014 | Research review | 
| Xiaoli
  Zhi | Cloud and Big Data: Research trends and focuses in
  Shanghai | Oct. 8, 2014 | Research review | 
Spring 2014
Time: 
Wedneday  1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location:
Eng-II 361
| Speakers | Title | Date | Comment | 
| Yue
  Zhao | EM-induced reliability optimization
  on embedded systems | May 28, 2014 | Research review | 
| Yan Zhu | Statistical analog analysis based on hierarchical  graph-based
  analysis on GPU platforms | May 21, 2014 | Research review | 
| Haibao
  Chen and Xin Huang | New dynamic Electromigration
  modeling and analysis | May 14. 2014 | Research review | 
| Zao
  Liu | System-level Thermal Modeling and
  Management for Multi-Core and 3D Microprocessors | 2:00pm May 9, 2014 | Zao
  Liu’s Final PhD defense. | 
| Taeyoung
  Kim | Advanced Battery Management System
  for Smart Building | May 7, 2014 | Research review | 
Winter 2014
Time: 
Wedneday  1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location:
Eng-II 361
| Speakers | Title | Date | Comment | 
| Taeyoung
  Kim | Advanced Battery Management System
  for Smart Building | March 12, 2014 | Research review | 
| Dr. Valeriy
  Sukharev | New EM-modeling and assessment | March 5th, 2014 (at
  11:00am) | SRC project review | 
| Kai He | Column-based Right-Looking Parallel
  Sparse LU Factorization  
  Method for Circuit Simulation on GPU Platforms | Feb. 26, 2014 | Research review | 
| Dr. Hai-bao
  Chen | H^2-based Finite Element Linear
  Solver for Transient  
  Thermal Analysis of High-Performance ICs | Feb. 19, 2014 | Research review | 
| Xin
  Huang/Tan Yu | Physics-based Electromigration
  Assessment for Power Grid Networks | Feb. 12, 2014 | Research review | 
| Zao
  Liu  | EM-Reliability System Modeling and
  Performance Optimization for High-Performance Microprocessors | Feb. 5, 2014 | Research review | 
Fall 2013
Time: 
Tuesday 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location:
Eng-II 361
| Speakers | Title | Date | Comment | 
| Dr. Hai-bao
  Chen | Recent model order reduction
  techniques | Nov. 12, 2013 | Research review | 
| Kai He | Parallel power grid analysis using
  preconditioned GMRES solvers on CPU-GPU platforms  | Nov. 5, 2013 | ICCAD mock presentation | 
| Zao
  Liu  | Compact lateral thermal resistance
  modeling and characterization for TSV and TSV array  | Oct 29, 2013 | ICCAD  mock
  presentation | 
Spring 2013
Time: 
Wed  2:00pm
to 3:00pm
Location:
WCH (Eng-II) 361
| Speakers | Title | Date | Comment | 
| Zao
  Liu and Sahana Swarup | Lateral thermal resistance modeling
  for TSV modeling and characterization | May 15, 2013 | Project review | 
| Xin
  Huang | H-matrix  based direct solver for thermal
  analysis of 3D-ICs. | May 8, 2013 | Project review | 
| Zao
  Liu | Distributed dynamic thermal
  management considering both transient effects and low power mode | May 1, 2013 | Project review | 
| Kei He / Tan Yu | Fast SpMV
  algorithms on GPU platforms and its application on thermal analysis | April 24, 2013 | Project review | 
| Dr. Valéry Sukharev | Beyong Black’s equation:
  Full-chip EM/SM Assessment in 3D IC stack | April 22, 2013 | Invited talk, EE department
  Colloquium.  | 
Winter 2013
Time: 
Tuesday 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Location:
Eng-II 361
| Speakers | Title | Date | Comment | 
| Xuexin
  Liu | Parallel
  and Statistical Analysis and Modeling of Nanometer VLSI Systems | March 11, 2013 | Ph.D. defense | 
Fall 2012
Time: 
Tuesday 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Location:
Eng-II 361
| Speakers | Title | Date | Comment | 
| Dr. Esteban Tlelo-Cuautle | Circuit
  Variation Analysis By
  Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms | Dec. 4, 2013 |  | 
| Zao
  Liu | Compact nonlinear thermal
  modeling of packaged integrated systems  | Nov. 6, 2012 | ASPDAC 13 mock presentation | 
| Xuexin
  Liu | Fast GPU-accelerated iterative solver
  and its application for parallel thermal analysis | Oct. 30, 2012 | Research review | 
| Peng
  Deng | Software synthesis of real-time embedded system | Oct. 16, 2012 | Research review | 
| Zao
  Liu | Dynamic Thermal
  Management for Multi-core Microprocessors Considering Transient Thermal
  Effects | Oct. 9, 2012 | ASPDAC 13 mock presentation | 
Spring 2012
Time: 
Tuesday 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location:
Eng-II 361
| Speakers | Title | Date | Comment | 
| Dr. Wenjian
  Yu,  Tsinghua University | Fast Floating Random Walk Solver for
  Interconnect Capacitance Extraction | May 30, 2012 | Invited talk | 
| Mr. XueXin
  Liu/ Mr. Adair Palma |  Statistical and yield analysis for analog
  circuits based bound analysis | May 22, 2012 | Research review | 
| Mr. Zao Liu | Improved matrix pencil modeling
  techniques for thermal modeling | May 8, 2012 | Research review | 
Winter
2012
Time: 
Wednesday 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location:
Eng-II 361
| Speakers | Title | Date | Comment | 
| Mr. XueXin
  Liu |  Transient Analysis of Large Linear Dynamic
  Networks on Hybrid GPU-Multicore Platforms | Feb. 8, 2012 | Research review | 
| Mr. Hai
  Wang | Power-Driven Thermal Sensor Placement
  Algorithm For Dynamic Thermal Manager | Jan 25, 2012 | Research review | 
| Mr. Zao Liu | Thermal modeling of Packaged VLSI
  Systems considering Nonlinear effects | Jan 18, 2012 | Research review | 
Fall
2011
Time: 
Tuesday 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location:
Eng-II 361
| Speakers | Title | Date | Comment | 
| Ms. Rui Li | Optimal control and dynamic thermal
  control research survey | Oct 18, 2011 | MSLAB  group seminar | 
| Mr. Xue-Xin
  Liu | Time-domain bound analysis of analog
  circuits  | Oct 11, 2011 | ASPDAC12 presentation | 
Spring
2011
Time: Wednesday  12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location:
Eng-II 361
| Speakers | Title | Date | Comment | 
| Mr. Hai
  Wang | Fast online Error-Tolerant Thermal
  Estimation and Prediction for Practical Thermal Management  | May 18, 2011 | MSLAB group seminar | 
| Mr. Xue-Xin
  Liu | GPU-accelerated Envelope-Following
  Algorithm for Switching Power Converter Simulation | May 13, 2011 | MSLAB  group seminar | 
| Mr. Joe Gordon | Parallel Computing in VLSI Design | April 25, 2011 | Department Colloquium | 
Winter
2011
Time: Wednesday  12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location:
Eng-II 361
| Speakers | Title | Date | Comment | 
| Mr. Zhigang
  Hao | Variational
  total chip power analysis  | Feb 16, 2011 |  | 
| Mr. Joe Gordon | Parallel power grid analysis based on
  multicore computing | Feb 9, 2011 |  | 
| Mr
  Jianan Lv | GPU-based symbolic analysis  | Jan 19, 2011 |  | 
| Ms. Sahana Swarup | Battery State of Charge modeling | Jan 12, 2011 |  | 
| Mr. Zao Liu | Compact Behavioral Thermal Modeling
  with Spatially Correlated Power Inputs | Jan. 5, 2011 | Research review | 
Fall
2010
Time: Wednesday  11:00am to 12:00pm
Location:
Eng-II 361
| Speakers | Title | Date | Comment | 
| Mr. Zhigang
  Hao | Performance Bound Analysis of Analog
  Circuits with Variations | Dec. 1st
  ,  1100am – 12:00pm | Research review | 
| Ms. Ruijing
  Shen | A New Voltage Binning Technique for
  Yield Improvement  | Dec. 8th, 1100am –
  12:00pm | Research review | 
Spring
2010
Time: Wednesday  11:00am to 12:00pm
Location:
Eng-II 361
| Speakers | Title | Date | Comment | 
| Mr. Hai
  Wang/Duo Li | Composable
  thermal modeling for Architecture-Level Thermal Design of Multicore
  Microprocessors | May 26th, 1100am –
  12:00pm | Research review | 
| Mr. Xuexin
  Liu | A
  linear algorithm for full-chip statistical leakage power analysis considering
  weak spatial correlation  | May 19th, 11:00am –
  12:00pm | Mock presentation for (DAC’10) | 
| Ms. Ruijing
  Shen | A
  linear statistical analysis for full-chip leakage power with spatial
  correlation  | May 12th, 11:00am –
  12:00pm | Mock presentation for (GLSVLSI’10) | 
| Ms. Ruijing
  Shen | Fast Chip-Level Statistical Leakage
  Analysis Considering Spatial Correlations | April 12th, 11:00am
  – 12:00pm | This seminar was given at the EE
  department level as the EE Colloquium.  | 
Winter
2010
Time: Wednesday  11:00am to 12:00pm
Location:
Eng-II 361
| Speakers | Title | Date | Comment | 
| Mr. Zhigang
  Hao | Symbolic Moment and Sensitivity
  Calculation with Applications | Feb. 16 (Tuesday) | Zhigang’s
  ASPDAC10 paper. | 
| Prof. Naehyuck
  Chang | Control-Theoretic Cyber Physical
  System Modeling and Synthesis: A Case Study of an Active Direct Methanol Fuel
  Cell | Feb. 9, (Tuesday) | Eng-II
  205.  Prof. Chang visited UCR on Feb. 9  | 
| Mr. Xuexin
  Liu | A Robust Periodic Arnoldi
  Shooting Algorithm for Efficient Large-scale RF/MMIC
  Simulation | Feb 3, 2010 | Xuexin’
  DAC10 paper  mock
  presentation | 
| Mr. Thom Eguia/Mr.
  Duo Li | Package-level Parameterized Thermal
  Modeling of Multi-core Microprocessors for General Power Inputs | Jan 27, 2010 | |
| Ms
  Ruijing Shen | A Linear Statistical Analysis for
  Full-Chip Leakage Power with Spatial Correlation | Jan 13, 2010 | Ruijing’s
  GLSVLSI’10 mock presentation | 
Fall
2009
Time: Tuesday  11:00am to 12:00pm
Location:
Eng-II 361
| Speakers | Title | Date | Comment | 
| Mr. Thom Eguia | New subspace system based thermal
  modeling for multicore systems | Sept 6, 2009 | |
| Mr. Ryan Rakid | Recent numerical  results on adaptive model order
  reductions | Sept 13, 2009 | |
| Ms. Muhua Ngan, Kavin Lemen,
  Daniel Sandez | Post-IRES seminar on research and
  social activities at Tsinghua University | Nov. 5, 2009 | EBU-I,
  261 | 
| Dr.
  Esteban Tlelo-Cuautle | Introduction to INAOE, research
  projects and research topics | Nov. 10, 2009 | ENG-II,
  361 | 
| Dr. Esteban
  Tlelo-Cuautle | Symbolic analysis based on Nullor | Nov. 17, 2009 | ENG-II,
  361 | 
Spring
2009
Time: Wednesday 11:00am to 12:00pm
Location:
Eng-II 361
| Speakers | Title | Date | Comment | 
| Mr. Jacob Relles | An Introduction to Subspace System Identification
  and Methodology | April  29, 2009 | |
| Mr. Hai
  Wang | Wideband model order reduction by
  adaptive complex-valued sampling. | May 13, 2009 | |
| Mr. Thom Eguia | Subspace system based thermal
  modeling for multicore systems | May 20, 2009 | |
| Mr. Boyuan
  Yan | New fast truncated balanced
  realization reduction method considering two gramians | May 27, 2009 | |
| Mr. Duo Li | New power grid IR drop analysis based
  on reduction based techniques | June 3, 2009 | 
Winter
2009
Time: Wednesday 11:00am to 12:00pm
Location:
Eng-II 361
| Speakers | Title | Date | Comment | 
| Mr. Ning Mi | Threading based parallel computing
  and implementation | March 18, 2009 | |
| Mr. Ruijing
  Shen | Software skin thermal sensor for general
  computing platforms | March 11, 2009 | |
| Mr. Thom Eguia | Statistical decap
  allocation algorithm by fast numerical quadratic method and variable
  reduction | Match 4, 2009 | |
| Mr. Duo Li | Partitioning based ETBR method for large
  P/G network analysis | Feb. 25, 2009 | |
| Mr. Xuexin
  Liu | A Fast Non-Monte-Carlo Analysis of
  Analog Mismatch An Introduction to Subspace System
  Identification and Methodology | Feb. 11, 2009 | |
| Mr. Hai Wang | Adaptive
  sampling for reduced order modeling of interconnects. | Feb. 4, 2009  | |
| Mr. Boyuan Yan | Passive
  Rational Interpolation-Based Reduction for General Structure Systems | Jan. 14, 2009 | 
Fall 2008
Time: Wednesday 11:00am to 12:00pm
Location:
Eng-II 361
| Speakers | Title | Date | Comment | 
| Ms. Ruijing Shi | Statistical
  Performance Characterization and Analysis of Nano-Scale VLSI Circuits | Mon. Dec. 8,  | Ph.D. Oral exam | 
| Mr. Hai Wang | Variational Analysis of VLSI
  Interconnects Considering Environmental Uncertainty | Mon. Dec. 8, | Ph.D. Oral exam | 
| Mr. Hai
  Wang and Boyuan Yan | A
  survey of RLCK reduction and simulation methods by fast truncated balanced
  realization | Wed. Nov. 5,  | ICSICT’08 invited paper. | 
| Mr. Boyuan
  Yan | Modeling and simulation for on-chip
  power grid networks by locally dominant Krylov
  subspace method | Wed, Oct. 29. | Boyuan’s
  ICCAD09 mock presentation | 
| Mr. Duo Li | Parameterized transient thermal behavioral
  modeling for chip multiprocessors | Wed, Oct.  22. | Duo’s ICCAD mock presentation  | 
| Mr. Thom Eguia | Statistical decap
  allocation algorithm using fast numerical quadratic method | Wed, Oct. 15. |  | 
| Mr. Duo Li | Variational
  ETBR method for statistical p/g grid analysis and IRES activities in Beijing
  for summer 2008. | Wed, Oct. 8, 11:00am to 12:00am | Duo’s paper in ASPDAC’09 | 
| Ms
  Ning Mi | Direct SPD (symmetric positive
  definite) matrix solver survey | Wed, Oct. 1, 2008, 10:00am to 11:00pm | Ning’s
  research work at Synopsys in summer 2008. | 
| Mr. Jacob Relles | Statistical Capacitance extraction
  using Monte Carlo method | Wed, Oct. 1, 2008, 11:00am to 12:00pm | At EBUII lobby at the post-IRES
  activities. | 
Spring 2008
Time: Wednesday 11:00am to 12:00pm
Location:
Eng-II 361
| Speakers | Title | Date | Comment | 
| Prof. Wai-shing
  Luk, Fudan University | Phase optimization for Phase shaft
  masking in DFM layout | Friday, June 13, 2008 |  | 
| Mr. Yi Wang, Fudan
  University | Clock schedule optimization
  considering process variations | Friday, June 13, 2008 | Yi Wang’s DAC08 presentation. | 
| Dr. Lin Jiang, Xi’an Post and Telcom Institute | A survey of on chip optical
  interconnect | Wed, June 4, 2008 | Research review | 
| Ms. Ning Mi | General non-linear interconnect delay
  model | Wed, May 28, 2008 |  | 
| Mr. Duo Li | Parameterized architecture thermal
  modeling and analysis | Wed, May 21, 2008 |  | 
| Ms. Ruijing
  Shen | Statistical full-chip leakage computation
  using orthogonal polynomial  | Wed, May 14, 2008 |  | 
| Dr. Lin Jiang, Xi’an Post and Telcom Institute | A
  survey of power and thermal modeling of Network on chip | Wed, May 7, 2008 | Sheldon Tan is out of town. | 
| Mr. Hai
  Wang | Fast incremental TBR for clock tree
  analysis under environmental uncertainty. | Wed, April 30, 2008 |  | 
| Mr. Boyan
  Yuan | Decentralized MOR and localized power
  grid network analysis | Wed, April 23, 2008 | Mock presentation for Boyan at DAC also. | 
Winter 2008
Time: Wednesday 11:00am to 12:00pm
Location:
Eng-II 361
| Speakers | Title | Date | Comment | 
| Dr. Lin Jiang, Xi’an Post and Telcom Institute | Communication
  chip design | Wed. March 12, 2008 | Research review of Dr. Lin Jiang’s Lab
  at Xi’an Post and Telcom Institute.  | 
| Mr. Duo Li | ETBR:
  Extended truncated balanced realization method for on-chip power grid network
  analysis | Wed. March. 5, 2008 | Mock presentation for DATE’08.   | 
| Mr. Ning Mi | Statistical
  delay computations for interconnects for statistical timing analysis | Wed, Feb 27, 2008 |  | 
| Mr. Pu Liu | Review
  of the fast thermal analysis methods, FEKIS, TMM | Wed., Feb 20, 2008 |  | 
| Dr. Sheldon Tan | Robust
  VLSI on-chip power delivery: challenges and solutions | Wed, Feb 6, 2008 | p/g
  simulation project reviews | 
| Mr. Boyuan
  Yan | Reduction of Multi-port interconnects using port-partitioning
  method. | Wed. Jan 30, 2008. | Research review | 
| Ms. Wei Wu | Reliability analysis for cache consider process variations on
  leakage and thermal effects | Wed. Jan 16, 2008 | Research review | 
| Dr. Wenjian
  Yu, Tsinghua University | Research on 3-D Parasitic Extraction at  | Friday Jan 11, 2008 2:30pm – 3:30pm | Prof. Yu visited UCR on Jan 11 to Jan
  12, 2008 | 
| Mr. Duo Li | Hierarchical Krylov
  Subspace Based Reduction of Large Interconnects | Wed, Jan 9, 2008 | ASPDAC08 mock presentation | 
Fall 2007
Time: Wednesday 11:00am to 12:00pm
Location:
Eng-II 361
| Speakers | Title | Date | Comment | 
| Mr. Ning Mi | Fast statistical simulation based
  Extended Krylov subspace method | Wed. Oct. 31, 2007 | ICCAD mock presentation.  | 
| Mr
  David Kwak and Mr. Thom Eguia | Rank-aware Variational
  Balanced Truncation Based Compact Modeling Method | Wed. Oct. 24, 2007 | Research review | 
| Mr. Jian
  Cui | Variational
  Capacitance Extraction | Wed, Oct. 17, 2007 | Research review | 
| Ms. Ruijing(Rachel) Shen | Introduction of Statistical Timing
  Analysis | Wed, Oct. 10, 2007 | Paper review | 
| Mr. Lingfei
  Zhou | Efficient Passivity-Preserving Model
  Reduction: An Interpolation Approach | Wed, Oct. 3, 2007 | Invited talk | 
Spring 2007 
Time: Thursday 11:00am to 12:00pm
| Speakers | Title | Date | Comment | 
| Mr. Boyuan
  Yan | SBPOR method | May 31, 2007 | DAC mock presentation | 
| Mr. David Kwak | Inductance modeling and L C
  extraction | May 24, 2007 | Research topic review | 
| Ms. Wei Wu | Temperature-aware
  reliability-friendly high speed cache design | May 17, 2007 |  Research Review | 
| Ms. Ning Mi | Fast statistical simulation based
  Extended Krylov subspace method | May 3, 2007 |  Research Review | 
| Mr. Boyuan
  Yan | Second-order
  Gramian approximation method for passive order
  reduction of RLC  | April 26, 2007 | Research Review | 
| Dr. Sheldon Tan | EDA to
  rescue the silicon roadmap | April 12, 2007 | The talk was
  given by Dr. T. W. Williams as a Keynote in ISQED’07,  | 
| Mr. Pu Liu | Model
  order reduction techniques for architecture level fast thermal simulation | April 12, 2007 | Research Review | 
Winter 2007
Time: Thursday 11:00am to 12:00pm
| Speakers | Title | Date | Comment | 
| Mr. Boyuan
  Yan | Fast Balanced Truncation Method for MOR
  of Interconnect | February 22, 2007 | Research review | 
| Mr. Duo Li | Behavioral Thermal Modeling | February 15, 2007 | Research review | 
| Mr. Jian
  (Wiles) Cui | Integration of UMFPACK and Matlab  | February 8, 2007 | Research review | 
| Ms. Wei Wu | The
  future of Computing, tera-scale computing research
  overview TCRS001 | February 1, 2007 | The talk was
  originally presented by VP of Intel, Joe Schurz at TCRC001 Chalk Talk. | 
| Dr. Xiaoling
  Yuan | Krylov Subspace Based Stochastic Power/grid network
  analysis | January 18, 2007 | Research review | 
| Mr. James Anthony Pelen | January 11, 2007 | Research review |