M. Hassan Najafi

Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Research broadly focuses on emerging digital design methodologies, artificial intelligence, stochastic and unary computing, hyperdimensional computing, edge computing, processing-in-memory, and computer architecture.

Office: 514B Glennan

Email: mhassan.najafi@case.edu

Education

Ph.D. , Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2018

M.S., Computer Architecture, University of Tehran, 2014

B.S., Computer Engineering - Hardware, University of Isfahan, 2006

Awards and Recognitions

2024, NSF CAREER Award, National Science Foundation

2024, Best Poster Award, GLSVLSI'24

2023, Best Paper Award, GLSVLSI'23

2023, Lockheed Martin Corporation Endowed Professorship, ULL

2022, Francis Patrick Clark/BORSF Professorship, ULL

2019, Best Poster Award, Design Automation Conference (DAC)

2018, 2018 Outstanding Dissertation Award, EDAA

Research Interests

Emerging Design Technologies, Stochastic Computing, Unary Computing, Hyperdimensional Computing, In-Memory Computing, Near-Sensor Processing, Low Power VLSI Design, Computer Architecture, and Machine Learning

Professional Leadership and Service

- PRESENT, Senior Member IEEE