Revision as of 12:45, 9 February 2015

In this page you will find student and research projects at the Integrated Systems Laboratory of the ETH Zurich.

Institute Organization

The IIS Consists of 4 main research groups

• Analog and Mixed Signal Design
• IC and Systems, Design and Test
• Nano Electronics and Nano Photonics
• Nano-TCAD

Available Hot Student Projects

For a complete list, see Available Projects.

Analog Design

• Event-Driven Convolutional Neural Network Modular Accelerator
• Level Crossing ADC For a Many Channels Neural Recording Interface
• Design of Charge-Pump PLL in 22nm for 5G communication applications

Digital Design

• Integration Of A Smart Vision System
• Event-based navigation on autonomous nano-drones
• A Novel Execution Scheme for Ultra-tiny CNNs Aboard Nano-UAVs
• Exploring NAS spaces with C-BRED
• Bridging QuantLab with LPDNN
• Improved Collision Avoidance for Nano-drones
• Deep Learning-based Global Local Planner for Autonomous Nano-drones
• Smart e-glasses for concealed recording of EEG signals
• Fast Accelerator Context Switch for PULP
• Neural Architecture Search using Reinforcement Learning and Search Space Reduction
• Visualization of Neural Architecture Search Spaces
• Wireless EEG Acquisition and Processing
• Self Aware Epilepsy Monitoring
• Peripheral Event Linking System for Real-time Capable Energy Efficient SoCs
• Non-blocking Algorithms in Real-Time Operating Systems
• CLIC for the CVA6
• Mixed-Precision Neural Networks for Brain-Computer Interface Applications
• Resource-Constrained Few-Shot Learning for Keyword Spotting (1S)
• Feature Extraction for Speech Recognition (1S)
• Probing the limits of fake-quantised neural networks
• EEG artifact detection with machine learning
• Design of Time-Encoded Spiking Neural Networks (IBM-Zurich)
• EEG artifact detection for epilepsy monitoring
• Exploration and Hardware Acceleration of Intra-Layer Mixed-Precision QNNs
• Fast Simulation of Manycore Systems (1S)
• Ternary Neural Networks for Face Recognition
• Training and Deploying Next-Generation Quantized Neural Networks on Microcontrollers
• Spiking Neural Network for Motor Function Decoding Based on Neural Dust
• Evaluating SoA Post-Training Quantization Algorithms
• Hardware/software codesign neural decoding algorithm for “neural dust”
• Huawei Research
• Graph neural networks for epileptic seizure detection
• IBM Research
• RISC-V based Implementation of Secure Ranging According to IEEE 802.15.4z UWB
• Data Augmentation Techniques in Biosignal Classification
• Compression of iEEG Data
• BCI-controlled Drone
• Contrastive Learning for Self-supervised Clustering of iEEG Data for Epileptic Patients
• Deep neural networks for seizure detection
• Spiking Neural Network for Autonomous Navigation
• Event-Driven Convolutional Neural Network Modular Accelerator
• Implementation of the RISC-V Bit Manipulation (RVB) extensions for our RISC-V core
• Implementation of the RISC-V Bit Manipulation (RVB) extensions for our RI5CY core
• Level Crossing ADC For a Many Channels Neural Recording Interface
• Cerebellum: Design of a Programmable Smart-Peripheral for the Ariane Core
• Monocular Vision-based Object Following on Nano-size Robotic Blimp
• A Waypoint-based Navigation System for Nano-Size UAVs in GPS-denied Environments
• Real-Time Implementation of Quantum State Identification using an FPGA
• Autonomous Sensors For Underwater Monitoring In Smart Navy Systems
• Variable Bit Precision Logic for Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence
• Smart Wearable System For Vital Sign Monitoring Exploiting On Board and Cloud Machine Learning
• PVT Dynamic Adaptation in PULPv3
• Passive and Self Sustaining Receivers For On and Intra Body Communication For Wearable Sensors Networks
• A Wearable System To Control Phone And Electronic Device Without Hands
• Ultra Low Power Conversion Circuit For Batteryless Applications
• Using Motion Sensors to Support Indoor Localization
• Birds Long Term Monitoring With Ultra Low Power Wireless Sensor Node

Nano Electronics

• Developing High Efficiency Batteries for Electric Cars
• Processing of 3D Micro-tomography data for Lithium Ion Batteries

Nano-TCAD

• Quantum Transport Modeling of Interband Cascade Lasers (ICL)
• Every individual on the planet should have a real chance to obtain personalized medical therapy
• Integrated silicon photonic structures-Lumiphase
• Characterization techniques for silicon photonics-Lumiphase
• Implementation of Computationally Efficient Scattering Mechanisms for Periodic Devices and 2D Materials

Selected Projects in Progress

For a complete list, see Projects in Progress.

• Efficient Execution of Transformers in RISC-V Vector Machines with Custom HW acceleration (M)
• SCMI Support for Power Controller Subsystem
• Design of combined Ultrasound and Electromyography systems
• Streaming Integer Extensions for Snitch (M/1-2S)
• A Unified Compute Kernel Library for Snitch (1-2S)

Selected Completed Projects

For a complete list, see Completed Projects.

• PULP’s CLIC extensions for fast interrupt handling
• Cell-Free mmWave Massive MIMO Communication
• Implementation of a Small and Energy-Efficient RISC-V-based Vector Accelerator (1M)
• Enhancing our DMA Engine with Vector Processing Capabilities (1-2S/B)
• Adding Linux Support to our DMA Engine (1-2S/B)

Selected Research Projects

For a complete list, see Research Projects.

• PULP’s CLIC extensions for fast interrupt handling
• Cell-Free mmWave Massive MIMO Communication
• Implementation of a Small and Energy-Efficient RISC-V-based Vector Accelerator (1M)
• Enhancing our DMA Engine with Vector Processing Capabilities (1-2S/B)
• Adding Linux Support to our DMA Engine (1-2S/B)

Links to Other IIS Webpages

http://www.iis.ee.ethz.ch

Integrated Systems Laboratory Main homepage

http://lne.ee.ethz.ch

Laboratory for Nanoelectronics homepage

http://www.nano-tcad.ethz.ch

Nano-TCAD group homepage

http://www.dz.ee.ethz.ch

Microelectronics Design Center

http://asic.ethz.ch/cg

The IIS-ASIC Chip Gallery

http://eda.ee.ethz.ch

EDA Wiki (ETH Zurich internal access only!)